Atlas of Acupuncture

4.11 Gall Bladder Channel System – Foot shaoyang(zu shao yang jing luo)

Location

At the midpoint of a line connecting the anterior superior iliac

spine (ASIS) and the greater trochanter, at the anterior border of

the iliac crest.

How to find

First, locate the ASIS (➞3.5), the highest point on the anterior

aspect of the iliac crest, by palpating along the upper border of

the iliac crest in an anterior and inferior direction. At its anterior

end, the ASIS can be palpated as a bony ridge on the lateral

aspect of the lower abdomen. With the patient lying on their

side and their leg slightly flexed, locate the greater trochanter

(➞3.6), a clearly marked bony structure in the region of the hip

joint. G.B.-29is located at the midpoint of a line connecting

these two reference points.

Needling

Vertically 1–2 cun

Actions/Indications

● Expels Cold, Dampness and Wind, opens the channel

Special features

Meeting point with the yang qiao mai, also with the dai mai

according to some authors.

Stationary Crevice JULIAO G.B.-29

G.B.-29

Anterior

iliac spine

Greater

trochanter

1/2

1/2

13

14

15

16

12

11

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

Highest

prominence of the

greater trochanter G.B.-30

G.B.-31

G.B.-32

G.B.-29

G.B.-7

BL-37

BL-36

6 cun

G.B.-28

G.B.-29

Anterior

superior

iliac spine

ASIS

Greater

trochanter G.B.-30

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