Bladder MeridianBL61

Pucan 僕參

For reference only · not a substitute for diagnosis or treatment

Short answer

Outer side of the foot, straight below BL60, on the red-white flesh line.

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

Pucan — 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.

Pucan — ③ Under the skin — **③ Under the skin**
Calcaneus · Abductor digiti minimi of foot

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

On this page

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

1Where is Pucan?

Outer side of the foot, straight below BL60, on the red-white flesh line.

It is on the outer face of the heel bone (calcaneus); the line is where top-of-foot skin meets sole skin.

Beneath the point

Calcaneus · Abductor digiti minimi of foot

Our 3D measurement · In our 3D model: on the outer heel straight below BL60, where the skin turns halfway from the side to the sole (taken as the border of sole skin), 51.7 mm below BL60.

2How do I find it on my body?

Find Kunlun.
Go straight down onto the outer surface of the heel bone.
Press where you meet the line on the side of the foot where skin colour and texture change (the red-white flesh line).

3Before you press

⚠ Do not press when

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 Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing gives Anxie (安邪) as an alternative name; the name reads 'servant's visit'.

From traditional texts — not a claim of effect.

?FAQ

Where exactly is Pucan?

Outer side of the foot, straight below BL60, on the red-white flesh line. It is on the outer face of the heel bone (calcaneus); the line is where top-of-foot skin meets sole skin.

How do I find Pucan?

Find Kunlun. Go straight down onto the outer surface of the heel bone. Press where you meet the line on the side of the foot where skin colour and texture change (the red-white flesh line).

What should I watch out for?

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. 130
Standard comparison: Chinese national standard GB/T 12346-2021 (Nomenclature and location of meridian points), p. 20 — 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. 35 (the Wikisource texts of this line are corrupted; the Yang Heel link is still to be confirmed)

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.