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Gallbladder 13 (GB 13)

Gallbladder 13 (GB 13)

Pinyin Name & English Translation
Benshen, Mind (Spirit) Root

Location
0.5 cun within the hairline of the forehead, 3 cun lateral to Shenting (DU 24).

Indications
Headache, insomnia, vertigo, epilepsy.

Traditional Action
Calms the mind, eliminates wind, gathers essence to the head, clears the brain.

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"

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