Acupuncture Points on the Gall Bladder Channel of Foot Shao Yang
- Xi-Cleft Point of the Yang Linking Vessel
Activates the channel and alleviates painRegulates Gall Bladder Qi and calms the spirit
Fullness of the chest and hypochondriac region, muscular atrophy and paralysis of the leg.
Where is GB-35 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 452): On the lateral aspect of the lower leg, 7 cun superior to the prominence of the lateral malleolus, in the depression at the posterior border of the fibula.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 219): 7 cun above the tip of the external malleolus, on the posterior border of the fibula.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-0.8 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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