BL06 Chengguang (Receiving Light)
承光chéng guāngChengguang
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Indications
7
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 SmellNasal 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
TCM actions
What classical sources say BL06 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Benefit EyesBenefit Nose
Protocols using BL06
- Amblyopia Anisometropic, Vision Reduced – LI04, BL02, BL04, BL06, BL09, GB16, GB37, GV17, GV20 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000046551 ↗)
- Amblyopia Anisometropic, Vision Reduced, Amblyopia – LI04, BL02, BL04, BL06, BL09, GB16, GB37, GV17, GV20, XH05 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000046551 ↗)
- Exotropia, Strabismus – LI11, 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, Amblyopia – LI04, BL02, BL04, BL06, BL09, GB16, GB37, GV17, GV20, XH05 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000046551 ↗)
- Prostatitis Chronic, Pelvic Pain – BL06, BL07, BL28, BL32, CV03, CV04, GV20, GV21, GV22, GV24 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2016.12.006 ↗)
- Wind Liver, Wind Liver – LU11, 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 Lung – LU03, 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
- GV20100 Convergences4 protocols
- LI04Junction Valley4 protocols
- GB37Bright Light3 protocols
- GV17Brain Door3 protocols
- XH05Supreme Yang (Sun)3 protocols
- BL01Bright Eyes / Eye Point2 protocols
- BL05Fifth Place2 protocols
- BL07Reaching Heaven2 protocols