BL25 Dachangshu (Large Intestine Shu Point)
大腸俞dà cháng shūDachangshu
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Protocols
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Location
1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV03 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 4th lumbar vertebra.
Categories
- Back-Shu point of the Large Intestine
The classical groups this point belongs to, from Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture.
Cautions
Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
Indications
Conditions for which BL25 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Arthritis HipArthritis Sacroiliac JointMuscle WastingBackStomach RumblingCommon ColdConstipationDampDiarrheaAbdominal BloatingHypogastrium BloatingDysenteryDefecation ProblemsDrinking ProblemsEating ProblemsReproductive System ProblemsUrinary ProblemsMenstrual CrampsHypogastrium FullnessSpine Lumbar StiffnessImmobility Spine LumbarInjury HipInjury Sacroiliac JointInternal AbscessPainAbdominal PainAbdomen Inferior Twisting PainLower Back PainHip PainLower Abdominal PainJoint Sacroiliac PainUmbilical Cutting PainPeriod DysfunctionPeriod / Menstruation DysfunctionPeriod / Menstruation Premenstrual Syndrome / PmsPeriod Premenstrual Syndrome PmsRectal Prolapse StagnationBlood in StoolUndigested Food in StoolBi Arthralgia Leg SyndromeBi / Arthralgia Leg SyndromeBack Lumbar WeaknessLeg WeaknessWeight Low Despite Appetite
TCM actions
What classical sources say BL25 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Benefit Regulate IntestinesRegulate Intestines
Protocols using BL25
The 50 best-sourced of 294, ranked by strength of evidence. The count above is the full figure.
- Dysmenorrhea Primary – BL25, BL54 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(09)60035-2 ↗)
- Leg Pain, Prolapse Of The Lumbar Intervertebral Disc, Low Back Pain – BL23, BL25, BL31, BL32, BL33, BL34, BL40, BL54 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(09)60003-0 ↗)
- Sciatica, Lumbar Pain, Prolapse Intervertebral Disc – BL17, BL25, BL32, BL40, GB30, GB34 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(08)60041-2 ↗)
- Low Back Pain, Disability Low Back – BL23, BL25, BL40, GV03, GV04 (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0000919 ↗)
- Back Low Pain, Disability Musculoskeletal – BL23, BL25, BL40, GV03, GV04 (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0000919 ↗)
- Back Pain, Sciatica Pain, Herniated Nucleus Pulposus – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL31, BL32, BL33, BL34, BL40, BL57, BL60, GB30 (doi:10.1093/ecam/nep085 ↗)
- Disability Low Back, Low Back Chronic Pain – ST04, ST36, SP13, SP14, BL23, BL24, BL25, BL37, BL40, GB12, GB26, GB30, GB34, GB41, GV03, GV04, GV05, GV24, GV26 (doi:10.1186/1471-2474-11-118 ↗)
- Back Low Pain, Disability Functional – BL23, BL24, BL25 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-12-146 ↗)
- Sciatica, Leg Pain, Low Back Pain, Radiculopathy, Lower Extremity Numbness – BL25, BL40 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-12-226 ↗)
- Sciatica, Leg Pain, Low Back Pain, Radiculopathy, Lower Extremity Numbness – BL25, GV02 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-12-226 ↗)
- Back Low Pain, Acute Pain, Referred Pain – LI04, BL23, BL25, BL40, BL52, BL54, BL58, BL62, KD03, GB30, LV03 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-12-241 ↗)
- Constipation Functional – ST25, BL25 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-13-104 ↗)
- Constipation Functional – LI11, ST25, ST37, BL25 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-13-104 ↗)
- Low Back Chronic Pain, Musculoskeletal Pain – BL23, BL24, BL25, GB30, GV03, GV04, GV05 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-14-16 ↗)
- Lumbar Pain, Low-back Pain – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL32, BL40, BL60, GB30, GB34 (doi:10.1155/2013/872142 ↗)
- Sciatica, Lower Back Pain, Lower Limb Pain, Lower Limb Numbness, Lower Limb Weakness, Lumbar Disc Herniation – BL25, BL40 (doi:10.1155/2013/718593 ↗)
- Thigh Numbness, Thigh Lateral Pain, Paraesthesia Thigh, Burning Thigh, Meralgia Paraesthetica – BL25, GB30, GB31, GB32, GB34 (doi:10.1136/acupmed-2013-010395 ↗)
- Back Low Chronic Pain – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL40, BL60, KD03, GB34 (doi:10.1155/2013/125937 ↗)
- Low Back Pain, Spondylolisthesis – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL40, BL60, GB30, GB31, GV03 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-15-105 ↗)
- Constipation Functional – ST25, ST36, ST37, BL25, TB06 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(13)60100-4 ↗)
- Low Back Pain, Lower Limb Pain, Lumbar Disc Herniation, Radiculopathy Lumbar – BL25, GV02 (doi:10.1155/2014/154941 ↗)
- Low Back Pain, Lower Limb Pain, Lumbar Disc Herniation, Radiculopathy Lumbar – BL25, BL40 (doi:10.1155/2014/154941 ↗)
- Low Back Pain, Lower Limb Pain, Lumbar Disc Herniation, Radiculopathy Lumbar – BL25, BL40, GB30, GB34, GB39, GB40 (doi:10.1155/2014/154941 ↗)
- Inflammation Intestinal, Crohn's Disease, Barrier Dysfunction Intestinal Epithelial – LI04, LI11, ST25, ST36, ST37, BL23, BL25, CV06, CV09 (doi:10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.4986 ↗)
- Constipation Functional, Stool Hard, Constipation Chronic, Defecation Difficulty – ST25, ST36, ST37, BL25, BL33, BL34, TB06, CV04, CV06 (doi:10.1155/2015/396396 ↗)
- Lower Back Pain – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL40, GB30, GV03, GV04, GV05 (doi:10.1155/2015/808425 ↗)
- Leg Pain, Low-back Pain, Spinal-stenosis Lumbar, Claudication Neurological – SP06, SP09, BL23, BL25, BL56, BL57, GB30, GB34, GB39, GV03, GV04 (doi:10.1155/2015/263898 ↗)
- Bloating, Diarrhea, Abdominal Pain, Diarrhea Functional, Irritable Bowel Syndrome Diarrhea-predominant, Diarrhea Irritable-bowel-syndrome, Stool Frequency Increased – ST25, BL25 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000003884 ↗)
- Bloating, Diarrhea, Abdominal Pain, Diarrhea Functional, Irritable Bowel Syndrome Diarrhea-predominant, Diarrhea Irritable-bowel-syndrome, Stool Frequency Increased – LI11, ST25, ST37, BL25 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000003884 ↗)
- Leg Pain, Lower Back Pain, Buttock Pain, Lower Extremity Numbness, Claudication Intermittent, Spinal Stenosis Lumbar Degenerative – BL23, BL25, BL40, BL57, KD03 (doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012821 ↗)
- Sciatica, Leg Pain, Low-back Pain, Paresthesia Leg, Disability Lumbar – BL25 (doi:10.1155/2017/9502718 ↗)
- Stenosis Lumbar Spinal, Radiculopathy L5, Claudication Neurogenic, Lower Extremity Pain, Gluteal Pain – BL23, BL25, BL40, BL53, BL54, BL57, GB34 (doi:10.1186/s12906-018-2087-y ↗)
- Back Low Pain, Claudication Neurogenic, Leg Radiating Pain, Spondylolisthesis Lumbar Degenerative – LI04, ST36, BL22, BL23, BL24, BL25, LV03 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000010667 ↗)
- Low Back Chronic Pain – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL40, BL60, GV03 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000010790 ↗)
- Constipation Functional, Stool Hard, Defecation Infrequent, Defecation Incomplete – ST25, ST27, BL25, BL52 (doi:10.1186/s12906-018-2243-4 ↗)
- Leg Pain, Lower Back Pain, Disc Herniation Lumbar – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL40, BL60, GB30, GV03 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000011951 ↗)
- Low Back Pain, Disability Lumbar, Sprain Lumbar, Sprain Lumbar Acute – ST25, BL23, BL24, BL25 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2018.21.015 ↗)
- Chronic Pain, Back Lower Pain – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL40, GB30, GV03, GV04, GV05 (doi:10.1155/2018/4510909 ↗)
- Radicular Pain, Low-back Pain, Paresthesia Lower-limb, Disc-herniation Lumbar – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL40, BL60, GB03, GV03 (doi:10.1155/2018/5871657 ↗)
- Low Back Chronic Pain – BL23, BL24, BL25 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000013047 ↗)
- Chronic Pain, Back Low Pain, Disability Lumbar – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL40, BL60, GB30, GB31, GV03 (doi:10.1186/s13063-018-3049-x ↗)
- Lumbar Pain, Lower Back Pain – BL23, BL25, BL40 (doi:10.1155/2019/4024501 ↗)
- Coccyx Pain, Low-back Pain, Fracture Coccyx, Coccydynia – BL23, BL25, BL32, GV20 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000018860 ↗)
- Low Back Pain, Paresthesia Lower Extremity, Disc Herniation Lumbar, Radiating Lower Extremity Pain, Lower Extremity Weakness – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL40, BL60, GB03, GV03 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S234761 ↗)
- Diarrhea, Abdominal Pain, Ulcerative Colitis, Blood In Stool – ST25, ST36, SP04, BL20, BL21, BL23, BL25, KD03, CV04, CV12 (doi:10.1186/s12906-020-03101-4 ↗)
- Diarrhea, Abdominal Pain, Ulcerative Colitis, Blood In Stool – ST25, ST36, ST37, SP06, SP15, BL25, LV03, CV03, CV04, CV06 (doi:10.1186/s12906-020-03101-4 ↗)
- Diarrhea, Abdominal Pain, Ulcerative Colitis, Blood In Stool – ST25, ST36, SP06, BL25, CV04, CV06, GV01 (doi:10.1186/s12906-020-03101-4 ↗)
- Diarrhea, Abdominal Pain, Ulcerative Colitis, Blood In Stool – ST25, ST36, SP06, BL25, CV04, CV06, GV01 (doi:10.1186/s12906-020-03101-4 ↗)
- Diarrhea, Abdominal Pain, Ulcerative Colitis, Blood In Stool – ST25, ST36, SP06, BL25, CV04, CV06, GV01 (doi:10.1186/s12906-020-03101-4 ↗)
- Diarrhea, Abdominal Pain, Ulcerative Colitis, Blood In Stool – ST25, ST36, SP04, BL16, BL20, BL21, BL22, BL25, KD03, CV04, GV02, GV06 (doi:10.1186/s12906-020-03101-4 ↗)
Most often selected alongside BL25
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with BL25. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- BL23Kidney Shu Point199 protocols
- BL40Middle Of The Crease120 protocols
- GB30Jumping Circle80 protocols
- BL24Sea Of Qi Shu Point77 protocols
- GV03Yang Lumbar Gate75 protocols
- ST25Celestial Pivot71 protocols
- ST36Leg Three Miles68 protocols
- BL60Kunlun (Mountains)53 protocols
- BL26Original Qi Gate Shu Point48 protocols
- GB34Yang Mound Spring48 protocols
- GV04Life Gate41 protocols
- CV04Original Qi Gate37 protocols