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Indications
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Protocols
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Location
On the lateral side of the abdomen on the lower border of the free end of the 12th rib.
Categories
- Front-Mu point of the Kidney
The classical groups this point belongs to, from Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture.
Cautions
Avoid deep needling; risk of pneumothorax.
Indications
Conditions for which GB25 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
AlcoholismBelching ExcessiveStomach RumblingChillsCommon ColdDampDepression DisgruntledDiarrheaShan DisorderAbdominal BloatingBreathing Shortness Of Breath ProblemsUrinary ProblemsWater Passages ProblemsFeverStanding StiffnessImmobility StandingLower Abdominal PainBack PainLower Back PainRib PainHip PainLatissimus Dorsi Unresponsive To Stretching PainShoulder Blade Medial PainStomach PainFacial SwellingUrine DarkVomitingBack Lumbar WeaknessSpine Weakness
TCM actions
What classical sources say GB25 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Benefit Regulate IntestinesBenefit Regulate Water PassagesBenefit SpleenBenefit Tonify KidneysRegulate IntestinesRegulate Water PassagesTonify Kidneys
Protocols using GB25
- Lumbar Pain, Posture Difficulty – GB25, LV02 (doi:10.1155/2012/268237 ↗)
- Anxiety Procedural, Procedural Pain – BL21, BL22, BL23, BL52, GB25 (doi:10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000734 ↗)
- Colic Renal, Lumbar Acute Pain – ST36, SP06, SP09, BL23, BL28, GB25, CV03, CV04 (doi:10.1016/j.jtcms.2025.09.006 ↗)
- Lymphedema Upper Limb, Breast Cancer-related Lymphedema, Spleen-kidney Yang Deficiency – LU01, BL13, BL20, BL23, GB25, LV13 (doi:10.13260/j.cnki.jfjtcm.2026.02002 ↗)
- Renal Colic Pain – SP06, BL23, BL28, GB25, CV03 (doi:10.27126/d.cnki.ghlzy.2024.000025 ↗)
- Renal Colic Pain – ST36, SP06, SP09, BL23, BL28, BL40, GB25, CV03 (doi:10.27126/d.cnki.ghlzy.2024.000025 ↗)
- Breast Cancer, Insomnia Chemotherapy-related – BL15, BL18, BL23, GB25, LV14, CV14, GV20, XH03, XH16 (doi:10.2147/NSS.S604964 ↗)
- Insomnia, Insomnia Perimenopausal – BL18, BL23, GB25, LV14 (doi:10.1093/sleep/zsx153 ↗)
- Procedural Pain – BL21, BL22, BL23, BL52, GB25 (doi:10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000734 ↗)
- Endometriosis – BL18, BL20, BL23, GB25, LV13, LV14 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
- Arthritis Rheumatoid – LI04, LI11, ST25, ST36, SP06, SP09, HT07, SI03, SI04, GB25, GB34, LV03 (doi:10.1007/s10103-017-2213-y ↗)
- Osteoporosis, Osteoporosis Postmenopausal – ST36, SP06, BL11, BL18, BL20, BL23, GB25, GB34, GB39, CV04, GV04 (Effect of Laser Acupuncture on Forearm Bone Mineral Density and Wrist Pain in Osteoporotic Postmenopausal Women. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05559619)
- Fracture Chest Pain, Fracture Abdomen Pain – GB24, GB25, GB26, LV13, LV14, CV16, CV17, CV18, CV19 (백승원 et al.. 골절에 침 치료를 적용한 2013년 이후 증례보고 문헌고찰. 한방재활의학과학회지, 2021)
- Urolithiasis – ST36, BL23, GB25 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
Most often selected alongside GB25
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with GB25. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- BL23Kidney Shu Point11 protocols
- SP06Three Yin Intersection5 protocols
- ST36Leg Three Miles5 protocols
- BL18Liver Shu Point4 protocols
- LV14Qi Cycle Gate4 protocols
- BL20Spleen Shu Point3 protocols
- BL28Bladder Shu Point3 protocols
- CV03Central Pivot3 protocols
- LV13Bright Gate3 protocols
- SP09Yin Mound Spring3 protocols
- BL21Stomach Shu Point2 protocols
- BL22Sanjiao Shu Point2 protocols