| Main » Articles » Acupuncture Points » Urinary Bladder Meridian (BL) |
BL-58
  Location 1 cun distal and 1 cun lateral to ➞ BL-57 or 7 cun proximal to➞ BL-60, at the posterior border of the fibula and at the lower border of the gastrocnemius muscle. How to find First, locate ➞ BL-57 (in the centre of the calf, between the two bellies of the gastrocnemius muscle). From ➞ BL-57, palpate 1 cun in a distal direction and 1 cun in a lateral direction. There, locate BL-58 on the lower border of the gastrocnemius muscle. Located on the same level (7 cun superior to the highest prominence of the lateral malleolus) are ➞ G.B.-35 (at the posterior border of the fibula), ➞ G.B.-36 (at the anterior border of the fibula) and ➞ST-39 (1 cun distal to the midpoint of the line connecting ➞ST-35 and ➞ST-41 and 1 fingerbreadth lateral to the anterior crest of the tibia). Actions/Indications ● Opens the channel and luo vessels, alleviates pain ● Expels pathogenic factors from the taiyang channels (S.I., BL) ● Harmonises above and below ● Treats haemorrhoids Special features Luo-connecting point | |
| Category: Urinary Bladder Meridian (BL) | | |
| Views: 1196 |
| Total comments: 0 | |