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BL-60

昆仑

Kūn Lún

Kunlun

Location · 定位

足部外踝后方，外踝尖与跟腱之间凹陷中

On the foot, in the depression between the tip of the lateral malleolus and the Achilles tendon

Needling

直刺 0.5–0.8 寸

可灸

Special Categories

经穴马丹阳天星十二穴

Actions · 功效

relaxes the sinews and frees the connecting vessels
strengthens the lumbar region and spine
dispels wind and dissipates cold

Indications · 主治

头痛、项强headache, neck stiffness
腰骶疼痛、坐骨神经痛lumbosacral pain, sciatica
足跟痛heel pain
难产difficult labor

Editor-reviewed· 2026-04-16

Footnotes · 引用

[1]Deadman, Manual of Acupuncture 2nd ed.

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@misc{bencaodian-kun-lun,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Kūn Lún 昆仑 (Kunlun) — BL-60},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/acupoints/kun-lun},
  urldate      = {2026-04-16},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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