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The Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian has sixty-three acupoints. Jingming (BL1), Cuanzhu (BL2), Qucha (BL3), Wuchu (BL4), Chengguang (BL5), Tongtian (BL6), Luoque (BL7), Yuzhen (BL8), and Tianzhu (BL9) are located along the head and neck. Dazhu (BL11), Fengmen (BL12), Feishu (BL13), Jueyinshu (BL14), Xinshu (BL15), Geshu (BL16), Ganshu (BL18), Danshu (BL19), Pishu (BL20), Weishu (BL21), Sanjiaoshu (BL22), Shenshu (BL23), Dachangshu (BL25), Xiaochangshu (BL27), Pangguangshu (BL28), Zhonglushu (BL29), and Baihuanshu (BL30) are distributed in two parallel lines, approximately two cun lateral to the midline of the spine. Shangliao (BL31), Ciliao (BL32), Zhongliao (BL33), Xialiao (BL34), and Huiyang (BL35) are located on the posterior aspect of the sacrum and coccyx. Fufen (BL17) is located in the third row, below the second thoracic vertebra, three and a half cun lateral to the midline. Pohu (BL42), Gaohuang (BL43), Shentang (BL44), Ge Guan (BL48), Hunmen (BL47), Yanggang (BL46), Yishe (BL45), Weicang (BL50), Huangmen (BL51), Zhishi (BL52), Baohuang (BL54), and Zhibian (BL54) follow sequentially. Chengfu (BL36), Yinmen (BL37), Fupi (BL38), Weiyang (BL39), Weizhong (BL40), Heyang (BL57), Chengjin (BL56), and Chengshan (BL58) extend downwards along the posterior thigh and calf. Feiyang (BL59), Fuyang (BL59 - Note: Text says Feiyang then Fuyang, standard is Feiyang BL59, Fuyang BL58? No, Fuyang is BL58, Feiyang is BL59. Text order: Feiyang, Fuyang. Standard: Fuyang BL58, Feiyang BL59. I will translate as per text sequence but note standard names if necessary. Actually text says "Feiyang Fuyang". Standard meridian flow is Fuyang (BL58) then Feiyang (BL59). The text lists them as "Feiyang Fuyang". I will stick to the text's listing order for translation fidelity or correct to standard flow? The prompt asks for accurate translation. I will translate the names as they appear.) Kunlun (BL60), Pucan (BL61), Shenmai (BL62), Jinmen (BL63), Jinggu (BL64), Shugu (BL65), Tonggu (BL66), and finally Zhiyin (BL67) on the lateral side of the little toe.

Jingming (BL1): Located one fen lateral to the inner canthus of the eye, in the depression. Moxibustion: three moxa cones. Contraindication: Do not moxa within one day.
Cuanzhu (BL2): Ascending from Jingming to the depression at the medial end of the eyebrow. Moxibustion is not suitable.
Qucha (BL3) (also known as Bichong): Ascending from Cuanzhu to the hairline, flanking the Shenting (GV24) point of the Du Meridian, one and a half cun lateral to the midline of the head. Moxibustion: three or five moxa cones.
Wuchu (BL4): Five fen posterior to Qucha, flanking the Shangxing (GV23) point of the Du Meridian, one and a half cun lateral to the midline. Moxibustion: three moxa cones; some say contraindicated.
Chengguang (BL5): One and a half cun posterior to Wuchu. Moxibustion is contraindicated.
Tongtian (BL6) (also known as Tianbai): One and a half cun posterior to Chengguang, flanking the Baihui (GV20) point of the Du Meridian, one and a half cun lateral to the midline. Moxibustion: three moxa cones.
Luoque (BL7): One and a half cun posterior to Tongtian. Moxibustion: three moxa cones.
Yuzhen (BL8): One and a half cun posterior to Luoque. Moxibustion: three moxa cones.
Tianzhu (BL10): Descending from Yuzhen, lateral to the large tendon at the back of the neck, into the depression at the hairline. Moxibustion is contraindicated.
Dazhu (BL11): Descending from Tianzhu, at the level of the first thoracic vertebra, two cun lateral to the midline of the spine, in the depression. Take with the patient sitting upright. Moxibustion: five or seven moxa cones.
Fengmen (BL12) (also known as Refu): Descending two vertebral levels from Dazhu, two cun lateral to the midline of the spine at the level of the second thoracic vertebra. Take with the patient sitting upright. Moxibustion: five moxa cones.
Feishu (BL13): Descending three vertebral levels from Fengmen, two cun lateral to the midline of the spine. Alternatively, place hands on the back; take the right side when accessing the left, and vice versa, aligning with the tip of the middle finger. Take with the patient sitting upright. *Qianjin Fang* states that measuring from Feishu opposite the nipple with a string indicates the location. Moxibustion: three moxa cones; some say one hundred.
Jueyinshu (BL14): Descending four vertebral levels from Feishu, two cun lateral to the midline of the spine. Take with the patient sitting upright. Moxibustion: seven moxa cones.
Xinshu (BL15): Descending five vertebral levels from Jueyinshu, two cun lateral to the midline of the spine. Take with the patient sitting upright. *Jia Yi Jing* states it is contraindicated for moxa. *Qianjin Fang* states that for wind-stroke causing acute heart distress, moxa Xinshu for one hundred cones.
Geshu (BL17): Below Xinshu is Duyu (note: text mentions Duyu here, usually distinct or part of the sequence), at the sixth thoracic vertebra, two cun lateral to the midline. From Duyu, descending to the seventh thoracic vertebra, also two cun lateral to the midline. Take with the patient sitting upright. Moxibustion: three moxa cones.
Ganshu (BL18): Descending nine vertebral levels from Geshu, two cun lateral to the midline of the spine. Take with the patient sitting upright. Moxibustion: three moxa cones.
Danshu (BL19): Descending ten vertebral levels from Ganshu, two cun lateral to the midline. Take with the patient sitting upright. Moxibustion: three moxa cones.
Pishu (BL20): Descending eleven vertebral levels from Danshu, two cun lateral to the midline. Take with the patient sitting upright. Moxibustion: three moxa cones.
Weishu (BL21): Descending twelve vertebral levels from Pishu, two cun lateral to the midline. Take with the patient sitting upright. Moxibustion: three moxa cones.
Sanjiaoshu (BL22): Descending thirteen vertebral levels from Weishu, two cun lateral to the midline. Take with the patient sitting upright. Moxibustion: three or five moxa cones.
Shenshu (BL23): Descending fourteen vertebral levels from Sanjiaoshu, level with the umbilicus, two cun lateral to the midline of the spine. Take with the patient sitting upright. Moxibustion: three moxa cones; some say moxa according to the patient's age in years.
Dachangshu (BL25): Below Shenshu is Qihai Shu, at the fifteenth thoracic vertebra, two cun lateral to the midline. From Qihai Shu, descending to the sixteenth thoracic vertebra, two cun lateral to the midline. Take with the patient prone. Moxibustion: three moxa cones.
Xiaochangshu (BL27): Below Dachangshu is Guanyuan Shu, at the seventeenth thoracic vertebra, two cun lateral to the midline. From Guanyuan Shu, descending to the eighteenth thoracic vertebra, two cun lateral to the midline. Take with the patient prone. Moxibustion: three moxa cones.
Pangguangshu (BL28): Descending nineteen vertebral levels from Xiaochangshu, two cun lateral to the midline of the spine. Take with the patient prone. Moxibustion: three moxa cones.
Zhonglushu (BL29) (also known as Ji Neishu): Descending twenty vertebral levels from Pangguangshu, two cun lateral to the midline of the spine, between the muscles rising from the spine. Take with the patient prone. Moxibustion: three moxa cones.
Baihuanshu (BL30): Descending twenty-one vertebral levels from Zhonglushu, two cun lateral to the midline of the spine. Take with the patient prone. Moxibustion: three moxa cones. *Jia Yi Jing* states it is contraindicated for moxa.
Shangliao (BL31): Descending from Baihuanshu to one cun below the lumbosacral joint, in the first depression lateral to the spine. Moxibustion: seven moxa cones.
Ciliao (BL32): Descending from Shangliao to the fourth depression lateral to the spine. Moxibustion: seven moxa cones.
Zhongliao (BL33): Descending from Ciliao to the third depression lateral to the spine. Moxibustion: seven moxa cones.
Xialiao (BL34): Descending from Zhongliao to the second depression lateral to the spine. Moxibustion: seven moxa cones.
Huiyang (BL35) (also known as Liji): Descending from Xialiao, approximately five fen lateral to the sides of the coccyx. Moxibustion: five moxa cones.
Fufen (BL17): Branching from Dazhu, the branch runs from the inner shoulder blade along the second thoracic vertebra, attached to the inner edge of the neck, three and a half cun lateral to the midline of the spine. Take with the patient sitting upright. Moxibustion: five moxa cones.
Pohu (BL42): Descending from Fufen to the third thoracic vertebra, three and a half cun lateral to the midline of the spine. Take with the patient sitting upright. Moxibustion: five moxa cones.
Gaohuang (BL43): Descending from Pohu to the space between the fourth and fifth thoracic vertebrae, three and a half cun lateral to the midline of the spine. Sit upright with the back curved to locate. *Qianjin Yi Fang* states: First have the patient sit upright with back curved, extend both arms resting on knees, keeping straight, aligning the thumb with the knee cap. Support the elbow with an object to prevent arm movement. Then palpate from the upper angle of the scapula down to the lower head of the scapula. There should be four ribs and three intervals. Based on the scapula, about the width of a side-wise inserted finger, press the empty space among the intervals. If there is a sensation pulling towards the shoulder, this is the point. Moxibustion on both sides: up to one hundred cones, or three to five hundred, even up to one thousand. Qi should descend, flowing like water; stagnant phlegm and chronic diseases will also descend. If the patient is too weak to sit upright, have them lie on their side, pull the upper arm forward to locate the point and moxa. Another method: place the right hand on the left shoulder, where the middle finger slightly falls short is the point; the same applies for the left side.
Shentang (BL44): Descending from Gaohuang to the fifth thoracic vertebra, three and a half cun lateral to the midline of the spine, in the depression. Take with the patient sitting upright. Moxibustion: five moxa cones.
[Text continues describing the next point without naming it explicitly in the snippet provided, likely Yixi (BL45) or similar, but follows the sequence]. Descending from Shentang to the sixth thoracic vertebra, three and a half cun lateral to the midline of the spine. Take with the patient sitting upright. Moxibustion: five moxa cones.
Ge Guan (BL48): Descending to the seventh thoracic vertebra, three and a half cun lateral to the midline of the spine. Sit upright with shoulders opened. Moxibustion: five moxa cones.
Hunmen (BL47): Descending from Ge Guan to the ninth thoracic vertebra, three and a half cun lateral to the midline of the spine, in the depression. Take with the patient sitting upright. Moxibustion: three moxa cones.
Yanggang (BL46): Located at the tenth thoracic vertebra, taken similarly to Hunmen. Moxibustion: three or seven moxa cones.
Yishe (BL45): Located at the eleventh thoracic vertebra, taken similarly above. Moxibustion: seven moxa cones; some say fifty to one hundred.
Weicang (BL50): Located at the twelfth thoracic vertebra, taken similarly above. Moxibustion: five moxa cones; some say fifty.
Huangmen (BL51): Located at the thirteenth thoracic vertebra, in the intercostal depression, anteriorly opposite Jiutui (CV15), taken similarly above. Moxibustion: three moxa cones.
Zhishi (BL52): Located at the fourteenth thoracic vertebra, in the depression, taken similarly above. Moxibustion: three or seven moxa cones.
Baohuang (BL54): Located at the nineteenth thoracic vertebra, in the depression, three and a half cun lateral to the midline of the spine. Take with the patient prone. Moxibustion: five or seven moxa cones.
Zhibian (BL54 - Note: Standard is BL54, text implies location): Located at the twenty-first thoracic vertebra (likely lumbar/sacral junction context in standard texts, but text says 21st vertebra), in the depression, three and a half cun lateral to the midline of the spine. Take with the patient prone. Moxibustion: five moxa cones.
Chengfu (BL36) (also known as Rouxi, Pipu, Yinguan): Descending from Zhibian, in the crease on the upper inner thigh below the buttocks. Moxibustion: three moxa cones.
Yinmen (BL37): Descending six cun from Chengfu, between the two tendons above the popliteal fossa. Moxibustion: three moxa cones; some say two cun below Fupi, or six cun.
Fupi (BL38): From Yinmen, go obliquely upward one cun outside, flex the knee to locate. Moxibustion: three moxa cones; some say one cun above Weiyang.
Weiyang (BL39): Descending from Fupi, still six cun below Chengfu, flex the knee to locate. This is Weiyang, which connects with Huiyang below. Moxibustion: three moxa cones.
Weizhong (BL40): Descending from Weiyang to the center of the popliteal crease, in the depression of the pulsating artery. Have the patient look up to the ground and lie prone. Moxibustion: three moxa cones; some say contraindicated.
Heyang (BL57): Descending from Weizhong to three cun below the popliteal crease. Moxibustion: five moxa cones.
Chengjin (BL56) (also known as Chuanchang, Zhichang): Descending from Heyang to the central depression of the calf muscle, seven cun above the heel. Moxibustion: three moxa cones.
Chengshan (BL58) (also known as Yufu): Descending from Chengjin to the depression between the muscles at the sharp division of the calf. Moxibustion: five to forty-nine moxa cones.
Feiyang (BL59) (also known as Jueyang): Obliquely ascending from Chengshan to seven cun above the lateral malleolus of the foot, in the depression. Moxibustion: three moxa cones.
Fuyang (BL58): Descending from Feiyang to three cun above the lateral malleolus of the foot, between the bone and tendon. Moxibustion: three moxa cones; some say seven.
Kunlun (BL60): Descending from Fuyang to five fen behind the lateral malleolus of the foot, in the depression above the calcaneus, where the fine artery pulses under pressure. Moxibustion: three moxa cones.
Pucan (BL61) (also known as Anxie): Descending from Kunlun to the depression below the calcaneus. Flex the foot to locate. Moxibustion: seven moxa cones.
Shenmai (BL62): Descending from Pucan to five fen below the lateral malleolus of the foot, in the depression, at the boundary of white skin where a fingernail fits. Moxibustion: three moxa cones.
Jinmen (BL63) (also known as Guanliang): Descending one cun from Shenmai. Moxibustion: three moxa cones; some say seven, with cone size like a wheat grain.
Jinggu (BL64): Descending from Jinmen to the depression at the red-white skin border below the large bone on the lateral side of the foot, obtained by pressing. The large bone after the base of the little toe is named Jinggu; the point is below the bone. Moxibustion: seven moxa cones.
Shugu (BL65): Descending from Jinggu to the depression at the red-white skin border after the base of the little toe on its lateral side. Moxibustion: three moxa cones.
Tonggu (BL66): Descending from Shugu to the depression after the base of the little toe on its lateral side. Moxibustion: three moxa cones.
Zhiyin (BL67): Descending from Tonggu, on the lateral side of the little toe, removing the nail corner like a leek leaf. Moxibustion: three or five moxa cones.