Acupuncture Points on the Gall Bladder Channel of Foot Shao Yang
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Ying-Spring & Water Point
Clears heat and benefits the head, ears and eyesClears damp-heat from the channel and reduces swelling
Headache, dizziness and vertigo, pain of the outer canthus, tinnitus, deafness, swelling of the cheek, pain in the hypochondriac region, distending pain of the breast, febrile diseases.
Where is GB-43 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 462): Between the fourth toe and the little toe, 0.5 cun proximal to the margin of the web.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 221): On the dorsum of foot, between the fourth and fifth toe, proximal to the margin of the web, at the junction of the red and white skin.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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