BL36 (Support)

承扶chéng fú

Bladder Meridian

Location of acupuncture point BL36 (Support)
41
Indications
12
Protocols

Location

On the posterior side of the thigh at the midpoint of the inferior gluteal crease.

Cautions

No specific contraindications.

Indications

Conditions for which BL36 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Arthritis BackArthritis BackLeg Muscle WastingLeg Muscle WastingBenefit Regulate Jiao LowerCold UterusCold UterusDefecation ProblemsDefecation ProblemsUrinary ProblemsUrinary ProblemsHemorrhoidsHaemorrhoids BleedingHaemorrhoids BleedingHaemorrhoids ChronicHaemorrhoids ChronicTendon Ligament StiffnessImmobility Tendon / LigamentInjury BackInjury BackPainBack PainBack PainLower Back PainLower Back PainButtock PainButtock PainCoccyx PainCoccyx PainGenital PainGenital PainSacrum PainSacrum PainRegulate Jiao LowerSciaticaChannel StagnationChannel StagnationArmpit SwellingArmpit SwellingBi Arthralgia Leg SyndromeBi / Arthralgia Leg Syndrome

Protocols using BL36

  • Blood Stasis, Lumbar Pain, Disc Herniation LumbarBL23, BL36, BL40, GB34, GV02, GV03, GV04 (https://doi.org/10.13729/j.issn.1671-7813.Z20180146)
  • Leg Muscle WastingLI11, ST32, ST35, ST39, ST41, BL28, BL36, BL37, BL54, BL58, BL59, BL61, GB12, GB37, XL05A, XL05B (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • Benefit Regulate Jiao LowerST28, SP06, BL02, BL24, BL26, BL31, BL32, BL33, BL34, BL35, BL36, BL48, BL53, KD02, KD06, KD13, KD14, KD15, KD18, KD20, GB27, GB28, LV04, LV06, LV09, LV13, CV02, CV04, GV03 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • Genital PainLU07, ST28, SP06, SP09, HT08, BL23, BL31, BL32, BL34, BL36, BL52, BL54, BL55, KD10, KD11, KD12, LV01, LV03, LV05, LV08, LV12, CV02, CV03, CV04, CV07, XB02S3 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • Back PainLU09, LI01, LI16, ST19, ST28, SI02, SI03, SI04, SI06, BL11, BL12, BL14, BL15, BL17, BL20, BL21, BL30, BL31, BL36, BL37, BL41, BL42, BL43, BL44, BL45, BL46, BL47, BL49, BL50, BL52, BL58, BL60, BL64, BL65, KD21, PC02, TB01, TB05, TB06, TB12, GB21, GB25, GB27, GB28, GB29, GB30, GB32, GB41, LV02, CV03, CV04, CV14, CV15, CV22, GV07, GV10, GV20, XB06, XU24 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • Channel StagnationLU05, LU07, LU09, LI04, LI09, LI10, LI11, LI12, LI13, LI14, LI16, ST04, ST06, ST07, ST12, ST31, ST32, ST33, ST34, ST35, ST36, ST37, ST39, ST40, ST41, ST42, SP06, HT01, HT02, HT03, HT05, HT08, SI02, SI03, SI04, SI06, SI07, SI08, SI09, SI10, SI11, SI14, SI15, SI16, BL10, BL36, BL37, BL39, BL40, BL41, BL42, BL44, BL53, BL54, BL55, BL56, BL57, BL58, BL59, BL61, BL62, BL63, BL64, BL65, KD10, PC03, TB01, TB02, TB03, TB05, TB06, TB08, TB10, TB11, TB12, TB13, TB15, TB17, GB02, GB03, GB04, GB05, GB06, GB10, GB11, GB20, GB21, GB26, GB29, GB30, GB31, GB32, GB34, GB35, GB36, GB37, GB38, GB39, GB40, GV01, XB08, XH05 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • Defecation ProblemsBL25, BL27, BL28, BL31, BL32, BL33, BL34, BL36, BL52, BL53, BL54, BL60, KD01, KD03, KD08, KD19, LV03, LV04, CV01, CV12, GV01 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • HemorrhoidsLU06, SP03, SP05, BL24, BL27, BL35, BL36, BL39, BL54, BL56, BL57, BL58, BL65, PC08, TB10, GB39, CV01, GV01, GV02, GV04, GV05, XB02S5, XU02A, XU02B (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • Tendon Ligament StiffnessLU05, HT04, BL36, BL38, BL47, BL56, BL57, BL60, BL61, BL63, BL64, TB04, GB33, LV07, XH04 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • Lower Back PainLU01, LI10, ST09, ST12, ST30, ST31, ST32, ST34, ST36, ST39, SP02, SP03, SP08, SP09, SI03, SI04, SI06, SI07, BL11, BL12, BL13, BL16, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL25, BL26, BL27, BL30, BL31, BL32, BL33, BL34, BL35, BL36, BL39, BL41, BL42, BL43, BL44, BL45, BL46, BL47, BL52, BL54, BL55, BL58, BL59, BL60, BL61, BL62, BL63, BL64, BL65, KD01, KD03, KD04, KD08, KD13, GB21, GB25, GB27, GB29, GB30, GB42, LV02, LV03, LV04, LV05, LV13, CV03, CV04, CV05, GV01, GV02, GV03, GV04, GV05, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV12, XB04, XB07, XB08, XH06, XU07A, XU07B, XU15A, XU15B, XU15C (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • Sacrum PainBL28, BL32, BL34, BL36, BL60, GV02, GV05 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • SciaticaBL23, BL30, BL36, BL39, BL40, BL57, BL60, GB30, GB31, GB34 (PGA)