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 BLADDER MERIDIAN  

 B1 - B40  

 Number of points: 67  

  Coupled: Small Intestine Channel  

  Nature: yang water  

  Cold weather  

  Black color  

  Flavor: Salty  

  Movement: Descent  

  Healing Sound: Kidney Dependent  

​  Mother: Metal  

  Son: Wood  

  Emotion: Does not produce  

  Attribute: Does not produce  

  Schedule  

  Excess: 15  - 17  Disability: 03  - 05 

B1 jingming

eye shine

Function: confluence of yin and yang qiao mai

Location: medial to the inner corner of the eyes. over the upper eyelid

Teqi: distension or pain that may radiate behind the eyes 

Note: all eye disorders of external origin and vital to those of internal origin

B2  kwanzhu

collecting bamboo

Function: secondary entry point

Location: medial superior to the inner corner of the eyes. over the upper eyelid

Teqi: local distension or pain 

Note: eye inflammation

B3  meihong

eyebrow passage

Occupation: 

Location: 1 cun lateral from midline to 1/2 cun above hairline

Teqi: local distension or pain 

Note: direct connection to the brain

B4  whcha

curve that gives a branch

Occupation: 

Location: 1 1/2 cun lateral from midline to 1/2 cun above hairline

Teqi: local distension or pain 

note: 

B5  wuchu

five places

Occupation: 

Location: 1 1/2 cun lateral from midline to 1 cun above hairline

Teqi: local distension and weight 

note: 

B6  chengguang

receiving light

Occupation: 

Location: 1  1/2 cun lateral from midline to 2 1/2 cun above hairline

Teqi: local distension and pain 

note: 

B7  tongtian

celestial connection

Occupation: 

Location: 1  1/2 cun lateral from midline to 4  cun above the hairline

Teqi: local distension and pain 

Note: treats nose and head wind pathologies

B8  luoch

declining connection

Occupation: 

Location: 1  1/2 cun from the midline to 5 1/2  cun above the hairline

Teqi: local distension and pain 

note: 

B9  yuzhen

jade pillow

Occupation: 

Location: 1  1/3  lateral cun of the occipital bulge

Teqi: local distension and pain 

Note: makes up the celestial qi gong circuit B9 + VG1 + VG4

B10  tianzhu

celestial pillar

Occupation:  sky window,  sea of qi

Location: 1  1/3  side cun of the vessel  Governor in the hairline lateral to the muscle of the  trapeze

Teqi: local distension and pain that may radiate to the head or neck

Note: occipital headache from indoor and outdoor wind

B11  dazhu

big transport

Occupation:  bone reunion, sea of blood

Location: 1  1/2  lateral cun of the first spinous process

Teqi: distension, pain or paresthesia that may radiate to the back

Note: Generalized Bi Syndrome, shoulders that do not support weight and nourishes the blood 

B12  fengmen

wind door

Occupation:  VG meeting point and Bexiga channel

Location: 1  1/2  lateral cun of the second spinous process

Teqi: distension, pain or paresthesia that may radiate to the back

Note: starting point for outdoor wind attacks 

B13  Feishu

lung address

Occupation:  lung shu

Location: 1  1/2  lateral cun of the third spinous process

Teqi: distension, pain or paresthesia that may radiate to the back

Note: treats all lung pathologies

B14  jueyinshu

pericardium address

Occupation:  pericardium shu

Location: 1  1/2  lateral cun of the fourth spinous process

Teqi: distension, pain or paresthesia that may radiate to the back

Note: releases chest and invigorates Qi

B15  xinshu

abode of the heart

Occupation:  heart shu

Location: 1  1/2  lateral cun of the fifth spinous process

Teqi: distension, pain or paresthesia that may radiate to the back

Note: heart disease, brain

B16  dushu

address of the governor vessel

Occupation:  shu of the governor vessel

Location: 1  1/2  lateral cun of the sixth spinous process

Teqi: distension, pain, or paresthesia that may radiate to the lateral or anterior chest

Note: skin diseases, blood stasis in the heart

B17  geshu

abode of blood

Occupation:  blood shu

Location: 1  1/2  lateral cun of the seventh thoracic spinous process

Teqi: distension or  pain that can radiate to the intercostal region

Note: important action on the diaphragm, bleeding disorders

B18  ganshu

liver abode

Occupation:  liver shu

Location: 1  1/2  lateral cun of the ninth thoracic spinous process

Teqi: distension or  pain that can radiate to the intercostal region

note: 

B19  danshu

gallbladder address

Occupation:  Gallbladder Shu

Location: 1  1/2  lateral cun of the tenth thoracic spinous process

Teqi: local pain or distension

Note: important for removing moist heat from the bladder and liver

B20  pishu

spleen address

Occupation:  spleen shu

Location: 1  1/2  lateral cun of the eleventh thoracic spinous process

Teqi: pain, distension or  paresthesia that can radiate to the lower back

Note: for all chronic illnesses and staying thin even though you eat a lot

B21  weishu

stomach abode

Occupation:  stomach sh

Location: 1  1/2  lateral cun of the twelfth thoracic spinous process

Teqi: pain, distension or  paresthesia that can radiate to the lower back

Note: powerful to treat stomach problems

B22  sanjiaoshu

triple heater address

Occupation:  Triple Heater Shu

Location: 1  1/2  side cun to 

first lumbar spine process

Teqi: pain, distension or  paresthesia that can radiate to the lower back

Note: treats abdominal masses, regulates Warmer Qi  Middle and Lower

B23  shenshu

kidney address

Occupation:  kidney shu

Location: 1  1/2  side cun to 

second lumbar spine process

teqi: pain or  local distension, if you take the lumbar plexus you will feel shock in the gluteus or anterior region of the thigh 

Note: strengthens the kidneys and all its attributes

B24  qihaishu

qi sea abode

Occupation:  qi shu

Location: 1  1/2  side cun to 

third lumbar spine process

Teqi: local swelling and pain  may feel paresthesia and shock to the hip

Note: chronic and acute low back pain

B25  dachangshu

abode of the large intestine

Occupation:  Large Intestine Shu

Location: 1  1/2  side cun to 

fourth process of the lumbar spine, over the highest point of the  muscle

Teqi: pain and distension that can radiate to  lumbosacral

Note: regulates the functions of the large intestine and its attributions

B26  guanyuanshu

abode of the inner fountain

Occupation:  Shu from the inner source

Location: 1  1/2  side cun to 

fifth lumbar spine process

Teqi: pain and distension that can radiate to  the lower end

Note: pain due to wind and pressure in the lower back

B27  xiaochangshu

address of  small intestine

Occupation:  small intestine shu

Location: 1  1/2  side cun to 

first sacral foramen

Teqi: local pain and distension

Note: function of separating solid from liquid in the intestine  slender and humid heat from the lower heater

B28  panguangshu

bladder abode

Occupation:  Shu da  bladder

Location: 1  1/2  side cun to 

second sacral foramen

Teqi: local pain and distension that may radiate to the gluteus

Note: drains moist heat from the bladder and genitals

B29  xiaochangshu

address of  small intestine

Occupation:  small intestine shu

Location: 1  1/2  side cun to 

first sacral foramen

Teqi: local pain and distension

Note: function of separating solid from liquid in the intestine  slender and humid heat from the lower heater

B30  panguangshu

bladder abode

Occupation:  Shu da  bladder

Location: 1  1/2  side cun to 

second sacral foramen

Teqi: local pain and distension that may radiate to the gluteus

Note: drains moist heat from the bladder and genitals

B31  shangliao

top slit

Occupation: 

Location: on the first posterior sacral foramen

Teqi: sacral pain and distension that may radiate to the gluteus and legs

note: 

B32  cilia

second slit

Occupation: 

Location: on the second sacral foramen

Teqi: pain and sacral distension that may radiate to the gluteal or leg and reach the nerve with a strong electrical reaction

Note: treats bladder pathologies

B33  zhongliao

central slit

Occupation: 

Location: on the third foramen  sacral

Teqi: local pain and distension which may radiate anteriorly

note: 

B34  xialiao

bottom slit

Occupation: 

Location: on the fourth sacral foramen

Teqi: local pain and distension which may radiate to the genital region

note: 

B35  huiyang

yang meeting

Occupation: 

Location: 1/2 cun lateral from tip of coccyx

 

Teqi: local pain and paraesthesia that may radiate to the genital region

note: 

B36  chengfu

sustain and support

Occupation: 

Location: in the gluteal crease between the ischio-tibial muscles

Teqi: pain,  distension or electrical sensation that may radiate to the heel

Note: useful in sciatica

B37  yinmen

gate of abundance

Occupation: 

Location: in the upper third of the posterior midline of the thigh

Teqi: local pain and distension that may radiate to the leg

note: 

B38  fuxi

floating slit

Occupation: 

Location: 1 cun above the lateral end of the popliteal line 

Teqi: distally irradiated local distension and paresthesia

note: 

B39  weiyang

floating yang

Function: Triple Heater Lower Sea

Location: at the lateral end of the popliteal line 

Teqi: local pain and distension radiating to the thigh

Note: releases urine retention,  restores the movement of liquids and lifts the sunken spirit

B40  weizhong

popliteal center

Function: lumbar command point

Location: in the center  of the popliteal line 

Teqi: local pain and distension that may radiate  up to the heel

Note: lower back and skin disorders

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