# BL25 Dachangyu (Large Intestine Shu Point) – Bladder Meridian

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Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV03 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 4th lumbar vertebra.

Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.

Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/points/bl25

## Indications

An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Arthritis Hip, Arthritis Hip, Arthritis Sacroiliac Joint, Arthritis Sacroiliac Joint, Muscle Wasting, Back, Benefit Regulate Intestines, Stomach Rumbling, Stomach Rumbling, Common Cold, Constipation, Damp, Diarrhea, Abdominal Bloating, Abdominal Bloating, Hypogastrium Bloating, Hypogastrium Bloating, Dysentery, Defecation Problems, Defecation Problems, Drinking Problems, Drinking Problems, Eating Problems, Eating Problems, Reproductive System Problems, Reproductive System Problems, Urinary Problems, Urinary Problems, Menstrual Cramps, Hypogastrium Fullness, Hypogastrium Fullness, Spine Lumbar Stiffness, Immobility Spine Lumbar, Injury Hip, Injury Hip, Injury Sacroiliac Joint, Injury Sacroiliac Joint, Internal Abscess, Pain, Abdominal Pain, Abdominal Pain, Abdomen Inferior Twisting Pain, Abdomen Inferior Twisting Pain, Lower Back Pain, Lower Back Pain, Hip Pain, Hip Pain, Lower Abdominal Pain, Lower Abdominal Pain, Joint Sacroiliac Pain, Joint Sacroiliac Pain, Umbilical Cutting Pain, Umbilical Cutting Pain, Period Dysfunction, Period / Menstruation Dysfunction, Period / Menstruation Premenstrual Syndrome / Pms, Period Premenstrual Syndrome Pms, Rectal Prolapse, Rectal Prolapse, Regulate Intestines, Stagnation, Blood in Stool, Blood in Stool, Undigested Food in Stool, Undigested Food in Stool, Bi Arthralgia Leg Syndrome, Bi / Arthralgia Leg Syndrome, Back Lumbar Weakness, Back Lumbar Weakness, Leg Weakness, Leg Weakness, Weight Low Despite Appetite, Weight Low Despite Appetite

## Most often selected alongside BL25

Sourced protocols in the index pairing each point with this one. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

- BL23 (Kidney Shu Point) – 174 protocols
- BL40 (Middle Of The Crease) – 106 protocols
- BL24 (Sea Of Qi Shu Point) – 69 protocols
- GB30 (Jumping Circle) – 67 protocols
- ST25 (Celestial Pivot) – 66 protocols
- ST36 (Leg Three Miles) – 65 protocols
- GV03 (Yang Lumbar Gate) – 64 protocols
- BL60 (Kunlun (Mountains)) – 47 protocols

## Protocols using BL25 (50 best-sourced of 265)

| Symptoms | Points | Course | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low Back Pain, Disability Low Back | BL23, BL25, BL40, GV03, GV04 | 84 days | doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0000919 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Back Low Pain, Disability Musculoskeletal | BL23, BL25, BL40, GV03, GV04 | 84 days | doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0000919 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Back Pain, Sciatica Pain, Herniated Nucleus Pulposus | BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL31, BL32, BL33, BL34, BL40, BL57, BL60, GB30 | 15 days | doi:10.1093/ecam/nep085 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 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 | 42 days | doi:10.1186/1471-2474-11-118 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Back Low Pain, Disability Functional | BL23, BL24, BL25 | 14 days | doi:10.1186/1745-6215-12-146 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Sciatica, Leg Pain, Low Back Pain, Radiculopathy, Lower Extremity Numbness | BL25, BL40 | 14 days | doi:10.1186/1745-6215-12-226 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Sciatica, Leg Pain, Low Back Pain, Radiculopathy, Lower Extremity Numbness | BL25, GV02 | 14 days | doi:10.1186/1745-6215-12-226 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Back Low Pain, Acute Pain, Referred Pain | LI04, BL23, BL25, BL40, BL52, BL54, BL58, BL62, KD03, GB30, LV03 | 1 days | doi:10.1186/1745-6215-12-241 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Constipation Functional | ST25, BL25 | 28 days | doi:10.1186/1745-6215-13-104 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Constipation Functional | LI11, ST25, ST37, BL25 | 28 days | doi:10.1186/1745-6215-13-104 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Low Back Chronic Pain, Musculoskeletal Pain | BL23, BL24, BL25, GB30, GV03, GV04, GV05 | 21 days | doi:10.1186/1745-6215-14-16 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Lumbar Pain, Low-back Pain | BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL32, BL40, BL60, GB30, GB34 | – | doi:10.1155/2013/872142 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Sciatica, Lower Back Pain, Lower Limb Pain, Lower Limb Numbness, Lower Limb Weakness, Lumbar Disc Herniation | BL25, BL40 | 14 days | doi:10.1155/2013/718593 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Thigh Numbness, Thigh Lateral Pain, Paraesthesia Thigh, Burning Thigh, Meralgia Paraesthetica | BL25, GB30, GB31, GB32, GB34 | 8 days | doi:10.1136/acupmed-2013-010395 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Back Low Chronic Pain | BL23, BL24, BL25, BL40, BL60, KD03, GB34 | 56 days | doi:10.1155/2013/125937 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Low Back Pain, Spondylolisthesis | BL23, BL24, BL25, BL40, BL60, GB30, GB31, GV03 | 21 days | doi:10.1186/1745-6215-15-105 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Constipation Functional | ST25, ST36, ST37, BL25, TB06 | 42 days | doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(13)60100-4 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Low Back Pain, Lower Limb Pain, Lumbar Disc Herniation, Radiculopathy Lumbar | BL25, GV02 | 14 days | doi:10.1155/2014/154941 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Low Back Pain, Lower Limb Pain, Lumbar Disc Herniation, Radiculopathy Lumbar | BL25, BL40 | 14 days | doi:10.1155/2014/154941 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Low Back Pain, Lower Limb Pain, Lumbar Disc Herniation, Radiculopathy Lumbar | BL25, BL40, GB30, GB34, GB39, GB40 | 14 days | doi:10.1155/2014/154941 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Inflammation Intestinal, Crohn's Disease, Barrier Dysfunction Intestinal Epithelial | LI04, LI11, ST25, ST36, ST37, BL23, BL25, CV06, CV09 | 84 days | doi:10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.4986 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Constipation Functional, Stool Hard, Constipation Chronic, Defecation Difficulty | ST25, ST36, ST37, BL25, BL33, BL34, TB06, CV04, CV06 | 28 days | doi:10.1155/2015/396396 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Lower Back Pain | BL23, BL24, BL25, BL40, GB30, GV03, GV04, GV05 | 7 days | doi:10.1155/2015/808425 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Leg Pain, Low-back Pain, Spinal-stenosis Lumbar, Claudication Neurological | SP06, SP09, BL23, BL25, BL56, BL57, GB30, GB34, GB39, GV03, GV04 | 29 days | doi:10.1155/2015/263898 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Bloating, Diarrhea, Abdominal Pain, Diarrhea Irritable-bowel-syndrome, Stool Frequency Increased | ST25, BL25 | 28 days | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000003884 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Bloating, Diarrhea, Abdominal Pain, Diarrhea Irritable-bowel-syndrome, Stool Frequency Increased | LI11, ST25, ST37, BL25 | 28 days | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000003884 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Leg Pain, Lower Back Pain, Buttock Pain, Lower Extremity Numbness, Claudication Intermittent, Spinal Stenosis Lumbar Degenerative | BL23, BL25, BL40, BL57, KD03 | 56 days | doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012821 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Sciatica, Leg Pain, Low-back Pain, Paresthesia Leg, Disability Lumbar | BL25 | 28 days | doi:10.1155/2017/9502718 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Stenosis Lumbar Spinal, Radiculopathy L5, Claudication Neurogenic, Lower Extremity Pain, Gluteal Pain | BL23, BL25, BL40, BL53, BL54, BL57, GB34 | 28 days | doi:10.1186/s12906-018-2087-y | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Back Low Pain, Claudication Neurogenic, Leg Radiating Pain, Spondylolisthesis Lumbar Degenerative | LI04, ST36, BL22, BL23, BL24, BL25, LV03 | 35 days | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000010667 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Low Back Chronic Pain | BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL40, BL60, GV03 | 56 days | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000010790 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Constipation Functional, Stool Hard, Defecation Infrequent, Defecation Incomplete | ST25, ST27, BL25, BL52 | 28 days | doi:10.1186/s12906-018-2243-4 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Leg Pain, Lower Back Pain, Disc Herniation Lumbar | BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL40, BL60, GB30, GV03 | 14 days | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000011951 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Low Back Pain, Disability Lumbar, Sprain Lumbar | ST25, BL23, BL24, BL25 | 3 days | doi:10.3831/KPI.2018.21.015 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Chronic Pain, Back Lower Pain | BL23, BL24, BL25, BL40, GB30, GV03, GV04, GV05 | 7 days | doi:10.1155/2018/4510909 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Radicular Pain, Low-back Pain, Paresthesia Lower-limb, Disc-herniation Lumbar | BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL40, BL60, GB03, GV03 | 14 days | doi:10.1155/2018/5871657 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Low Back Chronic Pain | BL23, BL24, BL25 | 21 days | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000013047 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Chronic Pain, Back Low Pain, Disability Lumbar | BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL40, BL60, GB30, GB31, GV03 | 56 days | doi:10.1186/s13063-018-3049-x | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Lumbar Pain, Lower Back Pain | BL23, BL25, BL40 | 1 days | doi:10.1155/2019/4024501 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Coccyx Pain, Low-back Pain, Fracture Coccyx, Coccydynia | BL23, BL25, BL32, GV20 | 168 days | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000018860 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Low Back Pain, Paresthesia Lower Extremity, Disc Herniation Lumbar, Radiating Lower Extremity Pain, Lower Extremity Weakness | BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL40, BL60, GB03, GV03 | 14 days | doi:10.2147/JPR.S234761 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Diarrhea, Abdominal Pain, Ulcerative Colitis, Blood In Stool | ST25, ST36, SP04, BL20, BL21, BL23, BL25, KD03, CV04, CV12 | 46 days | doi:10.1186/s12906-020-03101-4 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Diarrhea, Abdominal Pain, Ulcerative Colitis, Blood In Stool | ST25, ST36, ST37, SP06, SP15, BL25, LV03, CV03, CV04, CV06 | 60 days | doi:10.1186/s12906-020-03101-4 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Diarrhea, Abdominal Pain, Ulcerative Colitis, Blood In Stool | ST25, ST36, SP06, BL25, CV04, CV06, GV01 | 14 days | doi:10.1186/s12906-020-03101-4 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Diarrhea, Abdominal Pain, Ulcerative Colitis, Blood In Stool | ST25, ST36, SP06, BL25, CV04, CV06, GV01 | – | doi:10.1186/s12906-020-03101-4 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Diarrhea, Abdominal Pain, Ulcerative Colitis, Blood In Stool | ST25, ST36, SP06, BL25, CV04, CV06, GV01 | – | doi:10.1186/s12906-020-03101-4 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Diarrhea, Abdominal Pain, Ulcerative Colitis, Blood In Stool | ST25, ST36, SP04, BL16, BL20, BL21, BL22, BL25, KD03, CV04, GV02, GV06 | 56 days | doi:10.1186/s12906-020-03101-4 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Diarrhea, Abdominal Pain, Ulcerative Colitis, Blood In Stool | ST25, ST36, SP06, BL25, CV04, CV06, GV01 | 14 days | doi:10.1186/s12906-020-03101-4 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Diarrhea, Abdominal Pain, Ulcerative Colitis, Blood In Stool | ST25, ST36, SP06, BL25, CV04, CV06, GV01 | 30 days | doi:10.1186/s12906-020-03101-4 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Back Low Chronic Pain | BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL40, BL60, GV03 | 56 days | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000022526 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |

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