BL61 (Subservient Visitor)

僕參pū cān

Bladder Meridian

Location of acupuncture point BL61 (Subservient Visitor)
34
Indications
12
Protocols

Location

Posterior and inferior to the external malleolus directly below ub60 lateral to the calcaneum at the junction of the red and white skin.

Cautions

No specific contraindications.

Indications

Conditions for which BL61 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Leg Muscle WastingLeg Muscle WastingCrampingPsychological DisorderPsychological DisorderTurmoil DisorderTurmoil DisorderEpilepsy (infant)Epilepsy InfantileGhost Syndrome Seeing GhostsGhost Syndrome Seeing GhostsTendon Ligament StiffnessImmobility Tendon / LigamentPainLower Back PainLower Back PainHeadacheHeadacheHeel PainHeel PainQi LegQi LegHeaviness Head SensationHeaviness Head SensationChannel StagnationChannel StagnationSwollen KneeSwollen KneeLoss of ConsciousnessPainful UrinationPainful UrinationUrine CloudyUrine CloudyVomiting

Protocols using BL61

  • Glaucoma, Intraocular HypertensionBL61, BL62 (Yeh Tsui-Yun, Lin Jen-Chien, Liu Chi-Feng. Effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation through acupoints of Pucan (BL 61) and Shenmai (BL 62) on intraocular pressure in patients with glaucoma: a randomized controlled trial. J Tradit Chin Med 2016; 36(1): 51-56)
  • Glaucoma, Intraocular Pressure ElevatedBL61, BL62 (https://doi.org/10.1016/s0254-6272(16)30008-5)
  • Post-stroke DepressionLU04, LI04, LI06, LI07, LI10, LI11, LI12, LI13, LI15, ST02, ST32, ST33, ST34, ST36, ST37, ST39, ST40, ST44, SP06, SP10, SP11, HT05, BL15, BL20, BL23, BL61, BL64, KD02, KD03, PC02, PC03, PC06, TB03, TB06, TB07, TB09, TB12, TB14, GB20, GB31, GB33, GB43, LV02, LV03, LV05, LV14, GV20, GV23, GV26 (Acupuncture for Ischemic Post-stroke Depression. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02472613)
  • Turmoil DisorderLU10, LI10, ST09, ST18, ST25, ST36, ST41, SP02, SP03, SP04, SP06, SP09, SP12, SP13, HT06, BL21, BL38, BL40, BL50, BL52, BL56, BL57, BL59, BL61, BL63, KD01, KD06, PC03, PC05, PC07, PC09, TB01, TB06, GB34, GB35, LV14, CV04, CV07, CV08, CV09, CV11, CV12, CV13, CV14, GV20 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • Loss of ConsciousnessLU07, LU11, LI01, LI19, ST36, ST45, SP01, HT09, SI01, SI08, BL02, BL07, BL42, BL61, BL63, KD01, PC08, PC09, GB15, LV01, LV02, CV03, CV08, CV12, CV14, CV17, GV15, GV20, GV24, GV26, XU11A, XU11B, XU11C, XU11D, XU11E, XU11F, XU11G, XU11H, XU11I, XU11J (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • Tendon Ligament StiffnessLU05, HT04, BL36, BL38, BL47, BL56, BL57, BL60, BL61, BL63, BL64, TB04, GB33, LV07, XH04 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • Ghost Syndrome Seeing GhostsLI05, LI07, ST40, ST41, BL61, PC05, LV01, LV02, GV12 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • Painful UrinationLU07, ST25, ST30, SP06, SP09, SP10, SP11, SP12, BL28, BL32, BL33, BL34, BL39, BL61, KD08, KD10, KD11, KD16, PC06, GB39, LV01, LV02, LV03, LV04, CV02, CV03, CV04, CV05, CV08, GV01 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • CrampingST18, ST41, BL18, BL38, BL56, BL57, BL59, BL61, BL63, BL67, KD01, CV09 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • Psychological DisorderLU09, LU10, LU11, LI04, LI05, LI06, LI07, LI08, LI11, ST24, ST36, ST37, ST39, ST40, ST41, ST42, ST45, SP01, SP04, SP05, HT03, HT07, HT09, SI01, SI03, SI05, SI07, SI08, SI16, SI19, BL02, BL08, BL13, BL15, BL17, BL18, BL43, BL58, BL61, BL62, BL64, BL65, BL66, KD09, KD10, PC05, PC06, PC07, PC08, TB02, TB03, TB17, GB12, GB19, GB21, GB36, GB37, GB39, GB43, LV01, LV08, LV14, CV01, CV12, CV14, CV15, CV24, GV01, GV08, GV15, GV16, GV17, GV18, GV20, GV23, GV24, GV26, GV27, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D, XU11A, XU11B, XU11C, XU11D, XU11E, XU11F, XU11G, XU11H, XU11I, XU11J (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • Epilepsy (infant)LU07, SP05, BL02, BL60, BL61, TB19, GB13, GV04, GV08, GV11, GV12, GV21, XH30, XH34, XL25 (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)