Gallbladder 24

GB 24 / Ri yue / Sun & Moon

POINT LOCATION

Directly below the nipple in the 7th intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline

 

Associations

• Meeting Point of GB & UB
• Front Mu of Gallbladder channel

 

INDICATIONS / CONDITIONS TREATED

• Hypochondriac pain
• Epigastric distension or pain
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Reflux
• Hiccups
• Hepatitis
• Jaundice
• Gallstones
• Mastitis 

 

TCM ACTIONS

• Invigorates Qi
• Benefits Liver
• Benefits Gallbladder
• Harmonizes Middle Jiao
• Clears Damp Heat

 

Cautions

• Pneumothorax caution