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Channel: GB, Foot Lesser Yáng (shào yáng) Gallbladder Channel

Modern location: An acupoint located on the lateral aspect of the lower leg, 7 cùn superior to the tip of the lateral malleolus, on the anterior edge of the peroneus brevis muscle.

Classic location: Seven cùn above the outer anklebone. (Zhēn Jiǔ Dà Chéng)

Local anatomy: The branches of the anterior tibial artery and vein. The superficial peroneal nerve.

Action: Disinhibits the liver and gallbladder; dispels wind, resolves toxin and clears heat.

Modern indications: Distension and fullness in the chest and rib-side; wilting-impediment (wěi bì) of the lower limbs; mania and withdrawal.

Classic indications: Heat effusion and aversion to cold; fullness in the chest and rib-side; heat effusion with aversion to cold due to rabid dog bite; withdrawal disease; pigeon chest in infants.

Needle stimulus: Needling: 0.5‒0.8 cùn perpendicular insertion. Moxa: 3‒5 cones; pole 5‒20 min.

Point groups: Cleft point (xī xué) of the gallbladder channel.

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