BL30 Baihuanshu (White Ring Shu Point)

白環俞bái huán shūBaihuanshu

Bladder Meridian

Location of acupuncture point BL30 Baihuanshu (White Ring Shu Point)
53
Indications
22
Protocols
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Location

1.5 thumb widths lateral to the du mai at the level of the 4th posterior sacral foramen.

Cautions

Avoid deep perpendicular needling.

Indications

Conditions for which BL30 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

AgitationCommon ColdCoughCough TaxationDepression ChestDisease BonePsychological Insanity DisorderDizzinessDefecation Urgent ProblemsShortness of BreathEyesight / Vision BlurredBlurred VisionFever FullnessChest FullnessHeat ChestStiff KneeNeck Nape StiffnessSpinal StiffnessStanding StiffnessStanding Collapse StiffnessTendon Ligament Contraction StiffnessImmobility KneeImmobility Neck NapeImmobility SpineImmobility StandingImmobility Standing CollapseImmobility Tendon / Ligament ContractionInjury ColdVaginal DischargeMalariaAbdominal PainBack PainLower Back PainBack Soreness PainHeadacheHeadache Bursting PainKnee PainShoulder Blade PainScapula Soreness PainIrregular PeriodsPeriod / Menstruation IrregularPharyngitisRebellion QiHeaviness Head SensationShiveringMuscle SpasmsSpontaneous SweatingWind Cold SyndromeWind-cold SyndromeTetanyWind HeadWind Injury

TCM actions

What classical sources say BL30 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Benefit Back LumbarBenefit Legs

Protocols using BL30

  • Sexual Dysfunction, Voiding Dysfunction, Pelvic Pain, Prostatitis Chronic – BL30, BL35 (doi:10.1186/s12906-017-1768-2 ↗)
  • Radiculopathy, Lower-limb Numbness, Lower-back Pain, Radiating Lower-limb Pain, Disc-herniation Lumbar Extruded – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL27, BL28, BL29, BL30, GB30 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2024.1381292 ↗)
  • Groin Pain, Lower Back Pain, Sacroiliac Pain, Pubic Symphysis Pain, Difficulty Walking, Postpartum Symphysis Pubis Diastasis, Qi Stagnation Blood Stasis – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL27, BL28, BL29, BL30, BL53, BL54, GB27, GB28 (doi:10.21037/acr-2025-189 ↗)
  • Premature Ejaculation, Sexual Dysfunction – ST36, SP12, SP13, BL23, BL27, BL28, BL29, BL30, BL31, BL32, BL33, BL34, BL47, KD01, KD03, CV04, CV06 (doi:10.4103/0973-6131.113408 ↗)
  • Vaginal Discharge Red, Leukorrhea Red – SP06, BL23, BL30, GB26, CV03, CV04, CV06 (doi:10.19621/j.cnki.11-3555/r.2021.0819 ↗)
  • Insomnia, Ulcer, Chronic Wound – SP06, BL11, BL30, BL41, BL53, BL54, GB39, CV08, GV03, GV14 (doi:10.12659/MSM.951574 ↗)
  • Anxiety, Insomnia, Hemorrhoids, Postoperative Pain, Hemorrhoids Mixed Postoperative, Edema Perianal – BL25, BL30, BL57, GV01 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250620-0003 ↗)
  • Obesity Simple – BL25, BL26, BL27, BL28, BL30, KD03, KD11, KD12, KD13, KD14, KD15, TB06 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(08)60033-3 ↗)
  • Psychological Trauma Post-disaster Depression Insomnia – BL11, BL23, BL30, GB31, GV02, GV14 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(10)60021-0 ↗)
  • Back Low Pain, Disability Functional, Low Back Pain – ST36, HT03, BL23, BL24, BL25, BL30, BL40, BL58, GV04 (doi:10.51507/j.jams.2021.14.6.219 ↗)
  • Sciatica, Low Back Pain, Disc Herniation Lumbar – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL27, BL28, BL29, BL30, GB30 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2024.1381292 ↗)
  • Pubic Symphysis Pain, Postpartum Symphysis Pubis Diastasis – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL27, BL28, BL29, BL30, BL53, BL54, GB27, GB28 (doi:10.21037/acr-2025-189 ↗)
  • Prostatitis Chronic, Pelvic Chronic Pain, Pelvic Pain – BL30, BL35 (doi:10.1186/s12906-017-1768-2 ↗)
  • Sciatica, Lumbar Disc Herniation – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL27, BL30, BL40, GB30 (doi:10.3389/fpain.2026.1853632 ↗)
  • Overactive Bladder – SP06, BL27, BL28, BL29, BL30 (doi:10.1159/000488853 ↗)
  • Nephropathy Diabetic – LI04, LI11, ST36, ST40, SP06, SP08, SP09, SP10, BL23, BL30, BL43, LV03, CV03, CV12 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
  • Piriformis Syndrome – BL30, BL54, GB30 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2026.1897807 ↗)
  • Hemorrhoids – SP06, BL30, BL57, GV01, GV20 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
  • Uterine Prolapse, Rectal Prolapse, Uterine Prolapse – ST30, ST36, BL30, BL32, GV01, GV20 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
  • Sciatica – BL23, BL30, BL36, BL39, BL40, BL57, BL60, GB30, GB31, GB34 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
  • Kidney Yang Deficiency, Kidney Yang Deficiency – BL23, BL29, BL30, KD03, KD07 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
  • Spleen Deficiency, Vaginal Discharge, Vaginitis, Cervicitis, Endometritis, Annexitis, Spleen Deficiency, Vaginal Discharge – ST36, SP09, BL26, BL30, CV06 (sacredlotus.com ↗)

Most often selected alongside BL30

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with BL30. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

  • BL23Kidney Shu Point12 protocols
  • BL25Large Intestine Shu Point8 protocols
  • BL27Small Intestine Shu Point8 protocols
  • BL26Original Qi Gate Shu Point7 protocols
  • BL28Bladder Shu Point7 protocols
  • BL29Middle Spine Shu7 protocols
  • BL24Sea Of Qi Shu Point6 protocols
  • GB30Jumping Circle5 protocols
  • SP06Three Yin Intersection5 protocols
  • ST36Leg Three Miles5 protocols
  • BL54Lowermost In Order4 protocols
  • BL40Middle Of The Crease3 protocols

Other points on the Bladder Meridian

BL01BL02BL03BL04BL05BL06BL07BL08BL09BL10BL11BL12BL13BL14BL15BL16BL17BL18BL19BL20BL21BL22BL23BL24BL25BL26BL27BL28BL29BL31BL32BL33BL34BL35BL36BL37BL38BL39BL40BL41BL42BL43BL44BL45BL46BL47BL48BL49BL50BL51BL52BL53BL54BL55BL56BL57BL58BL59BL60BL61BL62BL63BL64BL65BL66BL67