Acupuncture Points on the Gall Bladder Channel of Foot Shao Yang
- Xi (Cleft) Point
Activates the channel and alleviates painClears heat and detoxifies poison
Pain in the neck, chest, thigh and hypochondriac region, rabies.
Where is GB-36 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 453): On the lateral aspect of the lower leg, 7 cun superior to the prominence of the lateral malleolus, at the anterior border of the fibula.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 219): 7 cun above the tip of the external malleolus, on the anterior border of the fibula.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-0.8 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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