BL36 Chengfu (Support)

Location

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

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.

Protocols using BL36

• Sciatica, Lumbar Pain, Low Back Pain, Lumbar Disc Herniation, Disc-herniation Lumbar, Lower-extremity Right Pain, Leg Right Numbness, Scoliosis Lumbar – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL36, BL37, BL40, BL57, BL60, GB30 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000036684 ↗)
• Contracture Knee, Brachial Plexus Injury, Muscle Atrophy, Paralysis Upper Extremity, Paralysis Lower Extremity, Contracture Ankle, Contracture Shoulder, Contracture Elbow, Scoliosis, Neuromotor Impairment, Steppage Gait – LU01, LI04, LI05, LI11, LI14, ST34, ST36, ST41, SP09, SP10, SI05, SI06, SI07, SI09, BL11, BL12, BL22, BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL36, BL37, BL39, BL55, BL56, BL57, BL58, BL60, BL61, BL62, KD03, KD04, KD05, KD06, TB09, GB20, GB21, GB40 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2013.16.009 ↗)
• Blood Stasis, Lumbar Pain, Disc Herniation Lumbar – BL23, BL36, BL40, GB34, GV02, GV03, GV04 (doi:10.13729/j.issn.1671-7813.Z20180146 ↗)
• Lumbar Pain, Lumbar Disc Herniation, Sciatica Radicular – BL25, BL26, BL36, BL54, BL57, GB30, GB34 (doi:10.16448/j.cjtcm.2005.06.045 ↗)
• Lumbar Pain, Stenosis Lumbar Spinal, Claudication Neurogenic, Lower Extremity Pain – SP06, BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL27, BL36, BL40, BL57, BL60, GB30, GB31, GB34, GV03, GV04 (doi:10.13517/j.cnki.ccm.2025.05.015 ↗)
• Paralysis, Leg Weakness, Cancer Lung, Spinal Metastasis – ST31, ST36, SP06, BL36, GB30, GB34, GB39, LV03, GV20 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2026.1815886 ↗)
• Low-back Pain, Lumbar Disc Herniation – BL23, BL25, BL36, BL40, BL57, BL60, GB30 (doi:10.2147/jpr.s592723 ↗)
• Dysphagia, Muscle Weakness, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis – LI10, LI11, LI14, LI15, ST31, ST32, ST34, ST35, ST36, ST41, SP06, SP10, BL36, BL37, BL40, BL57, GB20, GB30, GB31, GV20, XL05A (doi:10.1097/md.0000000000033612 ↗)
• Paralysis Paraplegia, Cancer Lung – ST31, ST36, SP06, BL36, GB30, GB34, GB39, LV03, GV20 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2026.1815886 ↗)
• Sciatica – BL23, BL30, BL36, BL39, BL40, BL57, BL60, GB30, GB31, GB34 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
• Heat Bladder, Damp Bladder, Heat Bladder, Damp Bladder – ST28, SP11, SP12, HT08, BL22, BL27, BL28, BL31, BL35, BL36, BL39, KD10 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
• Tremor, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Disorder, Bradykinesia, Rigidity Cogwheel, Balance Disturbance – LU05, LI05, LI11, LI15, ST41, SP09, HT03, SI06, SI09, BL36, BL40, KD03, PC02, PC03, PC07, TB02, TB04, TB14, GB30, GB34, LV04 (REN Xiao-ming. Fifty Cases of Parkinson's Disease Treated by Acupuncture Combined with Madopar. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2008, 28(4): 255-257)
• Paralysis Spastic Post-stroke Limb Spasticity – LU04, LU05, LU06, LI10, LI11, LI14, LI15, ST31, ST32, ST36, ST40, BL36, BL40, BL57, GB30 (Liu Xiafei, Bao Chunling, Dong Guirong. Using acupoint-to-acupoint penetrative needling to treat poststroke spastic paralysis: a clinical progress review. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2014 October 15; 34(5): 609-615.)
• Paralysis Spastic Post-stroke – LU05, LI15, ST31, SP10, HT01, BL36, BL62, KD06, PC07, TB04, TB10, LV08 (Liu Xiafei, Bao Chunling, Dong Guirong. Using acupoint-to-acupoint penetrative needling to treat poststroke spastic paralysis: a clinical progress review. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2014 October 15; 34(5): 609-615.)
• Bi Syndrome, Fever Rheumatic, Arthritis Rheumatoid, Fibrositis, Neuralgia, Gout, Thigh Pain, Bi Syndrome, Fever Rheumatic, Arthritis Rheumatoid, Thigh Pain – BL36, BL54, GB34 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
• Qi Stagnation, Stasis Blood, Paralysis (infant), Benefit Regulate Yin, Benefit Regulate Wei, Flexion Knee, Qi Stagnation, Stasis Blood, Paralysis (infant), Benefit Regulate Yin, Benefit Regulate Wei, Flexion Knee – BL36, BL40, BL57 (sacredlotus.com ↗)

Most often selected alongside BL36

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with BL36. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• GB30Jumping Circle10 protocols
• BL40Middle Of The Crease9 protocols
• BL57Mountain Support9 protocols
• GB34Yang Mound Spring8 protocols
• BL23Kidney Shu Point6 protocols
• BL25Large Intestine Shu Point5 protocols
• BL60Kunlun (Mountains)5 protocols
• ST31Thigh Gate5 protocols
• ST36Leg Three Miles5 protocols
• BL26Original Qi Gate Shu Point4 protocols
• LI11Pond At The Bend4 protocols
• LI15Shoulder And Clavicle4 protocols

Other points on the Bladder Meridian