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Channel
Element
English
Gallbladder Shu
Name
膽俞
Transliteration
Danshu
Special Point
Back-Shu Point
Description
Back-Shu point of the Gall Bladder
Indications
damp-heat in the liver and gall bladder pathogens in the shaoyang (GB & SJ) gall bladder qi deficiency secretion of bile
Kinesiology
Sleep digestion disorders of GB and LV immune system
Channel Psychology
Bl: I need approval; I am free to be myself. Control. I’m in charge of my life.
GB: I make free choices, I resent my lack of freedom, insecure, I need to consider others when making choices for myself.
Point Psychology
Restless timid fearful indecisive
Key Spirit Point Themes
Extremes of bravery and timidity finding a way around obstacles
Physical Conditions
Symptoms
Jaundice, yellow eyes, bitter taste in the mouth with a dry tongue, distension and pain of the chest and lateral costal region with inability to turn, vomiting, difficult ingestion, dry retching, fright palpitations with restless sleep, insomnia, fever, dryness and pain of the throat, cold shivering with absence of sweating, swelling in the armpit, headache, immune system, gastrointestinal disorders
The point information was compiled from multiple sources including College of Complementary Medicine, Sydney Australia. Point location diagram recreated from A Manual of Acupuncture, P Deadman.