BL-5 - Fifth Place

五处 - Wǔ chù

Point Region: Head

BL

Bladder Meridian

足太阳膀胱经 - Zú Tàiyáng Pángguāng Jīng

Location & How to Find

Anatomical Location: On the head, 1 cun behind the front hairline, 1.5 cun out from the midline. It lies 0.5 cun behind BL-4, level with GV-23.

Distances are in cun, a unit that scales with each person's body. As a guide, the width of your thumb at its joint is 1 cun, and your four fingers held together, measured across the middle joints, are 3 cun.

How to Locate:

  1. Find the middle of your front hairline
  2. Move two finger-widths out to the side and one thumb-width into the hair
  3. The point is there
BL-5 (Fifth Place) acupressure point location: On the head, 1 cun behind the front hairline, 1.5 cun out from the midline.

How to Apply Pressure

Using a fingertip, apply gentle, steady pressure one thumb-width behind your front hairline, two finger-widths out from the midline. Firm but never painful pressure is enough; stop if it hurts. Skip this point over irritated or broken skin.

Traditional Indications

In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:

  • Headache
  • Dizziness
  • Blurred vision
  • Agitation
  • Mental restlessness
  • Insomnia

Related Health Concerns

HeadacheFeeling FaintAnxietyInsomnia

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