Acupuncture Points on the Gall Bladder Channel of Foot Shao Yang
- Luo (Connecting) Point
Benefits the eyesDispels wind-damp, activates the channel and alleviates pain
Pain in the knee, muscular atrophy, motor impairment and pain of the lower extremities, blurring of vision, ophthalmalgia, night blindness, distending pain of the breast.
Stops lactation
Where is GB-37 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 454): On the lateral aspect of the lower leg, 5 cun superior to the prominence of the lateral malleolus, at the anterior border of the fibula.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 219): 5 cun directly above the tip of the external malleolus, on the anterior border of the fibula.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.7-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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