BL62 (Shenmai, “Extending Vessel”) is the Confluent of Yangqiao point of the Bladder Meridian. BL62 is located in the depression directly below the external malleolus. It calms the spirit, dispels wind, and benefits the head and eyes.
BL62 is located in the depression directly below the external malleolus.
Perpendicular insertion 0.3-0.5 cun.
Calms the spirit, dispels wind, and benefits the head and eyes.
Headache, dizziness, epilepsy, insomnia, low back pain, pain in the external malleolus.
BL62 is a crucial Confluent point of the Yang Qiao Mai (Yang Motility Vessel) and a Window of the Sky point, making it highly effective for wind-related disorders, both internal and external. It excels at calming the spirit, treating insomnia, epilepsy, and mania, and dispelling wind from the head and face for conditions like headache, dizziness, and eye disorders. It is classically paired with KI6 (Zhaohai) to regulate the sleep-wake cycle and treat insomnia.
BL62 is one of 67 points on the Bladder Meridian. Nearby points:
BL62 is located in the depression directly below the external malleolus.
BL62 calms the spirit, dispels wind, and benefits the head and eyes. Common clinical indications include headache, dizziness, epilepsy, insomnia, low back pain, pain in the external malleolus.
Perpendicular insertion 0.3-0.5 cun.
BL62 is a point on the Bladder Meridian (Zú Tài Yáng Páng Guāng Jīng).