GB (functions + indications)

Question 1

GB 1
tong zi liao (pupil crevice)

*conn - SI

Answer 1

W + H (eye cond)
rel PAIN (HA)

disp W + cl heat——-eye cond (pain, swell, weak vision)

rel pain——————–HA

Question 2

GB 2
ting hui (reunion of hearing

Answer 2

hearing (deaf, tin)
reg qi LR/GB (TMJ)

str hearing————deafness, tinnitus

reg qi LR/GB———TMJ, toothach, devi mouth

Question 3

GB 8

shu ai gu (leading valley)

Answer 3

rel PAIN (migraine)
WIND (vertigo, infant convul)

rel pain———-migraine

disp wind——-vertigo, infant convuls

Question 4

GB 12
wan gu (completed bone)

Answer 4

W + H (pain) - post aruicle, neck, HA
cl mind (epilepsy)

disp wind + cl heat——–pain (HA, post auricle, neck)

cl mind————————-epilepsy

Question 5

GB 14
yang bai (yang brightness)

*meeting pt - BF w th Yang wei & the TE, ST, LI

Answer 5

str VISION
W + H (ha)

str vision———————-blu vis, twitch, pain eye

disp W + cl heat———-HA

Question 6

GB 15
tou lin qi (head governor of TEARS)

*meeting pt - GB & BL w/ yang wei mai

Answer 6

bright eyes (LACRIMATION)
unobst NOSE (block nose)

brightens eyes——–lacrim (wind att shaoyang/tai yin)

unobst nose———–nasal obstr

Question 7

GB 19 
nao kong (brain hollow)

Answer 7

FIRE -GB (ha, blur vis)
tendons (neck)
cl mind (epilepsy, YU)

*cl GB FIRE————-HA, blur vis

soothes tend——-stiff pain (neck)

clear mind———–epilepsy, yu synd

Question 8

GB 20 
feng chi (wind pool)

*conn - yang qiao mai & yang wei mai

Answer 8

LR yang (migraine, vertigo, dizziness, tinnitus)
W + H  (ha)

subd LR yang————–migraine, dizzy, vertigo, tinnitus

disp wind + cl heat——HA

Question 9

GB 21
jian jing (shoulder well)

*meeting pt - GB & yang wei mai

Answer 9

• **nursing mum’s pt
• lactation, mastitis
• difficult labour
• ret lochia.
• **phlegm (scrofula)
• **pain (head, back, shoulder)

facil lactation———–insufficient lactation, mastitis

expedite labour—–difficult labour, lochioschesis

rem phlegm———–scrofula

stop pain—————pain (head, back, shoulder)

lochia =
vaginal discharge after giving birth, containing blood, mucus, and uterine tissue.
Lochia discharge typically continues for four to six weeks after childbirth, a time known as the postpartum period or puerperium

Question 10

GB 24
ri yue (sun & moon)

*meetin pt - GB & SP

Answer 10

***dermot’s pt

MJ (sour regurg)
reg GB qi (pain -costal)
DH (jaundice)

harmon MJ——–sour regurg, vom

reg GB qi————-pain (costal, hypochond)

rem DH————–jaundice

Question 11

GB 25
jing men (capital gate)

Answer 11

WARM int cold KI (lumbar pain)
rem DAMP (edema, dysuria)

*front mu - KI

warm int cold (KI)——-pain (lumbar), abd dist, diarr

rem damp—————–dysuria, oedema

Question 12

GB 26 
dai mai ( girdling vessel)

*crossing pt - foot shaoyang & Dai mai

Answer 12

DIE = MORBID = AMEN

reg menses————-irreg mens, amenorrhea

stop morbid leucorrhea—–red, wh morbid leucorrhea

Question 13

GB 30
huan tiao (leaping circumflexes)

*meeting pt - foot shao yang & yang qiao mai

Answer 13

***sciatica, lumbar, hip, low leg PAIN
WD merid
srt LOW back/limbs

rem WD in merid——-bi syn (hip, low leg)

str low back + low limbs—pain lumbar, sciatica, wei synd (low limbs)

Question 14

GB 31
feng shi (wind's market)

Answer 14

• **valerie’s pt
• **wei, bi, knee + thigh PAIN

W + C + heat (pruritus - general)
tendons (wei, paralysis)
qi+bld (weak knee/thigh)
DAMPNESS (bi knee, leg swell)

disp W + C and cl heat)—-pruritus - general(severe itching)

str tendons + bones———wei synd (low leg), paralysis

reg qi + bld ———————knee + thigh weak (beriberi)

transf DAMPNESS———–Bi synd (knee), leg swell+red

Question 15

GB 34
yang ling quan (yang mound spring)

• he sea
• influential - tendons
• earth pt

Answer 15

tendons (wei - leg)
GB heat (bitter mouth, heavy period/menorrhagia)

*influential - tendons

soothes tendons——-wei synd (low leg)

cl heat GB—————bitter taste, menorrhagia (heavy period)

Question 16

GB 37
guang ming (bright light)

• luo pt
• conn - LR merid

Answer 16

BREASTS + eyes (pain + night blind)

*luo pt

reg LR/GB————disten pain (breasts)

brightens eyes—–night blind, pain eyes

Question 17

GB 39
xuan zhong( suspending bell)

*influential pt - marrow

Answer 17

***BONES + arthritis
DEF heat - Marrow
DH - merid (arthritis, wei)

subd DEF heat (in MARROW)———-bone disord

rem WD (in merid)———————-Bi synd (arthritis pdf) wei synd

Question 18

GB 40
qiu xu (hills ruins)

• yuan pt
• conn - TE

Answer 18

***DH LR/GB (inflam gallbladder/cholecystitis) dist hypo
soften masses
EPF in shaoyang (malaria)

*yuan pt

DH LR/GB——————cholecystitis (inflam GB)
—————–disten pain (chest, hypochond)

softens masses———scrofula, goiter, axillary lymphadenitis

EPF in shao yang——-malaria

Question 19

GB 41
zu lin ai (foot verge of tear)

• shu stream
• wood
• master pt- dai mai

Answer 19

• **fire LR (vertigo, irreg mense)
• **stag LR/GB (hypo pain)

*shu stream

cl FIRE LR——–vertigo, irreg mes

disp stag LR/GB———————-pain (costal, hypochond)

Question 20

GB 44
zu qiao yin (foot yin’s aperture)

• jing well
• metal

Answer 20

***LR/GB fire (insom, nightmares)
W + H (ha)

*jing well

drain fire LR/GB—————insom, nightmare, irreg mens

disp wind + cl heat———–HA