Acupuncture Points on the Gall Bladder Channel of Foot Shao Yang
- Meeting Point of the Gallbladder, Small Intestine and Sanjiao Channels
Benefits the eyes, eliminates wind and clears heat
Headache, redness and pain of the eyes, failing of vision, lacrimation, deviation of the eye and mouth.
Where is GB-01 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 422): In the hollow on the lateral side of the orbital margin, approximately 0.5 cun lateral to the outer canthus.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 209): 0.5 cun lateral to the outer canthus, in the depression on the lateral side of the orbit.
Puncture subcutaneously 0.3-0.5 inch.
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