GB-40

GB-40

Punto VB 40

Name

丘墟

  • Qiu Xu
  • Ruins of the Mound
  • Confluence of the Hill

Location

In a depression anterior and inferior to the lateral malleolus

Nature

Yuan-Source Point of the Gall Bladder

Actions

  • Strengthens Gall Bladder Qi to promote courage and confidence. Indecisiveness, cowardice, lack of purpose in life
  • Disperses excess in Liver and Gall Bladder: pain with swelling in the hypochondrium, anger, red eyes, pain, inflammation along the channel pathway, swollen lymph nodes in the axillae
  • Descends Fire from the head: migraine, headaches, throat, vocal cords, teeth, eyes, ears
  • Hip, knee and ankle pain, ankle sprain: GB-40 + BL-57 + BL-63 + KI-2 + SP-4

Comments

Promotes Qi Ji of the Liver and Gall Bladder

Treatment

  • Needling: 0.2 CUN
  • Moxa

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