ACUPUNCTURE
Bai Lao: TCM Acupoint Guide
BAILAO
Name
Bai Lao (Bailao)
Location
At the back of the neck, 2 cun superior to DU-14 Dazhui and 1 cun lateral to the midline.
Needling
- Straight insertion, 0.5 to 1 cun.
- Puncture perpendicularly, 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
- Perpendicular insertion, 0.5 to 0.8 cun.
- Moxibustion is applicable.
Actions
- Transforms phlegm
- Dissipates nodules
- Stops cough
- Calms dyspnea
Indications
- Cough
- Stiff neck
- Neck pain
- Pertussis
- Lung consumption
- Spontaneous sweating
- Scrofula
- Asthma
- Dyspnea
- Night sweats
- Steaming bone disorder with tidal fever
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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