Location
1 thumb width directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline and 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the midline.
Cautions
No specific contraindications.
Indications
Conditions for which BL05 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Benefit Descend YangNasal CongestionNasal CongestionDescend YangPsychological Insanity DisorderPsychological Insanity DisorderDizzinessEpilepsyEyesight / Vision DimDim VisionEyesight / Vision DizzyDizzy VisionHeat HeadHeat HeadHeat NoseHeat NoseSpinal StiffnessImmobility SpineOculogyric Crisis Eyes Staring UpwardsOculogyric Crisis Eyes Staring UpwardsOpisthotonosEye PainEye PainHead PainHead PainHeadacheHeadacheHeaviness Head SensationHeaviness Head SensationMuscle SpasmsMuscle SpasmsTetanyWind
Protocols using BL05
- Fire Liver, Fire Liver – SI01, SI02, SI08, BL05, BL18, KD01 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
- 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)
- Rising Liver Yang, Rising Liver Yang – ST08, BL05, BL18, KD01 (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)