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Intestine ZUTONGGU BL-66

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COMMENTARY

Foot Bladder Connecting Valley Kidney Ying-Spring and Water point of the Pericardium
Bladder channel Sanjiao
LOCATION

Gall Bladder

Liver On the lateral side of the foot, in the depression Conception anterior and inferior to the fifth metatarsophalangeal joint. Governing Extra Points

Zutonggu BL-66 is the water point of the Bladder water channel. Like all the distal points of the Bladder channel, its principal action is to clear pathologically ascending qi and yang from the head. This was emphasised in the Spiritual Pivot 75 which stated When [chaotic] qi is in the head, select Tianzhu BL-10 and Dazhu BL-11. If needling these fails to work, select the spring and stream points of the foot taiyang (i.e. Shugu BL-65 and Zutonggu BL-66). If chaotic qi affects not only the head, but also impairs the descending function of the Lungs and Stomach, the consequent rebellion of qi will give rise to coughing, dyspnoea, fullness of the chest and vomiting.
COMBINATIONS

Rhinitis with nose bleed: Zutonggu BL-66, Pianli L.I-6, Hegu L.I-4, Sanjian L.I-3 and Kunlun BL-60 (Supplementing Life). Sudden loss of voice: Zutonggu BL-66, Zhigou SJ-6 and Sanyangluo SJ-8 (Supplementing Life). Vomiting: Zutonggu BL-66, Shangqiu SP-5 and Youmen KID-21 (Thousand Ducat Formulas).

Shugu BL-65 Zutonggu BL-66

LOCATION NOTE

First locate Shugu BL-65, then run the finger over the prominence of the metatarso-phalangeal joint until it falls into the depression at the base of the little toe.
NEEDLING

Perpendicular-oblique insertion towards the sole 0.2 to 0.3 cun.

ACTIONS

Clears the head Descends Lung and Stomach qi

INDICATIONS

Heaviness of the head, neck pain, visual dizziness, redness of the eyes, nosebleed, sweating without aversion to cold, malaria. Vomiting, undigested food (in the stool), cough and dyspnoea, fullness of the chest with congested fluids. Mania, propensity to fright.