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Indications
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Protocols
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Location
3 thumb widths lateral to the GV06 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 11th thoracic vertebra.
Cautions
Avoid deep perpendicular needling due to risk of pneumothorax.
Indications
Conditions for which BL49 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Muscle WastingAversion ColdAversion WindDiarrhoea SlipperyAbdominal BloatingChest BloatingCostal Lateral BloatingAbdominal FullnessHeatJaundice EyesJaundice FaceBack PainChest PainRib PainThorax Inferior Ache PainDamp Heat SyndromeDamp-heat SyndromeThirsting ExcessiveUrine ReddishVomiting
TCM actions
What classical sources say BL49 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Protocols using BL49
- Renal Colic Pain – BL21, BL22, BL23, BL24, BL26, BL45, BL46, BL47, BL48, BL49 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S136299 ↗)
- Anxiety – ST40, SP03, SP04, SP06, BL20, BL21, BL49 (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 BL49
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with BL49. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- BL21Stomach Shu Point3 protocols
- BL22Sanjiao Shu Point2 protocols
- BL23Kidney Shu Point2 protocols
- BL24Sea Of Qi Shu Point2 protocols
- BL26Original Qi Gate Shu Point2 protocols
- BL45That Hurts!2 protocols
- BL46Diaphragm Gate2 protocols
- BL47Ethereal Soul Gate2 protocols
- BL48Yang Headrope2 protocols
- BL20Spleen Shu Point1 protocols
- SP03Great White1 protocols
- SP04Grandfather Grandson1 protocols