Acupoint+BL-45+(Yi+Xi)

**BL45 ** ** • **   **Yi Xi**    •    **Bladder** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"> **45** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> Yi Xi. <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> =Location= 3 cun lateral to the GV-10, at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of T6, on the spinal border of the scapula.

=Point Summary= <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">//Expels Wind Regulates Qi and Blood Alleviates Pain Clears Heat// <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">//Disseminates And Descends Lung Qi//

=Needling=

Depth:
0.3 - 0.5 cun

Technique:
Puncture Obliquely

Contraindications:
None.

=General Indications=

Functions
local point

Indications
local

Special Notes
palpating the outer BL will sometimes elicit some kind of giddiness, which some people believe is a sign of deficiency

=Diagnostic Indications:= <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Abdominal Discomfort **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Asthma **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Chest Discomfort **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Cough **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Dyspnea **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Shoulder and Back Pain **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> • ** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">