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Acupoint Diagram of the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian

[Indications] Deafness, dislocation of the mandibular condyle and toothache, convulsions and facial paralysis caused by stroke.

Kerenzhu (also known as Shangguan GB12): Located on the upper border of the bone rising in front of the ear; there is a gap when the mouth is open, so it should be located with the mouth open. It is the meeting point of the Hand-Shaoyang, Foot-Shaoyang, and Hand-Fuyang meridians. Acupuncture is prohibited; moxibustion: one cone.

[Indications] Facial paralysis, tinnitus and vertigo, dental caries with convulsions, trismus unable to chew food.

Hanyan GB4: Located below the temporal angle, on the upper border of the temporal region; it is the intersection of the Hand-Shaoyang and Foot-Shaoyang meridians with the Yangming meridians. Acupuncture: 0.7 cun; Moxibustion: three cones.

[Indications] Head wind and lateral headache, vertigo and tinnitus, epilepsy, sweating due to Lijie Feng (rheumatism affecting joints).

Xuanlu GB5: Located below the temporal angle, on the upper border of the temporal region; it is the intersection of the Hand-Shaoyang, Foot-Shaoyang, and Yangming meridians. Acupuncture: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: three cones.

[Indications] Headache and toothache, lateral headache radiating to the eye, heat disease with no sweat.

Xuanli GB6: Located above the temporal angle, on the lower border of the temporal region; it is the intersection of the Hand-Shaoyang, Foot-Shaoyang, and Yangming meridians. Acupuncture: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: three cones.

[Indications] Red and swollen face, lateral headache and pain at the outer canthus, heat disease with no sweat.

Qubin GB7 (also known as Qufa): Located in the depression at the curved corner of the hairline above the ear, where a gap appears when clenching the teeth. It is the intersection of the Foot-Taiyang and Foot-Shaoyang meridians. Acupuncture: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: three cones.

[Indications] Swelling of the jaw and cheek pulling on the mandible preventing opening, trismus making speech difficult, neck stiffness preventing looking back, pain at both sides of the head leading to epilepsy, blurred vision.

Shuai Gu GB8: Located 1.5 cun into the hairline above the ear, in the depression; locate while chewing. It is the intersection of the Foot-Taiyang and Foot-Shaoyang meridians. Acupuncture: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: three cones.

[Indications] Brain pain and bilateral headaches, skin swelling after alcohol-induced wind exposure, vomiting and restlessness.

Tianchong GB9: Located 2 cun behind the hairline at the ear, and 3 cun above the ear; it is the intersection of the Foot-Taiyang and Foot-Shaoyang meridians. Acupuncture: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: seven cones.

[Indications] Epilepsy and wind spasms, gum swelling, fearful headache.

Fubai GB10: Located 1 cun into the hairline behind the ear. It is the intersection of the Foot-Taiyang and Foot-Shaoyang meridians. Acupuncture: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: three cones.

[Indications] Inability to raise shoulder and arm, inability to walk, tinnitus, toothache, chest fullness, throat obstruction, cough and rebellious qi, neck goiter.

Qiaoyin (also known as Zhenggu GB11): Located below the occipital bone above Wanggu, with a gap when moving the head. It is the intersection of the Foot-Taiyang and Hand/Foot-Shaoyang meridians. Acupuncture: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: three cones.

[Indications] Convulsions of the four limbs, eye pain and head/neck pain, tinnitus, abscess and carbuncle with fever, hot sensation in hands and feet, no sweat, airway obstruction, throat obstruction, stiff tongue, hypochondriac pain, bitter taste in mouth.

Wangu GB12: Located 0.4 cun into the hairline behind the ear. It is the intersection of the Foot-Taiyang and Foot-Shaoyang meridians. Acupuncture: 0.2 cun; Moxibustion: three cones.

[Indications] Headache and neck pain, tinnitus, tight mandible, cheek swelling, foot weakness and inability to support, head wind and facial paralysis, goiter diseases.

Benshen GB13: Located 1.5 cun lateral to Qucha, directly above the ear 0.4 cun into the hairline. It is the termination point of the Yangwei Vessel. Acupuncture: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: seven cones.

[Indications] Epilepsy with foaming, acute neck pain preventing rotation, hemiplegic epilepsy.

Yangbai GB14: Located 1 cun above the eyebrow, directly opposite the pupil. It is the intersection of the Hand/Foot-Yangming, Hand/Foot-Shaoyang, and Yangwei vessels. Acupuncture: 0.2 cun; Moxibustion: three cones.

[Indications] Blurred vision with excessive discharge, chills in the back, inability to warm even with heavy clothing.

Lin Qi (Zulinqi GB41): Located 0.5 cun into the hairline directly above the eye; locate with the patient looking straight ahead. It is the intersection of the Foot-Taiyang, Foot-Shaoyang, and Yangwei vessels.

[Indications] Vertigo with nebulization and tearing, epilepsy with upward gaze, sudden stroke with loss of recognition.

Muchuang GB18: Located 1 cun posterior to Lin Qi. It is the intersection of the Foot-Shaoyang and Yangwei vessels. Acupuncture: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: five cones.

[Indications] Dizziness and eye pain, blurred distant vision, facial swelling, alternating chills and fever with no sweat.

Zhengying GB19: Located 1 cun posterior to Muchuang. It is the intersection of the Foot-Shaoyang and Yangwei vessels. Acupuncture: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: five cones.

[Indications] Headache and vertigo, dental caries pain, tightness and stiffness of lips and corners of mouth.

Chengling GB20: Located 1.5 cun posterior to Zhengying. It is the intersection of the Foot-Shaoyang and Yangwei vessels.

[Indications] Brain wind headache, aversion to wind, nasal congestion and obstruction.

Naokong (also known as Niting GB15): Located 1.5 cun posterior to Chengling, in the depression flanking the lower part of the Yuzhen bone. It is the intersection of the Foot-Shaoyang and Yangwei vessels. Acupuncture: 0.4 cun; Moxibustion: three cones.

[Indications] Lao Zhai (consumptive disease), fever and emaciation, neck stiffness preventing looking back, headache and dizziness, palpitations and epilepsy pulling the eyes inward, nasal pain.

Fengchi GB20: Located behind the temporal region at the back of the head, in the flame-shaped depression at the hairline; pressure induces sensation into the ear. It is the intersection of the Hand/Foot-Shaoyang and Yangwei vessels. Acupuncture: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: three cones.

[Indications] Severe stroke, lateral and frontal headaches, malaria, neck stiffness like being pulled, pain preventing turning back, tearing, pain in waist and back, kyphosis, cold-heat disease with no sweat.

Jianjing GB21 (also known as Bojing): Located in the depression on the shoulder, 1.5 cun anterior to the large bone above Quepen; locate by pressing with three fingers, finding the depression under the middle finger. It is the intersection of the Hand/Foot-Shaoyang, Foot-Yangming, and Yangwei vessels. Acupuncture: 0.5 cun; Moxibustion: five cones.

[Indications] Stroke with qi blockage, saliva rising preventing speech, rebellious qi, five labors and seven injuries, head/neck pain, inability to raise arms, difficult labor in women, cold extremities after abortion.

Yuan Ye (also known as Quan Ye): Located 3 cun below the axilla in the depression; locate by raising the arm. Acupuncture: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion is prohibited.

[Indications] Alternating chills and fever, Machang Yang (scrofula).

Zhejin (also known as Shenguang, also known as Dan Mu): Located in the depression 0.5 cun below Qimen, at the end of the third rib, horizontally aligned 3.5 cun lateral to the xiphoid process, directly above both breasts; locate lying on side with upper leg flexed. It is the Mu-Point of the Gallbladder, and the intersection of the Foot-Taiyang and Foot-Shaoyang meridians. Acupuncture: 0.5 cun; Moxibustion: five cones.

[Indications] Sighing and sadness, excessive salivation, abnormal speech, inability to control four limbs, vomiting old fluid and acid regurgitation.

Riyue: Two points located 0.5 cun below Qimen. It is the intersection of the Foot-Taiyin, Foot-Shaoyang, and Yangwei vessels. Acupuncture: 0.7 cun; Moxibustion: five cones.

[Indications] Sighing and sadness, feeling of heat in lower abdomen with urge to walk, excessive salivation, abnormal speech, inability to control four limbs.

Jingmen (also known as Qishu, also known as Qifu): Located below the Jian bone in the middle of the waist, at the root of the costal margin flanking the spine. It is the Mu-Point of the Kidney. Acupuncture: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: three cones.

[Indications] Borborygmus and small intestine pain, cold spasms of shoulder and back, scapular pain, low back pain preventing bending or standing for long periods.

Daimai: Located 1.8 cun below the costal margin in the depression. It is the intersection of the Foot-Shaoyang and Daimai vessels. Acupuncture: 0.6 cun; Moxibustion: five cones.

[Indications] Flaccidity of waist and abdomen resembling water, acute lower abdominal pain in women, convulsions, irregular menstruation.

Wushu: Located 3 cun below Daimai, 1.5 cun lateral to Shuidao in the depression. It is the intersection of the Foot-Shaoyang and Daimai vessels. Acupuncture: 1 cun; Moxibustion: five cones.

[Indications] Pi masses (accumulations), pain in small intestine, bladder, and lower abdomen, Yin Hernia with testicles ascending into abdomen, red and white leukorrhea in women.

Weidao: Located 5.3 cun below Zhangmen. It is the intersection of the Foot-Shaoyang and Daimai vessels. Acupuncture: 0.8 cun; Moxibustion: three cones.

[Indications] Persistent hiccups/vomiting, edema, dysfunction of Sanjiao, anorexia.

Juliao: Located 8.3 cun below Zhangmen, in the depression above the Jian bone. It is the intersection of the Foot-Shaoyang and Yangwei vessels. Acupuncture: 0.8 cun; Moxibustion: three cones.

[Indications] Low back pain radiating to lower abdomen, shoulder pain radiating to chest and arm preventing lifting.

Huantiao: Located in the Bi Shu (hip joint); lie on side, extend lower leg, flex upper leg, use right hand to locate, shake left side to find. It is the intersection of the Foot-Shaoyang and Foot-Taiyang meridians. Acupuncture: 1 cun; Moxibustion: three cones.

[Indications] Cold-damp Bi syndrome with numbness, hemiplegia, hip and knee pain preventing extension, generalized wind rashes.

Zhongdu: Located 5 cun above the knee on the lateral thigh, in the depression between muscle bundles. The Foot-Shaoyang Luo-Connecting vessel diverges to Jueyin. Acupuncture: 0.5 cun; Moxibustion: five cones.

[Indications] Cold pathogen lodging in muscle bundles, attacking pain up and down, Jin Bi (tendon Bi) with numbness.

Yangguan (also known as Yangling): Located 3 cun above Yanglingquan, in the depression lateral to Dubi. Acupuncture: 0.5 cun; Moxibustion is prohibited.

[Indications] Wind Bi with numbness, knee pain preventing flexion and extension.

Yanglingquan: Located 1 cun below the knee, in the depression on the lateral border of the fibula. Locate by squatting or sitting. It is the He-Sea point (Earth) where the Gallbladder meridian enters. Acupuncture: 0.6 cun; Moxibustion: seven cones.

[Indications] Hemiplegia from lateral wind, cold Bi and numbness of knees, Hongjiao (foot drop) with tendon contraction.

Yangjiao (also known as Bieyang, also known as Zu Xi): Located 7 cun above the lateral malleolus, obliquely belonging to the space between the two Yang meridians. It is the Xi-Cleft point of the Yangwei Vessel. Acupuncture: 0.6 cun; Moxibustion: three cones.

[Indications] Chest fullness and throat obstruction, knee pain and inability to hold the foot, cold jue.

Waiqiu: Located 7 cun above the lateral malleolus. Acupuncture: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: three cones.

[Indications] Chest fullness, neck pain, Wei Bi with aversion to wind, dog bite toxin not expelling, epilepsy.

Guangming: Located 5 cun above the lateral malleolus. The Foot-Shaoyang Luo-Connecting vessel diverges to Jueyin. Acupuncture: 0.6 cun; Moxibustion: five cones.

[Indications] Yinluo (limb weakness), calf pain preventing prolonged standing, heat disease with no sweat, sudden mania.

Yangfu (also known as Fenrou): Located 4 cun above the lateral malleolus, 0.3 cun anterior to the end of the Jiegu bone, 7 cun from Qiuxu. It is the Jing-River point (Fire) of the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder meridian. Acupuncture: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: five cones.

[Indications] Waist feeling wet like water immersion, swelling of skin below knees, tendon contraction and soreness of all joints, Wei Bi, Machang Yang, Wind Bi with numbness, Jue Ni with head/neck pain, no sweat or shaking chills with sweat.

Xuanzhong (also known as Jiegu): Located in the artery 3 cun above the lateral malleolus; when searching the acupuncture classic, feel for the sharp bone, which is the split Jiegu. It is the Great Luo of the Three Yang meridians; press until the Yangming pulse stops, then locate. Acupuncture: 0.6 cun; Moxibustion: three cones.

[Indications] Abdominal distension and fullness with anorexia, Hongjiao with knee pain, tendon/bone contraction, inability to hold the foot, throat obstruction and cough, deficiency consumption with neck pain, head carbuncles/stroke, incoordination of hands and feet.

Qiuxu: Located in the depression anterior to the lateral malleolus, 3 cun from Lin Qi along the bone groove, or measure 5 cun from the external malleolar bone towards the Jiaxi point. It is the Yuan-Source point where the Foot-Shaoyang meridian passes. Acupuncture: 0.5 cun; Moxibustion: three cones.

[Indications] Hypochondriac pain preventing breathing, chronic malaria with chills, Wei Jue with sore waist/legs, tendon cramps, hard lower abdomen, sudden hernia.

Zulinqi: Located in the depression between the metatarsals of the second toe, 1.5 cun from Jiaxi. It is the Shu-Stream point (Wood) where the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder meridian pours. Acupuncture: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: three cones.

[Indications] Chest fullness, Machang Yang in Quepen and axilla, unpredictable Bi pain, Jue Ni with asthma, malaria, irregular menstruation in women, fullness supporting the costal margin, breast abscess.

Di Wuhui: Located in the depression behind the metatarsophalangeal joint of the second toe, 1 cun from Jiaxi. Acupuncture: 0.1 cun; Moxibustion is prohibited.

[Indications] Axillary pain, internal injury with hemoptysis, dryness of the sole, breast abscess.

Xiaxi: Located in the depression between the bony prominences of the second and third toes, anterior to the metatarsophalangeal joint. It is the Ying-Spring point (Water) where the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder meridian flows. Acupuncture: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: three cones.

[Indications] Fullness supporting chest and hypochondrium, cold-heat disease with no sweat, red eyes and swollen jaw, chest pain and deafness.

Zuqiaoyin: Located at the tip of the fourth toe, 0.1 cun (width of a leek leaf) from the nail corner. It is the Jing-Well point (Metal) where the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder meridian exits. Acupuncture: 0.1 cun; Moxibustion: three cones.

[Indications] Hypochondriac pain, cough and rebellious qi preventing breathing, hot sensation in hands and feet, no sweat, headache and throat obstruction, stiff tongue and deafness, tendon cramps preventing elbow elevation.