BL12 Fengmen (Wind Gate)

Location

1.5 thumb widths lateral to the du mai at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 2nd thoracic vertebra.

Indications

Conditions for which BL12 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Protocols using BL12

The 50 best-sourced of 53, ranked by strength of evidence. The count above is the full figure.

• Asthma, Allergy Rhinitis, Allergy Eczema – BL12, BL13 (doi:10.1093/ecam/nel082 ↗)
• Common Cold, Throat Pain, Cold Prevention – BL12, GV14 (doi:10.1093/ecam/nem055 ↗)
• Chronic Pain, Post-thoracotomy Pain, Acute Pain – ST36, BL12, BL13, BL14, BL15, BL16, BL17, BL18, BL19 (doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.07.053 ↗)
• Shoulder Pain, Neck Pain, Stiffness Neck – SI03, SI04, SI09, SI10, SI11, SI12, SI14, BL11, BL12, BL65, TB14, TB15, TB16, TB17, GB21 (doi:10.1136/acupmed-2013-010410 ↗)
• Neck Chronic Pain, Neck Non-specific Pain – SI12, SI14, BL11, BL12, TB15, GB21 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-15-132 ↗)
• Neck Pain, Radiating Arm Pain, Disc Herniation Cervical, Radiculopathy Cervical – LI04, SI03, BL10, BL11, BL12, TB03, TB10, GB20, GB21, GV16 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2012.15.2.036 ↗)
• Cough, Asthma, Shortness Of Breath, Chest Tightness, Wheeze – BL12, BL13, GV14 (doi:10.1186/s13063-015-0947-z ↗)
• Asthma – BL12, BL13 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(15)30004-2 ↗)
• Cough, Phlegm, Copd – LU07, LU09, ST36, ST40, SP06, BL12, BL13, BL20, BL23, KD03, CV12 (doi:10.1186/s12906-020-02899-3 ↗)
• Cough, Phlegm, Wheezing, Copd – ST36, ST40, BL12, BL20, KD01 (doi:10.1186/s12906-020-02899-3 ↗)
• Copd, Reduced Lung Function – ST36, BL12, CV04, CV06, CV08, CV12 (doi:10.1186/s12906-020-02899-3 ↗)
• Cough Chronic, Copd, Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, Sputum Production – ST36, BL12, CV17 (doi:10.1155/2020/8165296 ↗)
• Headache Migraine, Headache Migraine Episodic – LI04, ST08, SP06, BL02, BL12, TB05, GB04, GB08, GB20, GB34, LV03, GV20 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2020.570335 ↗)
• Asthma, Airway Hyperresponsiveness – BL12, BL13, GV14 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(17)30033-x ↗)
• Fever, Weight Loss, Arthralgia, Joint Pain, Sore Throat, Muscle Pain, Inflammation Systemic, Rash – ST24, SP15, BL12, BL13, KD13, CV04, CV06, CV08, CV10, CV12, GV14 (doi:10.12998/wjcc.v13.i8.101350 ↗)
• Neck Pain, Cervicalgia – SI12, SI14, BL11, BL12, TB15, GB21 (doi:10.1186/s12906-025-04891-1 ↗)
• Contracture Knee, Brachial Plexus Injury, Muscle Atrophy, Paralysis Upper Extremity, Paralysis Lower Extremity, Contracture Ankle, Contracture Shoulder, Contracture Elbow, Scoliosis, Neuromotor Impairment, Steppage Gait – LU01, LI04, LI05, LI11, LI14, ST34, ST36, ST41, SP09, SP10, SI05, SI06, SI07, SI09, BL11, BL12, BL22, BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL36, BL37, BL39, BL55, BL56, BL57, BL58, BL60, BL61, BL62, KD03, KD04, KD05, KD06, TB09, GB20, GB21, GB40 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2013.16.009 ↗)
• Nasal Congestion, Allergic Rhinitis, Sneezing, Nasal Itching, Rhinorrhea Clear – ST36, BL12, BL20, BL21 (doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e29262 ↗)
• Nasal Congestion, Allergic Rhinitis, Sneezing, Nasal Itching, Rhinorrhea Clear – LI04, BL12, BL13, CV06 (doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e29262 ↗)
• Nasal Congestion, Allergic Rhinitis, Sneezing, Nasal Itching, Rhinorrhea Clear – BL12, BL13, BL43 (doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e29262 ↗)
• Nasal Congestion, Allergic Rhinitis, Sneezing, Nasal Itching, Rhinorrhea Clear – BL12, GV14 (doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e29262 ↗)
• Allergic Rhinitis, Nasal Congestion, Nasal Itching, Lung-spleen Qi Deficiency – ST36, BL12, BL13, BL20, CV06 (doi:10.16841/j.issn1003-8450.2023.04.10 ↗)
• Headache Wind-cold, Headache External Pathogen – LI11, BL12, KD03, GB20, GV14 (doi:10.19589/j.cnki.issn1004-6569.2018.16.171 ↗)
• Pruritus Skin, Eczema Acute – SI12, BL12, TB17, GB20, GB31, GV16 (doi:10.26988/d.cnki.gcdzu.2024.000120 ↗)
• Urticaria Chronic Wind-cold Type – SI12, BL12, TB17, GB20, GB31, GV16 (doi:10.27021/d.cnki.gfjzc.2025.000109 ↗)
• Cough, Copd, Dyspnea – BL12, BL13, BL20, BL23, CV04, CV22 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2026.1786971 ↗)
• Cough, Cough Chronic, Asthma Cough Variant, Cold Wind Lung – ST36, BL12, BL43, XB01A, XB01B (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250301-k0001 ↗)
• Headache Cervicogenic, Wind-cold – LI04, BL12, GV14 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20240687 ↗)
• Pneumonia, Stroke, Pneumonia Stroke-associated – BL12, BL13, GV14 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20191231-k0002 ↗)
• Asthma – BL12, BL13 (doi:10.1007/s11655-016-2497-y ↗)
• Asthma – BL12, BL13, GV14 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.01.002 ↗)
• Asthma – LU01, LU06, LU09, ST40, BL12, BL13, CV17, CV22, XB01A, XB01B (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.01.002 ↗)
• Asthma, Allergic Rhinitis – LI04, BL12, BL13, GV14, XH03, XH08 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190412-0007 ↗)
• Asthma, Allergic Rhinitis – LU01, LU09, ST36, BL12, BL13, CV17, XB01A, XB01B, XH03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190412-0007 ↗)
• Post-thoracotomy Pain, Postoperative Pain – ST36, BL12, BL13, BL14, BL15, BL16, BL17, BL18, BL19 (doi:10.1186/1471-2253-6-5 ↗)
• Neuralgia Trigeminal – ST07, SI12, BL10, BL12, TB17, GB03, GB19, GB20, GB21, GV09, GV16, GV20, XH03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250123-0001 ↗)
• Asthma – BL12, BL13, GV14 (doi:10.31083/FBL48140 ↗)
• Cough, Asthma Cough Variant – ST36, BL12, BL43, XB01B (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250301-k0001 ↗)
• Asthma – LU01, LU07, LU09, LI04, BL12, BL13, CV17, CV22, XB01A, XB01B (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
• Cough – LU01, LU07, LI04, BL12, BL13 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
• Wind Exterior, Wind Exterior – LU07, LI04, BL10, BL12, BL13, TB05, GV14, GV15 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
• Wind Exterior, Cold Exterior, Wind Exterior, Cold Exterior – LU07, LI04, BL12, BL13 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
• Cold Lung, Wind Lung, Cold Lung, Wind Lung – LI04, LI19, LI20, SI10, SI18, BL09, BL12 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
• Hives, Itching – LI11, SP06, SP10, HT07, BL12, BL13, BL15, BL17, BL18, BL20, BL23, KD16, GB20, GB31, CV06, CV09, GV14, GV20, GV24 (TAO Sha. Acupuncture Treatment for 35 Cases of Urticaria. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2009, 29(2): 97-100)
• Asthma – BL12, BL13 (Wu Xiaqiu, Peng Jin, Li Guoqin, Zhang Wei, Liu Guangxia, Liu Baoyan. Efficacy evaluation of summer acupoint application treatment on asthma patients: a two-year follow-up clinical study. J Tradit Chin Med, 2015, 35(1): 21-27)
• Asthma – BL12, BL13, BL18, BL19, GV08, GV14 (Clinical Assessment of Acupuncture for the Treatment of Chronic Asthma. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01931696)
• Pain, Lung Cancer – ST36, BL12, GB34 (Acupuncture for Post-Thoracotomy Pain. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00142532)
• Arthralgia Wandering Wind Bi – LI04, LI11, LI15, ST35, SP10, BL12, BL60, TB04, TB05, GB30, GB31, GB34, GB39, GV14 (ZHANG En-qin. Bi Syndrome (Arthralgia Syndrome). Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2010, 30(2): 145-152.)
• Fibromyalgia Pain Musculoskeletal Diffuse – LI04, LI11, ST36, ST41, SP06, HT07, BL12, BL17, BL20, BL21, BL23, TB05, LV03, CV04 (Bai Y, Guo Y, Wang H, Chen B, Wang Z, Liu Y, Zhao X, Li Y. Efficacy of acupuncture on fibromyalgia syndrome: a Meta-analysis. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2014; 34(4): 381-391.)
• Asthma, Common Cold, Excess, Wind – LU07, LI04, BL12, BL13, GV14 (sacredlotus.com ↗)

Most often selected alongside BL12

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with BL12. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• BL13Lung Shu Point29 protocols
• GV14Great Vertebra18 protocols
• LI04Junction Valley17 protocols
• ST36Leg Three Miles14 protocols
• GB20Wind Pool9 protocols
• LU07Interrupted Sequence9 protocols
• BL20Spleen Shu Point8 protocols
• GB21Shoulder Well6 protocols
• SI12Grasping The Wind6 protocols
• BL11Great Shuttle5 protocols
• BL23Kidney Shu Point5 protocols
• CV06Sea Of Qi5 protocols

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