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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.

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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.

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BL6 Acupuncture Point (Chengguang)

BL6 (Chengguang): Bladder channel scalp point. Anatomy, trigeminocervical mechanism, use for vertex headache and nasal congestion, and what research shows.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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