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Foot Shaoyang (GB) 1-22 Flashcards

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GB 1 Tong Zi Liao

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Pupil Bone Hole

Pupil Crevice

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GB1 Location

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In the hollow on the lateral side of the orbital margin, approximately 0.5 cun lateral to the outer canthus.

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GB1 Needling

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Transverse insertion posteriorly 0.2-0.3 cun or extend to connect with Taiyang M-HN-9

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GB1 Associations

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Entry point

Intersection of SI/TB with GB divergent and liver divergent meridians (Woodley says Confluent/Master point of Liver and Gallbladder divergent meridians)

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GB1 TCM Actions

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  1. Benefits eyes
  2. Eliminates wind
  3. Clears heat
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GB1 Indications

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  1. Eye problems: Eye pain, redness, swelling and pain of the eyes, lacrimation on exposure to wind, itching of the eyes, redness and itching of the inner and outer canthus, short sightedness, Superficial Visual Obstruction, dimness of vision, night blindness, glaucoma.
  2. Wind: Deviation of the mouth and eye, Throat Painful Obstruction, headache, pain of the supraorbital ridge.
  3. Heat: LV Yang/Heat Rising effecting the head - headache, eye problems, similar to Taiyang which is used more.

Local point for manifestations of heat - pain, inflammation, etc

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GB1 Neuroanatomy

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Superficial Innervation: Ophthalamic branch of trigeminal nerve (CN V1)
Dermatome Segment: CN V1 ophthalamic branch of trigeminal

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GB1 TCM Patterns

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GB1 Major Combinations

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Internal eye obstruction:
  Tongziliao GB-1 with Hegu LI-4, Zulingqi GB-41 and Jingming Bl-1

Superficial Visual Obstruction:
  Tongziliao GB-1 with Qiuxu GB-40
 

Swelling of the breasts in women:
  Tongziliao GB-1 with Shaoze SI-1
 

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GB1 Nearby Points

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SJ23 (Si Zhu Kong - Silk and Bamboo Hole) - In the depression at the lateral end of the eyebrow.

Taiyang (M-HN-9) In the depression about one finger breadth posterior to the midpoint between the lateral end of the eyebrown and the outer canthus

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GB2 Ting Hui

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Auditory Convergence

Meeting of Hearing

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GB2 Location

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In the hollow between the intratragic notch posteriorly and the condyloid process of the mandible anteriorly, immediately below SI-19. Locate this point with the mouth wide open.

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GB2 Needling

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Slightly posterior insertion 0.5-1 cun. Should be needled with the mouth wide open. Patient can close the mouth after needling.

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GB2 Associations

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None

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GB2 TCM Actions

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  1. Benefits the ears
  2. Eliminates wind
  3. Clears heat
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GB2 Indications

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1. Benefits ears: Tinnitus, otitis media, deafness, redness, swelling, pain and purulent discharge from the ear, itching of the ear.

2. Eliminates wind/clears heat: TMJ disorder, trigeminal neuralgia, facial paralysis, mumps, toothache, Windstroke, deviation of the mouth and eye, difficulty in masticating, disorientation.

Primary: Wry mouth, toothache, tinnitus, deafness

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GB2 Neuroanatomy

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Superficial Innervation: Auriculo-temporal nerve from posterior division of mandibular branch of trigeminal nerve (CN V3)
Dermatome Segment: CN V3 mandibular branch of trigeminal

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GB2 TCM Patterns

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GB2 Major Combinations

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Swelling, pain and redness of the ear:
  Tinghui GB-2 with Hegu LI-4 and Jiache St-6

Deafness due to Qi obstruction:
  Needle Tinghui GB-2 with Tinggong SI-19 and Yifeng SJ-17, then needle Zusanli St-36 and Hegu LI-4

Deafness and tinnitus:
  Tinghui GB-2 with Tianrong SI-17, Tinggong SI-19 and Zhongzhu SJ-3

Impaired hearing and deafness:
  Tinghui GB-2 with Ermen SJ-21, Fengchi GB-20, Xiaxi GB-43 and Tinggong SI-19

Impaired hearing and deafness:
  Tinghui GB-2 with Waiguan SJ-5

Bilateral deafness due to Cold Damage:
  Tinghui GB-2 with Jinmen Bl-63

Toothache with aversion to cold:
  Tinghui GB-2 with Daying St-5, Quanliao SI-18 and Quchi LI-11

Deviation of the mouth and eye:
  Tinghui GB-2 with Jiache St-6, Dicang St-4, Renzhong Du-26, Chengjiang Ren-24 and LI-4

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GB2 Nearby Points

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SJ21 (Er Men - Ear Gate) - In the depression anterior to the supratragic notch and behind the posterior border of the condyloid process of the mandible. The point is located with the mouth open.

SI19 (Ting Gong - Hearing Palace) - Anterior to the tragus and posterior to the condyloid process fo the mandible in the depression formed when the mouth is open.

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GB3 Shang Guan

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Upper Gate

Above the Joint

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GB3 Location

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Anterior to the ear, in a hollow above the upper border of the zygomatic arch, directly superior to Xiaguan (ST7).

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GB3 Needling

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Perpendicular insertion 0.3 - 0.5 cun

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GB3 Caution

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Avoid deep needling into the zygomaticoorbital artery and vein. Moxibustion can be used.

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GB3 Associations
No hats. Trigger point. Meeting of GB with TB and ST
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GB3 TCM Actions
1. Benefits ears 2. Eliminates wind 3. Activates channel and alleviates pain
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GB3 Indications
**1. Benefits the ears**: Deafness, tinnitus, purulent discharge from the ear, dimness of vision, pain of the face, toothache of the upper jaw, stiffness of the lips. **2. Eliminates wind:** Headache, aversion to wind and cold, chills and fever, hemiplegia, deviation of the mouth and eye, lockjaw, clonic spasm. **Primary:** Deafness, Migraine, Tinnitus, Toothache, Trismus (lockjaw), Wry face
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GB3 Neuroanatomy
_Superficial Innervation_: Auriculo-temporal nerve from posterior division of mandibular branch of trigeminal nerve (CN V3) _Dermatome Segment_: CN V3 mandibular branch of trigeminal
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GB3 Trigger Point
_Muscle:_ Temporalis _Myotome Innervation:_ Deep temporal nerves from mandibular branch of trigeminal nerve (CN V3) _Pain Referral Pattern:_ To temporal region and upper middle jaw and teeth _Indications:_ Headache and toothache with no restriction in jaw opening ; Feeling teeth do not meet right
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GB3 Major Combinations
_Hemiplegia with deviation of the mouth and eye:_   Shangguan GB-3 and Xiaguan St-7 _Lockjaw:_   Shangguan GB-3 with Jiache St-6 and Ahshi points Noises in the ears (tinnitus):   Supplement Shangguan GB-3 and Shaoshang Lu-11
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GB3 Nearby Points
ST7 (Xia Guan- Below the Joint) On the face, anterior to the ear, in the depression between the zygomatic arch and the mandibular notch. This point is located with the mouth closed.
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GB4 Han Yan
Forehead Fullness Jaw Serenity
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GB4 Location
Within the hairline of the temporal region, at the junction of the upper 1/4 and the lower 3/4 of the arc connecting ST8 and GB7
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GB4 Needling
Transverse (subcutaneous) insertion 0.5 - 1.5 in the direction of symptoms or to connect with other points
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GB4 Associations
No hats. Meeting of GB with TB and ST
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GB4 TCM Actions
1. Eliminates wind 2. Clears heat 3. Activates channel and alleviates pain
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GB4 Indicati ons
**1. Eliminates wind/clears heat:** One-sided headache, head wind (with pain at bilateral Taiyang, headache with heat in the body, Visual Dizziness, pain and redness of the outer canthus. Tinnitus, earache. Clonic spasm, lockjaw, epilepsy, deviation of the mouth and eye, toothache, sneezing. **3. Activates channel and alleviates pain**: Neck pain, wrist pain, inability to flex the wrist, joint wind with sweating. **Primary:** Dizziness, Epilepsy, Migraine, Tinnitus, Toothache
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GB4 Neuroanatomy
_Superficial Innervation_: Auriculo-temporal nerve from posterior division of mandibular branch of trigeminal nerve (CN V3) _Dermatome Segment_: CN V3 mandibular branch of trigeminal
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GB4 Major Combinations
_One-sided headache:_   Hanyan GB-4 with Xuanlu GB-5 _Wind Dizziness and one-sided headache:_   Hanyan GB-4 with Qianding Du-21 and Houding Du-19 _Wind Dizziness:_   Hanyan GB-4 with Houding Du-19 and Yuzhen Bl-9 _Neck pain, joint pain and sweating:_   Hanyan GB-4, Feiyang Bl-58 and Yongquan Kid-1
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GB4 Nearby Points
ST8 (Tou Wei - Head Corner) On the lateral side of the head, 0.5 cun above the anterior hairline at the corner of the forehead and 4.5 cun lateral to the midline of hte head. GB5 (Xuan Lu - Suspended Skull) Within the hairline of the temporal region, midway of the border line connecting ST8 and GB7.
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GB5 Xuan Lu
Suspended Skull
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GB5 Location
Within the hairline of the temporal region, midway between ST8 and GB7
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GB5 Needling
Transverse insertion 0.5 - 1.5 cun in the direction of symptoms or connect to other points
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GB5 TCM Actions
1. Expels wind 2. Clears heat 3. Activates channel and alleviates pain
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GB5 Indications
_Expel wind and clear heat:_ one-sided headache extending to the outer canthus, pain of the outer canthus, headache. Toothache, pain, swelling and redness of the skin of the face, nosebleed, incessant turbid nasal discharge, rhinitis, febrile disease with agitation and fullness and absence of sweating. _Primary:_ Migraine, Swelling/redness/pain of eye, Toothache
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GB5 Neuroanatomy
_Superficial Innervation:_ Auriculo-temporal nerve from posterior division of mandibular branch of trigeminal nerve (CN V3) _Dermatome Segment_: CN V3 mandibular branch of trigeminal nerve
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GB5 Major Combinations
_One-sided headache:_   Xuanlu GB-5 with Hanyan GB-4
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GB6 Xuan Li
Suspended Tuft Suspended Hair
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GB6 Location
In the temporal region of the hairline, 3/4 distance along an arc from ST8 to GB7.
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GB6 Needling
Transverse insertion 0.5 - 1.5 cun in the direction of symptoms or connected to other points
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GB6 Associations
No hats. Meeting of GB with TB, ST and LI
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GB6 TCM Actions
1. Expels wind and clears heat 2. Activates channel and alleviates pain
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GB6 Indications
_Expels wind and clears heat:_ One-sided headache, one-sided headache extending to the outer canthus, pain of the outer canthus, sneezing, tinnitus, swelling and redness of the skin of the face. Febrile disease with absence of sweating, agitation of the Heart with no desire to eat, heat in the middle jiao. _Primary:_ Migraine, Redness/Swelling/Pain of eyes, Tinnitus
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GB6 Neuroanatomy
_Superficial Innervation_: Auriculo-temporal nerve from posterior division of mandibular branch of trigeminal nerve (CN V3) _Dermatome Segment_: CN V3 mandibular branch of trigeminal
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GB6 Major Combinations
_Febrile disease with one-sided headache:_   Xuanli GB-6 with Jiuwei Ren-15
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GB7 Qu Bin
Crook at the Temple
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GB7 Location
In the temporal region, within the hairline, level with and one finger-breadth anterior to SJ20 (directly above the ear apex within the hairline)
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GB7 Needling
Transverse insertion 0.5 - 1.5 cun in direction of symptoms or to connect with other points
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GB7 Associations
No hats. Meeting of GB with BL
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GB7 TCM Actions
1. Eliminates wind 2. Benefits mouth and jaw
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GB7 Indications
_Eliminates wind:_ Headache stiff neck with inability to turn the neck, vomiting _Benefits mouth and jaw:_ swelling of cheek and submandibular region, lockjaw, loss of speech, deviation of mouth and eye **Primary: Acute aphonia, Headache, Toothache, Trismus**
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GB7 Neuroanatomy
_Superficial Innervation_: Auriculo-temporal nerve from posterior division of mandibular branch of trigeminal nerve (CN V3) _Dermatome Segment:_ CN V3 mandibular branch of trigeminal
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