Location
1.5 thumb widths lateral to the du3 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 4th lumbar vertebra.
Cautions
Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
Indications
Conditions for which BL25 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Arthritis HipArthritis HipArthritis Sacroiliac JointArthritis Sacroiliac JointMuscle WastingBackBenefit Regulate IntestinesStomach RumblingStomach RumblingCommon ColdConstipationDampDiarrheaAbdominal BloatingAbdominal BloatingHypogastrium BloatingHypogastrium BloatingDysenteryDefecation ProblemsDefecation ProblemsDrinking ProblemsDrinking ProblemsEating ProblemsEating ProblemsReproductive System ProblemsReproductive System ProblemsUrinary ProblemsUrinary ProblemsMenstrual CrampsHypogastrium FullnessHypogastrium FullnessSpine Lumbar StiffnessImmobility Spine LumbarInjury HipInjury HipInjury Sacroiliac JointInjury Sacroiliac JointInternal AbscessPainAbdominal PainAbdominal PainAbdomen Inferior Twisting PainAbdomen Inferior Twisting PainLower Back PainLower Back PainHip PainHip PainLower Abdominal PainLower Abdominal PainJoint Sacroiliac PainJoint Sacroiliac PainUmbilical Cutting PainUmbilical Cutting PainPeriod DysfunctionPeriod / Menstruation DysfunctionPeriod / Menstruation Premenstrual Syndrome / PmsPeriod Premenstrual Syndrome PmsRectal ProlapseRectal ProlapseRegulate Intestines StagnationBlood in StoolBlood in StoolUndigested Food in StoolUndigested Food in StoolBi Arthralgia Leg SyndromeBi / Arthralgia Leg SyndromeBack Lumbar WeaknessBack Lumbar WeaknessLeg WeaknessLeg WeaknessWeight Low Despite AppetiteWeight Low Despite Appetite
Protocols using BL25
- 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)
- Sciatica, Leg Pain, Low Back Pain, Radiculopathy, Lower Extremity Numbness – BL25, BL40 (https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-12-226)
- Diarrhea, Abdominal Pain, Ulcerative Colitis, Blood In Stool – ST25, ST36, SP04, BL20, BL21, BL23, BL25, KD03, CV04, CV12 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-020-03101-4)
- Leg Pain, Buttock Pain, Low Back Pain, Mobility Reduced, Spinal Stenosis Lumbar, Neurogenic Claudication – SP09, BL23, BL25, BL32, BL39, BL40, BL51, BL52, BL54, BL57, BL60, GB30, GB34, GB39, GV03 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imr.2025.101204)
- 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)
- Low Back Pain – ST36, BL25, BL40, GB30, GB34 (Evaluating Acupuncture Relationship With the Catecholaminergic Pathway. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02876432)
- Lumbar Pain, Lumbar Disc Herniation, Disc Herniation Lumbar – ST25, BL23, BL25, BL57, KD09, KD10, LV08 (https://doi.org/10.27180/d.cnki.gjxzc.2024.000134)
- Sciatica, Leg Pain, Foot Pain, Lower Back Pain – BL23, BL25, BL40, BL60, GB30 (CHEN Mei-ren, WANG Ping, CHENG Gang, GUO Xiang, WEI Gao-wen, CHENG Xu-hui. The Warming Acupuncture for Treatment of Sciatica in 30 Cases. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, March 2009, Vol. 29, No. 1: 50-53)
- Spondylosis Lumbar – BL23, BL25, BL40, GV03 (Evaluation of the Pain Relief Effect of Battlefield Acupuncture on Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain Due to Lumbar Spine Degeneration.. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06874959)
- Obesity, Appetite Excessive, Overweight – ST25, BL20, BL21, BL25, LV13, CV12 (https://doi.org/10.2147/DMSO.S487877)
- Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis – BL23, BL25, BL40, BL57, KD03 (Efficacy and Safety of Acupuncture for Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02644746)
- Radicular Pain, Low-back Pain, Paresthesia Lower-limb, Disc-herniation Lumbar – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL40, BL60, GB03, GV03 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/5871657)