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).
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.
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- Andrew Ellis, Nigel Wiseman, Ken Boss
- Cheng Xinnong
- Peter Deadman
- Shanghai College of TCM