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Acupuncture Points on the Gall Bladder Channel of Foot Shao Yang

Meeting Point of the Gallbladder Channel with the Yang Linking Vessel

Actions:

Benefits the head and alleviates pain
Pacifies wind and clears the sense organs

Indications:

Headache, stiffness of the neck, vertigo, painful eyes, tinnitus, epilepsy.

Pont Location:

A Manual of Acupuncture: In the occipital region, directly above Fengchi GB-20, level with Naohu DU-17.
Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion: On the head and on the level of the upper border of external occipital protuberance or Naohu (DU-17), 2.25 cun lateral to the midline of the head.

Needling Method:

Puncture subcutaneously 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.

References Used

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