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POINT: GB-37 (GALL BLADDER-37)  

NAME: GUANGMING

English: Bright Light
Also Known As: Shiny and Bright
Bright and Clear
Brightness

LOCATION:

  • Five cun above the lateral malleolus of the ankle, at the anterior margin of the fibula.
  • 5 cun directly above the tip of the external malleolus on the anterior border of the fibula.

NEEDLING:

  • Straight insertion 1 to 1.5 cun. Sensation: soreness extending upward to the knee and downward to the top of the foot.
  • Puncture perpendicularly 0.7 to 1 cun.
  • Moxibustion is applicable.

COMMAND FUNCTIONS:

  • Luo-Connecting point

ACTIONS:

  • Regulates the Liver
  • Clears the vision
  • Benefits the eyes
  • Dispels Wind-Damp
  • Activates the channel
  • Alleviates pain
  • Clears Heat
  • Conducts Fire downward

INDICATIONS:

  • Night blindness
  • Optic nerve atrophy
  • Cataract
  • Migraine headache
  • Pain along the lateral aspect of the calf
  • Knee pain
  • Motor impairment and pain of the lower extremities
  • Blurred vision
  • Ophthalmalgia
  • Distending pain of the breast
  • Pain and lassitude of the legs
  • Difficulty staying upright
  • Agitated madness
  • Heat in the leg
  • Paresis
  • Bites the cheek
  • Mental derangement
  • Total despair
  • Sudden insanity
  • Attempted suicide
  • One-sided headache
  • Grinding of the teeth
  • Calf pain
  • Floaters
  • Chills and fever without sweating
  • Soreness of the leg and knee
  • Muscular atrophy
  • Blockage and numbness of the leg
  • Seizures
  • Pain and itching of the eye
  • Mania
  • Bi syndrome of the lower extremities
  • Facial edema
  • Leg Qi
  • Sudden blindness
  • Dim vision
  • Conjunctivitis
  • Eye redness and pain
  • Pain and spasm of the lower leg and foot
  • Can't stand for long periods.
  • Paralysis
  • Muscular rigidity
  • Neuralgia of the leg and calf muscles
  • Far-sightedness
  • Near-sightedness
  • Atrophy disorder of the legs with difficulty standing after sitting
  • Numbness of the whole body

COMBINATIONS:

M-HN-5
Touguangming
ST-1
Chengqi
GB-20
Fengchi

GB-42
Diwuhui

UB-1
Jingming
LI-4
Hegu

Early-stage cataracts

Pain and itching of the eyes (reduce GB-37 Guangming)

Diseases of the eye

GB-41
Zulinqi

LIV-3
Taichong

LIV-3
Taichong
ST-1
Chengqi
UB-1
Jingming
GB-20
Fengchi
LI-4
Hegu

Grinding of the teeth

Headache

Swollen cheeks

Difficult defecation

Painful urinary dysfunction

Susceptibility to anger with a blue-green complexion

Painful Shan disorder

Pain of the lateral costal region, hypogastrium and uterus

Near-sightedness

CONTRAINDICATIONS:

NOTES:

  • This is a key point for eye problems.
  • This point stimulates the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland.
  • This point brings stability.
  • This is a good point for those who have had an excessive intake of drugs.
  • This point eliminates floaters.