Acupuncture Points on the Gall Bladder Channel of Foot Shao Yang
- Hui-Meeting Point for Marrow
Benefits the sinews and bonesBenefits the neck Dispels wind-damp Clears Gall Bladder fire Activates the channel and alleviates pain
Apoplexy, hemiplegia, pain of the neck, abdominal distension, pain in the hypochondriac region, muscular atrophy of the lower limbs, spastic pain of the leg, beriberi.
Where is GB-39 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 456): Above the ankle joint, 3 cun superior to the prominence of the lateral malleolus, between the posterior border of the fibula and the tendons of peroneus longus and brevis.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 220): 3 cun above the tip of the external malleolus, on the anterior border of fibula.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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