Location
Below tuberosity of the 5th metatarsal bone at the junction of the red and white skin.
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 ColdCalm Spirit ShenChillsCold 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
Protocols using BL64
- Ankle Pain, Sprain Ankle, Ankle Swelling – LI04, ST36, ST41, SP04, SP05, SP06, SP09, HT07, BL60, BL62, BL63, BL64, KD02, KD03, KD06, GB34, GB40, LV03 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-12-241 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- 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)
Most often selected alongside BL64
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with BL64. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- SP06Three Yin Intersection4 protocols
- ST36Leg Three Miles4 protocols
- GB20Wind Pool3 protocols
- GV20100 Convergences3 protocols
- KD03Great Stream3 protocols
- LI04Junction Valley3 protocols
- SP10Sea Of Blood3 protocols
- BL23Kidney Shu Point2 protocols
- BL60Kunlun (Mountains)2 protocols
- BL62Extending Vessel2 protocols
- GB34Yang Mound Spring2 protocols
- GB40Mound2 protocols
