Chengguang BL6: Nomenclature, Location, Functions, Indications

Nomenclature:

Cheng : to receive Guang: brightness
Chengguang is at the vertex of the head, where brightness is easily perceived.
Point: BL6
Chinese Name: 承光
Name: Chengguang
English Name/Meaning: Receiving Light
Pinyin: chéng guāng
Han Geul 한글: seung gwang 승광
Romaji: shō kō?
Vietnamese:Thừa quang

Location:

2.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline and 1.5 cun lateral to the midline.

Functions and indications of Chengguang:

Brightens eyes and clears heat,so is beneficial in apical headache, heaviness in head, dizziness, vomiting, blurring of vision, nasal obstruction.

Method:

Transverse insertion 0.5 to 1 cun.

Remarks:

• Good for eye and nose.
• One of the best points for the blurring of vision.