GB-13 (Ben Shen) Root Spirit - Acupuncture point on the Gall Bladder Channel of Foot Shao Yang

"The Lungs rule Qi and Respiration"

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Channel Theory

Qi Circulation Times

Qi Circulation Path

Major Points

Channels

Lung Channel

Lg. Intestine Channel

Stomach Channel

Spleen Channel

Heart Channel

Small Intestine

Bladder Channel

Kidney Channel

Pericardium Channel

San Jiao Channel

Gall Bladder Channel

Liver Channel

Ren Mai
(Conception Vessel)

Du Mai
(Governing Vessel)

The Extra Points

Acu Point GB-13 (Ben Shen) Root Spirit

Acupuncture Points on the Gall Bladder Channel of Foot Shao Yang

Meeting Point of the Gallbladder Channel with the Yang Linking Vessel

Actions:

Eliminates wind, resolves phlegm and treats epilepsy

Indications:

Headache, insomnia, vertigo, epilepsy.

Location (CAM):

0.5 cun within the hairline of the forehead, 3 cun lateral to Shenting (DU-24).

Location (AMOA):

On the forehead, 0.5 cun within the anterior hairline, two thirds of the distance between Shenting DU-24 and Touwei ST-8.

Needling Method:

Puncture subcutaneously 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.

References

Acupuncture

11. Grasping the Wind (First Edition) - Andrew Ellis, Nigel Wiseman, Ken Boss

9. Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (Revised Edition) - Cheng Xinnong

8. A Manual of Acupuncture (First Edition) - Peter Deadman

10. Acupuncture: A Comprehensive Text (First Edition) - Shanghai College of TCM