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POINT: GB-39 (GALLBLADDER-39) 

NAME: XUANZHONG (JUEGU)

English: Suspended Bell
Also Known As: Hanging Bell
Hanging Cup
Suspended Cup
Suspended Time

LOCATION:

  • 3 cun above the tip of the external malleolus on the anterior border of the fibula.
  • 3 cun directly above the lateral malleolus, in the depression between the posterior border of the fibula and the tendons of the peroneus longus and brevis.
    Locate one handbreadth proximal to the prominence of the lateral malleolus.

NEEDLING:

  • Perpendicular insertion 1 to 1.5 cun. Separate the peroneal tendons from the fibula to emphasize the groove. Needle posteriorly 0.5 cun and the perpendicularly to avoid hitting the fibula. Needle this point last to avoid a bent needle when the foot is moved. Do not move leg or foot after needling.
  • Straight insertion, 1 to 2 cun, may be joined to SP-6 Sanyinjiao. Sensation of local distention and soreness, possibly extending to the sole of the foot.
  • Moxibustion is applicable.

COMMAND FUNCTIONS:

  • Influential point of the Marrow
  • Junction of the three Lower Yang channels

ACTIONS:

  • Benefits the sinews and bones
  • Benefits the neck
  • Activates the channel
  • Alleviates pain
  • Regulates the Gallbladder
  • Cools the Gallbladder
  • Extinguishes Liver Wind
  • Dispels Wind
  • Dispels Wind and Dampness
  • Clears Heat
  • Strengthens the bones
  • Benefits Jing
  • Nourishes Marrow
  • Transforms Damp-Heat
  • Descends Rebellious Qi
  • Benefits the ears

INDICATIONS:

  • Apoplexy
  • Hemiplegia
  • Neck pain
  • Abdominal distention
  • Abdomen distended as far as the Heart
  • Sensation of fullness in the Stomach
  • Wind Bi
  • Muscular tetany
  • Severe arthritis
  • Migraine
  • Abdominal pain
  • Hypochondriac pain
  • Sciatica
  • Leg Qi
  • Foot Qi
  • Chest fullness and pain with cough
  • Tinnitus
  • Pain and soreness of the lower leg and lateral side of the ankle
  • Knee and calf pain
  • Affliction of the throat
  • Epistaxis
  • Dry nostrils
  • Flank pain
  • Paralysis of the limbs
  • Lower limb neuralgia
  • Acute rhinitis
  • Tonsillitis
  • Knee pain radiating to the Kidneys
  • Contracture of the leg and knee with numbness
  • Scrofula
  • Spinal cord diseases
  • "Head on fire" sensation
  • Epilepsy
  • Anxiety
  • All types of tuberculosis
  • Constipation with anuria
  • Edema
  • Icy feet
  • Hip pain
  • Ankle sprain
  • Flaccidity of the foot
  • Swelling of the axilla
  • Fullness of the abdomen in children with inability to eat or drink
  • Anxiety
  • Indignation and anger
  • Hypochondriac pain
  • Muscular atrophy of the lower limbs
  • Spastic pain of the legs
  • Beriberi
  • Lower extremity atrophy syndrome
  • Bone disorders
  • Lack of appetite
  • Neck stiffness
  • Dysuria
  • Painful defecation
  • Hemorrhoids
  • Bleeding hemorrhoids
  • Throat Bi
  • Gradual hearing loss
  • Deafness
  • Weakness in lateral deviation of the foot
  • Heat sensation in the Stomach
  • Lymphoedema
  • Dyspnea
  • Tightness of the elbow
  • Copious rhinorrhea
  • Nervousness
  • Post-stroke paraplegia
  • Torticollis
  • Pain and contracture of the foot and shin
  • Malaise and fullness of the chest with madness
  • Sore throat
  • Contracture in the knee, cannot stand up from sitting
  • Wandering Bi
  • Damp- Bi with swelling, sometimes in one joint, sometimes in another
  • Wind Stroke
  • Cerebral abscess or tumor
  • Madness
  • Always in a bad mood
  • Diarrhea
  • Cramps in the genitals
  • Edema and pain in the joints
  • Wind-taxation with heaviness of the body
  • Wind-Cold taxation
  • Deficiency taxation
  • Dizziness
  • Pain and soreness of the lateral costal region
  • No pleasure in eating
  • Wind-Cold leading to Heat with persistent fever
  • Mania
  • The five types of painful urinary dysfunction

COMBINATIONS:

GB-43
Xiaxi
GB-20
Fengchi

ST-36
Zusanli
SP-6
Sanyinjiao

ST-44
Neiting

Migraine headache

Leg Qi

Swollen and distended chest and abdomen

UB-11
Dazhu
KI-7
Fuliu
UB-62
Shenmai
ST-45
Lidui
UB-23
Shenshu

GB-20
Fengchi

LI-15
Jianyu
KI-3
Taixi
LI-11
 Quchi
ST-36
Zusanli
UB-60
Kunlun

Coldness and pain of the bone marrow

Curvature of the lumbar spine

Windstroke with one-sided withering and incessant pain

ST-38
Tiaokou
ST-42
Chongyang

UB-60
Kunlun
GB-40
Qiuxu

ST-44
Neiting

Flaccidity of the legs with difficulty walking (first needle GB-39, then the others)

Pain of the ankle and heel

Fullness and distention of the Heart and abdomen

LI-8
Xialian

UB-10
Tianzhu
SI-3
Houxi

 

Hot Stomach with no pleasure in eating

Stiff neck

 

CONTRAINDICATIONS:

NOTES:

  • The most important function of this point is that it nourishes Kidney Jing and marrow.
  • It is an important point to remove obstruction from the Shao Yang channels in lateral side of the neck.
  • The regular use of this point in the elderly prevents Wind-Stoke.
  • This point summons Qi to the feet and lower limbs for conditions such as paralysis. It is said to only work occasionally. Make sure that the connection channels are of the same pulse quality/ quantity.
  • This point has an ability to affect hearing.
  • This point is related to erythropoesis and leukopoiesis.