BL02 (Gathered Bamboo)

攢竹zǎn zhú

Bladder Meridian

Location of acupuncture point BL02 (Gathered Bamboo)

Indications

143

Protocols

Location

On the medial extremity of the eyebrow or on the supraorbital notch.

Cautions

Caution with supraorbital nerve.

Indications

Conditions for which BL02 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Benefit Descend Liver Yang Benefit Regulate Jiao Lower Benefit Regulate Qi Liver Descend Liver Yang Psychological Disorder Psychological Disorder Dizziness Epilepsy (infant)Epilepsy Infantile Eyesight / Vision Blurred Blurred Vision Eyesight / Vision Dim Dim Vision Eyesight / Vision Dizzy Dizzy Vision Eyesight / Vision Night Blindness Night Blindness Vision Haemorrhoids Painful Haemorrhoids Painful Stiff Neck Immobility Neck Itchiness Eye Itchiness Eye Lachrymation Wind Exposure Lachrymation Wind Exposure Nosebleed Oculogyric Crisis Eyes Staring Upwards Oculogyric Crisis Eyes Staring Upwards Pain Cheek Pain Cheek Pain Eye Pain Eye Pain Eyebrow Pain Eyebrow Pain Facial Pain Facial Pain Headache Frontal Pain Headache Frontal Pain Irregular Periods Period / Menstruation Irregular Redness Facial Redness Facial Redness Regulate Jiao Lower Regulate Qi Liver Rhinitis Excessive Sneezing Excessive Sneezing Swelling Loss of Consciousness Wind Wind Eyes Wind Eyes Wind Head Wind Head

Protocols using BL02

The 50 best-sourced of 143, ranked by strength of evidence. The count above is the full figure.

Photophobia, Eye Pain, Vision Blurred, Dry Eye, Eye Itching, Eye Foreign Body Sensation, Eye Burning, Eye Dryness – LU09, LU10, ST01, SP03, HT08, BL02, TB23, GB04, GB20, GV23 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-10-112 ↗)
Eye Pain, Dry Eye, Ocular Itching, Foreign Body Sensation, Burning, Dryness Eye, Visual Disturbance, Ocular Redness – LI04, LI11, ST01, BL02, TB23, GB14, GB20, GV23 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-11-107 ↗)
Glaucoma Open-angle, Intraocular Pressure Elevated, Retrobulbar Circulation Impaired – ST02, ST36, SP06, BL02, BL18, BL23, KD03, GB20, LV03 (doi:10.1155/2011/157090 ↗)
Headache, Vomiting, Nausea, Migraine, Head Pain – LI04, ST08, ST36, ST40, ST44, SP06, BL02, BL10, BL11, BL60, PC06, TB05, GB02, GB08, GB14, GB34, GB41, LV02, LV03, GV18, GV23 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-12-241 ↗)
Dry Eye Syndrome, Ocular Discomfort, Tear Film Instability – LI04, LI11, ST01, BL02, TB23, GB14, GB20, GV23 (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0036638 ↗)
Glaucoma Open-angle, Circulation Retrobulbar Impaired – ST02, ST36, SP06, BL02, BL18, BL23, KD03, GB20, LV03 (doi:10.1155/2012/513638 ↗)
Eye Pain, Ocular Itching, Dryness Eye, Visual Disturbance, Ocular Redness, Dry Eye Post-refractive Surgery, Foreign Body Sensation Eye, Burning Eye – LI04, LI11, ST01, BL02, TB23, GB14, GB20, GV23 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-14-351 ↗)
Dry Eye, Eye Dryness, Eye Discomfort – LU09, LU10, ST01, SP03, HT08, BL02, TB23, GB14, GB20, GV23 (doi:10.1111/j.1755-3768.2010.02027.x ↗)
Myopia, Vision Decreased – LI04, ST02, BL02, GB01, GB16 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-15-477 ↗)
Myopia, Eyestrain, Accommodative Lag, Visual Discomfort – ST01, ST02, BL01, BL02, TB23, GB01 (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0117552 ↗)
Shoulder Pain, Neck Pain, Spasm Facial Hemifacial, Spasm Eyelid, Blepharospasm – LI04, ST01, ST02, ST04, ST06, ST07, ST40, SI04, SI18, BL02, TB17, TB23, LV02, LV03 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2013.16.019 ↗)
Blurred Vision, Asthenopia, Dry Eye, Foreign Body Sensation Eye, Burning Eye, Dryness Ocular – LI04, ST02, SP06, BL01, BL02, TB23, GB14, GB20, GB37, LV03 (doi:10.1155/2015/492150 ↗)
Paralysis Facial, Bell's Palsy, Paralysis Facial Peripheral, Bell Palsy – LI04, LI20, ST04, SI18, BL02, TB23, GB14, LV03 (doi:10.1186/s13063-015-0893-9 ↗)
Headache Cluster, Trigeminal Pain, Headache Episodic – ST02, BL02 (doi:10.1136/bcr-2015-211984 ↗)
Fatigue, Pain, Dry Mouth, Dryness Eyes, Autoimmune Sjogrens-syndrome – ST06, BL02, KD06, TB05, TB23, CV23, CV24 (doi:10.1186/s12906-017-1559-9 ↗)
Dry Eye, Dry Eye Postmenopausal – LI04, ST01, ST02, BL01, BL02, TB23, GB20, GV20 (doi:10.2147/IJN.S126968 ↗)
Diplopia, Ophthalmopathy Thyroid-associated, Visual Impairment, Edema Palpebral, Proptosis, Chemosis, Lagophthalmos, Motility Disorder Ocular – BL01, BL02, GB01 (doi:10.4103/0366-6999.211546 ↗)
Dry Eye, Tear Film Instability, Eye Discomfort, Visual Disturbance Blurred Vision – LI04, ST02, ST36, BL02, TB23, GB37 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000010875 ↗)
Ear Pain, Paralysis Facial, Asymmetry Facial, Facial Numbness, Hyperacusis, Taste Altered – LI20, ST02, ST04, ST06, ST07, SI18, BL02, TB17, GB14, CV24 (doi:10.1155/2020/5419407 ↗)
Face Numbness, Paralysis Facial, Muscle Stiffness Face – LI04, LI20, ST04, SI18, BL02, TB17, GB14, CV24 (doi:10.1155/2020/6531743 ↗)
Headache Migraine, Headache Migraine Episodic – LI04, ST08, SP06, BL02, BL12, TB05, GB04, GB08, GB20, GB34, LV03, GV20 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2020.570335 ↗)
Eye Dryness, Tear Film Instability, Eye Discomfort, Dry Eye Disease – LI04, ST02, ST36, BL02, TB23, GB37 (doi:10.1089/acm.2020.0524 ↗)
Temporomandibular Joint Disorder, Facial Pain, Myofascial Pain, Masticatory Muscle Pain, Masticatory Pain, Temporomandibular Pain, Myofascial Pain Jaw – LI04, LI11, SI19, BL02, TB23, GB20, GB21, GB34, LV02, CV23 (doi:10.1590/1678-7757-2020-1035 ↗)
Multiple Sclerosis, Neuralgia Trigeminal, Facial Trigeminal Pain – LI04, ST02, ST07, ST44, BL02, LV03 (doi:10.3390/medicines9080044 ↗)
Eye Pain, Dry Eye, Eye Foreign Body Sensation, Eye Dryness, Eye Pruritus, Eye Irritation, Eye Blurry Vision, Eye Congestion, Lacrimation Excessive – ST01, BL02, TB23, GB14 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000031468 ↗)
Tinnitus, Insomnia, Paralysis Facial, Asymmetry Facial, Paralysis Facial Bell's Palsy, Eye Closure Incomplete – ST02, ST04, ST06, ST07, BL02, KD03 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2022.1088138 ↗)
Ptosis, Diplopia, Nerve Palsy Oculomotor – LI04, ST02, BL02, TB23, GB14, GB20 (doi:10.1016/j.ijscr.2023.108108 ↗)
Paralysis Facial, Paralysis Facial Traumatic, Eyelid Incomplete Closure, Taste Abnormal – LI04, LI20, ST03, ST04, ST06, ST07, SI18, BL02, TB17, TB23, GB12, GB20 (doi:10.3390/healthcare11182546 ↗)
Dry Eye, Eye Itching, Eye Foreign Body Sensation, Eye Dryness, Eye Congestion, Eye Strain, Eye Blurred Vision, Eye Dazzle, Eye Excessive Tearing – ST01, BL02, TB23, GB14 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000036864 ↗)
Diplopia, Ptosis Eyelid Right, Paralysis Oculomotor Nerve, Eye Movement Limited – LI04, ST01, BL01, BL02, TB05, TB23, GB20, GB41 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000037850 ↗)
Facial Droop, Face Numbness, Taste Loss, Paralysis Facial, Lagophthalmos, Tongue Numbness – LI04, LI20, ST02, ST04, ST06, ST07, SI18, BL02, TB17, GB14, LV03, CV24 (doi:10.7759/cureus.57047 ↗)
Fatigue, Insomnia, Neuropathy Peripheral Chemotherapy-induced, Diplopia, Ptosis Eyelid, Paralysis Oculomotor Nerve, Exotropia – ST01, BL01, BL02, TB23, GB01 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000038547 ↗)
Head Pain, Headache Migraine, Headache Chronic – LI04, BL02, GB08, GB20, LV03 (doi:10.1186/s12906-024-04617-9 ↗)
Blurred Vision, Foreign Body Sensation, Dryness Eye, Dry Eye Disease, Visual Fatigue, Ocular Pain – LI20, ST01, SI01, SI03, BL01, BL02 (doi:10.2147/OPTH.S476573 ↗)
Ear Pain, Paralysis Facial, Burning Pain, Electric Shock Pain, Postherpetic Neuralgia Pain, Rash Herpes Zoster – LI04, LI19, LI20, ST02, ST04, ST05, ST06, ST07, SI18, BL02, TB05, TB17, GB14 (doi:10.3389/fpain.2024.1474103 ↗)
Wrinkles Glabellar, Aging Facial, Frown Lines – LU07, LI04, LI11, ST36, SP09, SP10, BL02, PC06, TB23, LV03, GV20 (doi:10.1111/jocd.70144 ↗)
Ptosis, Diplopia, Ophthalmoplegia, Palsy Oculomotor – ST01, BL01, BL02, TB17, TB23, GB03, GB12, GB20 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000043279 ↗)
Anxiety, Insomnia, Cancer, Distress Psychological, Grief Anticipatory, Sleep Poor Quality – ST01, SP21, SI03, BL02, KD25, PC06, GB01, CV24, GV20, GV26 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000044211 ↗)
Insomnia, Hand Numbness, Foot Numbness, Neuropathy Peripheral, Facial Numbness – ST04, SI18, BL02, TB23, GB20 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000045454 ↗)
Amblyopia Anisometropic, Vision Reduced – LI04, BL02, BL04, BL06, BL09, GB16, GB37, GV17, GV20 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000046551 ↗)
Insomnia, Spasm Hemifacial, Neuropathy Peripheral, Fatigue Cancer-related, Spasm Facial, Spasm Facial Hemifacial, Twitching Facial Unilateral – ST02, ST04, ST07, SI18, BL02, TB17, GB14 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2026.1700524 ↗)
Anxiety, Palpitations, Insomnia, Nightmares, Irritability, Ptsd, Hypervigilance, Phobia Cynophobia, Avoidance – LU11, LI11, ST01, HT07, SI03, BL02, KD25, KD27, PC05, PC07, PC08, TB03, GB01, CV24, GV20, GV26 (doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1753017 ↗)
Tinnitus Unilateral – LI20, SI19, BL02, TB12, TB17, TB22, GB02, GB07, GB12, GB20, GV14, GV15, GV16, GV20, GV21 (doi:10.1186/1472-6882-12-97 ↗)
Dysgeusia, Paralysis Facial, Hyperacusis, Postauricular Pain, Lacrimation – LI04, LI20, ST02, ST04, ST06, BL02, TB17, TB23, GB14, CV24 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2012.15.010 ↗)
Tinnitus, Drooling, Ear Pain, Paralysis Facial, Taste Altered, Tearing Abnormal, Sound Hypersensitivity – LI04, LI20, ST02, ST04, ST06, ST36, SI18, BL02, TB17, TB23, GB14, GB20, CV24, GV26 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2018.21.025 ↗)
Nasal Congestion, Allergic Rhinitis, Sneezing, Nasal Itching, Rhinorrhea, Eye Itching, Eye Watering – LI04, LI20, BL02, GB20, GV23 (doi:10.1186/s13063-019-3495-0 ↗)
Red Eyes, Dryness Eye, Visual Disturbance, Foreign Body Sensation Eye, Eye Fatigue, Dry Eye Disease, Burning Sensation Eye – LI04, ST36, SP06, BL01, BL02, KD03, GB01, GB20, GB37, LV03 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2026.1738110 ↗)
Stress, Fatigue, Sedentary Behavior Office Worker – ST02, ST25, HT07, BL02, KD03, PC06, LV13, LV14, GV24 (doi:10.3389/fpubh.2026.1744556 ↗)
Hyperthyroidism, Exophthalmos – LI04, SP06, BL02, GB14, GB20 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.06.028 ↗)
Myopia Juvenile – LI04, ST01, ST02, BL01, BL02, GB20 (doi:10.62852/ytr/2025/118 ↗)

BL02 (Gathered Bamboo)

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Cautions

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Protocols using BL02

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