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Indications
11
Protocols
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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 GV24 to the ST08.
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 NoseNasal CongestionShortness of BreathEyesight / Vision BlurredBlurred VisionHeart FullnessHeatNosebleedHead PainHeadacheHeadache Head Vertex PainNose Soreness PainRhinitisSpontaneous SweatingHead Vertex SwellingWind Head
Protocols using BL04
- Amblyopia Anisometropic, Vision Reduced – LI04, BL02, BL04, BL06, BL09, GB16, GB37, GV17, GV20 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000046551 ↗)
- Headache Tension, Headache Liver Yang Hyperactivity – BL04, BL10, GB05, GB12, GB20, GV20 (doi:10.26973/d.cnki.gbjzu.2024.000180 ↗)
- Stroke, Facial Pain, Neuralgia Trigeminal – LU05, LI04, ST36, ST37, ST39, SP06, SP09, BL02, BL03, BL04, TB23, GB13, GB14, GB15, GB41, LV03, GV20, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D, XH03, XH04 (doi:10.1186/s13256-026-05957-5 ↗)
- Amblyopia Anisometropic, Vision Reduced, Amblyopia – LI04, BL02, BL04, BL06, BL09, GB16, GB37, GV17, GV20, XH05 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000046551 ↗)
- Paralysis Facial, Dysarthria, Dysphagia Post-stroke – ST01, ST04, SI18, BL04, CV23, GV24, XH03, XH04 (doi:10.1002/ccr3.72438 ↗)
- Stroke, Aphasia, Facial Paralysis, Dysphagia – ST01, ST04, SI18, BL04, CV23, GV24, XH03, XH04 (doi:10.1002/ccr3.72438 ↗)
- Amblyopia Anisometropic, Visual Acuity Reduced, Amblyopia – LI04, BL02, BL04, BL06, BL09, GB16, GB37, GV17, GV20, XH05 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000046551 ↗)
- Vertigo, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Facial Pain – LU05, LI04, ST36, ST37, ST39, SP06, SP09, BL02, BL03, BL04, TB23, GB13, GB14, GB15, GB41, LV03, GV20, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D, XH03, XH04 (doi:10.1186/s13256-026-05957-5 ↗)
- Wind Liver, Wind Liver – LU11, ST01, ST03, ST04, ST05, ST06, ST07, ST08, ST42, ST45, SI03, SI08, BL01, BL02, BL03, BL04, BL05, BL06, BL09, BL10, BL41, XU25 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
- Heat Lung, Wind Lung, Heat Lung, Wind Lung – LU03, LU06, LU07, LU08, LU10, LU11, LI04, LI19, SI07, SI08, SI09, SI10, SI18, BL02, BL04, BL05, BL06, BL07, BL11 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
- 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)
Most often selected alongside BL04
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with BL04. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- BL02Gathered Bamboo7 protocols
- GV20100 Convergences6 protocols
- LI04Junction Valley6 protocols
- BL06Receiving Light5 protocols
- BL09Jade Pillow4 protocols
- XH03Hall Of Impression Or Seal Hall4 protocols
- XH04Fish Waist4 protocols
- BL03Eyebrow Ascension3 protocols
- BL10Celestial Pillar3 protocols
- GB16Eye Windows3 protocols
- GB37Bright Light3 protocols
- GV17Brain Door3 protocols