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POINT: GB-30 (GALL BLADDER-30)

English: Jumping Circle
Also Known As: Leaping Circumflexus
Encircling Leap
  • Located one-third of the distance between the greater trochanter of the femur and the sacral hiatus.
  • Located at the junction of the lateral one-third and medial two-thirds of the distance the prominence of the greater trochanter and the hiatus of the sacrum (DU-2 Yaoshu).
    Note: when locating the point, put the patient in the lateral recumbent position with the thigh flexed.
  • Puncture perpendicularly 1.5 to 2.5 cun.
  • Moxibustion is applicable.
  • Straight insertion, for sciatica, pointed toward the genitals 2.5 to 3 cun causing local distention and soreness or an electric numb sensation extending down the leg.
  • Straight insertion, or probe by inserting the needle on both sides of the point, 2 to 3 cun, for diseases of the hip joint or surrounding soft tissue. Sensation: distention and soreness, possibly extending to the hip joint.
  • Perpendicular insertion directed toward the genitals 2 to 3.5 cun.
    Note: a radiating or electric sensation may travel to the foot.
  • Meeting point of the Bladder channel
  • Ma Dan-Yang Heavenly Star point
  • Benefits the lower back and leg
  • Clears the channels
  • Activates the channel
  • Alleviates pain
  • Dispels Wind-Damp
  • Tonifies the back waist and knee
  • tonifies Qi and Blood
  • Resolves Damp-Heat
  • Neurasthenia
  • Urticaria
  • Eczema
  • Hemiplegia
  • Edema
  • Lower extremity atrophy (Wei) syndrome
  • Bi syndrome of the hip and lower extremities
  • Hip joint inflammation and pain
  • Numbness and paralysis of the lower extremity
  • Pain or sprain of the hip and leg
  • Wind-cold-Damp Bi
  • Inability to flex and extend the knee
  • Sighing with pain when turning over
  • Loss of consciousness
  • Cold counterflow of the limbs
  • Paresis
  • Lumbago
  • Rheumatism due to Dampness
  • Edema of the leg due to Dampness
  • Redness over the whole body due to Wind
  • Aversion to Wind
  • Itchy anus
  • Itchy groin
  • Pain and motor impairment of the hip and lower extremities
  • Difficulty twisting the trunk
  • Difficulty straightening the leg
  • Lower back and groin pain
  • Sciatica
  • Leg Qi
  • Pain of the lumbar region and thigh
  • Wind rash
  • Pain in the buttock
  • Contraction and pain of the thigh and knee
  • Pain of the lumbar and lateral costal regions
  • Pain of the lumbar region and leg
  • Collapse of Yang
  • Aversion to Cold
  • Purple lips
  • Stiff knee
  • Wind-Damp rheumatism with insensitivity
  • Knee and shin pain
  • Beriberi
  • Red inflammation of the skin of the legs
  • Pain in the sides and Kidneys
  • Vaginal discharge
  • Urethritis

GB-34
Yanglingquan
GB-39
Xuanzhong

GB-39
Xuanzhong

UB-67
Zhiyin

Paralysis of the lower limb

Leg pain

Drop foot

Pain in the chest that changes location with corresponding acute pain in the waist and legs

GB-34
Yanglingquan
LI-11
Quchi

GB-34
Yanglingquan

UB-65
Shugu
KI-8
Jiaoxin
SP-6
Sanyinjiao
KI-10
Yingu

or

GB-34
Yanglingquan
GB-40
Qiuxu

One-sided Wind (hemiplegia)

Wind-Cold-Damp Bi (needle GB-30 Huantiao first)

Pain of the leg radiating to the lateral costal region

Hip pain

GB-34
Yanglingquan
SI-6
Yanglao
UB-60
Kunlun
UB-62
Shenmai

UB-40
Weizhong
UB-60
Kunlun

LIV-2
Xingjian
GB-31
Fengshi

Pain of the lumbar region and knee

Lumbar pain

Lumbar pain that radiates down the leg

GB-31
Fengshi
UB-40
Weizhong
UB-60
Kunlun
ST-33
Yinshi
UB-57
Chengshan
UB-62
Shenmai

GB-29
Juliao
UB-40
Weizhong

DU-2
Yaoshu

Pain of the legs and lumbar region

Wind-Damp leg pain

Wind-Cold Bi that is difficult to cure

GB-32
Zhongdu
ST-36
Zusanli
UB-13
Feishu

GB-33
Xiyangguan
UB-56
Chengjin

SP-9
Yinlingquan
GB-38
Yangfu
KI-3
Taixi
UB-67
Zhiyin

Atrophy disorder

Numbness of the lower leg

Paralysis of the lower extremity

UB-67
Zhiyin

ST-33
Yinshi

KI-1
Yongquan

Pain of the chest and lateral costal region

Moxa for disorders of the knee and region above the knee

Wind rash

ST-31
Biguan
ST-36
Zusanli
ST-41
Jiexi

GB-31
Fengshi
GB-34
Yanglingquan
GB-39
Xuanzhong

UB-37
Yinmen
UB-40
Weizhong
UB-60
Kunlun

Pain radiating from the hip along the Stomach channel

Pain radiating from the hip along the Gall Bladder channel

Pain radiating from the hip along the Bladder channel

UB-58
Feiyang

GB-29
Juliao
LIV-9
Yinbao

 

Pain radiating from the hip along the Bladder and Gall Bladder channels

Pain radiating to the groin

 

  • This is a common local point for painful arthritis of the hip.
  • It is unrivaled in importance for treating disorders of the hip joint and buttock.
  • It is considered to be the most important point for the treatment of sciatica.