BL63 (Jinmen, “Jinmen means 'Metal Gate'”) is the Xi-Cleft point of the Yang Wei Mai point of the Bladder Meridian. It is located on the lateral aspect of the foot, in the depression directly inferior to the anterior border of the lateral malleolus, anterior and inferior to Shenmai (BL62). This point is located in the depression between the cuboid, calcaneus, and talus bones. It opens the Yang Qiao and Yang Wei channels, pacifies internal wind, calms the spirit, opens the orifices, and alleviates pain and spasm.
On the lateral aspect of the foot, in the depression directly inferior to the anterior border of the lateral malleolus, anterior and inferior to Shenmai (BL62). This point is located in the depression between the cuboid, calcaneus, and talus bones.
Perpendicular or slightly oblique insertion 0.3-0.5 cun.
Opens the Yang Qiao and Yang Wei channels, pacifies internal wind, calms the spirit, opens the orifices, and alleviates pain and spasm..
Sudden death-like collapse (cadaveric syncope), epilepsy, infantile convulsions (horse epilepsy), mania, sudden hernia pain, cholera with muscle cramping, knee and lower leg soreness, body trembling and inability to stand for long, headache, head wind, ear deafness, infantile mouth gaping with head shaking and opisthotonus, malaria with predominant cold then heat..
As the Xi-cleft point of the Yang Wei Mai, Jinmen is a critical point for acute conditions involving external pathogens and the body's protective Qi, particularly sudden, severe disorders like seizures, syncope, and acute pain. Its ability to pacify internal wind makes it valuable for epilepsy, convulsions, and opisthotonus, especially in children. Clinically, it is often used in combination with Shenmai (BL62) to strongly open the lateral aspect of the body and treat headache, dizziness, and pain along the Bladder channel.
BL63 is one of 67 points on the Bladder Meridian. Nearby points:
BL63 (Jinmen) is located on the lateral aspect of the foot, in the depression directly inferior to the anterior border of the lateral malleolus, anterior and inferior to Shenmai (BL62). This point is located in the depression between the cuboid, calcaneus, and talus bones.
BL63 opens the Yang Qiao and Yang Wei channels, pacifies internal wind, calms the spirit, opens the orifices, and alleviates pain and spasm. Common clinical indications include sudden death-like collapse (cadaveric syncope), epilepsy, infantile convulsions (horse epilepsy), mania, sudden hernia pain, cholera with muscle cramping, knee and lower leg soreness, body trembling and inability to stand for long, headache, head wind, ear deafness, infantile mouth gaping with head shaking and opisthotonus, malaria with predominant cold then heat.
Perpendicular or slightly oblique insertion 0.3-0.5 cun.
BL63 is a point on the Bladder Meridian (Zú Tài Yáng Páng Guāng Jīng).