GB 31-35 Flashcards
GB 31 Location
On the midline of the lateral aspect of the thigh, 7 cun above the transverse popliteal crease. When the patient is standing erect with hands close to the sides, the point is where the tip of the middle finger touches
GB 31 Needling
Perpendicularly 0.7 - 1.2 inch
GB 31 Action
- Eliminates wind
- Alleviates itching
- Activates the channel and alleviates pain
GB 32 Location
On the lateral aspect of the thigh, 2 cun below GB31, or 5 cun above the transverse popliteal crease, between m. vastus lateralis and m. biceps femoris
GB 32 Needling
Perpendicularly 0.7 - 1.0 inch
GB 32 Actions
- Expels wind, damp and cold
- Activates the channel and alleviates pain
GB 33 Location
3 cun above GB34, lateral to the knee joint, in the depression above the external epicondyle of femur.
GB 33 Needling
Perpendicularly 0.5 - 1.0 inch
GB 33 Actions
- Relaxes the sinews and benefits the joints
- Dispels wind-damp
GB 34 Location
In the depression anterior and inferior to the head of the fibula
GB 34 Classification
He-Sea and Earth Point
Hui Meeting Point for Sinews
GB 34 Actions
- Benefits the sinews and joints
- Activates the channel and alleviates pain
- Spreads Liver Qi & benefits the lateral costal region
- Clears Liver and Gall Bladder damp-heat
- Harmonizes ShaoYang
GB 35 Location
7 cun above the tip of the external malleolus, on the posterior border of the fibula
GB 35 Action
- Activates the channel and alleviates pain
- Regulates Gall Bladder Qi and calms the spirit
GB 35 Needling
Perpendicularly 0.5 - 0.8 inch
