Atlas of Acupuncture

4.7 The Bladder Channel System – Foot taiyang(zu tai yang jing luo)

Location

0.1 cun superior and medial to the inner canthus of the eye, in a

depression.

How to find

BL-1is located in a small depression near the inner canthus of

the eye, superior to the insertion of the upper eyelid. Medially, it

is bordered by the bony root of the nose. ➞BL-2is located

directly above BL-1in a depression at the medial end of the eye-

brow. ➞ST-1is located on the pupil line between the eyeball

and the border of the infraorbital ridge, ➞G.B.-1and ➞T.B.-23

are located on the outer canthus of the eye.

Needling

Ask the patient to look downward and outward, with their eyes

closed. Gently push the eyeball downward and outward from

above. Needle perpendicularly along the supraorbital ridge in a

posterior direction. Caution: Angular artery and vein, eyeball,

periosteum. This point should only be needled by experienced

practitioners. After removing the needle, press on the insertion

site for 10 minutes. Despite this precaution, a bruise may still

form (inform the patient). Noneedle stimulation! Moxibustion

is contraindicated. Alternative point: ➞BL-2or transverse (sub-

cutaneous) insertion at BL-1 in the direction of ➞BL-2.

Actions/Indications

● Expels Wind and clears Heat, benefits the eyes

Special features

Meeting point with the du mai,yin qiao mai,yang qiao maias

well as the ST, S.I., G.B. channels and, according to some authors,

also the T.B. channel. Entry point.

Bright Eyes JINGMING BL-1

BL-1

Needle in BL-1

Inner canthus of the eye

BL-2

Ex-HN-4

ST-1

ST-2

Ex-HN-8

BL-1

G.B.-14

Ex-HN-7

Ex-HN-3

L.I.-20

G.B.-13

T.B.-23

L.I.-19

Du-24

G.B.-15

G.B.-2 ST-7

G.B.-1

S.I.-18

ST-8 BL-4

BL-3

BL-5 Du-23

G.B.-14 G.B.-14

T.B.-23

BL-2

Glabella

Superciliary arch

Ex-HN-4

(yuyao)

Ex-HN-3

(yintang)

ST-1

(below the

pupil)

Orbital margin

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