# BL48 Yanggang (Yang Headrope) – Bladder Meridian

陽綱 · yáng gāng

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.

Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/points/bl48

## Indications

An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Loss of Appetite, Loss of Appetite, Benefit Digestion, Benefit Digestion, Benefit Regulate Gallbladder, Benefit Regulate Jiao Lower, Stomach Rumbling, Stomach Rumbling, Diarrhea, Diarrhoea Blood, Diarrhoea Blood, Abdominal Bloating, Abdominal Bloating, Dysentery, Defecation Irregular Problems, Defecation Irregular Problems, Heat, Indolence, Jaundice Eyes, Jaundice Eyes, Jaundice Face, Jaundice Face, Abdominal Pain, Abdominal Pain, Rib Pain, Rib Pain, Regulate Gallbladder, Regulate Jiao Lower, Damp Heat Syndrome, Damp-heat Syndrome, Urination Dark, Urination Dark, Urination Hesitant, Urination Hesitant

## Most often selected alongside BL48

Sourced protocols in the index pairing each point with this one. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

- BL19 (Gallbladder Shu Point) – 4 protocols
- BL46 (Diaphragm Gate) – 3 protocols
- KD01 (Bubbling Spring) – 3 protocols
- BL13 (Lung Shu Point) – 2 protocols
- BL17 (Diaphragm Shu Point) – 2 protocols
- BL42 (Door Of The Corporeal Soul) – 2 protocols
- CV12 (Stomach Centre) – 2 protocols
- GV09 (Reaching Yang) – 2 protocols

## Protocols using BL48

| Symptoms | Points | Course | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 84 days | doi:10.3389/fmed.2022.761419 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Depression, Acute Depressive Disorder | BL13, BL17, BL19, BL42, BL46, BL48, KD01 | – | doi:10.2147/NDT.S601078 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Renal Colic Pain | BL21, BL22, BL23, BL24, BL26, BL45, BL46, BL47, BL48, BL49 | 1 days | Acupuncture Versus Titrated Morphine in Patients With Renal Colic. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02781415 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 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] | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| Jaundice, Jaundice Yin, Jaundice Yin | ST36, SP09, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL48, GV09 | 7 days | sacredlotus.com | web | Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed – check it before relying on it. |

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