BL-62 (Shen Mai) Extending Vessel - Acupuncture point on the Bladder Channel of Foot Tai Yang

"The Heart rules the Blood"

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Channel Theory

Qi Circulation Times

Qi Circulation Path

Major Points

Channels

Lung Channel

Lg. Intestine Channel

Stomach Channel

Spleen Channel

Heart Channel

Small Intestine

Bladder Channel

Kidney Channel

Pericardium Channel

San Jiao Channel

Gall Bladder Channel

Liver Channel

Ren Mai
(Conception Vessel)

Du Mai
(Governing Vessel)

The Extra Points

Acu Point BL-62 (Shen Mai) Extending Vessel

Acupuncture Points on the Bladder Channel of Foot Tai Yang

Confluent Point of the Yang Motility Vessel
Sun Si-miao Ghost Point

Actions:

Pacifies interior wind and expels exterior wind
Calms the spirit and treats epilepsy
Benefits the head and eyes
Opens and regulates the Yang Motility vessel
Activates the channel and alleviates pain

Indications:

Epilepsy, mania, headache, dizziness, insomnia, backache, aching of the leg.

Location (CAM):

In the depression directly below the external malleolus.

Location (AMOA):

On the lateral side of the foot, approximately 0.5 cun inferior to the inferior border of the lateral malleolus, in a depression posterior to the peroneal tendons.

Needling Method:

Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.

References

Acupuncture

11. Grasping the Wind (First Edition) - Andrew Ellis, Nigel Wiseman, Ken Boss

9. Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (Revised Edition) - Cheng Xinnong

8. A Manual of Acupuncture (First Edition) - Peter Deadman

10. Acupuncture: A Comprehensive Text (First Edition) - Shanghai College of TCM