Location
1.5 thumb widths lateral to the du mai at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 5th lumbar vertebra.
Cautions
Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
Indications
Conditions for which BL26 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Muscle WastingBenefit Regulate Jiao LowerConstipationDistension DeficiencyDistension DeficiencyDiarrheaAbdominal BloatingAbdominal BloatingUrinary ProblemsUrinary ProblemsBedwettingFibroids / Masses Jia Ju AbdomenFibroids Masses Jia Ju AbdomenLower Back PainLower Back PainRegulate Jiao LowerWind Taxation SyndromeWind-taxation SyndromeThirsting ExcessiveThirsting ExcessiveFrequent UrinationFrequent UrinationBack Lumbar WeaknessBack Lumbar Weakness
Protocols using BL26
- Low Back Pain, Pelvic Girdle Pain, Sacroiliac Pain, Symphysis Pain, Pregnancy Second Trimester, Pregnancy Third Trimester – LI04, ST36, SP12, BL26, BL32, BL33, BL54, BL60, KD11, GB30, GV20 (https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6882-8-34)
- Lumbar Disc Herniation – ST36, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL28, BL57, GB30, GB34 (Clinical Research on the Efficacy of Thread-embedding Acupuncture on Herniated Intervertebral Disc of Lumbar Spine. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03236753)
- 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)
- Back Pain, Lumbar Pain, Back Acute Pain – SP06, BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL40, GV03, GV04 (https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11222939)
- Back Pain, Lumbar Pain, Low Back Pain, Back Low Pain, Disability Functional, Lumbosacral Pain – BL23, BL25, BL26, BL54 (https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000034407)
- PCOS, Infertility Anovulatory, Hyperandrogenism, Anovulation, Oligoovulation – SP06, SP10, BL17, BL26, KD03, LV03, CV03, GV04 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-016-1375-4)
- 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)
- 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)
- Leg Pain, Buttock Pain, Low Back Pain, Mobility Reduced, Spinal Stenosis Lumbar, Neurogenic Claudication – ST36, ST40, BL22, BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL53, BL54, GB30, GB31, GB34, LV03, GV03, GV04, GV05 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imr.2025.101204)
- Lumbar Pain, Low-back Pain – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL32, BL40, BL60, GB30, GB34 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/872142)
- 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 – ST36, BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL32, BL40, BL60, KD03, GB30, GB34, GV03 (In‐Seon Lee et al.. Systematic Review of Selection of Acupuncture Points for Lower Back Pain. Korean Journal of Acupuncture, 2012)