BL62 (Shenmai, “Shenmai”) is the Eight Confluent Point point of the Bladder Meridian. It is located in the depression directly inferior to the lateral malleolus, at the junction of the red and white skin. It opens and regulates the Yang Heel Vessel, expels exterior and interior wind, calms the spirit, relaxes the sinews, and alleviates pain.
In the depression directly inferior to the lateral malleolus, at the junction of the red and white skin.
Perpendicular insertion 0.3-0.5 cun.
Opens and regulates the Yang Heel Vessel, expels exterior and interior wind, calms the spirit, relaxes the sinews, and alleviates pain.
Dizziness, sensation of sitting in a boat or carriage, headache, head wind, red and painful eyes, pain in the eyebrow ridge, aversion to wind, spontaneous sweating, nosebleed, deafness, alternating fever and chills, swelling in the neck and axilla, epilepsy, madness, vexing pain in the joints, cold and numbness in the lower back and hips, stiffness and rigidity of the lower back, difficulty flexing and extending the knee and leg, leg pain, pain in the calf and heel, numbness and contracture of the limbs, generalized swelling, mastitis, exhaustion from overwork, reversal cold, cold qi.
As the master point of the Yang Heel Vessel, which governs the body's upright posture and wakefulness, Shenmai is a primary point for conditions affecting balance, such as dizziness and vertigo. It is classically indicated for epilepsy that occurs during the daytime. Its ability to expel wind makes it effective for wind-related disorders like headache, aversion to wind, and body aches, as well as for relaxing sinews in cases of back and leg pain or stiffness.
Classical text; the translation was prepared with AI and is not clinical advice.
《針經指南》 Zhēnjīng Zhǐnán — Guide to the Needling Classic, Dou Hanqing, 1295 · 定八穴所在 · Source: jicheng.tw ↗
申脈二穴，足太陽膀胱經，在足外踝下赤白肉陷中。 令病人垂腳坐取之，側臥取亦得According to this text, BL62 belongs to the foot taiyang bladder channel and lies below the outer ankle in the hollow at the border of red and white skin; it is located with the patient sitting with feet hanging, or lying on the side.
《醫學入門》 Yīxué Rùmén — Introduction to Medicine, Li Chan, 1575 · 经穴起止 · Source: Wikisource ↗
申脉外踝下容爪甲白肉际陷中。 针三分，禁灸。 主目反上视According to this text, BL62 lies below the outer ankle, a nail's width down, in the hollow at the white-skin border; it records needling 0.3 cun, states that moxa is prohibited, and notes use for eyes turned upward.
《醫學綱目·刺灸》 Yīxué Gāngmù · Cìjiǔ — Outline of Medicine: Needling and Moxibustion, Lou Ying, 1565 · 卷之八·陰陽臟腑部 · 穴法下 · Source: jicheng.tw ↗
申脈二穴，陽蹺所生，在外踝下陷中，容爪甲白肉際。 針入五分，留六呼，灸三壯According to this text, BL62 is where the yangqiao vessel arises, in the hollow below the outer ankle at the white-skin border a nail's width away; needle insertion is 0.5 cun, retained for six breaths, with 3 moxa cones.
BL62 is one of 67 points on the Bladder Meridian. Nearby points:
BL62 (Shenmai) is located in the depression directly inferior to the lateral malleolus, at the junction of the red and white skin.
BL62 opens and regulates the Yang Heel Vessel, expels exterior and interior wind, calms the spirit, relaxes the sinews, and alleviates pain. Common clinical indications include dizziness, sensation of sitting in a boat or carriage, headache, head wind, red and painful eyes, pain in the eyebrow ridge, aversion to wind, spontaneous sweating, nosebleed, deafness, alternating fever and chills, swelling in the neck and axilla, epilepsy, madness, vexing pain in the joints, cold and numbness in the lower back and hips, stiffness and rigidity of the lower back, difficulty flexing and extending the knee and leg, leg pain, pain in the calf and heel, numbness and contracture of the limbs, generalized swelling, mastitis, exhaustion from overwork, reversal cold, cold qi.
Perpendicular insertion 0.3-0.5 cun.
BL62 is a point on the Bladder Meridian (Zú Tài Yáng Páng Guāng Jīng).