陽輔 (Yángfǔ) — Yang Assistance
Gallbladder channel · point 38
Traditionally used for
- Headaches
- Urinary & fluids
- Heart & circulation
Location
On the fibular (lateral) aspect of the lower leg, 4 cun above the prominence of the lateral malleolus, just anterior to the fibula.
How to locate: Measure 4 cun above the prominence of the lateral malleolus, a quarter of the way from the malleolus to the popliteal crease; the point is just anterior to the fibula, whose anterior border is best traced up from just above the ankle.
Distances are in cun, a proportional unit — how to measure.
3D view
3D view not available for this point: its position can't be carried onto the 3D model reliably (it failed a placement check). The 2D maps above show it.
Needling
Cited needling
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Perpendicular insertionDepth 0.7–1 cunskindeeper
Depths describe average adult habitus in the cited population, never a single safe number for the patient in front of you. Palpate and adjust.
Sources (1)
- Deadman P, Al-Khafaji M, Baker K. A Manual of Acupuncture. Hove: Journal of Chinese Medicine Publications; 1998 — p. 455 Supports: techniques (names this point)
Site notes · not cited
Functions
- Clears wind and heat from the Gallbladder channel
- Activates the channel
- Relieves lateral headache and hypochondriac pain
Indications
Balance Method partners
Under Dr. Tan's six systems, GB38 at the lower leg balances these channels at the regions its segment images.
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1. Same Chinese nameTriple Energiser channelForearm · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Upper arm · Reversed mirrorChest, Upper back · Image, head at the hand/footUpper abdomen, Lower back · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Triple Energiser channel →
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2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong)Heart channelForearm · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Upper arm · Reversed mirrorChest, Upper back · Image, head at the hand/footUpper abdomen, Lower back · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Heart channel →
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3. Interior–exterior pairLiver channelLower leg, Calf · Same segment, opposite sideChest, Upper back · Image, head at the hand/footUpper abdomen, Lower back · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Liver channel →
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4. Chinese clock oppositeHeart channelForearm · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Upper arm · Reversed mirrorChest, Upper back · Image, head at the hand/footUpper abdomen, Lower back · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Heart channel →
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5. Chinese clock neighbourTriple Energiser channelForearm · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Upper arm · Reversed mirrorChest, Upper back · Image, head at the hand/footUpper abdomen, Lower back · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Triple Energiser channel →
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6. Same channelGallbladder channelLower leg, Calf · Same segment, opposite sideChest, Upper back · Image, head at the hand/footUpper abdomen, Lower back · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Gallbladder channel →
Classical calendar method · 子午流注
When the tables open GB38
The hours Zi Wu Liu Zhu names this point at, by method. Times are the double-hour's start in UTC.
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甲子 23:00–01:00 Na Jia Fa, 戊-day sequence · Jing-River (經)
「甲子膽經陽輔是」
Next: Wed 21 Oct, 23:00
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子 23:00–01:00 Na Zi Fa, GB channel · reduce (瀉)
「瀉用子時，陽輔，為經火」
Next: Wed 14 Oct, 23:00
A classical reference, not a recommendation: the tables say when the method opens this point, not that it is the point to needle. Open points by the hour →
Sources
- World Health Organization. WHO Standard Acupuncture Point Locations in the Western Pacific Region. Manila: WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2008. (Location.)
- Focks C, ed. Atlas of Acupuncture. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2008. (Locating method and actions.)
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