Acupuncture Points on the Gall Bladder Channel of Foot Shao Yang
Benefits the ears, eliminates wind and clears heatActivates the channel and alleviates pain
Deafness, tinnitus, toothache, motor impairment of the temporomandibular joint, mumps, deviation of the eye and mouth.
Where is GB-02 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 422): In the hollow between the intertragic notch posteriorly and the condyloid process of the mandible anteriorly. Locate this point with the mouth wide open.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 209): Anterior to the intertragic notch, at the posterior border of the condyloid process of the mandible. The point is located with the mouth open.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-0.7 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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