BL19 Danyu (Gallbladder Shu Point)

Location

1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV07 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 10th thoracic vertebra.

Indications

Conditions for which BL19 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Protocols using BL19

• Chronic Pain, Post-thoracotomy Pain, Acute Pain – ST36, BL12, BL13, BL14, BL15, BL16, BL17, BL18, BL19 (doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.07.053 ↗)
• Cancer Pain, Cancer Liver – BL18, BL19, LV14 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(13)60121-1 ↗)
• Chemotherapy Nausea, Vomiting Chemotherapy-induced – ST36, BL17, BL19, CV12 (doi:10.1155/2017/9854893 ↗)
• Pruritus, Urticaria Chronic, Wheals, Angioedema – BL17, BL19 (doi:10.1155/2020/6598708 ↗)
• Vomiting, Nausea, Cholelithiasis, Bitter Taste, Back Pain, Abdomen Upper Pain, Gallstone, Gallbladder Tenderness, Abdomen Upper Fullness, Gallbladder Motility Impaired – BL19, GB24, GB34, LV13 (doi:10.1097/MCG.0000000000001487 ↗)
• Dysuria, Leg Pain, Lower Back Pain, Spasticity, Balance Impaired, Lower Extremity Weakness, Gait Disturbance – LU08, ST34, ST36, ST37, SP01, SP02, SP03, SP10, HT08, BL15, BL16, BL17, BL18, BL19, KD03, KD07, LV01 (doi:10.12998/wjcc.v9.i31.9691 ↗)
• 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 (doi:10.1186/s12967-023-04250-z ↗)
• Fatigue, Constipation, Insomnia, Weight Loss, Eating Disorder Arfid, Food Avoidance, Abdominal Bloating, Taste Disturbance, Tongue Pain – LI04, ST19, ST20, ST24, ST25, ST36, ST40, SP04, SP06, HT07, SI03, BL15, BL19, BL20, BL21, BL22, KD06, PC06, GV20 (doi:10.7759/cureus.61912 ↗)
• Anxiety, Fibromyalgia, Whole-body Pain, Mood Depressive – ST25, ST27, ST36, SP04, SP06, HT07, SI03, BL16, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL21, BL23, BL62, KD03, KD06, TB05, LV03, LV08 (doi:10.7759/cureus.74385 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness Knee – ST34, BL19, BL21, BL23, BL25, BL27, BL40 (doi:10.1186/s12906-025-04891-1 ↗)
• Atherosclerosis Carotid, Arterial Stiffness Carotid – ST09, BL15, BL17, BL19, PC06, GB34, CV04, CV06, CV10, CV12, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20230354 ↗)
• Cancer Pain, Constipation Opioid-induced – BL18, BL19, BL20, BL21, CV12 (doi:10.3390/jcm12155083 ↗)
• Heat Stress, Hyperthermia, Thermal Discomfort – LI11, BL15, BL19, GV14 (doi:10.5937/fme2403411z ↗)
• Hypochondriac Pain, Colic Gallbladder – ST36, BL18, BL19, GB24, GB34, GB40, LV03, LV14 (doi:10.1016/j.jtcms.2025.09.006 ↗)
• Insomnia, And Gallbladder Qi Heart Deficiency – BL15, BL19, GB40 (doi:10.1155/ijcp/6940576 ↗)
• Fatigue, Digestive Weakness, Anxiety Generalized – BL14, BL15, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL23, BL62, KD06 (doi:10.19917/j.cnki.1005-0779.023178 ↗)
• Anxiety, Insomnia Chronic – SP06, HT07, BL15, BL19, BL20, BL23, BL62, KD06 (doi:10.27044/d.cnki.ggzzu.2024.000169 ↗)
• Dysmenorrhea, Endometriosis, Ovarian Cysts, Infertility Female, Acne Hormonal – LI04, ST25, ST29, ST36, SP06, SP09, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL21, BL25, BL32, GB20, GB34, LV03, CV02, CV04, CV07, CV13, GV14, XH01A (doi:10.3889/oamjms.2018.379 ↗)
• Infertility Male, Sperm Motility Low, Sperm Quality Poor – LI04, ST25, ST29, ST36, SP06, SP09, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL21, BL25, BL32, GB20, GB34, LV03, CV02, CV04, CV07, CV13, GV14, XH01A (doi:10.3889/oamjms.2018.379 ↗)
• Anxiety, Fibromyalgia, Whole-body Pain, Mood Depressive – ST25, ST27, ST36, SP04, SP06, HT07, SI03, BL16, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL21, BL23, BL62, KD03, KD06, TB05, LV03, LV08 (doi:10.7759/cureus.74385 ↗)
• Fatigue, Anxiety, Insomnia, Cognitive Impairment, Depression Major, Mood Dysphoric – LI04, ST08, SP06, BL13, BL17, BL19, BL42, BL46, BL48, KD01, LV03, CV06, CV12, CV15, GV20, XH03 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2022.761419 ↗)
• Depression Mild-to-moderate, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Depression Mild-moderate – LI04, ST25, ST36, ST37, ST39, SP09, BL15, BL17, BL18, BL19, BL25, LV03, CV04, CV06, CV09, CV10, CV12, GV20, XH03 (doi:10.27044/d.cnki.ggzzu.2024.000867 ↗)
• Depression, Acute Depressive Disorder – BL13, BL17, BL19, BL42, BL46, BL48, KD01 (doi:10.2147/NDT.S601078 ↗)
• Myopia, Reduced Visual Acuity, Eye Strain – LU01, LU02, LI20, ST01, ST02, ST03, ST36, ST40, SP03, SP06, SP09, SP10, SI18, BL02, BL13, BL15, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL21, BL23, BL40, BL57, KD01, KD03, PC06, PC08, TB05, TB17, TB23, GB01, GB14, GB20, GB34, LV03, GV04, GV14, GV16, XH03, XH04, XH05 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000046414 ↗)
• Depression, Insomnia – LU07, LI04, BL15, BL19, BL23, KD06, LV03, GV20, XH03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20230822-k0001 ↗)
• Post-thoracotomy Pain, Postoperative Pain – ST36, BL12, BL13, BL14, BL15, BL16, BL17, BL18, BL19 (doi:10.1186/1471-2253-6-5 ↗)
• Infertility, Infertility Female, Infertility Male – LI04, ST25, ST29, ST36, SP06, SP09, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL21, BL25, BL32, GB20, GB34, LV03, CV02, CV04, CV07, CV13, GV14, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D (doi:10.3889/oamjms.2018.379 ↗)
• Gallstones, Cholelithiasis – BL19, GB24, GB34, LV13, XL06 (doi:10.1097/MCG.0000000000001487 ↗)
• Depression, Insomnia – BL15, BL19, PC06, GB34, GV20, XH03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20220730-k0001 ↗)
• Depression, Insomnia – LU07, LI04, BL15, BL19, BL23, KD06, LV03, GV20, XH03, XH16 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20230822-k0001 ↗)
• Atherosclerosis Carotid – ST09, BL15, BL17, BL19, PC06, GB34, CV04, CV06, CV10, CV12, GV20, XH03 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20230354 ↗)
• Insomnia, Weight Loss, Bloating Abdominal, Eating Disorder Arfid – LI04, ST19, ST20, ST24, ST25, ST36, ST40, SP04, SP06, HT07, SI03, BL15, BL19, BL20, BL21, BL22, KD06, PC06 (doi:10.7759/cureus.61912 ↗)
• Fibromyalgia, Chronic Pain – ST25, ST27, ST36, SP04, SP06, SI03, BL19, BL21, BL62, KD03, KD06, TB05, LV08 (doi:10.7759/cureus.74385 ↗)
• Myopia – LU01, LU02, LI20, ST01, ST02, ST03, ST36, ST40, SP03, SP06, SP09, SP10, SI18, BL02, BL13, BL15, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL21, BL23, BL40, BL57, KD01, KD03, PC06, PC08, TB05, TB17, TB23, GB01, GB14, GB20, GB34, LV03, GV04, GV14, GV16, XH03, XH04, XH05 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000046414 ↗)
• Hypochondriac Pain, Hypochondriac Pain – BL17, BL18, BL19, BL20, PC06, TB05, TB06, GB24, GB34, GB41, LV14 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
• Damp Liver, Damp Gallbladder, Heat Liver, Heat Gallbladder, Damp Liver, Damp Gallbladder, Heat Liver, Heat Gallbladder – LI11, ST02, ST19, ST20, ST25, SP09, SP16, SI04, BL01, BL02, BL19, XB02T10 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
• 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 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
• Liver Cancer Pain, Moderate To Severe Pain – BL18, BL19, LV14 (Wang CJ, Tan W, Huang XH, Fu TT, Lin JZ, Bu JM, Wei GJ, Du Y. Curative effect of Dingqi analgesic patch on cancer pain: a single-blind randomized controlled trail. J Tradit Chin Med. 2013;33(2):176-180)
• Anxiety, Depression, Sexual Dysfunction, Sleep Disorders, Loss Appetite – LI04, BL15, BL17, BL18, BL19, LV03, GV20 (Fan Ling, Fu Wenbin, Chen Zhao, Xu Nenggui, Liu Jianhua, Lǚ Aiping, Li Ziping, Su Shengyong, Wu Taixiang, Ou Aihua. Curative effect of acupuncture on quality of life in patient with depression: a clinical randomized single-blind placebo-controlled study. J Tradit Chin Med 2016; 36(2): 151-159)
• Asthma – BL12, BL13, BL18, BL19, GV08, GV14 (Clinical Assessment of Acupuncture for the Treatment of Chronic Asthma. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01931696)
• Jaundice – SI03, SI04, BL19, BL48, KD01, KD07, PC08, CV12, GV09 (杨薇付修文李月玲杨华升. 古代针灸歌赋中治疗黄疸的穴位分析. 继续医学教育 ., 2018 [CNKI])
• Eczema, Atopic Dermatitis, Eczema Atopic, Pruritus Skin – LI11, ST25, ST36, SP10, BL13, BL15, BL17, BL19, BL22, BL40, CV12, GV14 (刘悦汤晓冬李伟红 翟舒婕余洋. 基于Apriori算法的针灸治疗特应性皮炎选取腧穴规律研究. 河北医学 ., 2023 [CNKI])
• Acne, Damp-heat Pattern Skin – LI04, LI11, ST36, ST44, SP06, SP09, SI18, BL18, BL19, GV14 (刘慧萍. 刮痧结合针剌治疗湿热蕴结型痤疮的临床疗效观察. , [CNKI])
• Obesity Simple – LI04, LI11, LI14, ST24, ST25, ST27, ST32, ST34, ST36, ST40, SP04, SP06, SP10, SP15, BL13, BL15, BL17, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL21, BL23, BL25, BL27, PC06, LV03, CV04, CV06, CV10, CV12 (Zhang Xiaozhe. A Clinical Survey of Acupuncture Slimming. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2008; 28(2): 139-147)
• Dementia Senile – ST36, ST40, SP03, SP06, BL15, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL23, KD01, KD03, PC06, PC08, LV02, LV03, LV13, LV14, CV04, CV06, CV14, CV17, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D, XH05 (CHENG Hai-ying, CHENG Dong-qi. Progress in Research on Acupuncture Treatment of Senile Dementia. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2009, 29(3): 224-233.)
• Fire Liver, Insomnia, Fire Liver – SP06, HT07, BL18, BL19, GB12, XH16 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
• Jaundice, Jaundice Yang, Jaundice Yang – ST36, SP09, BL18, BL19, GB34, LV03, GV09 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
• Jaundice, Jaundice Yin, Jaundice Yin – ST36, SP09, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL48, GV09 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
• Phlegm, Palpitations, Heat, Neurosis, Cardiac Arrhythmia, Benefit Regulate Shen, Cardiac Arrhythmia, Benefit Regulate Shen – ST40, HT07, BL15, BL19, PC05, PC06, GB40, CV14 (sacredlotus.com ↗)

Most often selected alongside BL19

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with BL19. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• BL18Liver Shu Point26 protocols
• BL15Heart Shu Point23 protocols
• ST36Leg Three Miles22 protocols
• BL20Spleen Shu Point17 protocols
• BL17Diaphragm Shu Point16 protocols
• LV03Great Surge16 protocols
• SP06Three Yin Intersection16 protocols
• BL21Stomach Shu Point15 protocols
• GB34Yang Mound Spring13 protocols
• BL23Kidney Shu Point12 protocols
• LI04Junction Valley12 protocols
• ST25Celestial Pivot12 protocols

Other points on the Bladder Meridian