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Intestine HANYAN GB-4

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INDICATIONS

Bladder Jaw Serenity Kidney Meeting point of the Gall Bladder, Sanjiao Pericardium
and Stomach Sanjiao channels
LOCATION

Gall Bladder

Liver In the temporal region, within the hairline, one quarter of Conception the distance between Touwei ST-8 and Qubin GB-7. Governing
one fingerbreadth

One-sided headache, head wind (with pain at bilateral Taiyang M-HN-9), headache with heat in the body, visual dizziness, pain and redness of the outer canthus. Tinnitus, earache. Clonic spasm, lockjaw, epilepsy, deviation of the mouth and eye, toothache, sneezing. Neck pain, wrist pain, inability to flex the wrist, joint wind with sweating.
COMMENTARY

Extra Points
Touwei ST-8

Hanyan GB-4 Xuanlu GB-5 Xuanli GB-6 Qubin GB-7

Yan Zheng-shi of the Ming dynasty, in Investigation of Points Along the Channels, recommended Hanyan GB-4 specifically for head wind with pain in the region of both Taiyang (M-HN-9) points. Clinically, Hanyan GB-4 should always be palpated in cases of one-sided headache, and needled if tender. Unusually for a point on the head, Hanyan GB-4 is also indicated in the Great Compendium of Acupuncture and Moxibustion for pain and stiffness of the wrist as well as joint wind (i.e. painful obstruction) accompanied by sweating.
COMBINATIONS

Jiaosun SJ-20

One-sided headache: Hanyan GB-4 and Xuanlu GB-5 (One Hundred Symptoms). Wind dizziness and one-sided headache: Hanyan GB-4, Qianding DU-21 and Houding DU-19 (Thousand Ducat Formulas). Wind dizziness: Hanyan GB-4, Houding DU-19 and Yuzhen BL-9 (Supplementing Life). Neck pain, joint pain and sweating: Hanyan GB-4, Feiyang BL-58 and Yongquan KID-1 (Thousand Ducat Formulas).

NEEDLING

Transverse insertion 0.5-1.5 cun. Note: this point, in common with all points within the hairline, may be needled in any direction. Direction depends on symptomatology, in other words direct the needle either towards where the headache or other pain radiates, or join by throughneedling to other head points. The needle should be inserted deep to the subcutaneous layer, into the loose areolar tissue adjacent to the bone of the skull, rather than more shallowly.
ACTIONS

Eliminates wind and clears heat Activates the channel and alleviates pain