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Acupuncture Points on the Gall Bladder Channel of Foot Shao Yang

Meeting Point of the Gallbladder, Sanjiao and Stomach Channels

Actions:

Eliminates wind and benefits the ears
Activates the channel and alleviates pain

Indications:

Headache, deafness, tinnitus, diplacusis, deviation of the eye and mouth, toothache.

Pont Location:

A Manual of Acupuncture: 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: In the front of the ear, on the upper border of the zygomatic arch, in the depression directly above Xiaguan (ST-7).

Needling Method:

Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Deep puncture is not advisable. Moxibustion is applicable.

References Used

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