Acupuncture Points on the Gall Bladder Channel of Foot Shao Yang
- Meeting Point of the Gallbladder, Sanjiao and Stomach Channels
Eliminates wind and benefits the earsActivates the channel and alleviates pain
Headache, deafness, tinnitus, diplacusis, deviation of the eye and mouth, toothache.
Where is GB-03 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 424): Anterior to the ear, in a hollow above the upper border of the zygomatic arch, directly superior to Xiaguan ST-7.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 210): In the front of the ear, on the upper border of the zygomatic arch, in the depression directly above Xiaguan (ST-7).
Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Deep puncture is not advisable. Moxibustion is applicable.
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