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Indications
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Protocols
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Location
Anterior to the 5th metatarsophalangeal joint at the junction of the red and white skin.
Categories
- Ying-Spring 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 BL66 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Congestion FluidsCoughPsychological DisorderShortness of BreathEyesight / Vision DizzyDizzy VisionFrightChest FullnessMalariaNosebleedNeck PainRed EyesHeaviness Head SensationUndigested Food in StoolSweatingTolerance ColdVomiting
TCM actions
What classical sources say BL66 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Benefit Descend Qi LungBenefit Descend Qi StomachBenefit HeadDescend Qi LungDescend Qi Stomach
Protocols using BL66
- Immune Deficiency, Fatigue Cancer – LU08, SI05, BL66, TB04, CV12 (doi:10.1155/2015/703439 ↗)
- Fatigue, Cancer, Immune Deficiency, Fatigue Cancer-related, Immune Dysfunction – LU08, SI05, BL66, TB04, CV12 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(15)30061-3 ↗)
- Insomnia, Eczema, Dyspepsia, Pruritus, Dermatitis Atopic – LI02, LI11, ST36, ST43, SP03, SI02, SI03, BL66, PC06, TB03, TB06, GB41, LV03 (doi:10.1186/s12906-021-03306-1 ↗)
- Diarrhea, Dyspepsia Functional, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Bloating Abdominal, Satiation Early, Tightness Epigastric – LU05, LU11, HT03, HT09, SI02, SI03, BL66, KD10, GB41, LV01 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2025.1545687 ↗)
- Dyspepsia Functional – LU08, LI01, SP05, SP09, BL66, KD10, GB43, GB44, LV04, LV08 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2025.1545687 ↗)
- Parkinson's Disease, Cognitive Impairment Mild – ST36, SP03, HT08, BL62, BL66, KD03, KD06, PC08, CV12, CV14, GV20, GV23, GV24, XH03 (doi:10.27126/d.cnki.ghlzy.2025.000006 ↗)
- Dyspepsia Functional – LU05, LU11, HT03, HT09, SI02, SI03, BL66, KD10, GB41, LV01 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2025.1545687 ↗)
- Injury Meniscal – ST43, ST44, SP02, SP03, BL65, BL66, GB41, GB43, LV02, LV03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2017.09.012 ↗)
- Fatigue, Cancer, Immunodeficiency – LU08, SI05, BL66, TB04, CV12 (Kim DJ, Park SH, Seo JC, Kim KS, Sohn KC, Shin IH, Ryoo HM. Efficacy of Saam acupuncture treatment on improvement of immune cell numbers in cancer patients: a pilot study. J Tradit Chin Med 2014; 34(5): 550-554)
Most often selected alongside BL66
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with BL66. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- CV12Stomach Centre4 protocols
- GB41Foot Governor Of Tears4 protocols
- LU08Channels Ditch4 protocols
- KD10Yin Valley3 protocols
- SI02Front Valley3 protocols
- SI03Back Stream3 protocols
- SI05Yang Valley3 protocols
- SP03Great White3 protocols
- TB04Yang Pool3 protocols
- GB43Narrow Stream2 protocols
- HT03Lesser Sea2 protocols
- HT09Lesser Surge2 protocols