Acupuncture Points on the Gall Bladder Channel of Foot Shao Yang
- Meeting Point of the Gallbladder Channel with the Yang Linking Vessel
Benefits the eyesEliminates wind and alleviates pain
Headache, vertigo, red and painful eyes, nasal obstruction.
Where is GB-16 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 433): Above the forehead, on a curved line drawn between Toulinqi GB-15 and Fengchi GB-20, following the contour of the cranium, 1.5 cun posterior to Toulinqi GB-15.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 213): On the head, 1.5 cun above the anterior hairline and 2.25 cun lateral to the midline of the head.
Puncture subcutaneously 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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