Bladdermeridianoffoot-taiyangBladdermeridianoffoot-taiyangcyclicalflowinganddistributioncyclicalflowinganddistribution11indicationsindicationspointsonthemeridianoffoot-taiyangpointsonthemeridianoffoot-taiyang2233•《灵枢.经脉》:膀胱足太阳之脉,起于目内眦,上额,交巅[1]。•其支者:从巅至耳上角[2]。•其直者:从巅入络脑,还出别下项,循肩膊[3]内,挟脊抵腰中。入循膂[4],络肾,属膀胱。•其支者:从腰中,下挟脊,贯臀,入腘中。•其支者:从膊内左右别下贯胛[5],挟脊内,过髀枢[6],循髀外[7]后廉下合腘中一一以下贯踹出外踝之后,循京骨[8]至小指外侧。《灵枢.经脉》:膀胱足太阳之脉,起于目内眦,上额,交巅Thebladdermeridianstartsfromtheinnercanthus,ascendstotheforeheadandjoinsthegovernorvesselatthevertex.Thefirstbranchstemsfromthevertexandrunstoareasabovetheears.其支者:从巅至耳上角其直者:从巅入络脑,还出别下项,循肩膊内,挟脊抵腰中。入循膂,络肾,属膀胱。Fromthereitentersthebrain,reemergesandrunssuperficiallyfromthevertextothemedialsideofthescapularregion.Thenitrunstotheloinsalongthespinalcolumnandenterstheabdominalcavityfromthedeeplayerofmusclestolinkwiththekidneyandjoinsthebladdertowhichitpertains.•Yoursubtopicsgohere其支者:从腰中,下挟脊,贯臀,入腘中。Thesecondbranchstemsfromthewaist,descendsthroughtheglutealregionandendsinthepopitealfossa.Thethirdbranchstemsfromtheposterioraspectoftheneck,runsstraightdownwardalongthemedialborderofthescapula.Thenitpassesthroughtheglutealregiondownwardalongthelateralaspectofthethighandmeetswiththeprecedingbranchdescendingfromthelumbarregioninthepoplitealfossa.其支者:从膊内左右别下贯胛,挟脊内,过髀枢,循髀外后廉下合腘中以下贯踹出外踝之后,循京骨至小指外侧。Fromthereitdescendstothelegandfurthertotheposterioraspectoftheexternalmalleolus.Finallyitrunsalongthetuberosityofthefifthmetatarsalboneandreachesthelateralsideofthetipofthelittletoetolinkwiththekidneymeridian.AscendstotheforeheadAlongtheposterioraspectoftheneckThemediallineofthemeridianonthebackStartsfromtheinnercanthusJoinstheGVatthevertexArrivesattheglutealregionTothesuperioraspectoftheearTothepoplitealfossaTothebladderEntersthebodytoconnectwiththekidneyThelaterallineofthemeridianonthebackReachestheglutealregionDownalongthelateralposterioraspectofthethighAlongtheposterioraspectofthelegArrivesattheexternalmalleolusRunsalongthelateralsideofthefootReachesthelateralsideofthetipofthelittletoeLinkswithkidneymeridianSB1B2B3Bbladder,kidney,andbraineyes,nose,andearsAssociatedvisceraAssociatedorgansDiseasesofthehead,neck,eyes,back,waistandlowerlimbsaswellasmentalproblem.TheindicationsoftheBack-Shuacupointsonthefirstlaterallineofthebackandtheacupointsonthesecondlineparalleltothefirstlaterallineincludethedisordersoftherelatedviscera,tissuesandorgans.indicationsChineseName:Cuanzhu(BL2)Location:Ontheface,inthedepressiononthemedialendoftheeyebrow,onthesupraorbitalnotch.•ChineseName:Jingming(BL1)•Location:Ontheface,inthedepressionsuperiortotheinnercanthus.ChineseName:Qucha(BL4)Location:Onthescalp,0.5cunwithintheanteriorhairline,1.5cunlateraltothemidline,atthejunctionofthemedialone-thirdandlateraltwo-thirdsofthedistancefromShenting(GV24)andTouwei(ST8).•ChineseName:Meichong(BL3)•Location:Onthescalp,directlyaboveUB2,0.5cunwithintheanteriorhairline,betweenShenting(GV24)andChucha(BL4).ChineseName:Chengguang(BL6)Location:Onthescalp,2.5cunwithintheanteriorhairline,1.5cunlateraltothemidline.•ChineseName:Wuchu(...