# BL41 Fufen (Attached Branch) – Bladder Meridian

附分 · fù fēn

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.

Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/points/bl41

## Indications

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

Common Cold, Common Cold, Common Cold, Contraction Shoulder, Contraction Shoulder, Enteritis, Fever, Heat, Hemiplegia, High Blood Pressure, High Blood Pressure, Stiff Neck, Immobility Neck, Elbow Numbness, Elbow Numbness, Foot Numbness, Foot Numbness, Hand Numbness, Hand Numbness, Shoulder Numbness, Shoulder Numbness, Pain, Back Pain, Back Pain, Lower Back Pain, Lower Back Pain, Head Pain, Head Pain, Headache, Headache, Shoulder Blade Pain, Shoulder Blade Pain, Stomach Ache, Stomach Ache, Channel Stagnation, Channel Stagnation, Organs Phase Stagnation, Organs Phase Stagnation, Wind Cold Interstices Syndrome, Wind-cold Interstices Syndrome, Wind Taxation Syndrome, Wind-taxation Syndrome, Vomiting, Wind, Wind Organs Phase, Wind Organs Phase

## Most often selected alongside BL41

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

- BL01 (Bright Eyes / Eye Point) – 1 protocols
- BL02 (Gathered Bamboo) – 1 protocols
- BL03 (Eyebrow Ascension) – 1 protocols
- BL04 (Deviating Turn) – 1 protocols
- BL05 (Fifth Place) – 1 protocols
- BL06 (Receiving Light) – 1 protocols
- BL09 (Jade Pillow) – 1 protocols
- BL10 (Celestial Pillar) – 1 protocols

## Protocols using BL41

| Symptoms | Points | Course | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insomnia, Ulcer, Chronic Wound | SP06, BL11, BL30, BL41, BL53, BL54, GB39, CV08, GV03, GV14 | 14 days | doi:10.12659/MSM.951574 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 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 | 7 days | Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |

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