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Gall Bladder 41

Chinese Name:  Zulingqi (English translation: Foot Falling Tears)

Location: On the foot, anterior and inferior to the external malleolus, in the depression on the lateral side of the tendon of m. extensor digitorum longus.

Classification: Shu-Stream point of the Gall Bladder Meridian
Master Point of the Dai Mai Vessel (couple with SJ 5)

Indications:

• Migraine, redness and pain of the eye, pain in the hypochondrium, spasm and pain of the foot and toe
• Mastitis, breast distention, irregular menstruation
• Scrofula, malaria

Functions: Moves Liver Qi, benefits the eyes, regulates the Dai Mai vessel, benefits the breasts, foot pain.

Notes: Shu-Stream points are where the qi starts to pour down the meridian. They are known to alleviate heaviness and pain in the joints. On Yin Meridians, Shu-Stream points are identical to the actions of Yuan-Source points.

Needling: Perpendicular insertion .3 - .5 cun.

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