Bladder MeridianBL2

Cuanzhu 攢竹

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Short answer

Head (forehead), in the hollow at the inner end of the eyebrow.

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Cuanzhu — ① Where on the body? — **① Where on the body?**

Cuanzhu — Textbook view — skin on the left, muscle and bone underneath on the right — **Textbook view — skin on the left, muscle and bone underneath on the right**
Location and structures come from our 3D model; only the drawing style was refined with AI. Labels are added by us.

Cuanzhu — ③ Under the skin — **③ Under the skin**
Frontal bone · Frontalis muscle · Procerus muscle · Supratrochlear artery

Rendered straight from the 3D model at the computed location. The glowing ring marks Cuanzhu.

On this page

Where is Cuanzhu?
How do I find it on my body?
Before you press
How has it been used traditionally?
FAQ

1Where is Cuanzhu?

Head (forehead), in the hollow at the inner end of the eyebrow.

It lies straight above BL1, and a small notch in the brow bone (frontal notch) can usually be felt there.

Beneath the point

Frontal bone · Frontalis muscle · Procerus muscle · Supratrochlear artery

Our 3D measurement · In our 3D model: forehead skin at the level of the inner end of the eyebrow, 11.9 mm from the front midline — 6.2 mm closer to the midline than BL1.

2How do I find it on my body?

Find Jingming, just above and inside the inner eye corner.
Move straight up to the inner end of the eyebrow.
Feel along the upper rim of the eye socket for a small notch that catches the fingertip (frontal notch), and press there.

📖 Words explained

supratrochlear artery: A thin artery that comes out at the upper inner corner of the eye socket and runs up the middle of the forehead.
frontal notch: A small notch in the upper rim of the eye socket near its inner end, under the inner end of the eyebrow. A nerve and vessels pass through it to the forehead.
frontal bone: The skull bone that forms the forehead and brows. Its upper part is the forehead and its lower part makes the roof of the eye sockets.

3Before you press

⚠ Do not press when

This point sits just above the eye.
Press up against the bony rim, never in toward the eyeball.
Avoid broken or swollen skin and press only to a comfortable level.
Acupressure is not a substitute for medical care.

4How has it been used traditionally?

The name joins cuan (to gather) and zhu (bamboo), likening the eyebrow to a cluster of bamboo leaves.
It is the second point of the channel, on the inner end of the eyebrow.

From traditional texts — not a claim of effect.

?FAQ

Where exactly is Cuanzhu?

Head (forehead), in the hollow at the inner end of the eyebrow. It lies straight above BL1, and a small notch in the brow bone (frontal notch) can usually be felt there.

How do I find Cuanzhu?

Find Jingming, just above and inside the inner eye corner. Move straight up to the inner end of the eyebrow. Feel along the upper rim of the eye socket for a small notch that catches the fingertip (frontal notch), and press there.

What should I watch out for?

This point sits just above the eye. Press up against the bony rim, never in toward the eyeball. Avoid broken or swollen skin and press only to a comfortable level. Acupressure is not a substitute for medical care.

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Sources

Location: WHO Standard Acupuncture Point Locations in the Western Pacific Region (2008), p. 100
Standard comparison: Chinese national standard GB/T 12346-2021 (Nomenclature and location of meridian points), p. 16 — same location
Korean anatomical terms: KMLE medical dictionary
Traditional-use cross-check: AcuAtlas dataset (CC BY 4.0)
Classical record: Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing vol. 3, sec. 10 (face)

Positions computed from the WHO standard locations (2008) on Z-Anatomy (CC BY-SA 4.0) · BodyParts3D © DBCLS. For reference only — not a substitute for diagnosis or treatment. See a clinician if you are unwell.