Acupuncture Points on the Gall Bladder Channel of Foot Shao Yang
- Meeting Point of the Gallbladder Channel with the Yang Linking Vessel
Eliminates wind, resolves phlegm and treats epilepsy
Headache, insomnia, vertigo, epilepsy.
Where is GB-13 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 431): On the forehead, 0.5 cun within the anterior hairline, two thirds of the distance between Shenting DU-24 and Touwei ST-8.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 212): 0.5 cun within the hairline of the forehead, 3 cun lateral to Shenting (DU-24).
Puncture subcutaneously 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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