Bladder Meridian (足太阳膀胱经)

Meridian: Bladder Meridian of Foot-Taiyang   

International Code: BL (Bladder Meridian)   

Circulation Time: Shenshi (3:00–5:00 PM)   

Connected Zang-Fu: Pertains to the Bladder, connects to the Kidney   

Meridian with Same Name: Small Intestine Meridian of Hand-Taiyang   

Interior-Exterior Meridian: Kidney Meridian of Foot-Shaoyin

Brief Introduction   

The Bladder Meridian is one of the twelve regular meridians, one of the three Yang meridians of the foot. Superiorly, it connects to the Small Intestine Meridian of Hand-Taiyang at the inner canthus; inferiorly, it meets the Kidney Meridian of Foot-Shaoyin at the tip of the little toe. The meridian runs over the back of the head, the back, and the posterolateral border of the lower limb. The first point is Jingming (BL1), the last point is Zhiyin (BL67), with 67 points on each side. It mainly treats disorders of the genitourinary system, nervous system, respiratory system, circulatory system, digestive system, as well as conditions along the pathway of this meridian.

Point Descriptions

1.   Jingming (BL1) – meeting point – red and swollen eyes, epiphora, blurred vision, dizziness, myopia, night blindness, color blindness, dry eye syndrome, acute lumbar sprain, sciatica, palpitations, severe palpitations

2.   Cuanzhu (BL2) – headache, pain at the supraorbital ridge, eyelid twitching, drooping eyelid, facial paralysis, blurred vision, epiphora, red and swollen eyes, hiccup

3.   Meichong (BL3) – headache, dizziness, nasal obstruction, epistaxis, epilepsy

4.   Quchai (BL4) – headache, dizziness, nasal disorders, nasal obstruction, epistaxis

5.   Wuchu (BL5) – headache, dizziness, epilepsy

6.   Chengguang (BL6) – headache, dizziness, nasal obstruction

7.   Tongtian (BL7) – headache, dizziness, nasal disorders, nasal obstruction, epistaxis, sinusitis, epilepsy

8.   Luoque (BL8) – dizziness, blurred vision, tinnitus

9.   Yuzhen (BL9) – head and neck pain, eye pain, nasal obstruction

10. Tianzhu (BL10) – posterior headache, stiff neck, shoulder and back pain, nasal obstruction, eye pain, manic-depressive epilepsy, febrile disease

11. Dazhu (BL11) – Meeting point of the Bones (Eight Influential Points) – cough, fever, stiff neck, shoulder and back pain

12. Fengmen (BL12) – common cold, cough, fever, headache, stiff neck, chest and back pain

13. Feishu (BL13) – Back-Shu point of the Lung – cough, dyspnea, hemoptysis, bone steaming and tidal fever, night sweats, skin disorders, itching, urticaria

14. Jueyinshu (BL14) – Back-Shu point of the Pericardium – cardiac pain, palpitations, cough, chest tightness, vomiting

15. Xinshu (BL15) – Back-Shu point of the Heart – cardiac pain, palpitations, insomnia, poor memory, epilepsy, cough, hemoptysis, night sweats, seminal emission

16. Dushu (BL16) – cardiac pain, chest tightness, chills and fever, dyspnea, abdominal distension, abdominal pain, borborygmus, hiccup

17. Geshu (BL17) – Meeting point of the Blood (Eight Influential Points) – vomiting, hiccup, dyspnea, hematemesis, urticaria, skin itching, anemia, tidal fever, night sweats

18. Ganshu (BL18) – Back-Shu point of the Liver – hypochondriac pain, jaundice, eye disorders, red eyes, blurred vision, dizziness, night blindness, epiphora due to wind, manic-depressive epilepsy, back pain

19. Danshu (BL19) – Back-Shu point of the Gallbladder – jaundice, bitter taste in the mouth, hypochondriac pain, pulmonary tuberculosis, tidal fever

20. Pishu (BL20) – Back-Shu point of the Spleen – abdominal distension, poor appetite, vomiting, diarrhea, dysentery, bloody stool, edema, excessive hunger, emaciation, back pain

21. Weishu (BL21) – Back-Shu point of the Stomach – epigastric pain, vomiting, abdominal distension, borborygmus, excessive hunger, emaciation

22. Sanjiaoshu (BL22) – Back-Shu point of the Triple Energizer – borborygmus, abdominal distension, vomiting, diarrhea, dysentery, difficult urination, edema, severe back pain

23. Shenshu (BL23) – Back-Shu point of the Kidney – dizziness, tinnitus, deafness, low back soreness, enuresis, seminal emission, impotence, premature ejaculation, infertility, irregular menstruation, leukorrhea, infertility, wasting-thirst disorder

24. Qihaishu (BL24) – borborygmus, abdominal distension, dysmenorrhea, low back pain

25. Dachangshu (BL25) – Back-Shu point of the Large Intestine – low back and leg pain, abdominal distension, diarrhea, constipation

26. Guanyuanshu (BL26) – abdominal distension, diarrhea, lumbosacral pain, frequent or difficult urination, enuresis

27. Xiaochangshu (BL27) – Back-Shu point of the Small Intestine – seminal emission, enuresis, hematuria, painful urination, leukorrhea, diarrhea, dysentery, hernia, lumbosacral pain

28. Pangguangshu (BL28) – Back-Shu point of the Bladder – difficult urination, enuresis, diarrhea, constipation, severe back pain

29. Zhonglüshu (BL29) – diarrhea, hernia, lumbosacral pain

30. Baihuanshu (BL30) – enuresis, seminal emission, irregular menstruation, leukorrhea, hernia, lumbosacral pain

31. Shangliao (BL31) – difficult defecation and urination, irregular menstruation, leukorrhea, prolapse of the uterus, seminal emission, impotence, lumbosacral pain

32. Ciliao (BL32) – irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, leukorrhea, difficult urination, seminal emission, impotence, hernia, lumbosacral pain, flaccid paralysis of the lower limb

33. Zhongliao (BL33) – constipation, diarrhea, difficult urination, irregular menstruation, leukorrhea, lumbosacral pain

34. Xialiao (BL34) – abdominal pain, constipation, difficult urination, leukorrhea, lumbosacral pain

35. Huiyang (BL35) – hemorrhoids, diarrhea, bloody stool, impotence, leukorrhea

36. Chengfu (BL36) – pain in the low back, sacrum, buttocks, and thigh, hemorrhoids

37. Yinmen (BL37) – low back pain, flaccid paralysis of the lower limb

38. Fuxi (BL38) – pain and numbness in the thigh and popliteal region, constipation

39. Weiyang (BL39) – Lower He-Sea point of the Triple Energizer – abdominal fullness, difficult urination, severe back pain, spasmodic pain of the leg and foot

40. Weizhong (BL40) – Lower He-Sea point of the Bladder – low back and back pain, flaccid paralysis of the lower limb, abdominal pain, acute vomiting and diarrhea, urticaria, erysipelas, difficult urination, enuresis

41. Fufen (BL41) – stiff neck, shoulder and back tightness, numbness of the elbow and arm

42. Pohu (BL42) – cough, dyspnea, pulmonary tuberculosis, stiff neck, shoulder and back pain

43. Gaohuang (BL43) – cough, dyspnea, pulmonary tuberculosis, poor memory, seminal emission, night sweats, emaciation, scapular pain

44. Shentang (BL44) – cough, dyspnea, chest tightness, severe back pain

45. Yixi (BL45) – cough, dyspnea, shoulder and back pain, malaria, febrile disease

46. Geguan (BL46) – chest tightness, belching, vomiting, severe back pain

47. Hunmen (BL47) – chest and hypochondriac pain, back pain, vomiting, diarrhea

48. Yanggang (BL48) – borborygmus, abdominal pain, diarrhea, jaundice, wasting-thirst disorder

49. Yishe (BL49) – abdominal distension, borborygmus, vomiting, diarrhea

50. Weicang (BL50) – epigastric pain, abdominal distension, infantile food accumulation, edema, back pain

51. Huangmen (BL51) – abdominal pain, stomach pain, constipation, abdominal masses, breast disorders

52. Zhishi (BL52) – seminal emission, impotence, difficult urination, edema, severe back pain

53. Baohuang (BL53) – borborygmus, abdominal distension, constipation, urinary retention, severe back pain

54. Zhibian (BL54) – lumbosacral pain, flaccid paralysis of the lower limb, difficult urination, urinary retention, constipation, hemorrhoids, genital pain

55. Heyang (BL55) – severe back pain, flaccid paralysis of the lower limb, hernia, metrorrhagia

56. Chengjin (BL56) – spasm and pain of the low back and leg, hemorrhoids

57. Chengshan (BL57) – spasm and pain of the low back and leg, hemorrhoids, constipation, abdominal pain, hernia

58. Feiyang (BL58) – Luo-Connecting point – low back and leg pain, headache, dizziness, nasal obstruction, epistaxis, hemorrhoids

59. Fuyang (BL59) – Xi-Cleft point of the Yangqiao Vessel – lumbosacral pain, flaccid paralysis of the lower limb, lateral ankle swelling and pain, headache

60. Kunlun (BL60) – Jing-River point of the Five Transport Points – posterior headache, stiff neck, dizziness, lumbosacral pain, ankle swelling and pain, epilepsy, prolonged labor

61. Pucan (BL61) – flaccid paralysis of the lower limb, heel pain, epilepsy

62. Shenmai (BL62) – Eight Confluent point – headache, dizziness, insomnia, low back and leg soreness

63. Jinmen (BL63) – Xi-Cleft point – pain disorders, bi syndrome, headache, low back pain, flaccid paralysis of the lower limb, lateral ankle pain, epilepsy, infantile convulsions

64. Jinggu (BL64) – Yuan-Primary point – headache, stiff neck, low back and leg pain, epilepsy, corneal opacity

65. Shugu (BL65) – Shu-Stream point – headache, stiff neck, dizziness, low back and leg pain, mania

66. Zutonggu (BL66) – Ying-Spring point – headache, stiff neck, dizziness, epistaxis, mania

67. Zhiyin (BL67) – Jing-Well point – malpresentation, prolonged labor, headache, eye pain, nasal obstruction, epistaxis