# BL04 Qucha (Deviating Turn) – Bladder Meridian

曲差 · qū chà

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.

Cautions: No specific contraindications.

Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/points/bl04

## Indications

An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Agitation, Benefit Eyes, Benefit Eyes, Benefit Nose, Benefit Nose, Nasal Congestion, Nasal Congestion, Shortness of Breath, Eyesight / Vision Blurred, Blurred Vision, Heart Fullness, Heart Fullness, Heat, Nosebleed, Head Pain, Head Pain, Headache, Headache, Headache Head Vertex Pain, Headache Head Vertex Pain, Nose Soreness Pain, Nose Soreness Pain, Rhinitis, Spontaneous Sweating, Spontaneous Sweating, Head Vertex Swelling, Head Vertex Swelling, Wind Head, Wind Head

## Most often selected alongside BL04

Sourced protocols in the index pairing each point with this one. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

- BL02 (Gathered Bamboo) – 7 protocols
- GV20 (100 Convergences) – 6 protocols
- LI04 (Junction Valley) – 6 protocols
- BL06 (Receiving Light) – 5 protocols
- BL09 (Jade Pillow) – 4 protocols
- XH03 (Hall Of Impression Or Seal Hall) – 4 protocols
- XH04 (Fish Waist) – 4 protocols
- BL03 (Eyebrow Ascension) – 3 protocols

## Protocols using BL04

| Symptoms | Points | Course | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amblyopia Anisometropic, Vision Reduced | LI04, BL02, BL04, BL06, BL09, GB16, GB37, GV17, GV20 | 10 days | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000046551 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Headache Tension, Headache Liver Yang Hyperactivity | BL04, BL10, GB05, GB12, GB20, GV20 | 28 days | doi:10.26973/d.cnki.gbjzu.2024.000180 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 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 | 14 days | doi:10.1186/s13256-026-05957-5 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Amblyopia Anisometropic, Vision Reduced, Amblyopia | LI04, BL02, BL04, BL06, BL09, GB16, GB37, GV17, GV20, XH05 | 14 days | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000046551 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Paralysis Facial, Dysarthria, Dysphagia Post-stroke | ST01, ST04, SI18, BL04, CV23, GV24, XH03, XH04 | – | doi:10.1002/ccr3.72438 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Stroke, Aphasia, Facial Paralysis, Dysphagia | ST01, ST04, SI18, BL04, CV23, GV24, XH03, XH04 | – | doi:10.1002/ccr3.72438 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Amblyopia Anisometropic, Visual Acuity Reduced, Amblyopia | LI04, BL02, BL04, BL06, BL09, GB16, GB37, GV17, GV20, XH05 | – | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000046551 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 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 | 14 days | doi:10.1186/s13256-026-05957-5 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 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 | 7 days | Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 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 | 7 days | Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| Neuralgia Occipital, Occipital Pain, Cervical Pain | ST08, BL04, BL10, GB12, GB20, GV16, GV24 | 10 days | 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 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |

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