Location
1.5 thumb widths lateral to the du mai at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 4th thoracic vertebra.
Cautions
Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
Indications
Conditions for which BL14 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
AgitationArthritis BackArthritis BackAsthmaBenefit Descend QiBenefit DigestionBenefit DigestionBenefit Regulate HeartBenefit Regulate QiBenefit Regulate Qi LiverBoil / Furuncle WoollyBoil Furuncle WoollyClove SoresCoughDescend QiDisease Heart AcuteDisease Heart AcuteDisease StomachDisease StomachDermatological DisorderDermatological DisorderGastrointestinal DisorderGastrointestinal DisorderLung DisorderLung DisorderBreathing ProblemsBreathing ProblemsBreathing Shortness Of Breath ProblemsBreathing Shortness Of Breath ProblemsReproductive System ProblemsReproductive System ProblemsInjury BackInjury BackNumbnessOppressionOppression ChestOppression ChestBack PainBack PainChest PainChest PainHeart PainHeart PainStomach AcheStomach AcheToothacheToothachePalpitationsPapulesParalysisPeriod DysfunctionPeriod / Menstruation DysfunctionPeriod / Menstruation Premenstrual Syndrome / PmsPeriod Premenstrual Syndrome PmsRebellion QiRebellion QiRegulate HeartRegulate QiRegulate Qi LiverRestlessnessRestlessness Zang DisorderRestlessness Zang DisorderQi Diaphragm StagnationQi Diaphragm StagnationStrokeWind Cold Acute SyndromeWind-cold Acute SyndromeWind Cold Interior SyndromeWind-cold Interior SyndromeUnbind ChestUnbind ChestVomitingHeart Zang WeaknessHeart Zang Weakness
Protocols using BL14
- Headache, Sore Throat, Joint Pain, Muscle Pain, Fatigue Chronic, Sleep Unrefreshing, Memory Impaired, Fatigue Post-exertional, Cold Intolerance, Concentration Impaired, Yang Deficiency Spleen-kidney, Lumbar Weakness – BL11, BL13, BL14, BL15, BL17, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL21, BL22, BL23, BL25, GV02, GV03, GV04, GV05, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV12, GV13, GV14 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-023-04250-z)
- Chronic Pain, Post-thoracotomy Pain, Acute Pain – ST36, BL12, BL13, BL14, BL15, BL16, BL17, BL18, BL19 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.07.053)
- Oppression Chest – LU01, LU02, LU09, LI11, ST40, SP02, SI01, BL14, BL15, BL17, BL46, KD04, KD25, KD27, PC05, TB05, TB06, TB15, GB41, CV17 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Oppression – ST08, SP03, BL14, PC09, TB04, LV01, LV05 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Numbness – LI20, ST34, ST38, SI09, SI16, BL14, BL15, BL16, BL17, BL43, BL44, BL45, BL59, TB14, GB32, GB33, GB34, GB37, GB38, LV04, LV06, CV22, GV03, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11, XU12 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Papules, Boil Furuncle Woolly, Heart Zang Weakness, Disease Heart Acute, Wind Cold Interior Syndrome, Wind Cold Acute Syndrome – BL14, BL15, BL16, BL17, BL43, BL44, BL45, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Chest Pain – LU01, LU02, LU06, LU08, LI09, LI14, ST13, ST15, ST19, ST40, SP18, SP21, HT01, HT08, HT09, SI01, SI05, SI08, SI17, SI18, BL12, BL13, BL14, BL15, BL18, BL19, BL21, BL42, BL44, BL45, BL49, BL67, KD03, KD21, KD22, KD24, KD27, PC02, PC04, PC07, PC08, TB19, GB10, GB13, GB29, GB35, GB38, GB40, GB43, LV02, CV07, CV09, CV14, CV15, CV17, CV18, CV19, CV23, GV20, XB03, XC11A, XC11B, XC11C, XC11D, XC11E, XL11, XU02A, XU02B (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Stomach Ache – ST36, BL14, BL16, BL22, BL41, BL42, BL43, BL44, BL45, BL46, BL47, BL51, GB34, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV12, XC03 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Heart Pain – LU02, LU04, LU05, LU08, LU09, ST19, ST36, SP02, SP03, SP04, SP14, HT01, HT03, HT04, HT06, HT07, HT09, SI01, SI08, BL14, BL15, BL17, BL45, BL64, KD01, KD20, PC02, PC03, PC04, PC05, PC06, PC07, PC08, PC09, TB01, TB04, TB06, TB10, LV01, LV02, LV03, LV13, CV06, CV09, CV11, CV12, CV14, CV15, CV17, CV22, GV01, GV08, GV20 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Back Pain – LU09, LI01, LI16, ST19, ST28, SI02, SI03, SI04, SI06, BL11, BL12, BL14, BL15, BL17, BL20, BL21, BL30, BL31, BL36, BL37, BL41, BL42, BL43, BL44, BL45, BL46, BL47, BL49, BL50, BL52, BL58, BL60, BL64, BL65, KD21, PC02, TB01, TB05, TB06, TB12, GB21, GB25, GB27, GB28, GB29, GB30, GB32, GB41, LV02, CV03, CV04, CV14, CV15, CV22, GV07, GV10, GV20, XB06, XU24 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Incontinence Urinary Stress, Incontinence Urinary Mixed, Incontinence Urinary Urgency – SP03, SP06, BL14, BL18, BL20, BL23, BL28, BL31, BL32, BL33, BL34, KD03, KD07, PC06, LV03, CV03, CV04, CV06, GV04, GV20 (https://doi.org/10.1136/acupmed-2015-010828)
- Breathing Shortness Of Breath Problems – LU02, LU04, LU05, LU07, LU08, LU09, LU10, ST09, ST10, ST15, ST16, ST20, ST36, ST37, ST40, SP12, SP18, SP19, SP20, HT01, HT07, SI04, BL13, BL14, BL15, BL18, BL27, KD04, KD07, PC01, PC07, TB02, GB25, GB40, GB44, LV02, LV13, CV03, CV14, CV17, CV22, GV11, GV14, GV20 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)