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| acupoint | Jinggu |
| meridian | foot taiyang bladder meridian |
| international code | BL64 |
bubble_chart Category _en.webp)
On the lateral side of foot, below the tuberosity of fifth metatarsal bone, at the junction of red and white skin. It is located at midpoint of the line connecting tip of little toe and posterior edge of heel.
Yuan-source point.
bubble_chart Etymology
"Jing" (京), tall or prominent; "gu" (骨), bone. "Jinggu" refers to the prominent tuberosity of fifth metatarsal bone. The point is located below it, hence the name.
Jinggu (BL64) acupoint
(adapted from "Meridians and Acupoints")
(adapted from "Meridians and Acupoints")
- Lingshu‧Benshu: "Below the large bone on lateral side of foot";
- Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing adds: "In the depression at the junction of red and white skin";
- Zhenjiu Juying: "The large bone behind little toe is called Jinggu (京骨), and its point is under the bone";
- Xunjing Kaoxue Bian : "Measure from little toe to heel, take the midpoint";
- Zhenjiu Jicheng: "3 cun in front of Shenmai (BL62)".
- Muscles: above is abductor digiti minimi muscle.
- Nerve: lateral dorsal cutaneous nerve of foot, deep layer is lateral plantar nerve.
- Vessels: lateral plantar artery and vein.
Inward and downward oblique insertion 0.5~1 cun. Moxibustion with moxa cone 1 to 3 times, moxibustion with moxa stick for 10 to 15 minutes.
Dispel wind-heat, clear head and eyes, fortify waist and knees.
- Classical: pain at top of head, chills and fever, red eyes, corneal opacity, canthus ulcers, vertigo, nasal congestion, epistaxis, manic and depressive psychosis, stiff neck, lower back pain with inability to bend or straighten, abdominal fullness, diarrhea, heart pain, hip joint pain, cold feet, knee pain, foot cramps, palpitations, beriberi due to cold-dampness, dry and cracked feet or itchy.
- Modern: acute lumbar sprain, stiff neck, myocarditis, pleurisy.
