BL 55 Acupuncture Point

Bladder 55, or Urinary Bladder 55, Abbreviated as BL 55 or UB 55, Transliterated Heyang in Chinese, Yang Confluence in English.

BL 55 Acupuncture Point Location:

On the posterior aspect of the lower leg, 2 cun below BL 40, on the line connecting BL 40 and BL 57.

BL 55 Acupuncture Point Indications:

  • Lumbar stiffness and pain, pain, numbness and weakness of the lower extremities
  • Hernia
  • Metrorrhagia, metrostaxis

BL 55 Acupuncture Point Benefits:

Activates the meridian, stops uterine bleeding, relieves genital pain, alleviates pain.