Acupuncture Points on the Gall Bladder Channel of Foot Shao Yang
Regulates Qi and unbinds the chestBenefits the axilla
Fullness of the chest, swelling of the axillary region, pain in the hypochondriac region, pain and motor impairment of the arm.
Where is GB-22 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 440): On the mid-axillary line, in the fifth intercostal space, approximately 3 cun inferior to the apex of the axilla, at the level of the nipple.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 214): On the mid-axillary line when the arm is raised, 3 cun below the axilla, in the 4th intercostal space.
Puncture obliquely 0.3-0.5 inch.
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