Acupuncture Points on the Gall Bladder Channel of Foot Shao Yang
- Meeting Point of the Gallbladder Channel with the Girdling Vessel
Regulates the Girdling vessel and drains dampnessRegulates menstruation and stops leucorrhoea Activates the channel and alleviates pain
Irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, leukorrhea, abdominal pain, hernia, pain in the lumbar and hypochondriac region.
Where is GB-26 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 443): Directly below Zhangmen LIV-13 (anterior and inferior to the free end of the eleventh rib), level with the umbilicus.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 216): Directly below Zhangmen (LR 13), at the crossing point of a vertical line through the free end of the eleventh rib and a horizontal line through the umbilicus.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-0.8 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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