BL06 Chengguang (Receiving Light)

承光chéng guāngChengguang

Bladder Meridian

Location of acupuncture point BL06 Chengguang (Receiving Light)
21
Indications
6
Protocols
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Location

2.5 thumb widths directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline and 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the midline.

No specific contraindications.

Indications

Conditions for which BL06 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Agitation HeartLoss of SmellBenefit EyesBenefit NoseNasal CongestionFacial DroopDischarge Nasal ClearDisease FebrileDizzinessEyesight / Vision BlurredBlurred VisionEyesight / Vision Myopia Short SightednessMyopia Short Sightedness VisionEyesight / Vision Superficial ObstructionSuperficial Obstruction VisionHeat HeadHeadache Head Vertex PainSpontaneous SweatingVomitingWindWind Head

Protocols using BL06

  • Amblyopia Anisometropic, Vision ReducedLI04, BL02, BL04, BL06, BL09, GB16, GB37, GV17, GV20 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000046551)
  • Amblyopia Anisometropic, Vision Reduced, AmblyopiaLI04, BL02, BL04, BL06, BL09, GB16, GB37, GV17, GV20, XH05 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000046551)
  • Exotropia, StrabismusLI11, LI14, ST01, ST02, SI18, BL01, BL02, BL06, TB17, TB23, GB01, GB16, XH04, XH05, XH07, XH14 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250331-0008)
  • Amblyopia Anisometropic, Visual Acuity Reduced, AmblyopiaLI04, BL02, BL04, BL06, BL09, GB16, GB37, GV17, GV20, XH05 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000046551)
  • Wind Liver, Wind LiverLU11, ST01, ST03, ST04, ST05, ST06, ST07, ST08, ST42, ST45, SI03, SI08, BL01, BL02, BL03, BL04, BL05, BL06, BL09, BL10, BL41, XU25 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
  • Heat Lung, Wind Lung, Heat Lung, Wind LungLU03, LU06, LU07, LU08, LU10, LU11, LI04, LI19, SI07, SI08, SI09, SI10, SI18, BL02, BL04, BL05, BL06, BL07, BL11 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)

Most often selected alongside BL06

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with BL06. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

  • BL02Gathered Bamboo6 protocols
  • BL04Deviating Turn5 protocols
  • BL09Jade Pillow4 protocols
  • GB16Eye Windows4 protocols
  • LI04Junction Valley4 protocols
  • GB37Bright Light3 protocols
  • GV17Brain Door3 protocols
  • GV20100 Convergences3 protocols
  • XH05Supreme Yang (Sun)3 protocols
  • BL01Bright Eyes / Eye Point2 protocols
  • BL05Fifth Place2 protocols
  • LU11Lesser Metal2 protocols