BL65

Shugu

Star

束骨 (Shùgǔ) — Bundle Bone

Bladder channel · point 65

Shu-Stream pointWood pointWood point of the Bladder channelSedation (son) point

Traditionally used for

Headaches
Dizziness
Mood & calm
Pain & joints
Skin

Location

On the lateral side of the foot, in the depression proximal to the fifth metatarsophalangeal joint, at the border between red and white flesh.

Fig. — BL65 · Foot

Bones of the foot, dorsal — Gray's Anatomy plate — Bones of the foot, dorsal Gray's Anatomy, 1918

Needling

Depth: 0.3–0.5 cun

Angle: Perpendicular

Functions

Clears heat and expels wind from the head
Calms the spirit
Activates the channel

Indications

Headache and stiff neckdizzinessmania and agitationlow back and leg painboils and carbuncles on the back

Combinations Using This Point

Balance Method for Neck Pain and Stiff Neck

Neck pain balanced from the ankle — the Bladder channel of the neck imaged onto the Small Intestine of the wrist, or onto the ankle by the reversed image.

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