BL-67 - Reaching Yin
至阴 - Zhì yīn
Point Region: Toe
Location & How to Find
Anatomical Location: On the little toe, at the corner of the nail on the outer side, about 0.1 cun from the corner, where the side edge of the nail meets the line of its base.
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:
- Look at your little toenail
- Find its corner at the base, on the outer side of the foot
- The point is just beside this corner
How to Apply Pressure
Using a fingertip, apply gentle, steady pressure just beside the outer corner at the base of your little toenail. Firm but never painful pressure is enough; stop if it hurts. Do not press this point during pregnancy. Skip this point over irritated or broken skin.
Traditional Indications
In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:
- Headache
- Nasal congestion
- Eye pain
- Mental clarity
Related Health Concerns
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Important Precautions
Avoid this point with:
- Pregnancy