Bladder Meridian (Foot Taiyang)
Foot · Taiyang (Yang)
Clock hour (Zi Wu Liu Zhu)
Shen hour 15:00–17:00
Coupled organ
It pertains to the Bladder and connects with the Kidney.
Element
Water
Limb / polarity
Foot · Taiyang (Yang)
Pathway
The Bladder channel originates at the inner canthus of the eye, ascends to the forehead and crosses the vertex, descends along the neck, parallels the spine to reach the lumbar region, where it connects with the Kidney and belongs to the Bladder, then continues down the posterior aspect of the lower limb to terminate at the small toe.
Main indications
The head, neck, lower back, and back, as well as the associated Back-Shu points of the internal organs, externally contracted disorders, and conditions affecting the posterior aspect of the lower limbs.
Acupoints on this meridian (in library)（32 pts）
BL1Jing MingBL10Tian ZhuBL11Da ZhuBL12Feng MenBL13Fei ShuBL14Jue Yin ShuBL15Xin ShuBL16Du ShuBL17Ge ShuBL18Gan ShuBL19Dan ShuBL2Zan ZhuBL20Pi ShuBL21Wei ShuBL22San Jiao ShuBL23Shen ShuBL24Qi Hai ShuBL25Da Chang ShuBL26Guan Yuan ShuBL27Xiao Chang ShuBL28Pang Guang ShuBL39Wei YangBL40Wei ZhongBL43Gao HuangBL57Cheng ShanBL58Fei YangBL59Fu YangBL60Kun LunBL62Shen MaiBL63Jin MenBL64Jing GuBL67Zhi Yin
Herbs entering this meridian（68 herbs）
Yi Mu CaoJi Nei JinBai Mao GenFang FengQiang HuoMan Jing ZiHua ShiDi LongMu TongDi Fu ZiHai Jin ShaShi WeiDong Kui ZiFang JiGao BenZhu LingZe XieQu MaiBian XuDu HuoWei Ling XianGui ZhiYu Mi XuChuan Lian ZiFu Pen ZiFu PingJin Ying ZiZhu Ling TangLou GuYa Zhi CaoJi CaiLu Lu TongHu PoBi Cheng QieXi Gua Cui YiKu ShenBi XieCan JianTing Li ZiMi Hou Tao
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