Shaoyang Gallbladder

***All GB points relieve distension/fullness in chest, & soothe sinews.

GB 1 (tongziliao)

eye problems (red, tearing, pain), headache, expels Heat
Location:  in hollow on lateral side of the orbital margin, approx. 0.5 cun lateral to outer canthus  

GB 2  (tinghui)

discharge from the ear, clears LR GB, expels Wind, moves Qi
Location:  in hollow between intertragic notch posteriorly and condyloid process of the mandible anteriorly.  Locate point with mouth wide open

GB 3 (shangguan)

trigeminal neuralgia, improves hearing, headache, strengthen jaw (pain)
Location:  Anterior to ear, in a hollow above upper border of the zygomatic arch, directly superior to ST 7

GB 8 (shuaigu)

headache due to LR Qi stagnation (bi/unilateral), ear problems
Location:  in temporal region, in slight depression 1 cun directly above apex of the ear

GB 11 (touqiaoyin)

clear GB Damp/Heat, occipital headache, pain in neck/ear
Location:  posterior to ear, along a curved line drawn from GB 9 to GB 12 running within hairline and parallel to line of rim of the ear, in a depression slightly  greater than two 3rd the distance between GB 9 and GB 12

GB 12 (wangu)

insomnia, rouses brain, local pain/problems
Location:  in depression just posterior and inferior to mastoid process

GB 13 (benshen)

clears LR GB, soothe LR (wind), quiet spirit (epilepsy, headache, restless)
Location:  located on forehead, 0.5 cun within anterior hairline, two 3rd the distance between Du 24 and ST 8

GB 14 (yangbai)

‘Bai Zhi’ yangming headache point, eye problems (tearing, twitching)
Location:  on forehead, 1 cun superior to middle of eyebrow, directly above the pupil when eyes are looking straight ahead

GB 15 (toulinqi)

nasal congestion, headache, brightens eyes
Location:  on forehead, directly above GB 14, 0.5 cun within anterior hairline, midway between Du 24 and ST 8

GB 19 (naokong)

wakes patient (rouses brain), headache, restlessness
Location:  in occipital region, directly above GB 20, level with Du 17

GB 20 (fengchi)

local & LR Qi stag. headache, visual dizziness, neck pain/stiffness, red painful eyes, nasal congestion, shoulder & back pain, Heat diseases, common cold, epilepsy, harmonizes qi & Blood, puncture towards opposite inner canthus, internal Wind
Location:  below occiput, approx. midway between Du 16 and GB 12, in hollow between origins of the sternomastoid and trapezius muscles

GB 21 (jianjing)

moves phlegm, local pain/inhibited movement, wind strike, difficult delivery
Location:  midway between Du 14 and tip of the acromion, at crest of trapezius muscle

GB 24  (riyue)

[Alarm Mu of GB]
best to treat GB problems (damp/heat, jaundice, etc.)
Location:  on anterior chest wall, in 7th intercostals space, directly below nipple, 4 cun lateral to the midline

GB 25  (jingmen)

[Alarm Mu of KI]
warms cold KI (low back pain), water retention, diarrhea, rebel ST Qi
Location: below lateral aspect of ribcage, anterior and inferior to the free end of 12th rib

GB 26 (daimai)

regulates menses, stop vaginal discharge, hernia, Damp/Heat
Location:  directly below LR 13 (anterior and inferior to the free end of 11th rib), level with umbilicus

GB 29 (juliao)

tensor fasciae latae, hip, & sciatic pain/weakness
Location:  on lateral aspect of hip joint, at midpoint of a line drawn between anterior and superior iliac spine and the prominence of greater trochanter

GB 30 (huantiao)

leg, hip, & sciatic pain, hemiplagia, (w/ GB 34 & ST 36 warm needle for Wind/Cold/Damp Bi)
Location:  between the sacro-coccygeal hiatus & the great trochanter, 1/3 of this distance from the great trochanter.

GB 31 (fengshi)

dispel Wind & Cold, lower limb atony, Bi (pain) & numbness, sinews, itching
Location:  7 cun superior to the popliteal crease where the middle finger reaches when placed on the thigh.

GB 34 (yanglingquan)

[Sinew Hui-influential]
GB Damp/Heat, shaoyang syndrome, pain anywhere on body, soothe sinews
Location:  in the depression anterior & inferior to the small head of the fibula.

GB 35 (yangjiao)

calms spirit- anxiety, soothe sinews, relieve pain
Location:  7 cun superior to the lateral malleolus at the posterior border of the fibula.

GB 36 (waiqiu)

[Xi-Cleft]
clear LR GB, expel Wind, resolve toxins, clear Heat, any pain (ankle, GB stones, local)
Location:  7 cun superior to the lateral malleolus anterior to the fibula.

GB 37 (guangming)

[connect to LR] clear eyes (LR- night blindness), sore breasts, mammary yong
Location:  5 cun superior to the lateral malleolus anterior to the fibula.

GB 38 (yangfu)

shaoyang syndrome, depression/anxiety, scrofula, unilateral headache
Location:  4 cun superior to the lateral malleolus anterior to the fibula.

GB 39 (xuanzhong)

[Marrow Hui-influential]
clear Heat, tonify marrow, fractures
Location:  3 cun superior to the lateral malleolus posterior to the fibula & anterior to the peroneus longus & brevis tendons.

GB 40 (qiuxu)

[Yuan-source]
shaoyang syn., Damp/Heat, LR Yang rising, wood overact on earth
Location:  in the depression anterior & inferior to the lateral malleolus.  

GB 41 (zulinqi)

[confluence of Dai mai]
stress/anxiety, tinnitus, irregular menses, period headache, Damp/Heat (dysentery), Liver Gallbladder Qi stagnation, breast distension, clear Fire
Location:  distal to the 4th & 5th metatarsal bones on the lateral side of the tendon of the little toe.

GB 44 (zuqiaoyin)

expel Wind, clear Heat/drain Fire, ? dreaming, Heat diseases
Location:  1 fen from the lateral proximal corner of the 4th toe.