Zhiyin (BL67)
Zhiyin (BL67), “Reaching Yin”, is a point on the Bladder meridian. It is point 67 of the 67 on the channel. Jing-Well of the Bladder: turns the fetus (with moxa), expels Wind and clears the head and eyes.
Location
On the lateral side of the little toe, 0.1 cun from the corner of the nail.
Functions according to tradition
Jing-Well of the Bladder: turns the fetus (with moxa), expels Wind and clears the head and eyes.
Traditional indications
- Fetal malposition
- Difficult labor
- Occipital headache
- Nasal congestion
- Eye pain
Indications described by tradition; they do not amount to proven clinical effectiveness for each one.
What its classification means
It is the first or last point of the channel, at the tip of a finger or toe, where tradition says the Qi “wells up”. It is credited with a rapid effect and has been used to clear heat and in acute situations.
Precautions
Moxibustion for fetal version should be applied by a professional.
Point profile
- Code
- BL67
- Pinyin name
- Zhì Yīn
- Characters
- 至阴
- Translation
- Reaching Yin
- Meridian
- Bladder
- Element
- Water
- Classification
- Jing-Well
- Topics
- Labor, Head
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