BL48 (Yang Headrope)

Location

3 thumb widths lateral to the du7 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 10th thoracic vertebra.

Indications

Conditions for which BL48 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Protocols using BL48

• 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 (https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2022.761419)
• 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)
• Benefit Regulate Jiao Lower – ST28, SP06, BL02, BL24, BL26, BL31, BL32, BL33, BL34, BL35, BL36, BL48, BL53, KD02, KD06, KD13, KD14, KD15, KD18, KD20, GB27, GB28, LV04, LV06, LV09, LV13, CV02, CV04, GV03 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Depression, Acute Depressive Disorder – BL13, BL17, BL19, BL42, BL46, BL48, KD01 (https://doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S601078)
• Damp Heat Syndrome – ST25, ST37, ST39, ST44, SP02, SP03, SP12, SI04, BL18, BL27, BL35, BL48, BL49, KD07, TB11, GB24, GB40, LV10, CV01, CV03 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Dysentery – LI04, LI11, ST22, ST25, ST36, ST37, ST39, ST44, SP03, SP04, SP08, SP09, SP14, SP15, SP16, BL20, BL22, BL25, BL27, BL29, BL35, BL40, BL48, KD08, KD15, KD21, PC03, CV04, CV05, CV06, XC07, XH47 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Rib Pain – LU05, LI08, ST15, ST20, ST36, SP13, SP17, SP18, SP21, HT02, HT03, HT07, HT09, SI01, SI04, SI05, SI08, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL23, BL29, BL45, BL48, BL49, BL52, BL67, KD03, KD20, KD21, KD24, PC01, PC03, PC06, PC07, PC08, TB05, TB06, TB10, TB11, TB19, GB11, GB13, GB22, GB23, GB24, GB25, GB30, GB34, GB35, GB38, GB39, GB40, GB41, GB42, GB43, GB44, LV02, LV03, LV08, LV14, CV04, CV07, CV12, CV14, CV18, GV20, XB03, XH47, XL06 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Abdominal Bloating – LU01, LU05, LU10, LI07, LI11, ST19, ST20, ST21, ST22, ST25, ST26, ST30, ST33, ST36, ST37, ST41, ST42, ST43, ST45, SP01, SP02, SP03, SP04, SP05, SP06, SP08, SP09, SP14, SP17, BL08, BL15, BL20, BL21, BL22, BL25, BL26, BL29, BL33, BL45, BL48, BL49, BL53, KD03, KD04, KD06, KD10, KD16, KD19, KD20, KD27, GB24, GB25, GB39, LV01, LV02, LV13, LV14, CV06, CV08, CV11, CV12, CV13, CV14, GV20, XC09, XH47, XU03 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Abdominal Pain – LU02, LU10, LI07, LI08, LI09, LI10, LI11, ST22, ST25, ST26, ST30, ST33, ST36, ST37, ST38, ST43, ST44, SP03, SP04, SP08, SP09, SP12, SP13, BL11, BL20, BL24, BL25, BL28, BL30, BL39, BL40, BL48, BL55, BL60, KD03, KD05, KD10, KD11, KD13, KD14, KD15, KD16, KD19, KD21, PC05, TB05, TB06, GB24, GB27, GB36, GB41, LV03, LV07, LV08, LV13, CV07, CV13, CV14, GV04, GV20, XB05, XC02A, XC02B, XC04, XC05A, XC05B, XC05C, XC05D, XC08, XC09, XC12, XC13A, XC13B, XC15, XC19, XH11, XH47, XU08 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Jaundice Eyes – LI02, HT01, HT02, HT07, HT09, SI08, SI18, BL19, BL48, BL49, BL65, PC05, PC06, PC07, PC08, TB11, GV17, XH47 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Diarrhoea Blood – SP03, BL24, BL48, LV03, LV08, XH47 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Diarrhea – LU05, LI03, LI10, LI11, ST20, ST21, ST22, ST25, ST36, ST37, ST39, ST44, SP01, SP02, SP03, SP04, SP06, SP07, SP08, SP09, SP14, SP15, BL20, BL21, BL22, BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL27, BL28, BL29, BL34, BL35, BL40, BL47, BL48, BL65, KD02, KD08, KD10, KD15, KD16, KD17, KD20, KD21, PC03, PC06, PC09, TB18, GB25, GB29, LV02, LV03, LV06, LV13, CV04, CV05, CV06, CV12, GV01, GV06, XB05, XC05A, XC05B, XC05C, XC05D, XC14A, XC14B, XC17, XH11, XH12, XH13, XH47, XL25, XU05, XU08, XU11A, XU11B, XU11C, XU11D, XU11E, XU11F, XU11G, XU11H, XU11I, XU11J (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)

Other points on the Bladder Meridian