GB-40 (Qiu Xu) Hill Ruins
  Acupuncture Points on the Gall Bladder Channel of Foot Shao Yang
Actions:
- Spreads Liver Qi and clears Gall Bladder heat and damp-heat
- Activates the channel, alleviates pain and benefits the joints
- Regulates shaoyang
Indications:
- Pain in the neck, swelling in the axillary region, pain in the hypochondriac region, vomiting, acid regurgitation, muscular atrophy of the lower limbs, pain and swelling of the external malleolus, malaria.
Location
CAM:
- Anterior and inferior to the external malleolus, in the depression on the lateral side of the tendon of m. extensor digitorum longus.
AMOA:
- At the ankle joint, in the depression anterior and inferior to the lateral malleolus.
Needling Method:
- Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-0.8 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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- Andrew Ellis, Nigel Wiseman, Ken Boss
- Cheng Xinnong
- Peter Deadman
- Shanghai College of TCM