BL-40

BL-40

Punto V 40

Name

委中

  • Wei Zhong
  • Bend Centre
  • Central Load

Location

Center of the popliteal fossa

Nature

Actions

Unblocks the Bladder Channel. Disperses Heat and Dampness.

  • Urinary or sweating problems: helps eliminate toxicity. Use with the Bladder Front-Mu point CV-3
  • Disperses Heat from the surface, skin: dermatitis, eczema, urticaria, psoriasis. Bleed the four curves: LU-5 + BL-40
  • Lower backache and sciatica. With bloodletting
  • Local point for knee pain, posterior
  • Pain of lower limbs with difficulty of movement
  • Hip pain with sensation of heaviness
  • Blood stasis: stabbing pain
  • Wind Bi: changing pain
  • Wei Syndrome: paralysis, paresthesia, atrophy

Comments

  • Disperses Heat
  • Eliminates Dampness
  • Cools the Blood
  • Unblocks the Channel
  • Relaxes the sinews
  • If eyebrows fall (bleed)

Treatment

  • Needling: 0.5 CUN
  • Do not moxa
  • If there are dark venules in the area, bloodletting can be performed. See: bloodletting

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Page updated on April 7, 2025

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