Location
3 thumb widths lateral to the GV10 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 6th thoracic vertebra on the spinal border of the scapula.
Cautions
Avoid deep perpendicular needling due to risk of pneumothorax.
Indications
Conditions for which BL45 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Agitation Five PalmsBenefit Descend Qi LungBoil / Furuncle WoollyBoil Furuncle WoollyClove SoresCommon ColdContraction ArmpitCoughDescend Qi LungDisease FebrileDisease Heart AcuteDisease StomachAbdominal BloatingHypogastrium BloatingShortness of BreathEnteritisEyesight / Vision DizzyDizzy VisionFeverHeatHemiplegiaHigh Blood PressureInvigorate QiMalariaNosebleedNumbnessFoot NumbnessHand NumbnessPainBack PainLower Back PainChest PainRib PainEye PainHeadacheHeadache Infantile Whilst Eating PainHeadache (infant) Whilst Eating PainHeart PainLower Abdominal PainLung PainShoulder Blade PainShoulder PainStomach AchePapulesParalysisBlood StagnationOrgans Phase StagnationStrokeSpontaneous SweatingWind Cold Acute SyndromeWind-cold Acute SyndromeWind Cold Interior SyndromeWind-cold Interior SyndromeTemperature HighVomitingHeart Zang WeaknessWindWind Organs Phase
Protocols using BL45
- Memory Impaired, Cognitive Impairment Vascular, Dementia Vascular No Dementia, Stroke Post – ST36, SP10, HT05, BL15, BL45, KD06, CV06, CV12, CV17, GV16, GV20 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-15-442 ↗)
- Concentration Poor, Concentration Poor – ST40, HT07, HT09, BL15, BL20, BL45, GV20 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
- Renal Colic Pain – BL21, BL22, BL23, BL24, BL26, BL45, BL46, BL47, BL48, BL49 (Acupuncture Versus Titrated Morphine in Patients With Renal Colic. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02781415)
Most often selected alongside BL45
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with BL45. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- BL15Heart Shu Point2 protocols
- GV20100 Convergences2 protocols
- BL20Spleen Shu Point1 protocols
- BL21Stomach Shu Point1 protocols
- BL22Sanjiao Shu Point1 protocols
- BL23Kidney Shu Point1 protocols
- BL24Sea Of Qi Shu Point1 protocols
- BL26Original Qi Gate Shu Point1 protocols
- BL46Diaphragm Gate1 protocols
- BL47Ethereal Soul Gate1 protocols
- BL48Yang Headrope1 protocols
- BL49Abode Of Thought1 protocols
