BL60 (Kunlun, “Kunlun”) is the Jing-River point point of the Bladder Meridian. It is located in a depression situated between the most prominent point of the lateral malleolus and the Achilles tendon, level with the malleolus. It expels wind, clears heat, relaxes the sinews, activates the channel, alleviates pain, strengthens the lumbar spine, and facilitates labor.
In a depression situated between the most prominent point of the lateral malleolus and the Achilles tendon, level with the malleolus.
Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 1.0 cun.
Expels wind, clears heat, relaxes the sinews, activates the channel, alleviates pain, strengthens the lumbar spine, and facilitates labor..
Sudden abdominal fullness, bone pain, lumbar pain, difficult defecation, shoulder pain, back pain, neck pain, dizziness, headache, stiff neck, pain in the lumbar spine as if broken, leg cannot be bent, calf feels knotted, calf feels torn, ankle (Ankle Jue), hemorrhoids, malaria, madness, epilepsy, head and nape pain, yellow eyes, tearing, nasal congestion, nosebleed, pain in the neck, back, lumbar, buttocks, calf, and foot, little finger dysfunction, heart pain radiating to the back, arching of the back, foot and calf swelling, inability to place foot on the ground, coccyx pain, leg qi, convulsions, opisthotonos, swollen and painful genitals, eye pain as if the eyeball is falling out, profuse sweating in malaria, difficult labor, retained placenta, infantile epilepsy, foot and calf pain, inability to walk, foot weakness, inability to wear shoes, foot and heel pain, cholera with muscle spasms, vomiting, corpse-like collapse (shi jue), mania with seeing ghosts, knee swelling, pain in the lumbar region and hips, difficult urination, foot cannot be flexed or extended,a type of foot pain..
Kunlun is a primary distal point for treating pain anywhere along the spine, from the neck down to the coccyx, as well as sciatica and leg pain. Its classical designation as a Jing-River point and its ability to expel wind make it effective for acute conditions like headache, stiff neck, and body aches from external pathogens. It is famously used to promote labor and expel a retained placenta, but this action means it must be used with extreme caution or avoided entirely during a normal pregnancy.
BL60 is one of 67 points on the Bladder Meridian. Nearby points:
BL60 (Kunlun) is located in a depression situated between the most prominent point of the lateral malleolus and the Achilles tendon, level with the malleolus.
BL60 expels wind, clears heat, relaxes the sinews, activates the channel, alleviates pain, strengthens the lumbar spine, and facilitates labor. Common clinical indications include sudden abdominal fullness, bone pain, lumbar pain, difficult defecation, shoulder pain, back pain, neck pain, dizziness, headache, stiff neck, pain in the lumbar spine as if broken, leg cannot be bent, calf feels knotted, calf feels torn, ankle (Ankle Jue), hemorrhoids, malaria, madness, epilepsy, head and nape pain, yellow eyes, tearing, nasal congestion, nosebleed, pain in the neck, back, lumbar, buttocks, calf, and foot, little finger dysfunction, heart pain radiating to the back, arching of the back, foot and calf swelling, inability to place foot on the ground, coccyx pain, leg qi, convulsions, opisthotonos, swollen and painful genitals, eye pain as if the eyeball is falling out, profuse sweating in malaria, difficult labor, retained placenta, infantile epilepsy, foot and calf pain, inability to walk, foot weakness, inability to wear shoes, foot and heel pain, cholera with muscle spasms, vomiting, corpse-like collapse (shi jue), mania with seeing ghosts, knee swelling, pain in the lumbar region and hips, difficult urination, foot cannot be flexed or extended,a type of foot pain.
Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 1.0 cun. Caution: Traditionally avoided or used with caution in PREGNANCY (strong qi/blood-moving or labour-promoting action). Needling is forbidden in pregnant women as it can induce labor or cause miscarriage. The Zhen Jiu Da Cheng states, 'for pregnant women,刺之落胎 (needling it causes the fetus to be aborted)'. The Zi Sheng Jing and Zhen Jiu Ju Ying note its use to expel a retained fetus after miscarriage has already begun.
BL60 is a point on the Bladder Meridian (Zú Tài Yáng Páng Guāng Jīng).