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Alternate names: 肋 lèi liáo, Rib Bone-Hole

Channel: GB, foot lesser yáng (shào yáng) gallbladder channel; shared point on the yáng linking (yáng wéi) vessel; shared point on the yáng linking (yáng wéi) vessel

Modern location: An acupoint located on the superolateral aspect of the head, 0.5 cùn within the anterior hairline, one third of the distance from ST-8 to the midline (i.e., GV-24).

Classical location: One cùn and five fēn to the side of Deviating Turn (BL-4), directly above the ears, four fēn within the hairline. From The Great Compendium of Acupuncture and Moxibustion (针灸大成 zhēn jiǔ dà chéng)

Local anatomy: The frontal branches of the superficial temporal artery and vein, the lateral branches of the frontal artery and vein. The lateral branch of the frontal nerve.

Action: Clears and drains the liver and gallbladder; calms the liver and extinguishes wind; settles epilepsy and quiets the spirit.

Modern indications: Headache; dizzy vision; epilepsy; child fright wind.

Classical indications: Stiff nape and nape; rib-side pain; child fright epilepsy (jīng xián); hemilateral wind.

Needle stimulus: Needling: 0.3‒0.5 cùn backward transverse insertion. Moxa: 3‒5 cones; pole 5‒15 min.

Point groups: Intersection point (jiāo huì xué) of the gallbladder channel and yáng linking vessel (yáng wéi mài).

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