Location
3 thumb widths lateral to the du10 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 PalmsAgitation Five PalmsBenefit Descend Qi LungBoil / Furuncle WoollyBoil Furuncle WoollyClove SoresCommon ColdCommon ColdContraction ArmpitContraction ArmpitCoughDescend Qi LungDisease FebrileDisease FebrileDisease Heart AcuteDisease Heart AcuteDisease StomachDisease StomachAbdominal BloatingAbdominal BloatingHypogastrium BloatingHypogastrium BloatingShortness of BreathEnteritisEyesight / Vision DizzyDizzy VisionFeverHeatHemiplegiaHigh Blood PressureHigh Blood PressureInvigorate QiInvigorate QiMalariaNosebleedNumbnessFoot NumbnessFoot NumbnessHand NumbnessHand NumbnessPainBack PainBack PainLower Back PainLower Back PainChest PainChest PainRib PainRib PainEye PainEye PainHeadacheHeadacheHeadache Infantile Whilst Eating PainHeadache (infant) Whilst Eating PainHeart PainHeart PainLower Abdominal PainLower Abdominal PainLung PainLung PainShoulder Blade PainShoulder Blade PainShoulder PainShoulder PainStomach AcheStomach AchePapulesParalysisBlood StagnationBlood StagnationOrgans Phase StagnationOrgans Phase StagnationStrokeSpontaneous SweatingSpontaneous SweatingWind Cold Acute SyndromeWind-cold Acute SyndromeWind Cold Interior SyndromeWind-cold Interior SyndromeTemperature HighTemperature HighVomitingHeart Zang WeaknessHeart Zang WeaknessWindWind Organs PhaseWind 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)