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Gallbladder channel · point 24
Front-Mu point of the GallbladderMeeting point of the Gallbladder and Spleen channels with the Yang Wei Mai
Location
On the chest, in the seventh intercostal space, directly below the nipple, one rib below GB23 and LV14.
Needling
Depth:
0.3–0.5 cun
Angle:
Oblique or transverse along the intercostal space
⚠ Cautions: Pneumothorax risk on deep perpendicular insertion.
Functions
- Clears damp-heat from the Liver and Gallbladder
- Descends rebellious qi and harmonises the middle burner
Indications
Hypochondriac pain and gallstonesjaundicebitter taste in the mouthacid regurgitation, hiccup and vomitingcholecystitis
Clinical Notes
The Front-Mu of the Gallbladder and usually tender in gallbladder disease; paired with GB34 and the extra point Dannangxue.
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