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

Modern location: An acupoint located on the forehead, 1 cùn above the midpoint of the eyebrow.

Classical location: One cùn above the eyebrow, on a line with the pupil. From The Great Compendium of Acupuncture and Moxibustion (针灸大成 zhēn jiǔ dà chéng)

Local anatomy: The lateral branches of the frontal artery and vein. On the lateral branch of the frontal nerve.

Action: Dispels wind and clears heat; perfuses qì and brightens the eyes.

Modern indications: Headache; eye pain; blurred vision; twitching of the eyelids.

Classical indications: Itching and painful pupils; upward staring eyes; inability to see at dusk or night; eye discharge; aversion to cold in the back.

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

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

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