Location
1.5 thumb widths lateral to the du7 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 10th thoracic vertebra.
Cautions
Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
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.
Benefit DigestionBenefit DigestionBenefit Tonify DeficiencyBenefit Tonify Qi GallbladderCommon ColdTaxation Tidal Fever DeficiencyDeficiency-fever Taxation TidalSteaming Bone Fever DisorderSteaming Bone Fever DisorderChest BloatingChest BloatingCostal Lateral BloatingCostal Lateral BloatingDry ThroatDry ThroatDry RetchingFrightTurning StiffnessImmobility TurningInsomniaJaundiceJaundice EyesJaundice EyesMyalgia Back Long ExtensorsMyalgia Back Long ExtensorsNourish Qi GallbladderNourish Qi GallbladderLower Back PainLower Back PainChest PainChest PainRib PainRib PainHeadacheHeadacheSore ThroatSore ThroatPalpitationsPathogenic Factors ShaoyangPathogenic Factors ShaoyangRestlessness InsomniaRestlessness InsomniaShiveringSpontaneous SweatingSpontaneous SweatingArmpit SwellingArmpit SwellingDamp Heat Gallbladder SyndromeDamp-heat Gallbladder SyndromeDamp Heat Liver SyndromeDamp-heat Liver SyndromeTaste BitternessTaste BitternessTongue DryTongue DryTonify DeficiencyTonify Qi GallbladderVomiting
Protocols using BL19
- Asthma – BL12, BL13, BL18, BL19, GV08, GV14 (Clinical Assessment of Acupuncture for the Treatment of Chronic Asthma. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01931696)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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 (https://doi.org/10.27044/d.cnki.ggzzu.2024.000867)
- 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 (https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2022.761419)
- Chemotherapy Nausea, Vomiting Chemotherapy-induced – ST36, BL17, BL19, CV12 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/9854893)
- 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)
- Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness Knee – ST34, BL19, BL21, BL23, BL25, BL27, BL40 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-025-04891-1)
- Cancer Pain, Cancer Liver – BL18, BL19, LV14 (https://doi.org/10.1016/s0254-6272(13)60121-1)
- Pruritus, Urticaria Chronic, Wheals, Angioedema – BL17, BL19 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/6598708)
- Anxiety, Insomnia Chronic – SP06, HT07, BL15, BL19, BL20, BL23, BL62, KD06 (https://doi.org/10.27044/d.cnki.ggzzu.2024.000169)
- 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])