Daoyi
Meridian

Bladder Meridian

67 acupoints on this meridian

Acupoints

CodeNameLocation
BL1 Bright Eyes On the face, in the depression superomedial to the inner canthus, on the medial orbital wall.
BL2 Gathered Bamboo On the face, in the depression at the medial end of the eyebrow, at the supraorbital notch.
BL3 Brow Ascension On the head, 0.5 cun above the anterior hairline directly above BL2.
BL4 Crooked Difference On the head, 0.5 cun above the anterior hairline and 1.5 cun lateral to the midline.
BL5 Five Places On the head, 1 cun above the anterior hairline, 1.5 cun lateral to the midline.
BL6 Receiving Light On the head, 2.5 cun above the anterior hairline, 1.5 cun lateral to the midline.
BL7 Penetrating Heaven On the head, 4 cun above the anterior hairline, 1.5 cun lateral to the midline.
BL8 Declining Connection On the head, 5.5 cun above the anterior hairline, 1.5 cun lateral to the midline.
BL9 Jade Pillow On the back of the head, 2.5 cun above the posterior hairline and 1.3 cun lateral, level with the upper border of the external occipital protuberance.
BL10 Heavenly Pillar On the nape, 1.3 cun lateral to the midpoint of the posterior hairline, in the depression at the lateral border of trapezius.
BL11 Great Shuttle Below the spinous process of T1, 1.5 cun lateral to the posterior midline.
BL12 Wind Gate Below the spinous process of T2, 1.5 cun lateral to the posterior midline.
BL13 Lung Shu Below the spinous process of T3, 1.5 cun lateral to the posterior midline.
BL14 Jueyin Shu Below the spinous process of T4, 1.5 cun lateral to the posterior midline.
BL15 Heart Shu Below the spinous process of T5, 1.5 cun lateral to the posterior midline.
BL16 Governor Shu Below the spinous process of T6, 1.5 cun lateral to the posterior midline.
BL17 Diaphragm Shu Below the spinous process of T7, 1.5 cun lateral to the posterior midline.
BL18 Liver Shu Below the spinous process of T9, 1.5 cun lateral to the posterior midline.
BL19 Gallbladder Shu Below the spinous process of T10, 1.5 cun lateral to the posterior midline.
BL20 Spleen Shu Below the spinous process of T11, 1.5 cun lateral to the posterior midline.
BL21 Stomach Shu Below the spinous process of T12, 1.5 cun lateral to the posterior midline.
BL22 Triple Burner Shu Below the spinous process of L1, 1.5 cun lateral to the posterior midline.
BL23 Kidney Shu Below the spinous process of L2, 1.5 cun lateral to the posterior midline.
BL24 Sea of Qi Shu Below the spinous process of L3, 1.5 cun lateral to the posterior midline.
BL25 Large Intestine Shu Below the spinous process of L4, 1.5 cun lateral to the posterior midline.
BL26 Gate of Origin Shu Below the spinous process of L5, 1.5 cun lateral to the posterior midline.
BL27 Small Intestine Shu On the sacrum, 1.5 cun lateral to the median sacral crest, level with the 1st posterior sacral foramen.
BL28 Bladder Shu On the sacrum, 1.5 cun lateral to the median sacral crest, level with the 2nd posterior sacral foramen.
BL29 Central Lumbar Shu On the sacrum, 1.5 cun lateral to the median sacral crest, level with the 3rd posterior sacral foramen.
BL30 White Ring Shu On the sacrum, 1.5 cun lateral to the median sacral crest, level with the 4th posterior sacral foramen.
BL31 Upper Bone-Hole On the sacrum, between the posterior superior iliac spine and the midline, over the 1st posterior sacral foramen.
BL32 Second Bone-Hole On the sacrum, inferomedial to the posterior superior iliac spine, over the 2nd posterior sacral foramen.
BL33 Middle Bone-Hole On the sacrum, inferomedial to BL32, over the 3rd posterior sacral foramen.
BL34 Lower Bone-Hole On the sacrum, inferomedial to BL33, over the 4th posterior sacral foramen.
BL35 Meeting Yang On the sacrum, 0.5 cun lateral to the tip of the coccyx.
BL36 Supporting the Hip On the back of the thigh, at the midpoint of the gluteal fold.
BL37 Abundant Gate On the back of the thigh, on the BL36–BL40 line, 6 cun below BL36.
BL38 Floating Crevice At the lateral end of the popliteal crease, 1 cun above BL39, medial to the biceps femoris tendon.
BL39 Bend Yang At the lateral end of the popliteal crease, medial to the biceps femoris tendon.
BL40 Bend Center At the midpoint of the popliteal crease, between the tendons of biceps femoris and semitendinosus.
BL41 Attached Branch Below the spinous process of T2, 3 cun lateral to the posterior midline (second line).
BL42 Po Door Below the spinous process of T3, 3 cun lateral to the posterior midline.
BL43 Vital Region Below the spinous process of T4, 3 cun lateral to the posterior midline.
BL44 Spirit Hall Below the spinous process of T5, 3 cun lateral to the posterior midline.
BL45 Yixi Below the spinous process of T6, 3 cun lateral to the posterior midline.
BL46 Diaphragm Gate Below the spinous process of T7, 3 cun lateral to the posterior midline.
BL47 Hun Gate Below the spinous process of T9, 3 cun lateral to the posterior midline.
BL48 Yang Net Below the spinous process of T10, 3 cun lateral to the posterior midline.
BL49 Idea Abode Below the spinous process of T11, 3 cun lateral to the posterior midline.
BL50 Stomach Granary Below the spinous process of T12, 3 cun lateral to the posterior midline.
BL51 Huang Gate Below the spinous process of L1, 3 cun lateral to the posterior midline.
BL52 Will Chamber Below the spinous process of L2, 3 cun lateral to the posterior midline.
BL53 Uterus Huang On the buttock, level with the 2nd posterior sacral foramen, 3 cun lateral to the median sacral crest.
BL54 Orderly Border On the buttock, level with the 4th posterior sacral foramen, 3 cun lateral to the median sacral crest.
BL55 Meeting Yang (leg) On the back of the lower leg, 2 cun below BL40 on the BL40–BL57 line, between the heads of gastrocnemius.
BL56 Sustaining the Sinews On the back of the lower leg, 5 cun below BL40, in the belly of gastrocnemius.
BL57 Supporting Mountain On the midline at the back of the lower leg, between BL40 and BL60, in the pointed hollow formed below the two bellies of gastrocnemius when the heel is raised.
BL58 Soaring On the back of the lower leg, 7 cun directly above BL60, 1 cun infero-lateral to BL57.
BL59 Instep Yang On the back of the lower leg, 3 cun directly above BL60.
BL60 Kunlun Mountains At the ankle, in the depression between the tip of the lateral malleolus and the Achilles tendon.
BL61 Servant Attendant On the lateral foot, directly below BL60, on the lateral calcaneus at the red-and-white skin border.
BL62 Extending Vessel On the lateral foot, in the depression directly below the tip of the lateral malleolus.
BL63 Golden Gate On the lateral foot, below the anterior border of the lateral malleolus, in the depression at the lower border of the cuboid.
BL64 Capital Bone On the lateral foot, below the tuberosity of the 5th metatarsal, at the red-and-white skin border.
BL65 Bound Bone On the lateral foot, proximal to the 5th metatarsophalangeal joint, at the red-and-white skin border.
BL66 Foot Valley Passage On the lateral foot, distal to the 5th metatarsophalangeal joint, at the red-and-white skin border.
BL67 Reaching Yin On the little toe, lateral side of the distal segment, 0.1 finger-cun from the corner of the nail.

These points share a meridian, but a proper assessment still looks at the whole picture.

Start the free check