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Channel: GB, foot lesser yáng (shào yáng) gallbladder channel

Modern location: An acupoint located on the lateral aspect of the neck, just inferior to the posterior border of the mastoid process.

Classical location: Four fēn into the hair at the back of the ear. From The Systematic Classic of Acupuncture and Moxibustion (针灸甲乙经 zhēn jiǔ jiǎ yǐ jīng)

Local anatomy: The posterior auricular artery and vein. The lesser occipital nerve.

Action: Rouses the brain and opens the orifices; disperses wind and clears heat.

Modern indications: Headache; painful stiffness in the neck; toothache; deviated eyes and mouth; malarial disease; epilepsy.

Classical indications: Wilting of the lower extremities with inability to walk; pain in the neck and nape; head wind with pain behind the ear; heart vexation; reddish urine; throat impediment (hóu bì); tooth decay; clenched jaw.

Needle stimulus: Needling: 0.3‒0.5 cùn downward oblique insertion. Moxa: 3‒7 cones; pole 5‒15 min.

Point groups: Intersection point (jiāo huì xué) of the gallbladder and bladder channels.

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