BL-66 (Tong Gu) Valley Passage - Acupuncture point on the Bladder Channel of Foot Tai Yang

"Water - That which soaks and descends is salty"

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Documents

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-66 (Tong Gu) Valley Passage

Acupuncture Points on the Bladder Channel of Foot Tai Yang

Ying-Spring & Water Point

Actions:

Clears the head
Descends Lung and Stomach Qi

Indications:

Headache, neck rigidity, blurring of vision, epistaxis, mania.

Location (CAM):

Anterior to the fifth metatarsophalangeal joint, at the junction of the red and white skin.

Location (AMOA):

On the lateral side of the foot, in the depression anterior and inferior to the fifth metatarsophalangeal joint.

Needling Method:

Puncture perpendicularly 0.2-0.3 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