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Indications
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Protocols
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Location
3 thumb widths lateral to the du mai at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 2nd thoracic vertebra on the spinal border of the scapula.
Cautions
Avoid deep perpendicular needling due to risk of pneumothorax.
Indications
Conditions for which BL41 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Common ColdContraction ShoulderEnteritisFeverHeatHemiplegiaHigh Blood PressureStiff NeckImmobility NeckElbow NumbnessFoot NumbnessHand NumbnessShoulder NumbnessPainBack PainLower Back PainHead PainHeadacheShoulder Blade PainStomach AcheChannel StagnationOrgans Phase StagnationWind Cold Interstices SyndromeWind-cold Interstices SyndromeWind Taxation SyndromeWind-taxation SyndromeVomitingWindWind Organs Phase
Protocols using BL41
- Insomnia, Ulcer, Chronic Wound – SP06, BL11, BL30, BL41, BL53, BL54, GB39, CV08, GV03, GV14 (doi:10.12659/MSM.951574 ↗)
- Wind Liver, Wind Liver – LU11, ST01, ST03, ST04, ST05, ST06, ST07, ST08, ST42, ST45, SI03, SI08, BL01, BL02, BL03, BL04, BL05, BL06, BL09, BL10, BL41, XU25 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
Most often selected alongside BL41
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with BL41. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- BL01Bright Eyes / Eye Point1 protocols
- BL02Gathered Bamboo1 protocols
- BL03Eyebrow Ascension1 protocols
- BL04Deviating Turn1 protocols
- BL05Fifth Place1 protocols
- BL06Receiving Light1 protocols
- BL09Jade Pillow1 protocols
- BL10Celestial Pillar1 protocols
- BL11Great Shuttle1 protocols
- BL30White Ring Shu Point1 protocols
- BL53Bladder Vitals1 protocols
- BL54Lowermost In Order1 protocols