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 LungAtrophy LungAversion ColdAversion ColdBenefit Tonify LungCommon ColdCommon ColdCoughCough TaxationCough TaxationShortness of BreathEnteritisFever FullnessGhost Syndrome Three Corpse PossessionGhost Syndrome Three Corpse PossessionHeatHemiplegiaHigh Blood PressureHigh Blood PressureStiff NeckImmobility NeckNourish LungNourish LungFoot NumbnessFoot NumbnessHand NumbnessHand NumbnessPainBack PainBack PainLower Back PainLower Back PainChest PainChest PainHeadacheHeadacheShoulder Blade PainShoulder Blade PainShoulder PainShoulder PainStomach AcheStomach AcheChannel StagnationChannel StagnationOrgans Phase StagnationOrgans Phase StagnationDeficiency Taxation SyndromeDeficiency-taxation SyndromeTonify LungTuberculosis PulmonaryTuberculosis PulmonaryLoss of ConsciousnessVomitingWind Organs PhaseWind 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 ↗)
- 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)