Location
1.5 thumb widths lateral to the du mai at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 3rd lumbar vertebra.
Cautions
Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
Indications
Conditions for which BL24 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Benefit Regulate Jiao LowerDiarrheaDiarrhoea BloodDiarrhoea BloodMenstrual CrampsHemorrhoidsHaemorrhoids BleedingHaemorrhoids BleedingVaginal DischargeVaginal DischargeMyalgia Back Long ExtensorsMyalgia Back Long ExtensorsAbdominal PainAbdominal PainLower Back PainLower Back PainIrregular PeriodsPeriod / Menstruation IrregularRegulate Jiao LowerBack Lumbar WeaknessBack Lumbar WeaknessLeg WeaknessLeg Weakness
Protocols using BL24
- Low Back Pain – BL23, BL24, BL25 (https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins13090608)
- Back Low Pain – ST36, BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL32, BL40, BL60, KD03, GB30, GB34, GV03 (이인선 et al.. 요통 침치료를 위한 경혈 선정에 관한 체계적 문헌 고찰. Korean Journal of Acupuncture, 2012)
- Chronic Nonspecific Low-back Pain – BL20, BL23, BL24, BL25, BL40, GB30, GV03, GV04, GV05 (Efficacy of High-intensity Laser Acupuncture in Patients With Chronic, Non-specific Low Back Pain. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06260631)
- Disability Low Back, Low Back Chronic Pain – ST04, ST36, SP13, SP14, BL23, BL24, BL25, BL37, BL40, GB12, GB26, GB30, GB34, GB41, GV03, GV04, GV05, GV24, GV26 (https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-11-118)
- Chronic Pain, Low Back Pain – BL23, BL24, BL25, GB30, GV03, GV04, GV05 (https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins13090608)
- Back Low Pain, Claudication Neurogenic, Leg Radiating Pain, Spondylolisthesis Lumbar Degenerative – LI04, ST36, BL22, BL23, BL24, BL25, LV03 (https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000010667)
- Chronic Pain, Back Lower Pain – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL40, GB30, GV03, GV04, GV05 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/4510909)
- Urinary Incontinence Stress, Pelvic Floor Dysfunction – ST36, SP06, BL23, BL24, BL31, BL32, BL33, BL34, BL35, CV03, CV04 (https://doi.org/10.11817/j.issn.1672-7347.2025.240242)
- Low-back Pain, Chronic Pain – BL23, BL24, BL25 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-025-04891-1)
- Lower Back Pain – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL40, GB30, GV03, GV04, GV05 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/808425)
- Renal Colic Pain – BL21, BL22, BL23, BL24, BL26, BL45, BL46, BL47, BL48, BL49 (Acupuncture Versus Titrated Morphine in Patients With Renal Colic. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02781415)
- Low Back Pain, Paresthesia Lower Extremity, Disc Herniation Lumbar, Radiating Lower Extremity Pain, Lower Extremity Weakness – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL40, BL60, GB03, GV03 (https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S234761)