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 ColdCommon ColdCommon ColdContraction ShoulderContraction ShoulderEnteritisFeverHeatHemiplegiaHigh Blood PressureHigh Blood PressureStiff NeckImmobility NeckElbow NumbnessElbow NumbnessFoot NumbnessFoot NumbnessHand NumbnessHand NumbnessShoulder NumbnessShoulder NumbnessPainBack PainBack PainLower Back PainLower Back PainHead PainHead PainHeadacheHeadacheShoulder Blade PainShoulder Blade PainStomach AcheStomach AcheChannel StagnationChannel StagnationOrgans Phase StagnationOrgans Phase StagnationWind Cold Interstices SyndromeWind-cold Interstices SyndromeWind Taxation SyndromeWind-taxation SyndromeVomitingWindWind Organs PhaseWind 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)