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POINT: GB-17 (GALL BLADDER-17)

NAME: ZHENGYING

English: Upper Nutrition
Also Known As: Upright Encampment
Upright Living

LOCATION:

  • On the head, 2.5 cun above the anterior hairline and 2.25 cun lateral to the midline of the head.
  • In the parietal region, on a curved line drawn between GB-15 Toulinqi and GB-20 Fengchi, following the contour of the cranium, 1.5 cun posterior to GB-16 Muchuang.
  • 1.5 cun above GB-15 Toulinqi.

NEEDLING:

  • Puncture subcutaneously 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
  • Moxibustion is applicable.
  • Transverse insertion, 0.3 to 1.5 cun.
  • Note: This point may be needled in any direction. Direction depends on the symptomology. Direct the needle towards the point of pain, or join to other head points.
  • Slanted insertion 0.5 to 1 cun.

COMMAND FUNCTIONS:

  • Meeting point with the Yang Wei channel

ACTIONS:

  • Benefits the head
  • Alleviates pain
  • Pacifies the Stomach

INDICATIONS:

  • Migraine
  • Headache
  • One-sided headache
  • Toothache of the upper jaw
  • Stiff neck
  • Stiffness of the lips
  • Conjunctivitis
  • Vertigo
  • Visual dizziness due to Phlegm-Damp
  • Ceaseless vomiting
  • Nausea
  • Aversion to Wind and Cold
  • Aversion to the sound of people talking
  • Apoplectic coma

COMBINATIONS:

SI-5
Yanggu

LI-3
Sanjian
ST-5
Daying

DU-27
Duiduan
GB-16
Muchuang
SJ-21
Ermen

Toothache of the upper jaw

Pain from tooth decay

Stiffness of the lips

Pain from tooth decay of the upper jaw

CONTRAINDICATIONS:

NOTES: