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GB 21-25 Flashcards

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GB 21 Location

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On the shoulder, directly above the nipple, at the midpoint of the line connecting Du14 and the acromion, at the highest point of the shoulder

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GB 21 Actions

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  1. Regulates Qi, activates the channel and alleviates pain
  2. Transforms and lowers phlegm and dissipates nodules
  3. Benefits the breasts and expedites delivery
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GB 21 Needling

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Perpendicularly 0.3 - 0.5 inch

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GB 21 Indication

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Tight traps – liver qi stag
Liver wind phlegm
Liver fire congealing fluids
Good for Xu with ST 36
Lactation issues from stress

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GB 21 Cautions

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Deep or perpendicular needling may induce a pneumothorax
Contraindicated in pregnancy

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GB 22 Location

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On the mid-axillary line when the arm is raised, 3 cun below the axilla, in the 5th intercostal space

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GB 22 Needling

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Obliquely 0.3 - 0.5 inch

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GB 22 Action

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  1. Regulates Qi and unbinds the chest
  2. Benefits the axilla
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GB 22 Cautions

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Deep or perpendicular needling may induce a pneumothorax

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GB 23 Location

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1 cun anterior to GB22, at the level of the nipple, in the 5th intercostal space

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GB 23 Needling

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Obliquely 0.3 - 0.5 inch

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GB 23 Actions

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  1. Unbinds the chest and lowers rebellion
  2. Regulates Qi in the three jiao
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GB 23 Indications

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Muscle Atrophy

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GB 23 Cautions

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Deep or perpendicular needling may induce a pneumothorax

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GB 24 Classification

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Front Mu Point of the Gall Bladder

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GB 24 Location

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Directly below the nipple, in the seventh intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline

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GB 24 Needling

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Obliquely 0.3 - 0.5 inch

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GB 24 Action

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  1. Benefits the Gall Bladder and spreads Liver Qi
  2. Lowers rebellious Qi and harmonizes the middle jiao
  3. Resolves damp-heat
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GB 24 Indications

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GB disease
Tonify GB, timidity and indecisiveness

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GB 24 Caution

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Deep or perpendicular needling may induce a pneumothorax

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GB 25 Classification

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Front Mu of the Kidneys

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GB 25 Location

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On the lateral side of the abdomen, on the lower border of the free end of the 12th rib

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GB 25 Needling

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perpendicularly 0.3 - 0.5inch

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GB 25 Actions

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  1. Tonifies the Kidneys & regulates the water passages
  2. Fortifies the Spleen & regulates the intestines
  3. Strengthens the lumbar region
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GB 25 Caution

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In thin subjects, deep needling may penetrate the peritoneal cavity

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