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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 3rd thoracic vertebra on the spinal border of the scapula.
Cautions
Avoid deep perpendicular needling due to risk of pneumothorax.
Indications
Conditions for which BL42 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
AgitationAsthmaAtrophy LungAversion ColdBenefit Tonify LungCommon ColdCoughCough TaxationShortness of BreathEnteritisFever FullnessGhost Syndrome Three Corpse PossessionHeatHemiplegiaHigh Blood PressureStiff NeckImmobility NeckNourish LungFoot NumbnessHand NumbnessPainBack PainLower Back PainChest PainHeadacheShoulder Blade PainShoulder PainStomach AcheChannel StagnationOrgans Phase StagnationDeficiency Taxation SyndromeDeficiency-taxation SyndromeTonify LungTuberculosis PulmonaryLoss of ConsciousnessVomitingWind Organs Phase
Protocols using BL42
- Stiffness Neck, Stiffness Shoulder – SI14, BL10, BL42, GB21 (doi:10.1186/1472-6882-14-246 ↗)
- Stiffness Neck, Stiffness Shoulder, Neck Chronic Pain – SI14, BL10, BL42, GB21 (doi:10.3390/medicina59122141 ↗)
- Fatigue, Anxiety, Insomnia, Cognitive Impairment, Depression Major, Mood Dysphoric – LI04, ST08, SP06, BL13, BL17, BL19, BL42, BL46, BL48, KD01, LV03, CV06, CV12, CV15, GV20, XH03 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2022.761419 ↗)
- Depression, Acute Depressive Disorder – BL13, BL17, BL19, BL42, BL46, BL48, KD01 (doi:10.2147/NDT.S601078 ↗)
- Neck Pain, Stiffness Neck, Stiffness Shoulder, Neck Chronic Pain – SI14, BL10, BL42, GB21 (doi:10.3390/medicina59122141 ↗)
- Sadness – LU07, BL13, BL42, CV17 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
- Lung Qi Deficiency, Lung Qi Deficiency – LU01, LU02, LU09, LI20, ST14, ST15, ST36, SI11, BL13, BL42, XB02T6 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
Most often selected alongside BL42
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with BL42. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- BL13Lung Shu Point4 protocols
- BL10Celestial Pillar3 protocols
- GB21Shoulder Well3 protocols
- SI14Outer Shoulder Point3 protocols
- BL17Diaphragm Shu Point2 protocols
- BL19Gallbladder Shu Point2 protocols
- BL46Diaphragm Gate2 protocols
- BL48Yang Headrope2 protocols
- KD01Bubbling Spring2 protocols
- CV06Sea Of Qi1 protocols
- CV12Stomach Centre1 protocols
- CV15Turtledove Tail1 protocols