Location
3 thumb widths lateral to the du mai at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 4th thoracic vertebra on the spinal border of the scapula.
Cautions
Avoid deep perpendicular needling due to risk of pneumothorax.
Indications
Conditions for which BL43 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
AsthmaBenefit Qi YuanBenefit Qi YuanBenefit Tonify LungBoil / Furuncle WoollyBoil Furuncle WoollyCalm Spirit ShenCalm Spirit ShenClove SoresCommon ColdCommon ColdConstriction OesophagusConstriction OesophagusCoughCoughing BloodCoughing BloodDeficiencySpleen DeficiencySpleen DeficiencyStomach DeficiencyStomach DeficiencyDisease Heart AcuteDisease Heart AcuteDisease StomachDisease StomachPsychological DisorderPsychological DisorderSteaming Bone DisorderSteaming Bone DisorderDizzinessDreamingErectile DysfunctionErectile / Impotence ProblemsEmaciationEnteritisEyesight / Vision DizzyDizzy VisionFeverHeatHemiplegiaHigh Blood PressureHigh Blood PressureInjury Body Acute ClimateInjury Body Acute ClimateInjury Heart GriefInjury Heart GriefInjury Kidneys DampInjury Kidneys DampInjury Kidneys FatigueInjury Kidneys FatigueInjury Liver AngerInjury Liver AngerInjury Lungs Cold Food DrinkInjury Lungs Cold Food / DrinkInjury Seven InjuriesInjury Seven InjuriesInjury Spleen - Over FullnessInjury Spleen- Over-fullnessInjury Will Fear & IndulgenceInjury Will Fear & IndulgenceInsomniaLung Syndrome Deficiency TaxationLung Syndrome Deficiency-taxationPoor MemoryPoor MemoryNourish HeartNourish HeartNourish KidneysNourish KidneysNourish LungNourish LungNourish SpleenNourish SpleenNourish StomachNourish StomachNourish YinNourish YinNumbnessFoot NumbnessFoot NumbnessHand NumbnessHand NumbnessBack PainBack PainLower Back PainLower Back PainHeadacheHeadacheKnee PainKnee PainShoulder PainShoulder PainStomach AcheStomach AchePapulesParalysisPhlegmPhlegm Heat FirePhlegm-heat FirePulse / Heart Rate PoundingPulse Heart Rate PoundingOrgans Phase StagnationOrgans Phase StagnationUndigested Food in StoolUndigested Food in StoolStrokeSweatingNight SweatsSweating Night-timeDeficiency Taxation SyndromeDeficiency-taxation SyndromeWind Cold Acute SyndromeWind-cold Acute SyndromeWind Cold Interior SyndromeWind-cold Interior SyndromeTaxation Five TaxationsTaxation Five TaxationsTonify LungTuberculosis PulmonaryTuberculosis PulmonaryVomitingVomiting BloodVomiting Blood WeaknessHeart Zang WeaknessHeart Zang WeaknessLimbs WeaknessLimbs WeaknessWind Organs PhaseWind Organs Phase
Protocols using BL43
- Fatigue, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome – BL15, BL20, BL43 (https://doi.org/10.13702/j.1000-0607.2011.06.011)
- Shoulder Pain, Neck Pain, Arm Numbness, Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy – BL43 (https://doi.org/10.13703/j.0255-2930.2016.02.007)
- Pneumothorax Spontaneous, Respiratory Dysfunction Postoperative, Pulmonary Infection Postoperative – BL13, BL23, BL43, CV22 (https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000014575)
- Asthma, Immune Dysregulation, Respiratory Chronic – BL13, BL43, CV14, CV22 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/896247)
- Cancer Gastric, Cancer Advanced, Post-chemotherapy – LU10, ST16, ST36, SP18, BL21, BL23, BL43, GB42, CV12 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/8274021)
- Papules, Boil Furuncle Woolly, Heart Zang Weakness, Disease Heart Acute, Wind Cold Interior Syndrome, Wind Cold Acute Syndrome – BL14, BL15, BL16, BL17, BL43, BL44, BL45, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Steaming Bone Disorder – HT06, BL13, BL17, BL43, KD27, GB21, LV03, GV04, GV10, GV13, GV14, XH15 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Lower Back Pain – LU01, LI10, ST09, ST12, ST30, ST31, ST32, ST34, ST36, ST39, SP02, SP03, SP08, SP09, SI03, SI04, SI06, SI07, BL11, BL12, BL13, BL16, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL25, BL26, BL27, BL30, BL31, BL32, BL33, BL34, BL35, BL36, BL39, BL41, BL42, BL43, BL44, BL45, BL46, BL47, BL52, BL54, BL55, BL58, BL59, BL60, BL61, BL62, BL63, BL64, BL65, KD01, KD03, KD04, KD08, KD13, GB21, GB25, GB27, GB29, GB30, GB42, LV02, LV03, LV04, LV05, LV13, CV03, CV04, CV05, GV01, GV02, GV03, GV04, GV05, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV12, XB04, XB07, XB08, XH06, XU07A, XU07B, XU15A, XU15B, XU15C (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Sweating – LU01, LU07, LU11, ST12, BL15, BL17, BL43, BL62, BL66, KD02, TB05, TB10, GB04, GB38, GB41, LV03, CV24, GV12, GV16, GV17, GV19, XC14A, XC14B, XH15 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Tuberculosis Pulmonary – ST37, BL13, BL42, BL43, LV03, CV04, GV10, GV11, GV22, XB07, XH15 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Dizziness – LU03, LI08, LI11, ST08, ST09, ST36, ST40, ST41, ST45, SP06, HT05, SI01, SI07, SI16, BL02, BL03, BL05, BL06, BL08, BL09, BL10, BL11, BL12, BL17, BL18, BL30, BL43, BL56, BL58, BL62, KD01, KD03, KD06, PC06, TB01, TB03, TB05, TB12, TB16, TB19, TB23, GB08, GB11, GB14, GB17, GB18, GB19, GB20, GB39, GB41, GB43, GB44, LV02, LV03, CV04, GV04, GV11, GV16, GV17, GV18, GV19, GV22, GV24, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D, XH02, XH03, XH05, XH16, XH31, XH37 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Psychological Disorder – LU09, LU10, LU11, LI04, LI05, LI06, LI07, LI08, LI11, ST24, ST36, ST37, ST39, ST40, ST41, ST42, ST45, SP01, SP04, SP05, HT03, HT07, HT09, SI01, SI03, SI05, SI07, SI08, SI16, SI19, BL02, BL08, BL13, BL15, BL17, BL18, BL43, BL58, BL61, BL62, BL64, BL65, BL66, KD09, KD10, PC05, PC06, PC07, PC08, TB02, TB03, TB17, GB12, GB19, GB21, GB36, GB37, GB39, GB43, LV01, LV08, LV14, CV01, CV12, CV14, CV15, CV24, GV01, GV08, GV15, GV16, GV17, GV18, GV20, GV23, GV24, GV26, GV27, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D, XU11A, XU11B, XU11C, XU11D, XU11E, XU11F, XU11G, XU11H, XU11I, XU11J (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)