BL66 Zutonggu (Foot Valley Passage)
足通谷zú tōng gǔZutonggu
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Indications
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Protocols
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Location
Anterior to the 5th metatarsophalangeal joint at the junction of the red and white skin.
Categories
- Ying-Spring point of the Bladder meridian
The classical groups this point belongs to, from Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture.
No specific contraindications.
Indications
Conditions for which BL66 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Congestion FluidsCoughPsychological DisorderShortness of BreathEyesight / Vision DizzyDizzy VisionFrightChest FullnessMalariaNosebleedNeck PainRed EyesHeaviness Head SensationUndigested Food in StoolSweatingTolerance ColdVomiting
TCM actions
What classical sources say BL66 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Benefit Descend Qi LungBenefit Descend Qi StomachBenefit HeadDescend Qi LungDescend Qi Stomach
Protocols using BL66
- Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Gallbladder Deficiency – LI01, ST35, SP09, BL39, BL66, GB43, GB44 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-14-129 ↗)
- Immune Deficiency, Fatigue Cancer – LU08, SI05, BL66, TB04, CV12 (doi:10.1155/2015/703439 ↗)
- Fatigue, Cancer, Immune Deficiency – LU08, SI05, BL66, TB04, CV12 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(15)30061-3 ↗)
- Pruritus, Dermatitis Atopic, Sleep Disturbance, Skin Eczema – LI02, LI11, ST36, ST43, SP03, SI02, SI03, BL66, PC06, TB03, TB06, GB41, LV03 (doi:10.1155/2017/1926806 ↗)
- Dyspepsia, Pruritus, Dermatitis Atopic, Skin Dryness, Skin Erythema – LI02, LI11, ST36, ST43, SP03, SI02, SI03, BL66, PC06, TB03, TB06, GB41, LV03 (doi:10.1155/2019/1907578 ↗)
- Insomnia, Eczema, Dyspepsia, Pruritus, Dermatitis Atopic – LI02, LI11, ST36, ST43, SP03, SI02, SI03, BL66, PC06, TB03, TB06, GB41, LV03 (doi:10.1186/s12906-021-03306-1 ↗)
- Diarrhea, Dyspepsia Functional, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Bloating Abdominal, Satiation Early, Tightness Epigastric – LU05, LU11, HT03, HT09, SI02, SI03, BL66, KD10, GB41, LV01 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2025.1545687 ↗)
- Dyspepsia Functional – LU08, LI01, SP05, SP09, BL66, KD10, GB43, GB44, LV04, LV08 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2025.1545687 ↗)
- Parkinson's Disease, Cognitive Impairment Mild – ST36, SP03, HT08, BL62, BL66, KD03, KD06, PC08, CV12, CV14, GV20, GV23, GV24, XH03 (doi:10.27126/d.cnki.ghlzy.2025.000006 ↗)
- Dyspepsia Functional – LU05, LU11, HT03, HT09, SI02, SI03, BL66, KD10, GB41, LV01 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2025.1545687 ↗)
- Injury Meniscal – ST43, ST44, SP02, SP03, BL65, BL66, GB41, GB43, LV02, LV03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2017.09.012 ↗)
- Fatigue, Cancer, Immunodeficiency – LU08, SI05, BL66, TB04, CV12 (Kim DJ, Park SH, Seo JC, Kim KS, Sohn KC, Shin IH, Ryoo HM. Efficacy of Saam acupuncture treatment on improvement of immune cell numbers in cancer patients: a pilot study. J Tradit Chin Med 2014; 34(5): 550-554)
Most often selected alongside BL66
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with BL66. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- GB41Foot Governor Of Tears6 protocols
- SI02Front Valley5 protocols
- SI03Back Stream5 protocols
- SP03Great White5 protocols
- CV12Stomach Centre4 protocols
- LU08Channels Ditch4 protocols
- LV03Great Surge4 protocols
- ST36Leg Three Miles4 protocols
- ST43Sunken Valley4 protocols
- GB43Narrow Stream3 protocols
- KD10Yin Valley3 protocols
- LI02Second Space3 protocols