GB40

Qiuxu

Star

丘墟 (Qiūxū) — Mound of Ruins

Gallbladder channel · point 40

Yuan-Source point

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.

Fig. — GB40 · Ankle

Bones of the foot, dorsal — Gray's Anatomy plate — Bones of the foot, dorsal Gray's Anatomy, 1918

Needling

Depth: 0.5–0.8 cun

Angle: Perpendicular

Functions

Spreads Liver qi and clears Gallbladder heat
Relieves hypochondriac pain
Benefits the ankle and activates the channel

Indications

Hypochondriac and chest painbitter taste in the mouth and vomiting of bileankle pain, sprain and swellingmigrainemalarial disordersswelling of the axilla

Clinical Notes

The Yuan-Source of the Gallbladder and the local point of first choice for a lateral ankle sprain.

Combinations Using This Point

Balance Method for Ankle and Wrist Sprain

An ankle sprain treated at the opposite wrist, and a wrist sprain at the opposite ankle, on the corresponding channel.

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