Location
1.5 thumb widths lateral to the du10 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 6th thoracic vertebra.
Cautions
Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
Indications
Conditions for which BL16 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Benefit Regulate AbdomenBenefit Regulate ChestBenefit Regulate QiBoil / Furuncle WoollyBoil Furuncle WoollyStomach RumblingStomach RumblingClove SoresCommon ColdCommon ColdCold PathogenCold PathogenCold StomachCold StomachCoughQi DeficiencyQi DeficiencyDisease Heart AcuteDisease Heart AcuteDisease StomachDisease StomachEating ProblemsEating ProblemsShortness of BreathEmaciationEnteritisFeverChest FullnessChest FullnessCostal Lateral FullnessCostal Lateral FullnessHeatHeat KidneysHeat KidneysHeaviness LimbsHeaviness LimbsHemiplegiaHigh Blood PressureHigh Blood PressureSpinal StiffnessImmobility SpineJaundice Five TypesJaundice Five TypesNumbnessFoot NumbnessFoot NumbnessHand NumbnessHand NumbnessLower Back PainLower Back PainHeadacheHeadacheLimbs PainLimbs PainLumbar Spine PainLumbar Spine PainStomach AcheStomach AchePapulesParalysisRegulate AbdomenRegulate ChestRegulate QiSpeech ImpairmentSpeech ImpairmentOrgans Phase StagnationOrgans Phase StagnationStrokeWind Cold Acute SyndromeWind-cold Acute SyndromeWind Cold Interior SyndromeWind-cold Interior SyndromeVomitingHeart Zang WeaknessHeart Zang WeaknessLimbs WeaknessLimbs WeaknessWind Organs PhaseWind Organs Phase
Protocols using BL16
- Diarrhea, Abdominal Pain, Ulcerative Colitis, Blood In Stool – ST25, ST36, SP04, BL16, BL20, BL21, BL22, BL25, KD03, CV04, GV02, GV06 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-020-03101-4)
- 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)
- Chest Fullness – LU01, LU05, LI01, LI03, ST09, ST12, ST13, ST14, ST16, ST36, ST37, ST43, ST45, SP01, SP17, SP18, SP19, SP20, HT03, HT05, HT06, SI02, SI03, SI11, SI17, BL11, BL13, BL16, BL18, BL30, BL39, BL44, BL46, BL47, BL60, BL62, BL66, KD06, KD07, KD20, KD22, KD23, KD25, KD26, PC01, PC02, PC07, TB04, TB15, GB10, GB22, GB23, GB39, GB42, GB43, LV13, LV14, CV14, CV15, CV16, CV17, CV18, CV20, CV21, CV22, GV09, GV14, GV20, XC22, XU03 (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)
- 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)
- High Blood Pressure – LU07, LI04, LI11, LI15, ST09, ST36, ST40, ST41, SP06, BL16, BL22, BL41, BL42, BL43, BL44, BL45, BL46, BL47, KD01, PC06, PC08, PC09, TB05, GB20, GB34, GB41, GB43, LV02, LV03, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV12, GV14, GV16, GV26, XH03, XH16, XH32 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Fever – LU01, LU07, LU10, LI03, LI04, LI05, ST05, ST08, ST12, ST16, ST36, ST42, ST43, SP01, SP05, SP09, SI01, SI03, SI04, SI05, SI07, SI10, SI14, SI15, SI17, BL09, BL11, BL12, BL13, BL16, BL17, BL20, BL22, BL30, BL31, BL40, BL41, BL42, BL43, BL44, BL45, BL46, BL47, BL58, BL59, BL62, BL64, BL65, PC01, PC06, PC07, PC08, PC09, TB01, TB02, TB03, TB05, TB09, TB10, TB12, TB13, TB15, GB03, GB10, GB16, GB20, GB22, GB25, GB34, GB38, GB40, GB41, LV14, CV22, GV04, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV12, GV13, GV14, GV15, GV17, GV24, GV26, XU11A, XU11B, XU11C, XU11D, XU11E, XU11F, XU11G, XU11H, XU11I, XU11J (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Lower Back Pain – LU01, LI10, ST09, ST12, ST30, ST31, ST32, ST34, ST36, ST39, SP02, SP03, SP08, SP09, SI03, SI04, SI06, SI07, BL11, BL12, BL13, BL16, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL25, BL26, BL27, BL30, BL31, BL32, BL33, BL34, BL35, BL36, BL39, BL41, BL42, BL43, BL44, BL45, BL46, BL47, BL52, BL54, BL55, BL58, BL59, BL60, BL61, BL62, BL63, BL64, BL65, KD01, KD03, KD04, KD08, KD13, GB21, GB25, GB27, GB29, GB30, GB42, LV02, LV03, LV04, LV05, LV13, CV03, CV04, CV05, GV01, GV02, GV03, GV04, GV05, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV12, XB04, XB07, XB08, XH06, XU07A, XU07B, XU15A, XU15B, XU15C (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Limbs Weakness – ST15, SP21, SI07, BL16, BL17, BL43, LV13, CV04, GV09 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Cold Stomach – SP04, BL16, BL21, BL23, PC06, GB08, GV09 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Stomach Rumbling – LI03, LI06, LI07, LI09, ST16, ST19, ST20, ST21, ST22, ST25, ST36, ST37, ST43, ST44, SP03, SP04, SP05, SP06, SP07, SP17, BL16, BL21, BL22, BL23, BL25, BL32, BL34, BL47, BL48, BL53, KD16, KD19, PC06, GB25, LV03, LV13, CV07, CV08, CV09, CV13, GV09, XH47 (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)