Gallbladder 40

GB 40 / Qiu Xu / Grave Mound

POINT LOCATION

Anterior and inferior to the external malleolus in a depression on the lateral side of the tendon of extensor digitorum longus

 

Associations

• Yuan Source Point of the Gallbladder Channel

 

INDICATIONS / CONDITIONS TREATED

• Headache
• Red & irritated eyes
• Neck pain
• Hypochondriac pain
• Axillary swelling
• Reflux 
• Vomiting
• Malaria
• Abdominal pain
• Lower back pain
• Pain and swelling of the ankle, foot, and lower leg

 

TCM ACTIONS

• Spreads Liver Qi
• Clears Liver/Gallbladder Heat
• Opens Channel
• Alleviates pain