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BL48 Yanggang (Yang Headrope)

陽綱yáng gāngYanggang

Bladder Meridian

Location of acupuncture point BL48 Yanggang (Yang Headrope)
22
Indications
5
Protocols
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Location

3 thumb widths lateral to the GV07 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 10th thoracic vertebra.

Cautions

Avoid deep perpendicular needling due to risk of pneumothorax.

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.

Loss of AppetiteBenefit DigestionBenefit Regulate GallbladderBenefit Regulate Jiao LowerStomach RumblingDiarrheaDiarrhoea BloodAbdominal BloatingDysenteryDefecation Irregular ProblemsHeatIndolenceJaundice EyesJaundice FaceAbdominal PainRib PainRegulate GallbladderRegulate Jiao LowerDamp Heat SyndromeDamp-heat SyndromeUrination DarkUrination Hesitant

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 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2022.761419 ↗)
  • Depression, Acute Depressive Disorder – BL13, BL17, BL19, BL42, BL46, BL48, KD01 (doi:10.2147/NDT.S601078 ↗)
  • 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)
  • Jaundice – SI03, SI04, BL19, BL48, KD01, KD07, PC08, CV12, GV09 (杨薇付修文李月玲杨华升. 古代针灸歌赋中治疗黄疸的穴位分析. 继续医学教育 ., 2018 [CNKI])
  • Jaundice, Jaundice Yin, Jaundice Yin – ST36, SP09, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL48, GV09 (sacredlotus.com ↗)

Most often selected alongside BL48

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with BL48. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

  • BL19Gallbladder Shu Point4 protocols
  • BL46Diaphragm Gate3 protocols
  • KD01Bubbling Spring3 protocols
  • BL13Lung Shu Point2 protocols
  • BL17Diaphragm Shu Point2 protocols
  • BL42Door Of The Corporeal Soul2 protocols
  • CV12Stomach Centre2 protocols
  • GV09Reaching Yang2 protocols
  • BL18Liver Shu Point1 protocols
  • BL20Spleen Shu Point1 protocols
  • BL21Stomach Shu Point1 protocols
  • BL22Sanjiao Shu Point1 protocols

Other points on the Bladder Meridian

BL01BL02BL03BL04BL05BL06BL07BL08BL09BL10BL11BL12BL13BL14BL15BL16BL17BL18BL19BL20BL21BL22BL23BL24BL25BL26BL27BL28BL29BL30BL31BL32BL33BL34BL35BL36BL37BL38BL39BL40BL41BL42BL43BL44BL45BL46BL47BL49BL50BL51BL52BL53BL54BL55BL56BL57BL58BL59BL60BL61BL62BL63BL64BL65BL66BL67