G.B.-1

Tongziliao "Pupil Crevice"

Gall Bladder ChannelMeeting Point (Small Intestine • Gall Bladder • Triple Burner)Point of the Eye System

Location

Actions

Expels Wind
Clears Heat
Brightens the eyes
Subdues Liver-Yang

Key point: A point of the Eye System (periorbital group) — treats both eye Wind-Heat/Liver-Fire problems and temporal migraine, since the Eye System converges here before entering the brain.

Indications

Eyes

Eye pain, itchy eyes, redness, swelling and pain, lacrimation on exposure to wind, myopia, blurred vision, diminished night vision, deviation of eye.

Head

Headache, dizziness.

Clinical Pearls (summarized from Comments)

G.B.-2

Tinghui "Hearing Convergence"

Gall Bladder ChannelNo special Five-Element classification

Location

Actions

Removes obstructions from the channel
Expels exterior Wind
Benefits the ears

Key point: An important local point for tinnitus and deafness from Liver-Yang or Liver-Fire, and for otitis media from exterior Wind-Heat.

Indications

Facial

Mumps, toothache, deviation of eye and mouth, jaw pain.

Ear

Tinnitus, deafness, earache, ear discharge, redness and swelling of ear, itching of ear.

Clinical Pearls (summarized from Comments)

G.B.-4

Hanyan "Jaw Serenity"

Gall Bladder ChannelMeeting Point (Gall Bladder • Triple Burner • Stomach)Point of the Eye System

Location

Actions

Subdues Liver-Yang
Extinguishes interior Wind

Key point: A local point for Liver-Yang headaches, via its Eye System membership.

Indications

Head

Headache, dizziness, blurred vision.

Neurological

Convulsions, lockjaw, epilepsy, deviation of eye and mouth.

Clinical Pearls (summarized from Comments)

Needled horizontally, at a 15-degree angle towards the back of the head.

G.B.-5

Xuanlu "Hanging Skull"

Gall Bladder ChannelMeeting Point (Gall Bladder • Stomach • Triple Burner • Large Intestine)Point of the Eye System

Location

Actions

Subdues Liver-Yang
Extinguishes interior Wind

Key point: The most important point of the temporal Eye-System group — in direct communication with the brain, treating interior-Wind convulsions, spasticity and aphasia as well as temporal Liver-Yang headaches.

Indications

Head

Headache, dizziness, blurred vision.

Neurological

Convulsions, lockjaw, aphasia.

Clinical Pearls (summarized from Comments)

Needled horizontally, at a 15-degree angle towards the back of the head.

G.B.-6

Xuanli "Deviation From Hanging Skull"

Gall Bladder ChannelMeeting Point (Gall Bladder • Triple Burner • Stomach • Large Intestine)

Location

Actions

Subdues Liver-Yang
Opens the Mind's orifices

Key point: A local point for lateral-head migraine from Liver-Yang, Liver-Fire or Liver-Wind, with an added psychiatric use for disturbed will-power, lack of motivation and speech difficulty.

Indications

Head

Headache, dizziness, blurred vision.

Mental

Disturbance of will-power, lack of motivation and speech difficulties.

Clinical Pearls (summarized from Comments)

Needled horizontally towards the back of the head.
Also used for ear problems with pain extending along the Gall Bladder channel.

G.B.-8

Shuaigu "Leading Valley"

Gall Bladder ChannelMeeting Point (Gall Bladder • Bladder)

Location

Actions

Subdues Liver-Yang
Extinguishes interior Wind
Harmonizes the Stomach and subdues rebellious Stomach-Qi

Key point: A widely-used local point for Liver-Yang headaches, with the added twist of also harmonizing the Stomach — useful for hangover-type vomiting and inability to eat.

Indications

Head

Headache, dizziness, blurred vision, heaviness of the head, deviation of eye and mouth.

Digestive

Vomiting, inability to eat, injury by alcohol.

Clinical Pearls (summarized from Comments)

G.B.-9

Tianchong "Penetrating Heaven"

Gall Bladder ChannelMeeting Point (Gall Bladder • Bladder)

Location

Actions

Subdues Liver-Yang
Extinguishes interior Wind
Calms the Mind
Resolves Dampness and clears Heat in the head

Key point: Functions like an unlisted Window of Heaven point (subdues rebellious head-Qi and calms the Mind) despite not being formally classified as one — powerful for serious mental disorders like hypomania as an adjuvant to distal points.

Indications

Head

Headache, tinnitus, dizziness.

Neurological

Epilepsy, tetany, convulsions.

Mental

Fright, fear, palpitations, manic behaviour.

Other

Itchy ears, toothache, swelling and pain of gums, goitre.

Clinical Pearls (summarized from Comments)

Combine with G.B.-5, L.I.-11 and G.B.-34 for movement or speech disturbance from central nervous system disease.

G.B.-11

Touqiaoyin "(Head) Yin Orifices"

Gall Bladder ChannelMeeting Point (Gall Bladder • Bladder • Small Intestine • Triple Burner)

Location

Actions

Subdues Liver-Yang
Brightens the sense orifices

Key point: A local point for Liver-Yang or Liver-Fire headache specifically behind the ear.

Indications

Head

Headache, dizziness, pain behind the ear, stiff neck.

Other

Eye pain, ear pain, tinnitus, deafness, stiff tongue, bleeding tongue, bitter taste.

Clinical Pearls (summarized from Comments)

G.B.-12

Wangu "Whole Bone"

Gall Bladder ChannelMeeting Point (Gall Bladder • Bladder)

Location

Actions

Subdues Liver-Yang
Extinguishes interior Wind
Calms the Mind

Key point: Both subdues Liver-Yang (headache) and extinguishes interior Wind (epilepsy) — frequently combined with BL-18 and BL-19 for insomnia from Liver-Yang or Liver-Fire.

Indications

Head

Headache, dizziness.

Neurological

Tremor of head, hemiplegia, deviation of eye and mouth, clenched jaw, contraction of muscles around the mouth, epilepsy.

Mental

Manic behaviour, agitation, insomnia.

Clinical Pearls (summarized from Comments)

G.B.-13

Benshen "Mind Root"

Gall Bladder ChannelPoint of the Yang Linking Vessel (Yang Wei Mai)Meeting Point of the 3 Arm Yang Muscle Channels

Location

Actions

Calms the Mind (Shen)
Subdues Liver-Yang
Extinguishes Wind
Resolves Phlegm
Gathers Essence (Jing) to the head
Clears the brain

Key point: “Root of the Mind” — gathers Kidney-Essence to the head (the Brain being the “Sea of Marrow”), linking Mind (Shen) and Will-power (Zhi); combined with HE-5 and G.B.-38, used clinically for schizophrenia and split personality.

Indications

Mental

Manic behaviour, fright.

Head

Headache, dizziness.

Neurological

Epilepsy, hemiplegia, convulsions, vomiting of foamy saliva, epilepsy with foaming at the mouth.

Clinical Pearls (summarized from Comments)

Effective for persistent, unreasonable jealousy or suspicion, and for anxiety from constant worry or fixed thoughts - enhanced when combined with Du-24.
Combine with Ren-4 to nourish Essence and strengthen mental clarity, memory and willpower - an important point in the treatment of depression.
Also subdues Liver-Yang (chronic headache), extinguishes interior Wind (Wind-stroke, epilepsy), and resolves Phlegm misting the Mind's orifices.

G.B.-14

Yangbai "Yang White"

Gall Bladder ChannelPoint of the Yang Linking Vessel (Yang Wei Mai)Meeting Point (Gall Bladder • Triple Burner • Stomach • Large Intestine)

Location

Actions

Subdues Liver-Yang
Extinguishes interior Wind
Brightens the eyes

Key point: An important local point for facial paralysis specifically when the patient cannot raise the eyebrows or form forehead ridges — needled horizontally downward on the affected side.

Indications

Head

Headache, dizziness.

Facial

Opisthotonos, deviation of eye and mouth, drooping or twitching eyelid.

Eyes

Itching eyelid, eye pain, lacrimation on exposure to wind, diminished night vision, myopia.

Clinical Pearls (summarized from Comments)

Also an important local point for unilateral frontal headache on the Gall Bladder channel from Liver-Yang rising.

G.B.-15

Linqi "Falling Tears"

Gall Bladder ChannelPoint of the Yang Linking Vessel (Yang Wei Mai)Meeting Point (Gall Bladder • Bladder)

Location

Actions

Subdues Liver-Yang
Extinguishes interior Wind
Brightens the eyes
Calms the Mind

Key point: A point with a genuinely deep emotional effect — balances mood swings between low spirits and elation, and stops obsessive thoughts and pensiveness.

Indications

Head

Headache, dizziness.

Neurological

Wind-stroke, epilepsy, loss of consciousness.

Eyes

Redness and pain of the eyes, blurred vision, lacrimation on exposure to wind, pain in the outer canthus, pain above the eyebrows.

Mental

Obsessive thoughts, pensiveness, oscillation of moods.

Clinical Pearls (summarized from Comments)

Also a local point for Liver-Yang headache with a special effect on the eyes.

G.B.-17

Zhengying "Top Convergence"

Gall Bladder ChannelPoint of the Yang Linking Vessel (Yang Wei Mai)

Location

Actions

Subdues Liver-Yang
Resolves Phlegm and opens the Mind's orifices

Key point: Opens the Mind's orifices and resolves Phlegm specifically misting the head — obsessive thoughts, pensiveness, mild manic behaviour - cited in the literature for schizophrenia and hysteria.

Indications

Head

Headache, dizziness, blurred vision.

Mental

Blurred vision from Phlegm, nausea, vomiting, obsessive thoughts, pensiveness, manic behaviour.

Clinical Pearls (summarized from Comments)

G.B.-18

Chengling "Spirit Receiver"

Gall Bladder ChannelPoint of the Yang Linking Vessel (Yang Wei Mai)

Location

Actions

Subdues Liver-Yang
Calms the Mind and opens the Mind's orifices
Benefits the nose and stimulates the diffusing and descending of Lung-Qi

Key point: A deep-acting point for obsessional thoughts and dementia — also cited in the literature for cerebrovascular disease and skull trauma.

Indications

Head

Headache, dizziness.

Mental

Obsessive thoughts, pensiveness.

Respiratory

Sneezing, nosebleed, nasal congestion, breathlessness, aversion to cold.

Clinical Pearls (summarized from Comments)

Like nearly all Gall Bladder points on the head, also a local point for Liver-Yang headache.

G.B.-19

Naokong "Brain Cavity"

Gall Bladder ChannelPoint of the Yang Linking Vessel (Yang Wei Mai)

Location

Actions

Subdues Liver-Yang
Clears Gall Bladder channel Heat
Brightens the eyes and benefits ears and nose
Calms the Mind

Key point: A local Liver-Yang headache point distinguished by a stronger Heat-clearing action than the other skull points on this channel.

Indications

Head

Headache, dizziness.

Senses

Blurred vision, red and painful eyes, tinnitus, deafness, nose ache, nasal congestion, nosebleed.

Mental

Manic depression, fright, palpitations.

Clinical Pearls (summarized from Comments)

G.B.-20

Fengchi "Wind Pool"

Gall Bladder ChannelPoint of the Yang Linking Vessel (Yang Wei Mai)Meeting Point (Gall Bladder • Triple Burner)

Location

Actions

Expels exterior Wind
Extinguishes interior Wind
Subdues Liver-Yang
Brightens the eyes
Benefits the ears
Clears Heat
Nourishes Marrow and clears the Brain

Key point: Two headline functions: (1) eliminates Wind, exterior (combine LU-7 for Wind-Cold, or L.I.-4 + T.B.-5 for Wind-Heat) and interior (dizziness or vertigo from Liver-Wind or Liver-Yang/Fire, reducing method); (2) brightens the eyes, especially in Liver-related eye disease.

Indications

Exterior

Aversion to cold, fever, body aches, occipital stiffness and ache.

Neurological

Vertigo, Wind-stroke, hemiplegia, lockjaw, deviation of eye and mouth, epilepsy.

Head / Eyes

Headache, dizziness, blurred vision, diminished night vision, redness and pain of the eyes, excessive lacrimation.

Ear

Tinnitus, deafness, blocked ears.

Clinical Pearls (summarized from Comments)

A major point of the Eye System (occipital group).
Reinforcing method tonifies Marrow and nourishes the Brain - poor memory, dizziness, vertigo from Sea-of-Marrow deficiency.
Needling direction changes with intent: angled toward the same eye to affect vision, angled toward the opposite eye to eliminate Wind.
Also benefits the ears - tinnitus or deafness from Liver-Yang rising.

G.B.-21

Jianjing "Shoulder Well"

Gall Bladder ChannelMeeting Point (Gall Bladder • Triple Burner)Point of the Yang Linking Vessel (Yang Wei Mai)

Location

Actions

Relaxes sinews
Benefits the breasts and promotes lactation
Stimulates the descending of Qi and promotes delivery
Stimulates the descending of Lung-Qi

Key point: Three distinct uses in one point — shoulder/neck Bi Syndrome (nearly always tender), an empirical lactation-promoting point, and an empirical point for childbirth complications — this last use is exactly why it is contraindicated in pregnancy.

Indications

Musculoskeletal

Stiffness and pain of the neck and top of shoulders.

Breast

Breast pain, breast abscess, breast milk not flowing.

Obstetric

Difficult or prolonged labour, retention of placenta.

Respiratory

Cough, breathlessness, red face.

Clinical Pearls (summarized from Comments)

G.B.-22

Yuanye "Axilla Abyss"

Gall Bladder ChannelMeeting Point — 3 Arm Yin Muscle Channels (Lung • Pericardium • Heart)

Location

Actions

Promotes the descending of Lung-Qi and opens the chest

Key point: Treats muscular ache and stiffness of the chest and costal region specifically where the Lung, Pericardium and Heart muscle channels run.

Indications

Chest

Cough, fullness of the chest, pain in the lateral costal region.

Clinical Pearls (summarized from Comments)

G.B.-24

Riyue "Sun and Moon"

Gall Bladder ChannelFront Collecting (Mu) Point — Gall BladderMeeting Point (Gall Bladder • Spleen)Point of the Yang Linking Vessel (Yang Wei Mai)

Location

Actions

Resolves Damp-Heat
Moves Liver-Qi
Harmonizes the Middle Burner and subdues rebellious Qi

Key point: The main point to resolve Damp-Heat affecting the Liver and Gall Bladder (jaundice, hypochondrial pain, and in severe cases gallstones) — combine with G.B.-34 and L.I.-11.

Indications

Digestive

Hypochondrial fullness, bitter taste, heaviness, sticky taste, inability to digest fats, hypochondrial distension, epigastric pain.

Other

Vomiting, acid regurgitation, hiccup, belching.

Clinical Pearls (summarized from Comments)

Also promotes the free flow of Liver-Qi for hypochondrial pain and distension.

G.B.-25

Jingmen "Capital Door"

Gall Bladder ChannelFront Collecting (Mu) Point — Kidneys

Location

Actions

Regulates the Water passages of the Lower Burner
Regulates the Spleen and the Intestines
Strengthens the lower back

Key point: Despite being the Kidney's own Front-Mu point, used more for diagnosis (palpation tenderness) than for treating Kidney patterns directly.

Indications

Urinary / Digestive

Difficult urination, dark urine, borborygmi, diarrhoea, abdominal distension and pain.

Musculoskeletal

Lower backache, inability to stand for long, pain in the lateral costal region and back, hip pain.

Clinical Pearls (summarized from Comments)

G.B.-26

Daimai "Girdle Vessel"

Gall Bladder ChannelBeginning Point — Girdle Vessel (Dai Mai)

Location

Actions

Resolves Dampness in the Lower Burner
Regulates the Girdle Vessel and the Uterus

Key point: The key gynaecological point of the Girdle Vessel — regulates the Uterus and menstruation by harmonizing the Liver and Gall Bladder via the vessel that encircles all the leg channels.

Indications

Gynaecological

Leukorrhoea, irregular or painful periods, amenorrhoea, infertility, prolapse of uterus, hypogastric fullness, lower abdominal pain.

Clinical Pearls (summarized from Comments)

Combine with the Girdle Vessel's own opening points, G.B.-41 and T.B.-5.
Treats chronic vaginal discharge and vaginal prolapse from impaired leg-channel circulation and Lower Burner Dampness.
G.B.-27 Wushu and G.B.-28 Weidao have similar indications and actions.

G.B.-29

Juliao "Squatting Crevice"

Gall Bladder ChannelPoint of the Yang Stepping Vessel (Yang Qiao Mai)

Location

Actions

Removes obstructions from the channel

Key point: A local hip Bi Syndrome point, effective when combined with G.B.-30.

Indications

Musculoskeletal

Hip pain, pain in the back or side of the leg, pain in the lateral buttocks, pain radiating to the groin, sciatica.

Clinical Pearls (summarized from Comments)

G.B.-30

Huantiao "Jumping Circle"

Gall Bladder ChannelMeeting Point (Gall Bladder • Bladder)Ma Dan Yang Heavenly Star Point

Location

Actions

Removes obstructions from the channel
Resolves Dampness and expels Wind
Tonifies Qi and Blood

Key point: An extraordinarily versatile point — hip Bi Syndrome, Atrophy Syndrome or Wind-stroke leg paralysis, sciatica, skin disease from Wind, and a general Qi/Blood tonic nearly as strong as ST-36.

Indications

Musculoskeletal

Hip pain, pain in the buttocks or lateral leg, sciatica, hemiplegia, atrophy or numbness of leg, rigidity of knee.

Skin

Urticaria, eczema.

Constitutional

Tiredness, poor appetite, loose stools, blurred vision.

Clinical Pearls (summarized from Comments)

Needle at least 2 inches deep, patient lying on the side with the leg slightly bent.
For sciatica, needle to obtain radiation of sensation all the way to the foot if possible; if it only reaches partway, “shuttle” with G.B.-31 or G.B.-34.
Also resolves Damp-Heat in the Lower Burner (itchy anus/groin, vaginal discharge, urethritis) depending on needle direction.

G.B.-31

Fengshi "Wind Market"

Gall Bladder ChannelNo special Five-Element classification

Location

Actions

Expels Wind
Relieves itching
Removes obstructions from the channel

Key point: The premier point for skin disease from Wind-Heat moving in the Blood — sudden migratory red rashes (urticaria), and herpes zoster combined with T.B.-6.

Indications

Skin

Skin diseases from Wind, itching, herpes zoster.

Musculoskeletal

Sciatica, hemiplegia, atrophy or numbness of leg, rigidity of knee.

Clinical Pearls (summarized from Comments)

Also treats Atrophy Syndrome and Wind-stroke sequelae, relaxing the sinews and invigorating Qi and Blood in the legs.

G.B.-33

Xiyangguan "Knee Yang Gate"

Gall Bladder ChannelNo special Five-Element classification

Location

Actions

Resolves Dampness and expels Wind
Removes obstructions from the channel

Key point: A local knee Bi Syndrome point specifically for the lateral side of the knee — particularly good for ligament and tendon problems, since the Liver and Gall Bladder govern the sinews.

Indications

Musculoskeletal

Redness, swelling and pain of the lateral knee, rigidity, Wind-Damp Bi Syndrome of the knee, numbness.

Clinical Pearls (summarized from Comments)

G.B.-34

Yanglingquan "Yang Hill Spring"

Gall Bladder ChannelSea (He) PointEarth PointGathering (Hui) Point — Sinews

Location

Actions

Promotes the smooth flow of Liver-Qi
Resolves Damp-Heat in Liver and Gall Bladder
Benefits the sinews
Removes obstruction from the channel

Key point: One of the great points of the whole body — the primary point to promote the smooth flow of Liver-Qi anywhere it stagnates, and, as the Gathering point for sinews, the go-to point for any tendon or muscle contracture, spasm or cramp.

Indications

Digestive

Hypochondrial, epigastric and abdominal distension, irritability, moodiness, depression, sighing, bitter taste, inability to digest fats.

Musculoskeletal

Contracture of sinews, stiff neck and shoulders, elbow and hip pain, sciatica, calf pain, Bi and Atrophy Syndrome of the lower leg, knee swelling and pain.

Clinical Pearls (summarized from Comments)

Combine with Ren-12 for epigastric Liver-Qi stagnation, or Ren-6 for lower-abdominal stagnation.
By regulating Liver-Qi, also helps Stomach-Qi descend - used for nausea and vomiting.
Combine with G.B.-24 for Liver_pencil_sketch/Gall Bladder Damp-Heat.
A major point for Bi Syndrome, Atrophy Syndrome and Wind-stroke sequelae, via its role as the Gathering point for sinews.

G.B.-35

Yangjiao "Yang Crossing"

Gall Bladder ChannelMeeting Point — 3 Leg Yang ChannelsAccumulation (Xi) Point — Yang Linking Vessel (Yang Wei Mai)

Location

Actions

Removes obstructions from the channel

Key point: An acute point for leg-channel pain and cramping, reaching all three leg Yang channels via its meeting-point status.

Indications

Musculoskeletal

Swelling and pain of the knee, Bi and Atrophy Syndrome of the lower leg, Cold Bi Syndrome, fullness of the hypochondrium and lateral costal region.

Clinical Pearls (summarized from Comments)

G.B.-36

Waiqiu "Outer Mound"

Gall Bladder ChannelAccumulation (Xi) Point — Gall Bladder Channel

Location

Actions

Removes obstruction from the channel

Key point: The Gall Bladder channel's own Xi point (distinct from the nearby G.B.-35, which is the Yang Linking Vessel's Xi point) — used for acute painful channel or organ conditions.

Indications

Musculoskeletal

Hypochondrial distension, Bi and Atrophy Syndrome of the lower leg.

Clinical Pearls (summarized from Comments)

G.B.-37

Guangming "Brightness"

Gall Bladder ChannelConnecting (Luo) Point

Location

Actions

Brightens the eyes
Conducts Fire downwards

Key point: The main point to benefit the eyes and clear “floaters” — especially effective for eye problems from Liver-Fire, since it specifically conducts Fire downward.

Indications

Eyes

Eye pain, diminished night vision, itching, myopia, blurred vision, red, swollen and painful eyes.

Other

Headache, bitter taste.

Clinical Pearls (summarized from Comments)

G.B.-38

Yangfu "Yang Aid"

Gall Bladder ChannelRiver (Jing-River) PointFire PointDrainage Point

Location

Actions

Subdues Liver-Yang
Clears Heat

Key point: An important distal point for chronic migraine from Liver-Yang or Liver-Fire, clearing Heat and subduing Yang together.

Indications

Head

Headache, pain on the outer canthus of the eye.

Other

Bitter taste, sighing, hypochondrial pain, feeling of heat.

Clinical Pearls (summarized from Comments)

G.B.-39

Xuanzhong "Hanging Bell"

Gall Bladder ChannelGathering (Hui) Point — Marrow

Location

Actions

Subdues Liver-Yang
Expels Wind
Nourishes Marrow and bone marrow

Key point: The Gathering point for Marrow — but the author notes it seems to affect bone marrow (chronic Bone Bi Syndrome, prevention of Wind-stroke in the elderly) more than Brain/Marrow proper.

Indications

Head

Headache, dizziness, stiff neck.

Musculoskeletal

Stiff and painful neck, inability to turn the head, Bi Syndrome of the neck.

Clinical Pearls (summarized from Comments)

For stiff-neck channel problems, reduce vigorously while the patient turns the head from side to side; the author personally prefers the nearby extra point Juegu for the neck, reserving G.B.-39 for its Marrow-Gathering role.

G.B.-40

Qiuxu "Mound Ruins"

Gall Bladder ChannelSource (Yuan) Point

Location

Actions

Promotes the smooth flow of Liver-Qi
Clears Gall Bladder-Heat

Key point: A key point to strengthen the Gall Bladder's mental aspect - decisiveness and strength of character - making it the point of choice for “Gall Bladder deficiency” syndrome (timidity, indecision, depression) and for the Ethereal Soul's sense of direction and purpose.

Indications

Digestive

Hypochondrial distension, sighing, depression, moodiness.

Head / Eyes

Swelling, redness and pain of the eye, headache, bitter taste.

Clinical Pearls (summarized from Comments)

G.B.-41

Zulinqi "(Foot) Falling Tears"

Gall Bladder ChannelStream (Shu) PointWood PointOpening Point — Girdle Vessel (Dai Mai)

Location

Actions

Subdues Liver-Yang
Promotes the smooth flow of Liver-Qi
Clears Heat in the Gall Bladder channel
Benefits the breasts
Resolves Damp-Heat and regulates the Girdle Vessel

Key point: Resolves Damp-Heat in the genital region via its role as the Girdle Vessel's opening point — chronic vaginal discharge, cystitis, urethritis.

Indications

Head / Eyes

Headache, dizziness, blurred vision, red and painful eyes, pain in the outer canthus, dry eyes.

Digestive

Hypochondrial distension and pain, fullness of the chest.

Breast

Breast distension and pain, breast lumps, breast abscess.

Gynaecological

Leukorrhoea.

Clinical Pearls (summarized from Comments)

Also subdues Liver-Yang (headache) and has an influence in Damp Bi Syndrome, particularly of the knee and hip.

G.B.-43

Xiaxi "Stream Insertion"

Gall Bladder ChannelSpring (Ying) PointWater PointTonification Point

Location

Actions

Subdues Liver-Yang
Benefits the ears
Resolves Damp-Heat

Key point: A frequently-used distal point for temporal migraine from Liver-Yang rising, plus effective for ear problems - tinnitus from Liver-Yang, or otitis media from exterior Damp-Heat.

Indications

Head

Headache, dizziness, blurred vision.

Ear

Tinnitus, deafness, itchy ears, earache.

Other

Hypochondrial fullness, breast abscess, swelling of limbs, swelling of dorsum of foot.

Clinical Pearls (summarized from Comments)

G.B.-44

Zuqiaoyin "(Foot) Yin Orifice"

Gall Bladder ChannelWell (Jing) PointMetal Point

Location

Actions

Subdues Liver-Yang
Clears Heat and brightens the eyes
Calms the Mind

Key point: A local/distal point for migraine specifically around the eyes from Liver-Yang, plus calms the Mind for insomnia or agitation from Liver-Fire.

Indications

Head

Headache, dizziness, blurred vision, stabbing pain in the head.

Eyes

Pain in the outer canthus, redness, swelling and pain of the eye.

Mental

Insomnia, nightmares, somnolence, agitation, anxiety.

Clinical Pearls (summarized from Comments)

The channel's key points are best distinguished by area and action: G.B.-34 (hypochondrium, Liver-Qi), G.B.-40 (ears/temples/head, Gall Bladder mental strength), G.B.-41 (genital/breast, Damp-Heat), G.B.-43 (temples/ears, subdues Liver-Yang), G.B.-44 (eyes, calms the Mind) - plus, for comparison, T.B.-6 (lateral costal region, moves Liver-Qi) and T.B.-5 (temples/ears, expels Wind-Heat).