# BL14 Jueyinyu (Absolute Yin Shu Point) – Bladder Meridian

厥陰俞 · jué yīn yú

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.

Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/points/bl14

## Indications

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

Agitation, Arthritis Back, Arthritis Back, Asthma, Benefit Descend Qi, Benefit Digestion, Benefit Digestion, Benefit Regulate Heart, Benefit Regulate Qi, Benefit Regulate Qi Liver, Boil / Furuncle Woolly, Boil Furuncle Woolly, Clove Sores, Cough, Descend Qi, Disease Heart Acute, Disease Heart Acute, Disease Stomach, Disease Stomach, Dermatological Disorder, Dermatological Disorder, Gastrointestinal Disorder, Gastrointestinal Disorder, Lung Disorder, Lung Disorder, Breathing Problems, Breathing Problems, Breathing Shortness Of Breath Problems, Breathing Shortness Of Breath Problems, Reproductive System Problems, Reproductive System Problems, Injury Back, Injury Back, Numbness, Oppression, Oppression Chest, Oppression Chest, Back Pain, Back Pain, Chest Pain, Chest Pain, Heart Pain, Heart Pain, Stomach Ache, Stomach Ache, Toothache, Toothache, Palpitations, Papules, Paralysis, Period Dysfunction, Period / Menstruation Dysfunction, Period / Menstruation Premenstrual Syndrome / Pms, Period Premenstrual Syndrome Pms, Rebellion Qi, Rebellion Qi, Regulate Heart, Regulate Qi, Regulate Qi Liver, Restlessness, Restlessness Zang Disorder, Restlessness Zang Disorder, Qi Diaphragm Stagnation, Qi Diaphragm Stagnation, Stroke, Wind Cold Acute Syndrome, Wind-cold Acute Syndrome, Wind Cold Interior Syndrome, Wind-cold Interior Syndrome, Unbind Chest, Unbind Chest, Vomiting, Heart Zang Weakness, Heart Zang Weakness

## Most often selected alongside BL14

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

- BL15 (Heart Shu Point) – 21 protocols
- PC06 (Inner Gate) – 11 protocols
- BL18 (Liver Shu Point) – 10 protocols
- CV17 (Chest Centre) – 10 protocols
- GV20 (100 Convergences) – 10 protocols
- HT07 (Spirit Gate) – 9 protocols
- BL23 (Kidney Shu Point) – 7 protocols
- GB20 (Wind Pool) – 7 protocols

## Protocols using BL14

| Symptoms | Points | Course | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic Pain, Post-thoracotomy Pain, Acute Pain | ST36, BL12, BL13, BL14, BL15, BL16, BL17, BL18, BL19 | 28 days | doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.07.053 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Chest Discomfort, Angina Stable, Chest Pain Ischemic | BL14, BL15, PC06, CV17 | 28 days | doi:10.1155/2014/619706 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 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 | 84 days | doi:10.1136/acupmed-2015-010828 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Cough, Insomnia, Malaise, Shortness Of Breath, Olfactory Dysfunction Post-covid, Taste Dysfunction | LI20, SP03, SP09, HT07, BL10, BL14, BL15, KD03, PC06, PC07, GB20, LV03, CV17, GV12, GV20 | 30 days | doi:10.3389/fneur.2022.916944 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Fatigue, Palpitations, Insomnia, Malaise, Heaviness Head, Olfactory Dysfunction Post-covid | LI20, SP03, SP09, BL10, BL14, BL15, KD03, PC06, PC07, GB20, LV03, CV17, GV12, GV20 | 28 days | doi:10.3389/fneur.2022.916944 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 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 | 28 days | doi:10.1186/s12967-023-04250-z | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Tic Disorder Motor, Tic Disorder Vocal, Eye Blinking, Mouth Twitching, Sniffing, Throat Clearing | BL14, BL15, BL18, KD07, GB20, GV20 | 82 days | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000045844 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Fatigue, Digestive Weakness, Anxiety Generalized | BL14, BL15, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL23, BL62, KD06 | – | doi:10.19917/j.cnki.1005-0779.023178 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Sleep Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder | BL14, BL15, GV20, XH03 | 84 days | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240906-k0005 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Cough, Dyspnea, Copd Stable | BL13, BL14, BL15, BL17, BL20, BL23, BL43, CV04, CV06, CV17, GV09, GV14 | 56 days | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240725-0001 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Tourette Syndrome, Tics, Tic Disorder | BL14, BL15, BL18, KD07, GB20, GV20, XH03 | 82 days | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000045844 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Anosmia, Olfactory Dysfunction Post-covid | LI20, SP03, SP09, HT07, BL10, BL14, BL15, KD03, PC06, PC07, GB20, LV03, CV17, GV12, GV20 | – | doi:10.3389/fneur.2022.916944 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Post-thoracotomy Pain, Postoperative Pain | ST36, BL12, BL13, BL14, BL15, BL16, BL17, BL18, BL19 | 28 days | doi:10.1186/1471-2253-6-5 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Tourette Syndrome, Tic Disorder | BL14, BL15, BL18, KD07, GB20, GV20, XH03 | 81 days | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000045844 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Chest Pain, Chest Pain | LI04, BL13, BL14, BL15, BL16, BL17, PC04, PC06, CV17, XB02C3, XB02C4, XB02C5, XB02C6, XB02C7, XB02T1, XB02T2, XB02T3, XB02T4, XB02T5, XB02T6, XB02T7, XB02T8, XB02T9 | 7 days | Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| Palpitations | HT07, BL14, BL15, PC04, PC06, CV17, XB02T2, XB02T3, XB02T4, XB02T5, XB02T6 | 7 days | Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| Heart Qi Deficiency, Heart Qi Deficiency | HT07, BL14, BL15, XB02T5 | 7 days | Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| Heart Yin Deficiency, Heart Yin Deficiency | ST27, ST45, HT06, HT07, BL14, BL15, KD04, XB02T4, XB02T5 | 7 days | Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| Liver Qi Stagnation, Liver Qi Stagnation | LI17, LI18, ST09, ST15, ST16, ST18, ST25, ST26, ST27, SP13, SP18, HT03, HT04, SI11, BL14, BL16, BL18, BL31, KD21, XB02T9 | 7 days | Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| Qi Rebellious Stomach, Qi Rebellious Stomach | LI11, ST09, ST10, ST11, ST12, ST19, ST20, ST24, ST34, ST44, SP14, BL14, BL16, BL17, BL19, BL21, KD18, KD19, KD21, KD23, KD24, KD25, KD26 | 7 days | Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| Palpitation, Ventricular Premature Beat, Obstruction Of Qi Chest | ST36, SP06, HT07, BL14, BL15, KD03, PC04, PC06, PC07, LV03, CV17, GV20 | 10 days | Han Baojie & Wang Feng. Acupuncture Treatment for 98 Cases of Ventricular Premature Beat. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2008, 28(2): 86-89 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| Insomnia | ST25, ST36, ST40, SP06, SP09, HT07, BL14, BL15, BL18, BL20, BL21, BL23, KD03, PC06, GB20, GB41, LV03, CV04, CV06, CV12, CV17, GV20, GV23, GV24 | 20 days | Ling Li et al. Clinical Study on the Visceral Differentiation-Based Acupuncture Therapy for Insomnia. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2008, 28(4): 270-273 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| Coronary Heart Disease, Angina Pectoris | HT07, BL14, BL15, PC04, PC06, CV14, CV17 | – | 程施瑞邵欣梁繁荣曾芳. 针灸治疗冠心病心绞痛的临床用穴规律分析. 时珍国医国药 ., 2014 [CNKI] | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| Copd Stable | LU10, ST36, BL14, BL20, BL23, CV04 | 60 days | Xu Jian-hua et al.. [Efficacy on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at stable stage treated with cutting method and western medication].. Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion, 2015 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| Palpitations, Yin Deficiency, Fire, Neurosis, Cardiac Arrhythmia, Yin Deficiency, Cardiac Arrhythmia | HT07, BL14, BL15, BL23, KD03, PC06, CV14 | 7 days | sacredlotus.com | web | Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed – check it before relying on it. |

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