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Indications
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Protocols
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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 PalmsBoil / Furuncle WoollyBoil Furuncle WoollyClove SoresCommon ColdContraction ArmpitCoughDisease FebrileDisease Heart AcuteDisease StomachAbdominal BloatingHypogastrium BloatingShortness of BreathEnteritisEyesight / Vision DizzyDizzy VisionFeverHeatHemiplegiaHigh Blood PressureMalariaNosebleedNumbnessFoot 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
TCM actions
What classical sources say BL45 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Benefit Descend Qi LungDescend Qi LungInvigorate Qi
Protocols using BL45
- Cognitive Decline – ST36, SP10, HT05, BL15, BL45, KD06, PC06, GB20, CV06, CV12, CV17, GV16, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.1097/md.0000000000027743 ↗)
- Renal Colic Pain – BL21, BL22, BL23, BL24, BL26, BL45, BL46, BL47, BL48, BL49 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S136299 ↗)
- 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
- BL21Stomach Shu Point2 protocols
- BL22Sanjiao Shu Point2 protocols
- BL23Kidney Shu Point2 protocols
- BL24Sea Of Qi Shu Point2 protocols
- BL26Original Qi Gate Shu Point2 protocols
- BL46Diaphragm Gate2 protocols
- BL47Ethereal Soul Gate2 protocols
- BL48Yang Headrope2 protocols
- BL49Abode Of Thought2 protocols
- GV20100 Convergences2 protocols
- BL20Spleen Shu Point1 protocols