Atlas of Acupuncture

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

4.11.4 The Gall Bladder luo-Connecting

Channel (zu shao yang luo mai)

● Associated Front-mupoint (➞8.1.5): G.B.-24(riyue) ■■

● Five shu-transporting points (➞8.1.6):

jing-well point (Metal): G.B.-44(zuqiaoyin) ■■

ying-spring point (Water), tonification point: G.B.-43(xiaxi)

shu-stream point (Wood), benpoint (Five Phases): G.B.-41

(zulinqi) ■■

jing-river point (Fire), sedation point: G.B.-38(yangfu)

he-sea point (Earth): G.B.-34(yanglingquan) ■■

● Hui-meeting point (➞8.1.7)

• with the sinews: G.B.-34(yanglingquan) ■■


• with the Marrow: G.B.-39(xuanzhong) ■■
  ● Opening point (➞8.1.8) of the dai mai:G.B.-41(zulinqi) ■■
  ● Lower he-sea point (➞8.1.9) of the Gall Bladder: G.B.-34
  (yanglingquan) ■■
  ● Jiaohui-meeting points (➞8.1.10):


• with the S.I. and T.B. channels: G.B.-1(tongziliao)


• with the T.B. and ST channels: G.B.-3(shangguan), G.B.-4
  (hanyan)


• with the T.B., L.I. and ST channels: G.B.-5(xuanlu), G.B.-
  6 (xuanli)


• with the BL channel: G.B.-7(qubin); G.B.-8(shuaigu) ■■,
  G.B.-9(tianchong), G.B.-10(fubai)


• with the BL, (S.I., T.B.*) channels: G.B.-11(touqiaoyin)


• with the BL channel: G.B.-12(wangu) ■■


• with the yang wei mai: G.B.-13(benshen) ■■


• with the yang wei mai, (T.B., ST, L.I. channels*): G.B.-14
  (yangbai) ■■


• with the yang wei maiand the BL channel: G.B.-15(toulinqi)


• with the yang wei mai: G.B.-16(muchuang). G.B.-17
  (zhengying), G.B.-18(chengling), G.B.-19(naokong)


• with the yang wei mai, yang qiao maiand (T.B. channel*):
  G.B.-20(fengchi) ■■


• with the yang wei mai, T.B. and (ST*) channels: G.B.-21
  (jianjing) ■■


• with the BL channel*: G.B.-23(zhejin)


• with the SP channel and (yang wei mai*): G.B.-24(riyue) ■■


• with the dai mai: G.B.-26(daimai), G.B.-27(wushu),
  G.B.-28(weidao)


• with the yang qiao maiand (dai mai*): G.B.-29(juliao)


• with the BL channel: G.B.-30(huantiao) ■■


• with the yang wei mai*: G.B.-35(yangjiao)


• of other channels with the G.B. channel: ST-7, ST-8, ST-9,
  ST-12, S.I.12, S.I.-19, (BL-1, BL-11), BL-31–34, P-1,
  (T.B.-15), T.B-17, T.B.-20, T.B.-22, LIV-13, Du-1, Du-
  14, (Du-20, ST-5, ST-6, ST-30*)
  ● Gao Wu command point (➞8.1.11): –
  ● Window of Heaven point (➞8.1.12): G.B.-9(tianchong)
  ● Points of the Four Seas (➞8.1.13): –
  ● Ma Dan Yang Heavenly Star points (➞8.1.14): G.B.-30
  (huantiao) ■■, G.B.-34(yanglingquan) ■■

G.B.-37

Pathway

The Gall Bladder luo-connecting channel separates from the Gall

Bladder primary channel at its luo-connecting point G.B.-37

(guangming) (➞8.1.2). It forms a three-dimensional reticulate

network, dividing into multiple branches and sub-branches (sun

luo, fu luo, xue luo➞1.5) within the surrounding tissue.

● Horizontal divisions run to the Interiorly–Exteriorly paired

Liver primary channel; according to some schools of thought

(for example, Ngyen Van Nghi ➞Appendix), they travel as a

transverseG.B. luovessel to the yuan-source point LIV-3

(taichong).

● A longitudinaldivision descends to the dorsum of the foot

and spreads to the 3rd, 4th and 5th toes.

Clinical importance (➞8.1.2)

Pathology

Excess (shi): Cold sensations in the feet

Deficiency (xu): Weakness, weak musculature of the foot, includ-

ing difficulty in standing, paralysis of the lower extremity

4.11.5 Cutaneous Region (shao yang

pi bu)

See description and figures ➞1.6.

4.11.6 Points of the Gall Bladder

Primary Channel (Overview)

Specific points according to their function

● Yuan-source point (➞8.1.1): G.B.-40(qiuxu) ■■

● Luo-connecting point (➞8.1.2.): G.B.-37(guangming) ■■

● Xi-cleft point (➞8.1.3): G.B.-36(waiqiu)

● Associated Back-shupoint (➞8.1.4): BL-19(danshu) ■■

* Mentioned by only some authors.

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