Gb-23

Gb-23

Forbidden in Pregnancy?
Element
English
Flank Sinews
Name
輒筋
Transliteration
Zhejin
Description
Meeting point with the Bladder channel NB: an alternative front MU point for GB
Indications
chest vomiting regulating qi in the three jiao (three parts of body)
Kinesiology
chest breathing sleep
Channel Psychology
Bl: I am in control of my decisions. Other people make decisions for me.
Point Psychology
anger frustration resentment sighing sadness
Key Spirit Point Themes
Analysis vs intuition
Symptoms
Sudden fullness of the chest, pain of the lateral costal region, short breath, asthma, scrofula, pain of the shoulder and arm, sighing and tendency to sadness, insomnia, heat of the lower abdomen, vomiting, acid regurgitation, much spittle, loss of use of the four limbs.
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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.