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Shen-Atlas of Acupuncture
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Bladder Channel (Foot-Taiyang)
Course:
The Bladder Channel starts at the inner canthus of the eye. It ascends across the forehead and runs 2 cun lateral to
the midline over the head to the neck.
At the vertex, the Bladder Channel meets GV 20 and enters the brain.
At BL 10, the Bladder Channel divides into an inter and an outer branch.
The outer branch descends 3 cun lateral to the body midline down to the gluteal region. There, it intersects with the
Gallbladder Channel at GB 30. From the gluteal region, this branch descends along the posterior aspect of the thigh to
the popliteal fossa. Here, it rejoins with the inter branch at BL 40.
The inter branch of the Bladder Channel descends through the nape of the neck, to the medial aspect of the rhomboid
region, where it meets GV 13 and GV 14. Then, it continues to descend 1.5 cun lateral the midline to the sacrum. In
the lumbar region, a branch enters the interior and intersects the Kidneys and joins its organ, the Bladder. From the
sacrum, the branch descends along the posterior aspect of the thigh to the popliteal fossa. Here, it rejoins with the
outer branch at BL 40.
The Bladder Channel continues to descend through the posterior aspect of the leg, passing in the middle of the parts of
the gastrocnemius muscle, downward to the lateral margin of the Achilles tendon and the lateral aspect of the foot.
The Channel ends at the lateral end of the fifth toe, where it joins with the Kidney Channel.
Point Qualifications:
BL 11
Dazhu
Meeting Point of bone; Sea of Blood Point
BL 40
Weizhong
Earth Point; He-Sea Point
BL 58
Feiyang
Luo-Connecting Point
BL 60
Kunlun
Fire Point; Jing-River Point
BL 62
Shenmai
Confluent Point of Yang Qiao Mai
BL 63
Jinmen
Xi-Cleft Point
BL 64
Jinggu
Yuan-Source Point
BL 65
Shugu
Wood Point; Shu-Stream Point
BL 66
Zutonggu
Water Point, Horary Point, Ying-Spring Point
BL 67
Zhiyin
Jing-Well Point; Metal Point
BL 28
Pangguanshu
Back-Shu Point of the Bladder
KG 03
Zhongji
Front-Mu Alarm Point of the Bladder