Meridian · Foot Yang
Bladder Meridian
Bladder Meridian (足太阳膀胱经) is a Foot Yang channel of the Agua element. Its peak activity, according to the organ clock, is from 3-5 PM.
Pathway
Begins at inner eye, up forehead and vertex, down back (two lines), buttock, back of leg to little toe.
Functions of the organ and channel
- Stores and excretes urine
- Governs Wei Qi on the back
Signs of imbalance
From excess
- Painful frequent urination
- Acute urinary retention
From deficiency
- Incontinence
- Abundant clear urine
- Chronic lumbar pain
Symptoms along the pathway
- Occipital headache
- Neck stiffness
- Back pain
- Sciatica
- Back of leg pain
Most used points
The 67 points of the channel
BL1 · JingmingBright EyesBL2 · ZanzhuGathered BambooBL3 · MeichongEyebrow AscensionBL4 · QuchaDeviating TurnBL5 · WuchuFifth PlaceBL6 · ChengguangLight GuardBL7 · TongtianCelestial ConnectionBL8 · LuoqueDeclining ConnectionBL9 · YuzhenJade PillowBL10 · TianzhuCelestial PillarBL11 · DazhuGreat ShuttleBL12 · FengmenWind GateBL13 · FeishuLung ShuBL14 · JueyinshuJue Yin ShuBL15 · XinshuHeart ShuBL16 · DushuGoverning ShuBL17 · GeshuDiaphragm ShuBL18 · GanshuLiver ShuBL19 · DanshuGallbladder ShuBL20 · PishuSpleen ShuBL21 · WeishuStomach ShuBL22 · SanjiaoshuTriple Energizer ShuBL23 · ShenshuKidney ShuBL24 · QihaishuSea of Qi ShuBL25 · DachangshuLarge Intestine ShuBL26 · GuanyuanshuOrigin Pass ShuBL27 · XiaochangshuSmall Intestine ShuBL28 · PangguangshuBladder ShuBL29 · ZhonglushuCentral Backbone ShuBL30 · BaihuanshuWhite Ring ShuBL31 · ShangliaoUpper Bone-HoleBL32 · CiliaoSecond CreviceBL33 · ZhongliaoCentral Bone-HoleBL34 · XialiaoLower Bone-HoleBL35 · HuiyangMeeting of YangBL36 · ChengfuSupportBL37 · YinmenGate of AbundanceBL38 · FuxiSuperficial CleftBL39 · WeiyangBend YangBL40 · WeizhongMiddle of the BendBL41 · FufenAttached BranchBL42 · PohuPo DoorBL43 · GaohuangshuVital Region ShuBL44 · ShentangSpirit HallBL45 · YixiYixiBL46 · GeguanDiaphragm PassBL47 · HunmenHun GateBL48 · YanggangYang HeadropeBL49 · YisheReflection AbodeBL50 · WeicangStomach GranaryBL51 · HuangmenVitals GateBL52 · ZhishiResidence of the WillBL53 · BaohuangBladder VitalsBL54 · ZhibianSequential LimitBL55 · HeyangYang UnionBL56 · ChengjinSinew SupportBL57 · ChengshanMountain SupportBL58 · FeiyangTaking FlightBL59 · FuyangInstep YangBL60 · KunlunKunlun MountainsBL61 · PucanSubservient VisitorBL62 · ShenmaiNinth Hour VesselBL63 · JinmenMetal GateBL64 · JingguCapital BoneBL65 · ShuguBundle BoneBL66 · ZutongguFoot Valley PassageBL67 · ZhiyinReaching Yin
Related syndromes
Profile
- Chinese name
- 足太阳膀胱经
- Type
- Foot Yang
- Element
- Agua
- Time of peak activity
- 3-5 PM
- Code
- BL
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