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Kunlun BL60

﹝Name Explanation﹞

Originally refers to a hill, here it describes the prominence of the external malleolus, with the point located beside it, hence the name.

﹝Category﹞

Channel (Fire) Point.

﹝Source﹞

Lingshu-Benshu.

﹝Location﹞

On the posterior aspect of the foot, in the depression between the tip of the external malleolus and the Achilles tendon.
  • Lingshu-Benshu:"Behind the external malleolus, above the calcaneus."
  • Zhenjiu Dacheng:"Five fen posterior to the external malleolus of the foot."

﹝Regional Anatomy﹞

  • Muscles: Peroneus brevis. Distributed with lamellar corpuscles; posteriorly is the Achilles tendon.
  • Nerves: Sural nerve.
  • Vessels: Small saphenous vein and posterior malleolar artery and vein.

﹝Acupuncture and Moxibustion﹞

Perpendicular insertion or oblique insertion towards the anterior border of the internal malleolus 0.5～1 cun. Moxa cone moxibustion 3～5 cones, moxa stick warm moxibustion 10～15 minutes.

﹝Effects﹞

Dispels wind and heat, regulates the uterus and appendages, relaxes the lower back and legs.

﹝Indications﹞

  • Classical: Headache, dizziness, stiffness of the neck and spine, rigidity of the shoulders and back, pain in the lower back and sacrum, swelling and pain of the foot and calf, muscle cramps, pain in the sole of the foot, straw sandal wind, difficulty walking, beriberi, chills and fever, malaria, epilepsy, nosebleed, toothache, chest fullness, cough and asthma, abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation, bubo, edema, swelling of the vulva in children, fright epilepsy in children, difficult delivery, retention of placenta, rubella, Yongju, red eyes, foot convulsions.
  • Modern: Acute lumbar sprain, goiter, sciatica, lower limb paralysis, ankle arthralgia, prolonged labor, retained placenta, malposition of the fetus.

﹝Prescription Examples﹞

  • Red eyes: Taiyuan (LU9), Yangxi (LI5), Kunlun (BL60).
  • Pain in the ankle and heel bone: Juegu, Kunlun (BL60), Qiuxu (GB40).
  • Swelling of the vulva in children: Kunlun (BL60), Taixi (KI3), Taichong (LR3).
  • Pain in the lower back and back: Huantiao (GB30), Weizhong (BL40), Kunlun (BL60).
  • Muscle cramps, dizziness: Chengshan (BL57), Kunlun (BL60).
  • Straw sandal wind through the heel: Kunlun (BL60), Qiuxu (GB40), Shangqiu (SP5), Zhaohai (KI6).
  • Bubo, Yongju: Chengjiang (CV24), Sanyinjiao (SP6), Kunlun (BL60).
  • Asthma and rebellious qi: Shenmen (HT7), Yinlingquan (SP9), Kunlun (BL60), Zulinqi (GB41).
  • Pharyngeal Jiehexue: Kunlun (BL60), Pucan (BL61).
  • Foot convulsions: Kunlun (BL60), Jiexi (ST41), Zulinqi (GB41), Xiangu (ST43).

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