Gallbladder 10 (GB 10)
Pinyin Name & English Translation
Fubai, Floating White
Location
Posterior and superior to the mastoid process, midway of the curve line drawn from Tianchong (GB 9) to Touqiaoyin (GB 11).
Indications
Headache, deafness, tinnitus.
Traditional Action
Courses and disinhibits the Liver and Gallbladder, dissipates wind and frees the connecting vessels.
Contraindications
References:
Maciocia, Giovanni. The Foundations of Chinese Medicine. London: Churchill Livingstone, 1989
O’Connor, John and Bensky, Dan, trans. Acupuncture, A Comprehensive Text. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1981
Xinnong, Cheng, et al. Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion. Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 1987.