BL61 Pucan (Subservient Visitor)
僕參pú cānPucan
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Indications
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Protocols
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Location
Posterior and inferior to the external malleolus directly below BL60 lateral to the calcaneum at the junction of the red and white skin.
No specific contraindications.
Indications
Conditions for which BL61 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Leg Muscle WastingCrampingPsychological DisorderTurmoil DisorderEpilepsy (infant)Epilepsy InfantileGhost Syndrome Seeing GhostsTendon Ligament StiffnessImmobility Tendon / LigamentPainLower Back PainHeadacheHeel PainQi LegHeaviness Head SensationChannel StagnationSwollen KneeLoss of ConsciousnessPainful UrinationUrine CloudyVomiting
Protocols using BL61
- Glaucoma, Intraocular Pressure Elevated – BL61, BL62 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(16)30008-5 ↗)
- Dizziness, Nausea, Vertigo, Balance Impaired, Vertigo Positional, Tinnitus Ear Stuffiness, Cold Sweats, Vertigo Positional Paroxysmal – BL61, GB08, GB20, GB39, GB42, GV20, GV23 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000036032 ↗)
- Contracture Knee, Brachial Plexus Injury, Muscle Atrophy, Paralysis Upper Extremity, Paralysis Lower Extremity, Contracture Ankle, Contracture Shoulder, Contracture Elbow, Scoliosis, Neuromotor Impairment, Steppage Gait – LU01, LI04, LI05, LI11, LI14, ST34, ST36, ST41, SP09, SP10, SI05, SI06, SI07, SI09, BL11, BL12, BL22, BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL36, BL37, BL39, BL55, BL56, BL57, BL58, BL60, BL61, BL62, KD03, KD04, KD05, KD06, TB09, GB20, GB21, GB40 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2013.16.009 ↗)
- Glaucoma Open-angle, Intraocular Pressure Elevated – BL61, BL62 (doi:10.51507/j.jams.2021.14.5.193 ↗)
- Tendinopathy Achilles – BL60, BL61, KD03, KD04 (doi:10.1089/acu.2017.1232 ↗)
- Glaucoma, Intraocular Hypertension – BL61, BL62 (Yeh Tsui-Yun, Lin Jen-Chien, Liu Chi-Feng. Effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation through acupoints of Pucan (BL 61) and Shenmai (BL 62) on intraocular pressure in patients with glaucoma: a randomized controlled trial. J Tradit Chin Med 2016; 36(1): 51-56)
- Post-stroke Depression – LU04, LI04, LI06, LI07, LI10, LI11, LI12, LI13, LI15, ST02, ST32, ST33, ST34, ST36, ST37, ST39, ST40, ST44, SP06, SP10, SP11, HT05, BL15, BL20, BL23, BL61, BL64, KD02, KD03, PC02, PC03, PC06, TB03, TB06, TB07, TB09, TB12, TB14, GB20, GB31, GB33, GB43, LV02, LV03, LV05, LV14, GV20, GV23, GV26 (Acupuncture for Ischemic Post-stroke Depression. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02472613)
- Insomnia Menopausal – BL61, BL62, KD06, KD08 (Yang Song-Bai et al.. [Efficacy comparison of different points combination in the treatment of menopausal insomnia: a randomized controlled trial].. Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion, 2014)
Most often selected alongside BL61
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with BL61. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- BL62Extending Vessel5 protocols
- GB20Wind Pool3 protocols
- KD03Great Stream3 protocols
- BL23Kidney Shu Point2 protocols
- BL60Kunlun (Mountains)2 protocols
- GV20100 Convergences2 protocols
- GV23Upper Star2 protocols
- KD04Large Bell2 protocols
- KD06Shining Sea2 protocols
- LI04Junction Valley2 protocols
- LI11Pond At The Bend2 protocols
- SP10Sea Of Blood2 protocols