4.7 The Bladder Channel System – Foot taiyang(zu tai yang jing luo)iliosacral region – BL-23 (shenshu) ■■; thoracic spine –
BL-38– BL-47; toes – BL-60(kunlun) ■■, BL-65 (shugu)
● Distal points (➞8.2.1):occipital region – BL-65(shugu),
BL-60(kunlun); rectum – BL-57(chengshan) ■■; thoracic
spine – BL-57(chengshan) ■■; cervical, thoracic, lumbar
spine – BL-60(kunlun) ■■; shoulder and iliosacral region –
BL-58(feiyang); for the thoracic spine, lumbar spine and
iliosacral region – BL-40(weizhong) ■■; lumbar spine –
BL-40(weizhong) ■■, BL-59(fuyang), BL-60(kunlun) ■■;
lumbar spine and hip – BL-62(shenmai) ■■Specific points according to the channel
pathway (in numerical order):
● BL-1(jingming) ■■: jiaohui-meeting point with the ST, T.B.*
channels, the yin qiao mai, yang qiao mai, S.I., G.B.* chan-
nels, du mai(➞8.1.10): local point for the eyes (➞8.2.1)
● BL-2(zanzhu) ■■: adjacent point for the eyes (➞8.2.1)
● BL-7(tongtian): adjacent point for the nose (➞8.2.1)
● BL-10(tianzhu) ■■: Window of Heaven point (➞8.1.12);
important point for eliminating Wind; local point for the
occiput and the cervical spine (➞8.2.1)
● BL-11(dazhu) ■■: hui-meeting point (➞8.1.7) of the bones;
Sea of Blood point (➞8.1.13); jiaohui-meeting point with
the S.I. channel (T.B., G.B. channels, du mai*) (➞8.1.10);
adjacent point for the cervical spine (➞8.1.10)
● BL-12(fengmen) ■■: jiaohui-meeting point with the du mai
(➞8.1.10)
● BL-13(feishu) ■■: Back-shupoint of the Lung (➞8.1.4);
adjacent point for the Lung (➞8.2.1)
● BL-14 (jueyinshu): Back-shu point of the Pericardium
(➞8.1.4); adjacent point for the Heart (➞8.2.1)
● BL-15(xinshu) ■■: Back-shupoint of the Heart (➞8.1.4);
adjacent point for the Heart (➞8.2.1)
● BL-16(dushu): Back-shupoint of the du mai(➞8.1.4);
● BL-17 (geshu) ■■: Back-shu point of the diaphragm
(➞8.1.4); hui-meeting point of the Blood (➞8.1.7)
● BL-17 to BL-23: local points for the thoracic spine (➞8.2.1)
● BL-18(ganshu) ■■: Back-shupoint of the Liver (➞8.1.4);
adjacent point for the Liver (➞8.2.1)
● BL-19(danshu) ■■: Back-shupoint of the Gall Bladder
(➞8.1.4); adjacent point for the Gall Bladder (➞8.2.1)
● BL-20(pishu) ■■: Back-shupoint of the Spleen (➞8.1.4);
adjacent point for the Liver (➞8.2.1)
● BL-21(weishu) ■■: local point for the Stomach (➞8.2.1);
Back-shupoint of the Stomach (➞8.1.4)
● BL-22(sanjiaoshu) ■■: Back-shupoint of the Triple Burner
(➞8.1.4)
● BL-23(shenshu) ■■: jiaohui-meeting point with the du mai*
(➞8.1.10); local point for the Kidneys and lumbar region
(➞8.2.1); adjacent point for the Bladder, urogenital region
and iliosacral region (➞8.2.1); Back-shupoint of the Kidney
(➞8.1.4)
● BL-24(qihaishu): local point for the lumbar spine (➞8.2.1)● BL-25(dachangshu) ■■: Back-shupoint of the Large Intes-
tine (➞8.1.4); adjacent point for the lumbar spine (➞8.2.1)
● BL-26(guanyuanshu): local point for the lumbar spine
(➞8.2.1)
● BL-27(xiaochangshu) ■■: Back-shu point of the Small
Intestine (➞8.1.4); adjacent point for the Small Intestine
(➞8.2.1); local point for the iliosacral region (➞8.2.1)
● BL-28(pangguangshu) ■■: Back-shupoint of the Bladder
(➞8.1.4); adjacent point for the Bladder (➞8.2.1); local
point for the iliosacral region (➞8.2.1)
● BL-30(baihuanshu): regional point for the rectum (➞8.2.1)
● BL-31– BL-34: jiaohui-meeting points with the G.B. chan-
nel (➞8.1.10)
● BL-32(ciliao): regional point for the urogenital region
(➞8.2.1); local point for the iliosacral region (➞8.2.1)
● BL-34(xiaoliao): regional point for the rectum (➞8.2.1)
● BL-35(huiyang): local point for the rectum (➞8.2.1)
● BL-38– BL-47: adjacent points for the thoracic spine
(➞8.2.1)
● BL-39(weiyang) ■■: lower he-sea point of the Triple Burner
(➞8.1.9)
● BL-40(weizhong) ■■: he-sea point (Earth); lower he-sea
point of the Bladder (➞8.1.9); Gao Wu command point
(➞8.1.11) of the back and lumbar region; Ma Dan Yang
Heavenly Star point (➞8.1.14); distal point for the thoracic
and lumbar spine as well as for the iliosacral region
(➞8.2.1); local point for the knee (➞8.2.1)
● BL-41(fufen): jiaohui-meeting point with the S.I. channel
(➞8.1.10)
● BL-43(gaohuang): adjacent point for the Lung (➞8.2.1)
● BL-49(yishe): local point for the hip (➞8.2.1)
● BL-50(weicang): local point for the hip (➞8.2.1)
● BL-52(zhishi): local point for the lumbar region (➞8.2.1)
● BL-54(zhibian): local point for the hip (➞8.2.1)
● BL-57(chengshan) ■■: Ma Dan Yang Heavenly Star point
(➞8.1.14); distal point for the rectum (➞8.2.1); distal point
for the thoracic spine (➞8.2.1)
● BL-58(feiyang): luo-connecting point (➞8.1.2); distal point
for the shoulder and iliosacral region (➞8.2.1)
● BL-59(fuyang): xi-cleft point of the yang qiao mai; jiaohui-
meeting point with the yang qiao mai(➞8.1.10)*; distal
point for the lumbar spine (➞8.2.1)
● BL-60(kunlun) ■■: jing-river point (Fire); Ma Dan Yang
Heavenly Star point (➞8.1.14); distal point for the cervical,
thoracic and lumbar spine (➞8.2.1); distal point for the occip-
ital and lumbar region (➞8.2.1); local point for the foot
(➞8.2.1); regional point for the toes (➞8.2.1)
● BL-61(pucan): jiaohui-meeting point with the yang qiao mai
(➞8.1.10)
● BL-62(shenmai) ■■:Opening point of the yang qiao mai
(➞8.1.8); Sun Si Miao Ghost point (➞8.1.15); jiaohui-
meeting point with the yang qiao mai(➞8.1.10); local point* Mentioned by only some authorsCh04.7a-F10028.qxd 2/23/08 3:53 PM Page 249