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BL3 Acupuncture Point (Meichong)
BL3 (Meichong): frontal hairline point of the Bladder channel. Anatomy, trigeminal mechanism, use for headache and nasal congestion, and what research shows.
BL4 Acupuncture Point (Quchai)
BL4 (Quchai): the hairline point of the Bladder channel. Anatomy, trigeminal mechanism, clinical use for frontal headache and nasal congestion, plus research.
BL6 Acupuncture Point (Chengguang)
BL6 (Chengguang): Bladder channel scalp point. Anatomy, trigeminocervical mechanism, use for vertex headache and nasal congestion, and what research shows.
BL8 Acupuncture Point (Luoque)
BL8 (Luoque): the Bladder channel's posterior scalp point. Anatomy, nerve mechanism, clinical use for dizziness, tinnitus and headache, and what research shows.
BL67 Acupuncture Point (Zhiyin)
BL67 (Zhiyin): jing-well point of the Bladder channel. Anatomy, nerve-based mechanism, clinical use for breech care and headache, and what research shows.
BL9 Acupuncture Point (Yuzhen)
BL9 (Yuzhen): the Jade Pillow point on the occiput. Anatomy, greater occipital nerve mechanism, clinical use for occipital headache, and what research shows.
BL22 Acupuncture Point (Sanjiaoshu)
BL22 (Sanjiaoshu): the Sanjiao back-shu point at L1. Anatomy, segmental mechanism, clinical use for thoracolumbar pain and digestion, and what research shows.
BL11 Acupuncture Point (Dazhu)
BL11 (Dazhu): the hui-meeting point of bones beside T1. Anatomy, segmental mechanism, clinical use for upper back and neck pain, and what research shows.
BL2 Acupuncture Point (Zanzhu)
BL2 (Zanzhu): the eyebrow point at the frontal notch. Anatomy, supratrochlear nerve mechanisms, clinical use for frontal headache and eye strain, plus research.
BL40 Acupuncture Point
BL40 (Weizhong): command point of the lumbar region. Anatomy, segmental mechanism, clinical use for low back pain and sciatica, and what research shows.
BL60 Acupuncture Point (Kunlun)
BL60 (Kunlun): jing-river and fire point of the Bladder channel. Anatomy, sural nerve mechanism, use for ankle, heel and back pain, and what research shows.
BL57 Acupuncture Point (Chengshan)
BL57 (Chengshan): the calf's key Bladder channel point. Anatomy, tibial nerve mechanisms, clinical use for calf cramps and heel pain, and what research shows.
BL17 Acupuncture Point (Geshu)
BL17 (Geshu): back-shu of the diaphragm and hui-meeting point of Blood. Anatomy, segmental mechanisms, clinical use for mid-back pain, and what research shows.
BL62 Acupuncture Point (Shenmai)
BL62 (Shenmai): confluent point of the Yang Motility vessel. Anatomy, sural nerve mechanism, clinical use for insomnia, headache and ankle pain, plus research.
BL54 Acupuncture Point (Zhibian)
BL54 (Zhibian): the deepest gluteal point of the Bladder channel. Anatomy, nerve mechanism, clinical use for sciatica and pelvic pain, and what research shows.
BL55 Acupuncture Point (Heyang)
BL55 (Heyang): Bladder point where the channel's branches reunite below the knee. Anatomy, nerve mechanism, calf and low back pain use, and what research shows.
BL51 Acupuncture Point (Huangmen)
BL51 (Huangmen): outer Bladder line point at L1. Anatomy, segmental mechanism, clinical use for low back tension and constipation, and what research shows.
BL43 Acupuncture Point (Gaohuangshu)
BL43 (Gaohuangshu): outer Bladder line point at T4 famed for moxibustion. Anatomy, mechanism, use for fatigue, cough, upper back pain, and what research shows.