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GB-36 Outer Hill
外丘 〔外丘〕 wài qiū
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.
Classical location: Seven cùn above the outer anklebone. From
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.
Classical 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 (xī) point of the gallbladder channel.
Point name meaning:
This point is named Outer Hill because of its location on the outer aspect of the leg in a fleshy area that resembles a hill (the calf). Note that the calf is surrounded by points whose names include references to hills, mountains, mounds, and valleys, such as Yáng Mound Spring (