Gallbladder 41

GB 41 / Zu Lin Qi / Foot Overlooking Tears

POINT LOCATION

Posterior to the 4th metatarsophalangeal joint in a depression lateral to the tendon of extensor digiti minimi of the foot

 

Associations

• Shu Stream Point of the Gallbladder Channel
• Horary Point of the Gallbladder Channel
• Master Point of the Du Mai
• Exit Point

 

INDICATIONS / CONDITIONS TREATED

• Headache
• Vertigo
• Pain and redness of the eyes
• Hypochondriac pain
• Breast pain or swelling
• Irregular menstruation
• Foot pain

 

TCM ACTIONS

• Clears Heat
• Spreads Liver Qi
• Regulates Dai Mai
• Resolves Damp-Heat