Location
0.5 thumb widths directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline and 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the midline at the junction of the medial 1/3 and lateral 2/3 of the distance from du24 to the st8.
Cautions
No specific contraindications.
Indications
Conditions for which BL04 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
AgitationBenefit EyesBenefit EyesBenefit NoseBenefit NoseNasal CongestionNasal CongestionShortness of BreathEyesight / Vision BlurredBlurred VisionHeart FullnessHeart FullnessHeatNosebleedHead PainHead PainHeadacheHeadacheHeadache Head Vertex PainHeadache Head Vertex PainNose Soreness PainNose Soreness PainRhinitisSpontaneous SweatingSpontaneous SweatingHead Vertex SwellingHead Vertex SwellingWind HeadWind Head
Protocols using BL04
- Headache Tension, Headache Liver Yang Hyperactivity – BL04, BL10, GB05, GB12, GB20, GV20 (https://doi.org/10.26973/d.cnki.gbjzu.2024.000180)
- Neuralgia Occipital, Occipital Pain, Cervical Pain – ST08, BL04, BL10, GB12, GB20, GV16, GV24 (Pan Changqing & Tan Guangbo. Forty-two Cases of Greater Occipital Neuralgia Treated by Acupuncture plus Acupoint-Injection. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2008, 28(3): 175-177)
- Headache Head Vertex Pain – BL03, BL04, BL06, BL07, BL67, KD01 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Wind Head – LU09, LI08, ST41, HT05, BL02, BL04, BL06, BL11, BL30, BL62, BL64, BL67, KD06, TB05, TB16, TB18, TB22, TB23, GB04, GB08, GB12, GB14, GB15, GB19, GB20, GB41, GV15, GV16, GV17, GV21, GV22, GV23, GV24 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Benefit Nose – LI04, LI18, BL03, BL04, BL06, BL07, BL09, BL12, GB15, GB18, GV22, GV23, GV24, GV25, GV26, GV28, XH03, XH08 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Nasal Congestion – LU01, LU07, LI04, LI19, LI20, ST01, SI02, BL03, BL04, BL05, BL06, BL07, BL08, BL09, BL10, BL12, BL58, BL67, KD22, GB15, GB16, GB18, GB19, GB20, GV22, GV24, GV27, GV28, XH03, XH08, XH40 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Nose Soreness Pain – LI19, LI20, BL03, BL04, BL07, GV25, GV28 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Heart Fullness – LU11, ST36, SP06, SI19, BL03, BL04, GB39 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Spontaneous Sweating – LU06, LU08, LU10, LI01, LI04, LI05, LI06, ST12, ST36, ST39, ST41, ST42, ST43, ST44, ST45, SP01, SP02, HT05, SI01, SI02, SI03, SI04, SI05, BL04, BL06, BL09, BL11, BL13, BL17, BL19, BL29, BL30, BL40, BL45, BL58, BL67, PC01, PC06, PC07, PC09, TB01, TB02, TB03, TB04, TB06, TB15, GB05, GB06, GB11, GB16, GB20, GB37, GB43, GB44, CV13, GV02, GV04, GV05, GV13, GV14, GV15, GV23 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Benefit Eyes – LI04, LI14, ST01, ST02, ST08, HT09, SI02, SI06, BL01, BL03, BL04, BL06, BL09, BL18, BL23, BL62, TB03, TB23, GB01, GB14, GB15, GB16, GB20, GB37, GB41, GB43, GV17, GV23, GV28, XH03, XH04, XH06, XH07, XH22 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Heat – LU01, LU06, LU10, LU11, LI01, LI03, LI05, LI06, LI07, LI08, LI11, LI20, ST01, ST02, ST12, ST30, ST36, ST45, SP02, SP03, SP11, SP12, HT03, HT07, HT09, SI01, SI03, SI04, SI05, SI07, SI08, SI16, SI18, BL01, BL04, BL13, BL16, BL22, BL38, BL41, BL42, BL43, BL45, BL48, BL49, BL55, BL60, BL65, KD08, PC06, PC09, TB01, TB03, TB04, TB05, TB15, TB17, TB19, TB20, TB21, GB01, GB02, GB04, GB05, GB06, GB19, GB36, GB37, GB39, GB43, GB44, LV02, LV08, LV13, CV13, CV14, GV04, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV12, GV13, GV14, GV20, GV27, GV28, XB03, XC17, XH02, XH05, XH06, XH09, XH11, XH12, XH13, XH14, XH17, XH18, XH19, XH29, XH40, XH46, XH47, XL06, XL08, XL09, XL10A, XL10B, XL10C, XL10D, XL10E, XL10F, XL10G, XL10H, XL12, XL23, XU06, XU09A, XU09B, XU09C, XU09D, XU09E, XU09F, XU09G, XU09H, XU11A, XU11B, XU11C, XU11D, XU11E, XU11F, XU11G, XU11H, XU11I, XU11J (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Head Pain – LI18, ST10, BL04, BL05, BL09, BL10, BL41, BL58, BL60, BL64, PC06, GB12, GB19, LV03, LV14, GV17, GV19, XH15 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)