DETAIL of Jingming (Sei-mei)

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Acupoint's Category:
Acupoints of the 14 Meridians
Chinese Name:
Jingming
Japanese Name:
Sei-mei
WHO No:
BL 1
WHO No (Old):
Source:
A-B Classic of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
Name Explanation:
Jing, eye; Ming, brightness. The point is located near the eye; its function is to
clear the eyes.
Classification:
The Crossing Point of the Hand and Foot Taiyang, Foot Yangming, Yinqiao and
Yangqiao Meridians.
Specific Points:
Location:
On the face, in the depression closely above the inner canthus.
Location (previously defined):
Localization:
In sitting or supine position, the point is located 0.1 cun medial to the inner
canthus, and 0.1 cun upward, near the medial margin of the orbit.
Indications:
1) Ophsthalmopathy: Conjunctival congestion, dizziness, epiphora, itching pain
in the inner canthus, pterygium, nebula, blurred vision, myopia, night blindness,
color blindness, eye disorders in children due to malnutrition. 2) Other Diseases:
Aversion to cold, headache, lumbago.
Mechanism of Action:
1) The point lies near the eye, and since all points have local indications, many
eye diseases can be treated by puncturing this point. 2) The Urinary Bladder
Meridian of Foot Taiyang circulates through the lumbar region. According to the
principle that where the meridian passes, where the indications are, this point can
be used to treat lumbago and with good results.

Method:
Puncture perpendicularly 0.3 cun along the infraorbital ridge. It is not advisable
to twist or manipulate the needle with large amplitude.
Acupoint Prescriptions:
1) Conjunctival congestion: Jingming (BL 1), Houxi (SI 3), Muchuang (GB 16),
Tongziliao (GB 1). (Experience on Acupuncture and Moxibustion Therapy ) 2)
Cold tears: Jingming (BL 1), Linqi (GB 15), Fengchi (GB 20), Wangu (SI 4).
(Great Compendium of Acupuncture and Moxibustion ) 3) Conjunctivitis:
Jingming (BL 1), Hegu (LI 4), Sibai (ST 2). (ibid ) 4) Fluxion of tears: Jingming
(BL 1), Yingxiang (LI 20) (The needle is inserted quickly, twisted and twirled
lightly without retention). (Abstract of Clinical Experience on Acupuncture and
Moxibustion ) 5) Acute conjunctivitis: Jingming (BL 1), Yuyao (EX-HN 4),
Chengqi (ST 1), Cuanzhu (BL 2), Sizhukong (TE 23), Tongziliao (GB 1). (New
Acupuncture and Moxibustion ) 6) Night blindness: Jingming (BL 1),
Tongziliao (GB 1), Cuanzhu (BL 2), Sizhukong (TE 23), Yuyao (EX-HN 4),
Sibai (ST 2), Shangxing (GV 23), Yangbai (GB 14). (ibid ) 7) Ocular diseases:
Jingming (BL 1), Taiyang (EX-HN 5), Yuwei (EX-HN). (Songs of Jade Dragon
) 8) Nyctalopia due to liver dysfunction: Jingming (BL 1), Xingjian (LR 2).
(Songs of Hundreds of Symptoms )
Regional Anatomy:
Skin-subcutaneous tissue-orbicular muscle of the eye-upper side of superior
lacrimal duct-between internal muscle of the eye and orbital lamina of ethmoid
bone. In the superficial layer, there are the supratrochlear nerve of the
ophthalmic branches of the trigeminal nerve and the branches or tributaries of
the angular artery and vein. In the deep layer, there are the branches or
tributaries of the ophthalmic artery and vein, the branches of the ophthalmic
nerve and the branches of the oculomotor nerve.
Remark:
Experiments have shown that puncturing Jingming (BL 1) can slow down the
heart rate.