Atlas of Acupuncture

4 Acupuncture Points of the Twelve Primary Channels

➡from here it ascends to the occiput, where it unites at BL-10

(tianzhu) with the Kidney divergent channel and the Bladder

primary channel to form one of the six he-confluences (here:

KID/BL as first confluence ➞1.3)

Clinical importance

● Strengthens the relationship between the Bladder and the

Kidney (zangfu-Organs). Points on the Bladder primary channel

can therefore be used for disorders of the Kidney, and vice versa

points on the Kidney primary channel can treat disorders of

the Bladder.

● Supports the connection between the Bladder primary channel

and the Heart

● Supports the connection between the Bladder primary channel

and the anus

● Creates a connection between the popliteal region (BL-40)

and the sacral region (BL-32, BL-31) as well as with the occipi-

tal region (BL-10).

4.7.3 The Bladder Sinew Channel

(zu tai yang jing jin)

G.B.-34

BL-10

L.I.-15

G.B.-12

S.I.-18

(Meeting point of

the three foot Yang

sinew channels)

Pathway

The Bladder sinew channel begins on the lateral aspect of the little

toe and travels along the lateral border of the foot to the lateral

malleolus, where it binds (jie).

At the lateral malleolus three branchesseparate from the sinew

channel:

➡one branchruns to the calcaneus where it binds (jie) and dis-

perses over the heel

➡a further branch ascends the lateral aspect of the lower leg and

binds (jie) at the head of the fibula, where it also meets the Gall

Bladder and Stmach sinew channels at ➞G.B.-34(yanglingquan)

➡the main branchtravels to the Achilles tendon, binds (jie) in

the area of the two heads of the gastrocnemius muscle, ascends

the posterior aspect of the leg along the gastrocnemius

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