Foot Shaoyang (GB) 1-22 Flashcards
GB 1 Tong Zi Liao
Pupil Bone Hole
Pupil Crevice
GB1 Location
In the hollow on the lateral side of the orbital margin, approximately 0.5 cun lateral to the outer canthus.
GB1 Needling
Transverse insertion posteriorly 0.2-0.3 cun or extend to connect with Taiyang M-HN-9
GB1 Associations
Entry point
Intersection of SI/TB with GB divergent and liver divergent meridians (Woodley says Confluent/Master point of Liver and Gallbladder divergent meridians)
GB1 TCM Actions
- Benefits eyes
- Eliminates wind
- Clears heat
GB1 Indications
- 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.
- Wind: Deviation of the mouth and eye, Throat Painful Obstruction, headache, pain of the supraorbital ridge.
- 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
GB1 Neuroanatomy
Superficial Innervation: Ophthalamic branch of trigeminal nerve (CN V1)
Dermatome Segment: CN V1 ophthalamic branch of trigeminal
GB1 TCM Patterns
GB1 Major Combinations
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
GB1 Nearby Points
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
GB2 Ting Hui
Auditory Convergence
Meeting of Hearing
GB2 Location
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.
GB2 Needling
Slightly posterior insertion 0.5-1 cun. Should be needled with the mouth wide open. Patient can close the mouth after needling.
GB2 Associations
None
GB2 TCM Actions
- Benefits the ears
- Eliminates wind
- Clears heat
GB2 Indications
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
GB2 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
GB2 TCM Patterns
GB2 Major Combinations
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
GB2 Nearby Points
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.
GB3 Shang Guan
Upper Gate
Above the Joint
GB3 Location
Anterior to the ear, in a hollow above the upper border of the zygomatic arch, directly superior to Xiaguan (ST7).
GB3 Needling
Perpendicular insertion 0.3 - 0.5 cun
GB3 Caution
Avoid deep needling into the zygomaticoorbital artery and vein. Moxibustion can be used.
GB3 Associations
No hats.
Trigger point.
Meeting of GB with TB and ST