Gb-44

Gb-44

Forbidden in Pregnancy?
Channel
Gall Bladder GBGall Bladder GB
Element
WoodWood
English

Yin Portals of the Foot

Name

足竅陰

Transliteration

Zuqiaoyin

Special Point
Key PointJing WellMetal Point
Description

Jing- Well and Metal point

Indications
heatheadchestlateral costal regioncalming the mind
Kinesiology
point for sense organs – eyesearstonguekey point for severe or acute disturbance of head such as headacheshearingdizzinessswollen and painful eyebreathingpain of lateral costal regionsleep and nightmares.
Channel Psychology

LI: My past prevents me from choosing well now.
 Lu: My choices lead to grief. I grieve over lost opportunities.

Point Psychology
agitationnightmares
Key Spirit Point Themes
FaliureFear of failure - Avoiding failure by not actingPlace of lightletting go of projects
Physical Conditions
SleepSleep - nightmaresSenses
Symptoms

Headache, headache with agitation, stabbing pain of the head, dizziness, sudden deafness, tinnitus, redness swelling and pain of the eyes, pain of the outer canthus, throat painful obstruction, stiffness of the tongue or curled tongue with dry mouth, stiffness of the tongue with inability to speak, pain of the lateral costal region, pain of the lateral costal region with cough and inability to catch the breath, nightmares, insomnia, excessive sleep, agitation and heat of the hands and feet, irregular menstruation, febrile disease, absence of sweating, contracted sinews, contraction of the sinews of the four limbs, inability to raise the elbow.

Balances
5 Shu Points Balance Overview5 Shu Points (Reference Information)Fear Spirit pointsRigidity Spirit PointsLetting go Spirits PointsOverall function - Brain integration5 Shu Points: Jing Well (most distal)
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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.