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POINT: GB-42 (GALL BLADDER-42)

English: Earth Five Meetings
Also Known As: Five Terrestrial Reunions
Earth's Fifth Meeting
  • Between the fourth and fifth metatarsal bones, in the depression proximal to the metatarsal heads on the medial side of the tendon of m. extensor digitorum longus (branch to the little toe).
  • Between the fourth and fifth metatarsal bones, 1 cun above GB-43 Xiaxi
  • Posterior to the fourth metatarsophalangeal joint, between the fourth and fifth metatarsal bones, on the medial side of m. extensor digitorum minimi of the foot.
  • Perpendicular insertion 0.3 to 0.8 cun.
    Note: incorrect will not allow the needle to pass between the shafts of the fourth and fifth metatarsal bones.
  • Straight insertion, 0.3 to 0,5 cun.
  • Spreads Liver Qi
  • Clears Gall Bladder Heat
  • Headache
  • Itching. redness and pain of the eyes
  • Tinnitus
  • Deafness
  • Swelling, redness and pain of the dorsum of the foot
  • Lumbar pain
  • Neuralgia of the foot
  • Low back pain
  • Fullness of the chest
  • Pain of the lateral costal region
  • Swelling and pain of the axilla
  • Distention and pain of the breasts
  • Breast abscess
  • Spitting Blood due to Internal injury
  • Arthritis
  • Mastitis
  • Pain of the canthus

GB-37
Guangming

GB-38
Yangfu
UB-62
Shenmai
UB-39
Weiyang

PC-1
Tianchi

GB-41
Zulinqi

ST-34
Liangqiu

Reduce both points for pain and itching of the eyes

Swelling of the axilla

Breast abscess

  • According to one major classical text, moxibustion is prohibited, otherwise, emaciation and death will follow in three years. Modern sources agree that there moxibustion is not contraindicated.