Acupuncture Points on the Gall Bladder Channel of Foot Shao Yang
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Jing-Well & Metal Point
Clears heat and benefits the headBenefits the chest and lateral costal region Calms the spirit
Migraine, deafness, tinnitus, ophthalmalgia, dream-disturbed sleep, febrile diseases.
Where is GB-44 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 464): On the dorsal aspect of the 4th toe, at the junction of lines drawn along the lateral border of the nail and the base of the nail, approximately 0.1 cun from the corner of the nail.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 221): On the lateral side of the fourth toe, about 0.1 cun from the corner of the nail.
Puncture superficially about 0.1 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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