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 WindBenefit DigestionBenefit Regulate SpleenBenefit Regulate StomachDiarrhoea SlipperyAbdominal BloatingChest BloatingCostal Lateral BloatingAbdominal FullnessHeatJaundice EyesJaundice FaceBack PainChest PainRib PainThorax Inferior Ache PainRegulate SpleenRegulate StomachDamp Heat SyndromeDamp-heat SyndromeThirsting ExcessiveUrine ReddishVomiting
Protocols using BL49
- 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 Point2 protocols
- BL20Spleen Shu Point1 protocols
- BL22Sanjiao Shu Point1 protocols
- BL23Kidney Shu Point1 protocols
- BL24Sea Of Qi Shu Point1 protocols
- BL26Original Qi Gate Shu Point1 protocols
- BL45That Hurts!1 protocols
- BL46Diaphragm Gate1 protocols
- BL47Ethereal Soul Gate1 protocols
- BL48Yang Headrope1 protocols
- SP03Great White1 protocols
- SP04Grandfather Grandson1 protocols
