Acupuncture Points on the Gall Bladder Channel of Foot Shao Yang
- Meeting Point of the Gallbladder, Sanjiao, and Stomach Channels with the Yang Linking Vessel
Regulates Qi, activates the channel and alleviates painTransforms and lowers phlegm and dissipates nodules Benefits the breasts and expedites delivery
pain and rigidity of the neck, pain in the shoulder and back, motor impairment of the arm, insufficient lactation, mastitis, scrofula, apoplexy, difficult labor.
Where is GB-21 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 438): Midway between Dazhui DU-14 and the tip of the acromion, at the crest of the trapezius muscle.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 214): On the shoulder, directly above the nipple, at the midpoint of the line connecting Dazhui (DU-14) and the acromion, at the highest point of the shoulder.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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