BL/KID points Flashcards
BL-1 location
0.1 (1/10th) cun dorsal to the medial canthus of the eye
BL-1 indications
Jing-ming (classical point)
Crossing point among BL, SI, Yin- qiao, Yang-qiao
and ST channels
Eye problems
Headache
BL-2 location
Directly dorsal to BL-1 in the supraorbital ridge
BL-2 indications
Headache
Eye problems
Facial paralysis
BL-10 location
1.5 cun from the dorsal midline of the neck between C1 and C2 (on a line from the caudal edges of the wings of the atlas)
BL-11 location
1.5 cun lateral to the caudal border of the dorsal spinous process of the 1st thoracic vertebra
The point may be punctured by a needle inserted midway between the spinous process and the medial border of the scapula directing the needle slightly laterally
BL-11 indications
Influential point for bone
Cough
Fever
Cervical stiffness
Shoulder pain
Degenerative joint disease
Intervertebral disc disease
Back pain
BL-10 indications
Headache
Wind-cold
Nasal congestion/discharge
Febrile disease
Cervical stiffness
Epilepsy
Shoulder pain
BL-12 location
1.5 cun lateral to the caudal border of the dorsal spinous process of the 2nd thoracic vertebra
BL-12 indications
Influential point for wind and trachea
Wind-Cold
Wind-Heat
Cough
Fever
Headache
Cervical stiffness
Pain in the thoracic region
BL-13 location
1.5 cun lateral to the caudal border of the dorsal spinous process of the 3rd thoracic vertebra
BL-13 indications
Back-shu association point for lung
Cough
Asthma
Lower tidal fever
Yin deficiency
Nasal congestion
BL-14 location
1.5 cun lateral to the caudal border of the dorsal spinous process of the 4th thoracic vertebra
BL-14 indications
Back-shu association point for pericardium
Cough
Chest pain
Vomiting
Anxiety
BL-15 location
1.5 cun lateral to the caudal border of the dorsal spinous process of the 5th thoracic vertebra
This is the first point that is free from the scapula
BL-15 indications
Back-shu association point for heart
Anxiety
Shen disturbance
Insomnia
Poor memory
Epilepsy
Chest pain
Congestive heart failure
BL-16 location
1.5 cun lateral to the caudal border of the dorsal spinous process of the 6th thoracic vertebra
BL-16 indications
Back-shu association point for GV
Intervertebral disc disease
Chest pain
Cough
Dyspnea
Abdominal pain
BL-17 location
1.5 cun lateral to the caudal border of the dorsal spinous process of the 7th thoracic vertebra
BL-17 indications
Back-shu association point for diaphragm
Influential point for blood
Blood deficiency
Yin deficiency
Vomiting
Regurgitation
Cough
Dyspnea
BL-18 location
1.5 cun lateral to the caudal border of the dorsal spinous process of the 10th thoracic vertebra
Find flat T-10 then bilateral and lateral - skip T8 and T9
BL-18 indications
Back-shu association point for liver
Jaundice
Hepatic diseases
Eye problems
Hypertension
Back pain
Epilepsy
Irritability
BL-19 location
1.5 cun lateral to the caudal border of the dorsal spinous process of the 11th thoracic vertebra
Bumps behind BL-18
BL-19 indications
Back-shu association point for gall bladder
Jaundice
Hepatic diseases
Lower-tidal fever
Liver Qi stagnation
BL-20 location
1.5 cun lateral to the caudal border of the dorsal spinous process of the 12th thoracic vertebra
BL-20 indications
Back-shu association point for spleen
Spleen deficiency
Damp
Abdominal fullness
Vomiting
Watery or bloody diarrhea
Edema
Jaundice
Back pain
BL-21 location
1.5 cun lateral to the caudal border of the dorsal spinous process of the 13th thoracic vertebra
BL-21 indications
Back-shu association point for stomach
Abdominal pain
Constipation
Vomiting
Gastric ulcer
Diarrhea
Abdominal fullness
BL-22 location
1.5 cun lateral to the caudal border of the dorsal spinous process of the 1st lumbar vertebrae
BL-22 indications
Back-shu association point for Triple Heater
Edema
Vomiting
Diarrhea
Back pain
BL-23 indications
Back-shu association point for kidney
Kidney Yin/Qi deficiency
Urinary incontinence
Impotence
Deafness
Sore and weak back
BL-24 location
1.5 cun lateral to the caudal border of the dorsal spinous process of the 4th lumbar vertebrae
BL-24 indications
Sea of Qi
Qi deficiency
Back pain
Abdominal pain
Uterine disease
BL-25 location
1.5 cun lateral to the caudal border of the dorsal spinous process of the 5th lumbar vertebrae