The Foot Yangming Bladder Meridian is the longest meridian in the human body, and the acupoints on this meridian are very important. The symptoms associated with the organs and limbs connected to this meridian include diseases of the head, neck, eyes, lower back, and the posterior part of the lower limbs. Let's take a look at the diagram of the Foot Yangming Bladder Meridian.
Diagram of the Foot Yangming Bladder Meridian
It starts at the inner canthus (Jingming acupoint) and converges at the vertex (Baihui acupoint, belonging to the Du meridian).
Branches from the vertex: From the top of the head to the temporal region.
Straight branch from the vertex: From the top of the head, it enters the brain and then exits to separate and descend. It runs along the inside of the scapula, along the spine, and reaches the lower back. It enters the body cavity through the muscles beside the spine, connects with the kidneys, and belongs to the bladder meridian.
Branches at the lower back: Descends through the buttocks and enters the popliteal fossa.
Branches in the posterior region: Descend straight along the inner edge of the scapula, pass through the buttocks (Huantiao, belonging to the Foot Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian), and run along the outer side of the thigh. They merge with the branches coming down from the lower back at the popliteal fossa. From there, they continue downward, pass through the gastrocnemius muscle, exit behind the lateral malleolus, and run along the prominence of the 5th metatarsal bone to the lateral end of the little toe (Zhiyin acupoint), where they connect with the Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian.
Special Effective Acupoints of the Foot Yangming Bladder Meridian
Zanzhu: Sit upright or lie on your back, at the midpoint between the eyebrows, in the depression above the supra-orbital ridge. It treats various eye diseases such as redness, swelling, pain, tearing in response to wind, eye lid twitching, headaches, facial paralysis, and hiccup.
Jingming: Sit upright or lie on your back, at the inner corner of the eye, slightly above. It treats various eye diseases such as redness, swelling, pain, tearing in response to wind, night blindness; it can also alleviate headaches, nasal congestion, and lower back pain.
Dazhu: Sit upright or lie prone, at the lower part of the back, 1.5 cun away from the lower border of the 1st thoracic vertebra spinous process. It treats headaches, dizziness, cough, nasal congestion, neck and shoulder pain, stroke, epilepsy, throat obstruction, etc.
Qihai Shu: Lie prone, at the lower back, 1.5 cun away from the lower border of the 3rd lumbar vertebra spinous process. It treats dysmenorrhea, irregular menstruation, hemorrhoids, lower back pain, intestinal rumbling, abdominal distension, etc.
Guanyuan Shu: Lie prone, at the lower back, 1.5 cun away from the lower border of the 5th lumbar vertebra spinous process. It treats diarrhea, difficulty urinating, enuresis, abdominal distension, lower back pain, etc.
Weizhong: Lie prone, at the midpoint of the popliteal fossa, between the tendons of the biceps femoris and semitendinosus muscles. It treats lower back pain, limited flexion and extension of the hip joint, sudden spasms of the hamstring muscles, lower limb paralysis; stroke comas, hemiplegia, convulsions, erysipelas, carbuncles, back pain, vomiting, diarrhea, heat stroke, spontaneous sweating, night sweats, malaria, enuresis, difficult urination, etc.
Chengshan: Lie prone, in the middle of the back of the lower leg, between Weizhong and Kunlun, when the lower leg is extended or the heel is lifted, a depression with a sharp angle appears below the belly of the gastrocnemius muscle. It treats leg pain, cramps, lower back pain, beriberi; abdominal pain, constipation, hernia; nosebleeds, hemorrhoids, convulsions, etc.
Kunlun: At the back of the foot, between the tip of the lateral malleolus and the Achilles tendon. It treats headaches, stiff neck, shoulder and back pain, dizziness, nosebleeds, epilepsy, difficult childbirth, malaria, lower back pain, heel pain, etc.
Benefits of Clearing the Foot Yangming Bladder Meridian
Clearing method: The bladder meridian is located on the back of the thigh along the midline. Tap each acupoint along the meridian for a few minutes in the order of the meridian. However, because it is difficult to tap the acupoints in this area, you can also exercise the bladder meridian by pressing on the leg.
Benefits of clearing: 1. Detoxification of the whole body, regulation of water and fluid, maintenance of metabolic balance; 2. Male health care, with the effect of strengthening the Yang.
Main Diseases Treated by the Foot Yangming Bladder Meridian
The acupoints of this meridian mainly treat diseases of the head, neck, eyes, back, waist, and lower limbs, as well as mental disorders. The back shu points on the two lateral lines of the back and other related acupoints mainly treat diseases related to the relevant organs and tissues, such as urinary retention, enuresis, mania, malaria, eye pain, tearing in response to wind, nasal congestion and excessive nasal discharge, nosebleeds, headaches, as well as pain in the back, neck, waist, buttocks, and the posterior region of the lower limbs along the course of this meridian.
