Acupoint+BL-12+(Feng+Men)

**BL12 ** ** • **   **Feng Men**    •    **Bladder** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"> **12** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> Wind Gate. Meeting Point on the Bladder Channel with the Governing Vessel. = = =Location= 1.5 cun lateral to the GV meridian, at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of T2

=Point Summary= <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">//Expels Wind Strengthens Defensive Qi Disseminates and Descends Lung Qi Benefits the Nose Firms the Exterior// <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">//Releases The Exterior// all nose problems; with OPIs do moxa here; headache; cough; "wind gate"; tai yang stage; stimulates wei qi in a way that BL-10 does not

=Needling=

Depth:
0.5 - 0.7 cun

Technique:
Puncture Obliquely

Contraindications:
None

=General Indications=

Functions
opens the lungs in a clearing, not building sort of manner;

Indications
common cold; bronchitis; pleurisy; can use for tai yang stage disease (some say it is best used before the pathogen gets into the organ); OPIs like wind heat

Special Notes
connects with GV-14 and can be used together to expel wind and release the interior; also with LI-4 and LU-7 for OPIs; can moxa for OPI prevention

=Diagnostic Indications:= <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">Back Pain **<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">Fever **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Headache **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Lumbar Pain **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Nasal Congestion **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Nasal Discharge **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Neck Stiffness **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Respiratory Disorders **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Shoulder Pain **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Urticaria **<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">