Atlas of Acupuncture

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

Location

Between the 4th and 5th toes, proximal to the margin of the

interdigital web.

How to find

Locate the interdigital web between the 4th and 5th toes. Then

locate G.B.-43slightly proximal to the margin of the web. G.B.-43

as well as ➞LIV-2and ➞ST-44are part of ➞Ex-UE-10

(bafeng: proximal to the margins of the webs between the toes).

➞ T.B.-2is located in a comparable position on the hand,

between the ring finger and little finger. It is also part of

➞Ex-UE-9(baxie).

Needling

Up to 0.5 cun vertically or 1 cun obliquely in a proximal direction.

Actions/Indications

● Clears Heat, Damp-Heat and Wind, especially from the oppo-

site end of the channel

● Calms Liver Yang

Special features

Ying-spring point, Water point, tonification point.

Clamped Stream JIAXI/XIAXI G.B.-43

Proximal to the G.B.-43

interdigital fold

G.B.- 40

BL- 60

BL- 62

BL- 63 BL- 61

BL- 64

BL- 67 BL- 66 BL- 65

G.B.- 44 G.B.- 43

G.B.- 42G.B.- 41

T.B.-2

Proximal to the

interdigital fold

Ex-LE-10

G.B.-40

G.B.-41

ST-43

G.B.-42

G.B.-43

BL-67 ST-44

G.B.-44

ST-45

LIV-1 Mi-1

LIV-3

ST-42

LIV-4

ST-41 Mi-5

Mi-4

Mi- 3

Mi- 2

BL-66

BL-65

BL-64

BL- 63

Ex-LIV-10

(bafeng)

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