# BL61 Pucan (Subservient Visitor) – Bladder Meridian

僕參 · pū cān

Location: Posterior and inferior to the external malleolus directly below BL60 lateral to the calcaneum at the junction of the red and white skin.

Cautions: No specific contraindications.

Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/points/bl61

## Indications

An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Leg Muscle Wasting, Leg Muscle Wasting, Cramping, Psychological Disorder, Psychological Disorder, Turmoil Disorder, Turmoil Disorder, Epilepsy (infant), Epilepsy Infantile, Ghost Syndrome Seeing Ghosts, Ghost Syndrome Seeing Ghosts, Tendon Ligament Stiffness, Immobility Tendon / Ligament, Pain, Lower Back Pain, Lower Back Pain, Headache, Headache, Heel Pain, Heel Pain, Qi Leg, Qi Leg, Heaviness Head Sensation, Heaviness Head Sensation, Channel Stagnation, Channel Stagnation, Swollen Knee, Swollen Knee, Loss of Consciousness, Painful Urination, Painful Urination, Urine Cloudy, Urine Cloudy, Vomiting

## Most often selected alongside BL61

Sourced protocols in the index pairing each point with this one. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

- BL62 (Extending Vessel) – 4 protocols
- GB20 (Wind Pool) – 3 protocols
- BL23 (Kidney Shu Point) – 2 protocols
- GV20 (100 Convergences) – 2 protocols
- GV23 (Upper Star) – 2 protocols
- KD03 (Great Stream) – 2 protocols
- LI04 (Junction Valley) – 2 protocols
- LI11 (Pond At The Bend) – 2 protocols

## Protocols using BL61

| Symptoms | Points | Course | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glaucoma, Intraocular Pressure Elevated | BL61, BL62 | 1 days | doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(16)30008-5 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Dizziness, Nausea, Vertigo, Balance Impaired, Vertigo Positional, Tinnitus Ear Stuffiness, Cold Sweats, Vertigo Positional Paroxysmal | BL61, GB08, GB20, GB39, GB42, GV20, GV23 | 56 days | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000036032 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 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 | 10 days | doi:10.3831/KPI.2013.16.009 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Glaucoma Open-angle, Intraocular Pressure Elevated | BL61, BL62 | 1 days | doi:10.51507/j.jams.2021.14.5.193 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Glaucoma, Intraocular Hypertension | BL61, BL62 | 1 days | 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 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| Post-stroke Depression | LU04, 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 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |

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