GB 1

Question 1

What is the Chinese name for this channel?

Answer 1

Zu Shaoyang

Question 2

Does the GB primary channel connect with the genitals and

kundalini?

Answer 2

yes

Question 3

What does the GB Divergent Channel connect with?

Answer 3

LR, GB, HT, genitals (separates from primary channel on thigh>enters pubic hairline and converges with LV divergent channel>passes through LV, GB, HT and esophagus>disperses in face and connects with eye)

Question 4

What’s the mnemonic math on points above GB 2?

Answer 4

SJ 21- SI 19= GB 2

Question 5

What is the translation of the point name Taiyang, and what is its meaning?

Answer 5

The Great Yang, Sun.

Question 6

Extraordinary channels (like the Dai mai), organs (like the GB),
and points (like Yintang & Taiyang) are filled with what type of Qi, and what is its characteristic?

Answer 6

Jing qi. Its characteristics are heat and inflammation

Question 7

What points treat severe headaches (on the affected side)?

Answer 7

GB 4-6

Question 8

Which GB point treats jaw disorders like lockjaw and TMJ/TMD,
and why?

Answer 8

GB 7 - Eliminates wind and benefits mouth and jaw. Tx: lock jaw, aphasia, headache. Landmark for sensory cortex that registers pain.
(GB 2)

Question 9

Which GB point is unparalleled for treating all ear conditions, and
why?

Answer 9

GB 8 (powerful ear point, Tx. deafness, all ear issues, auditory hallucinations, on scalp auditory cortex)> GB 9 (auditory vertigo), Quasi Sky Window on auditory cortex

Question 10

How do GB 9 Tianchuang & 12 Wanggu function like Sky

Windows?

Answer 10

Both are Quasi Sky Window points-regulate head-body. GB 9 Treats Jing-Shen issues, especially fear and fright. Regulates head and body.
GB 12 treats excess above, deficiency below. Calms Shen.

Question 11

Where is the #1 point for sleep Anmian?

Answer 11

Posterior and superior to GB 12. Exactly halfway between SJ 17 and GB 20 in center of hollow b/w ear and spine, under occiput.

Question 12

Which GB point is the landmark for Du 20 Baihui in

Deadman?

Answer 12

GB 18

Question 13

Where is GB 13? What is its name, and why is it used in

psychiatric treatments?

Answer 13

Ben Shen-Root of Shen.
1/3 of the way from ST 8 to midline, DU 24. 1/2 cun within hairline.
Treats extreme Jing-Shen conditions, deep shen distrubances

Question 14

In both types of scalp acupuncture, which Jiao does GB 15 TouLinQi/Near Tears on Head?

Answer 14

Middle Jiao

Question 15

GB 19 Nao Kong & GB 21 both treat

taxation/consumption/Lao. What is that?

Answer 15

Chronic fatigue, overwhelmed with anxiety and tension.

Question 16

Name the #1 point for anxiety and yang psychosis, and

how to needle it.

Answer 16

GB 20 angled downward

Question 17

GB 21 Jianjing- Besides descending Qi (and contraindicated
for pregnancy), what is one other issue it treats? Locate this
point on a partner

Answer 17

Phlegm from LV qi stagnation, Taxation/Xu Lao-all taxations, lumbar pn, KD xu (with ST 36). Located midway between DU 14, and acromion tip, at crest of traps

Question 18

How does GB 23 treat asthma?

Answer 18

Addresses stagnation of the Chest/HT