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Gallbladder 08 (GB 8)

Gallbladder 08 (GB 8)

Pinyin Name & English Translation
Shuaigu, Leading Valley

Location
Superior to the apex of the auricle, 1.5 cun within the hairline.

Indications
Migraine, vertigo, vomitting, infantile, convulsion.

Traditional Action
Removes obstructions from the channel, benefits the ears.

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.



Acupuncture Points beginning with "G"

Gall Bladder's Hollow Gallbladder 01 (GB 1) Gallbladder 02 (GB 2) Gallbladder 03 (GB 3) Gallbladder 04 (GB 4) Gallbladder 05 (GB 5) Gallbladder 06 (GB 6) Gallbladder 07 (GB 7) Gallbladder 08 (GB 8) Gallbladder 08 (GB 8) Gallbladder 09 (GB 9) Gallbladder 10 (GB 10) Gallbladder 11 (GB 11) Gallbladder 12 (GB 12) Gallbladder 13 (GB 13) Gallbladder 14 (GB 14) Gallbladder 15 (GB 15) Gallbladder 16 (GB 16) Gallbladder 17 (GB 17) Gallbladder 18 (GB 18) Gallbladder 19 (GB 19) Gallbladder 20 (GB 20) Gallbladder 21 (GB 21) Gallbladder 22 (GB 22) Gallbladder 23 (GB 23) Gallbladder 24 (GB 24) Gallbladder 25 (GB 25) Gallbladder 26 (GB 26) Gallbladder 27 (GB 27) Gallbladder 28 (GB 28) Gallbladder 29 (GB 29) Gallbladder 30 (GB 30) Gallbladder 31 (GB 31) Gallbladder 32 (GB 32) Gallbladder 33 (GB 33) Gallbladder 34 (GB 34) Gallbladder 35 (GB 35) Gallbladder 36 (GB 36) Gallbladder 37 (GB 37) Gallbladder 38 (GB 38) Gallbladder 39 (GB 39) Gallbladder 40 (GB 40) Gallbladder 41 (GB 41) Gallbladder 42 (GB 42) Gallbladder 43 (GB 43) Gallbladder 44 (GB 44) Gallbladder Point Ganshu Gaohuangshu Gate Hub Gate of Life Gate to the Original Qi Gates of Origin Geguan General Control (Great Embracement) Geshu Girdle Vessel Gold (or Metal) Mound Golden Door Gongsun Gourd Ditch (Woodworm Canal) Governing Hollow Grain Bone-Hole Grasping "Contain Fluid" Grasping Wind Great Abyss Great Bone Great Hill Great Manifestation Great Palace (Great Tower Gate) Great Stream (Ravine) Greater (Supreme) White Greater Yang Guanchong Guangming Guanmen Guanyuan Guanyuanshu Guest Building Guilai Gum Intersection

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