Bladder Channel

Point locations, actions, and indications

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urinary bladderfoot tai yang

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What is Tai Yang?

Most external of the Yang channels & opens to the exterior

What happens at Tai Yang?

Warms & discharges the exterior. Protects from Cold. Opens & closes the gaps.

Beginning of External Pathway

Inner canthus of the eye.

Middle of External Pathway

Over head, down the spine, back of thigh BL40, BL 41 1.5 cun lateral to BL12, back down spine then to calf & foot

End of External Pathway

Approximately .1 cun from the lateral corner of the little toenail

Where does the Bladder help with the flow of Qi?

Consolidate surface, muscles & tendons, brain to promote function & stabilize emotions, sense organs of head

What organs does it help regulate the function of?

Bladder & Kidney

What does the bladder channel link to and how?

Internal organs via back Shu points

Obstruction in the Bladder channel can cause...

Pain, spasm, impaired movement of neck, nape, back, lumbar, hip, knee, calf, foot, small toe

Exterior Syndrome of Bladder channel

Chills, fever, HA, nape stiffness, runny nose, body aches, easily catch cold.

Pathology of the Bladder channel involving the head, face, & sense organs?

Yellow sclera, painful eyes with tearing, obstruction of nose, epistaxis.

Pathology of the Bladder organ involving the Urogential system

Smooth urination w/distention/pain in lower abdomen, urinary retention, enuresis, dysmenorrhea, leukorrhea.

Pathology of Bladder organ involving mental/emotional disorders

Dian Kuang, epilepsy, depression, excessive worry, phobias, & fears.

Pathology of Bladder organ involving internal organs

Chronic & deficient conditions of all internal organs.

Jing Well Metal point of BL?

BL 67

Ying Spring Water point of BL?

BL 66

Shu Stream Wood point of BL?

BL 65

Jing River Fire point of BL?

BL 60

He Sea Earth point of BL?

BL 40

Yuan Source point of BL?

BL 64

Luo Connecting point of BL?

BL 58

Xi-Cleft point of BL?

BL 63

Entry point of BL?

BL 1

Exit point of BL?

BL 67

Front Mu point of BL?

Ren 3

Back Shu point of BL?

BL 28

Lumbar & back command point?

BL 40

Influential point for bones?

BL 11

Sea of Grain point for blood?

BL 11

Master point of the Yang Qiao?

BL 62

Xi Cleft point of the Yang Qiao?

BL 59

Lower He-Sea point for TB/SJ?

BL 39

Celestial Window point?

BL - 10

Back Shu point of LU?

BL 13

Back Shu point of LI?

BL 25

Back Shu point of ST?

BL 21

Back Shu point of SP?

BL 20

Back Shu point of HT?

BL 15

Back Shu point of SI?

BL 27

Back Shu point of KD?

BL 23

Back Shu point of PC?

BL 14

Back Shu point of TB?

BL 22

Back Shu point of GB?

BL 19

Back Shu point of LV?

BL 18