俠谿 (Xiáxī) — Pinched Ravine
Gallbladder channel · point 43
Ying-Spring pointWater pointWater point of the Gallbladder channelTonification (mother) point
Location
On the dorsum of the foot, in the web margin between the fourth and fifth toes, at the border between red and white flesh.
Needling
Depth:
0.3–0.5 cun
Angle:
Perpendicular or oblique proximally
Functions
- Clears heat from the Gallbladder channel
- Benefits the ears and eyes
- Relieves lateral headache
Indications
Migraine and temporal headachetinnitus and deafnessred, painful and swollen eyeshypochondriac painbreast distensiondizzinessfebrile disease
Clinical Notes
The Water point of the Gallbladder and its principal heat-clearing distal point — the choice for a hot, throbbing one-sided headache.
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