body acupoint

Zanzhu BL2

Find the inner end of each eyebrow. With a fingertip, feel the bony edge there for a small hollow or notch. BL2 sits in that hollow at the inner end of the eyebrow.

Educational preview · clinical review pending

Reviewed location guidance

Illustrative only · no placement diagram

Use the reviewed location illustration with the safety guidance below.

Locate

Where is it?

Find the inner end of each eyebrow. With a fingertip, feel the bony edge there for a small hollow or notch. BL2 sits in that hollow at the inner end of the eyebrow.

Stay on the brow bone. Do not press down toward the eye or into the eye socket.

Landmarks

  • Medial end of eyebrow
  • Underlying bony brow edge
  • Small bony hollow or notch

Contact

Where should my finger touch?

  • Region: Superficial medial brow bone hollow
  • Contact: Fingertip pad
  • Pressure Envelope · Allowed: Light to gentle comfortable contact
  • Pressure Envelope · Firm Deep Pressure: Prohibited
  • Pressure Envelope · Painful Pressure: Prohibited
  • Pressure Envelope · Push Beneath Brow Bone: Prohibited
  • Periocular Safety · Brow Bone Only: true
  • Periocular Safety · Direct Eyeball Pressure: Prohibited
  • Periocular Safety · Eyelid Pressure: Prohibited
  • Periocular Safety · Deep Orbital Pressure: Prohibited

Duration, rhythm and side order belong to the routine.

Safety

  • Local Avoid: Open wound
  • Local Avoid: Active rash
  • Local Avoid: Significant swelling
  • Local Avoid: Active local infection
  • Local Avoid: Recent brow or orbital trauma
  • Recent Eye Surgery Or Injection: Follow clinician guidance
  • Ease Or Stop If: Sharp pain
  • Ease Or Stop If: Increasing local discomfort
  • Ease Or Stop If: Unusual eye discomfort
  • Ease Or Stop If: Dizziness
  • Need Level Medical Exit Examples: Sudden vision loss or change
  • Need Level Medical Exit Examples: New double vision
  • Need Level Medical Exit Examples: Severe eye pain
  • Need Level Medical Exit Examples: Eye injury
  • Need Level Medical Exit Examples: New flashes or many floaters
  • Need Level Medical Exit Examples: Concerning halos
  • Need Level Medical Exit Examples: Severe headache with eye symptoms
  • Need Level Medical Exit Examples: Nausea or vomiting with significant eye pain

Traditional use

Traditional context

Traditionally associated with the brow and eye region.

traditional theory

Educational preview · clinical review pending

Modern evidence

Head & Face Tension · Limited

BL2 appears in periocular self-care protocols. Its independent effect on screen-related brow tension has not been directly validated.

manual acupressure

Educational preview · clinical review pending

Evidence limits

Traditional use and modern evidence are separate. Component research does not validate a PointWell sequence or its timing. Content has completed PointWell’s clinical consumer-copy and release review. Exact PointWell protocols have not been clinically validated.

Evidence & Sources

References are transcribed from the supplied knowledge base. Full sources and exact location pages have not been rechecked in this implementation.

《倪海厦人纪系列之针灸教程.pdf》

TCM-NI-001 · Local reference; direct quotation not verified

Safety

General self-care. PointWell offers general self-care and educational guidance and is not a substitute for diagnosis, treatment, or emergency medical care.

Stop if you feel worse. Stop the session if you feel worse. If symptoms are severe, unusual, persistent, or worsening, seek appropriate medical care.

BL2 safety. Seek professional evaluation for new vision loss, persistent double vision, severe eye pain, or unusual red eyes with headache. Seek eye-care evaluation if strain persists after rest and self-care.

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