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Indications
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Protocols
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Location
Below tuberosity of the 5th metatarsal bone at the junction of the red and white skin.
Categories
- Yuan-Source point of the Bladder meridian
The classical groups this point belongs to, from Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture.
No specific contraindications.
Indications
Conditions for which BL64 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Loss of AppetiteAversion ColdChillsCold FeetCold Qi LegDamp Qi LegDepressionPsychological DisorderDryness FeetDryness Feet CrackedEpilepsyEyesight / Vision DizzyDizzy VisionEyesight / Vision Superficial ObstructionSuperficial Obstruction VisionFeverFrightHeat HeadStiff NeckTendon Ligament StiffnessImmobility NeckImmobility Tendon / LigamentMalariaNosebleed PersistentPainBack PainLower Back PainBody Side PainHead PainHeadache Splitting PainHeart PainPalpitationsEye Canthus Medial RednessRhinitisHeaviness Head SensationChannel StagnationTremor HeadWind EyesWind Head
TCM actions
What classical sources say BL64 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Protocols using BL64
- Fatigue, Insomnia, Fibromyalgia, Widespread Pain – SI03, SI04, BL62, BL64, BL65 (doi:10.1155/2019/9684649 ↗)
- Anxiety, Depression, Insomnia, Itching, Itchiness Skin, Pruritus, Prurigo Nodularis, Pruritus Chronic – LI04, LI11, ST25, ST36, ST42, SP06, SP10, SI04, BL17, BL64, TB04, TB05, GB20, GB40, CV06, CV12, GV14, GV16, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.2147/CCID.S336109 ↗)
- Sleep Disturbance, Restless Legs Syndrome, Lower Limb Abnormal Sensation – ST34, ST36, SP05, SP06, SP10, BL18, BL23, BL56, BL57, BL64, KD03, GB34, GB39 (doi:10.1016/j.bj.2021.05.005 ↗)
- Headache Occipital, Ischemic Stroke – BL10, BL60, BL64, GB20, GV20, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.11.003 ↗)
- Fibromyalgia – SI03, SI04, BL62, BL64, BL65, XH03 (doi:10.1155/2019/9684649 ↗)
- 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)
- Sciatica, Lumbar Lower Back Pain, Lumbar Disc Herniation – BL37, BL40, BL57, BL64, GB30, GB34, GB40, XB02L4, XB02L5 (Chen Jirui, Nissi Wang (eds). Acupuncture Case Histories from China. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1988)
Most often selected alongside BL64
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with BL64. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- GB20Wind Pool3 protocols
- GV20100 Convergences3 protocols
- SI04Wrist Bone3 protocols
- SP06Three Yin Intersection3 protocols
- SP10Sea Of Blood3 protocols
- ST36Leg Three Miles3 protocols
- BL23Kidney Shu Point2 protocols
- BL57Mountain Support2 protocols
- BL62Extending Vessel2 protocols
- BL65Restraining Bone2 protocols
- GB34Yang Mound Spring2 protocols
- GB40Mound2 protocols