Gallbladder 21

GB 21 / Jian Jing / Shoulder Well

POINT LOCATION

On the shoulder directly above the nipple at the midpoint of the line connecting Du 14 and the acromion at the highest highest point of the shoulder.

 

Associations

• Meeting Point of GB, SJ, ST, Yang Wei & Yang Qiao

 

INDICATIONS / CONDITIONS TREATED

• Stiffness, pain, motion restriction of neck, shoulder & upper back
• Apoplexy
• Cough
• Scrofula
• Mastitis
• Insufficient lactation
• Difficult labor

 

TCM ACTIONS

• Regulates Qi
• Opens Channel
• Alleviates pain
• Transforms Phlegm
• Descends Yang
• Promotes lactation
• Induces labor

 

Cautions

• Pneumothorax caution
• Contraindicated during pregnancy