丘墟 (Qiūxū) — Mound of Ruins
Gallbladder channel · point 40
Traditionally used for
- Headaches
- Digestion
- Urinary & fluids
- Pain & joints
- Heart & circulation
Location
On the lateral side of the ankle, in the depression anterior and inferior to the lateral malleolus, lateral to the tendon of extensor digitorum longus.
How to locate: Hold the ankle at about 90 degrees and lift the toes to raise the extensor digitorum longus tendons; slide from the lateral malleolus into the well-defined hollow in front of and below it, lateral to those tendons, where lines along the front and lower borders of the malleolus meet.
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 insertion — directed towards Zhaohai KI6Depth 1–1.5 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. 458 Supports: techniques (names this point)
Site notes · not cited
Functions
- Spreads Liver qi and clears heat and damp from the Gallbladder
- Relieves hypochondriac pain
- Benefits the ankle and activates the channel
Indications
Balance Method partners
Under Dr. Tan's six systems, GB40 at the ankle balances these channels at the regions its segment images.
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1. Same Chinese nameTriple Energiser channelWrist · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Shoulder · Reversed mirrorFront of neck, Nape of neck · Image, head at the hand/footLower abdomen, Sacrum · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Triple Energiser channel →
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2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong)Heart channelWrist · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Shoulder · Reversed mirrorFront of neck, Nape of neck · Image, head at the hand/footLower abdomen, Sacrum · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Heart channel →
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3. Interior–exterior pairLiver channelAnkle, Heel · Same segment, opposite sideFront of neck, Nape of neck · Image, head at the hand/footLower abdomen, Sacrum · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Liver channel →
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4. Chinese clock oppositeHeart channelWrist · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Shoulder · Reversed mirrorFront of neck, Nape of neck · Image, head at the hand/footLower abdomen, Sacrum · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Heart channel →
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5. Chinese clock neighbourTriple Energiser channelWrist · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Shoulder · Reversed mirrorFront of neck, Nape of neck · Image, head at the hand/footLower abdomen, Sacrum · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Triple Energiser channel →
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6. Same channelGallbladder channelAnkle, Heel · Same segment, opposite sideFront of neck, Nape of neck · Image, head at the hand/footLower abdomen, Sacrum · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Gallbladder channel →
Classical calendar method · 子午流注
When the tables open GB40
The hours Zi Wu Liu Zhu names this point at, by method. Times are the double-hour's start in America/New_York.
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戊寅 03:00–05:00 Na Jia Fa, 甲-day sequence · Yuan-Source (原), returning to the source
「返本丘墟木在寅」
Next: Sun 18 Oct, 04:00
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丑 01:00–03:00 Na Zi Fa, GB channel · reinforce (補)
「丘墟為原，皆取之」
Next: Fri 16 Oct, 02:00
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 →
Clinical Notes
Combinations Using This Point
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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