Location
On the lateral side of the abdomen on the lower border of the free end of the 12th rib.
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 ExcessiveBelching ExcessiveBenefit Regulate IntestinesBenefit Regulate Water PassagesBenefit SpleenBenefit SpleenBenefit Tonify KidneysStomach RumblingStomach RumblingChillsCommon ColdDampDepression DisgruntledDepression DisgruntledDiarrheaShan DisorderShan DisorderAbdominal BloatingAbdominal BloatingBreathing Shortness Of Breath ProblemsBreathing Shortness Of Breath ProblemsUrinary ProblemsUrinary ProblemsWater Passages ProblemsWater Passages ProblemsFeverStanding StiffnessImmobility StandingLower Abdominal PainLower Abdominal PainBack PainBack PainLower Back PainLower Back PainRib PainRib PainHip PainHip PainLatissimus Dorsi Unresponsive To Stretching PainLatissimus Dorsi Unresponsive To Stretching PainShoulder Blade Medial PainShoulder Blade Medial PainStomach PainStomach PainRegulate IntestinesRegulate Water PassagesFacial SwellingFacial SwellingTonify KidneysUrine DarkUrine DarkVomitingBack Lumbar WeaknessBack Lumbar WeaknessSpine WeaknessSpine Weakness
Protocols using GB25
- 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)
- Renal Colic Pain – ST36, SP06, SP09, BL23, BL28, BL40, GB25, CV03 (https://doi.org/10.27126/d.cnki.ghlzy.2024.000025)
- Anxiety Procedural, Procedural Pain – BL21, BL22, BL23, BL52, GB25 (https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000734)
- Renal Colic Pain – SP06, BL23, BL28, GB25, CV03 (https://doi.org/10.27126/d.cnki.ghlzy.2024.000025)
- Lymphedema Upper Limb, Breast Cancer-related Lymphedema, Spleen-kidney Yang Deficiency – LU01, BL13, BL20, BL23, GB25, LV13 (https://doi.org/10.13260/j.cnki.jfjtcm.2026.02002)
- Lower Back Pain – LU01, LI10, ST09, ST12, ST30, ST31, ST32, ST34, ST36, ST39, SP02, SP03, SP08, SP09, SI03, SI04, SI06, SI07, BL11, BL12, BL13, BL16, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL25, BL26, BL27, BL30, BL31, BL32, BL33, BL34, BL35, BL36, BL39, BL41, BL42, BL43, BL44, BL45, BL46, BL47, BL52, BL54, BL55, BL58, BL59, BL60, BL61, BL62, BL63, BL64, BL65, KD01, KD03, KD04, KD08, KD13, GB21, GB25, GB27, GB29, GB30, GB42, LV02, LV03, LV04, LV05, LV13, CV03, CV04, CV05, GV01, GV02, GV03, GV04, GV05, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV12, XB04, XB07, XB08, XH06, XU07A, XU07B, XU15A, XU15B, XU15C (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Standing Stiffness – ST36, ST37, ST38, BL11, BL30, BL56, BL57, BL58, BL59, BL63, KD01, GB25, GB37, LV06 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Breathing Shortness Of Breath Problems – LU02, LU04, LU05, LU07, LU08, LU09, LU10, ST09, ST10, ST15, ST16, ST20, ST36, ST37, ST40, SP12, SP18, SP19, SP20, HT01, HT07, SI04, BL13, BL14, BL15, BL18, BL27, KD04, KD07, PC01, PC07, TB02, GB25, GB40, GB44, LV02, LV13, CV03, CV14, CV17, CV22, GV11, GV14, GV20 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Benefit Spleen – ST36, SP04, SP05, SP07, KD21, GB25, LV13, CV04, CV12, GV09, XB03, XL20 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Rib Pain – LU05, LI08, ST15, ST20, ST36, SP13, SP17, SP18, SP21, HT02, HT03, HT07, HT09, SI01, SI04, SI05, SI08, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL23, BL29, BL45, BL48, BL49, BL52, BL67, KD03, KD20, KD21, KD24, PC01, PC03, PC06, PC07, PC08, TB05, TB06, TB10, TB11, TB19, GB11, GB13, GB22, GB23, GB24, GB25, GB30, GB34, GB35, GB38, GB39, GB40, GB41, GB42, GB43, GB44, LV02, LV03, LV08, LV14, CV04, CV07, CV12, CV14, CV18, GV20, XB03, XH47, XL06 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Stomach Rumbling – LI03, LI06, LI07, LI09, ST16, ST19, ST20, ST21, ST22, ST25, ST36, ST37, ST43, ST44, SP03, SP04, SP05, SP06, SP07, SP17, BL16, BL21, BL22, BL23, BL25, BL32, BL34, BL47, BL48, BL53, KD16, KD19, PC06, GB25, LV03, LV13, CV07, CV08, CV09, CV13, GV09, XH47 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Fever – LU01, LU07, LU10, LI03, LI04, LI05, ST05, ST08, ST12, ST16, ST36, ST42, ST43, SP01, SP05, SP09, SI01, SI03, SI04, SI05, SI07, SI10, SI14, SI15, SI17, BL09, BL11, BL12, BL13, BL16, BL17, BL20, BL22, BL30, BL31, BL40, BL41, BL42, BL43, BL44, BL45, BL46, BL47, BL58, BL59, BL62, BL64, BL65, PC01, PC06, PC07, PC08, PC09, TB01, TB02, TB03, TB05, TB09, TB10, TB12, TB13, TB15, GB03, GB10, GB16, GB20, GB22, GB25, GB34, GB38, GB40, GB41, LV14, CV22, GV04, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV12, GV13, GV14, GV15, GV17, GV24, GV26, XU11A, XU11B, XU11C, XU11D, XU11E, XU11F, XU11G, XU11H, XU11I, XU11J (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)