GB26 (Gall Bladder 26) - Acupuncture Point Information

Chinese Name: Daimai
English Name: Girdle Vessel

Location: Directly below the free end of the 11th rib (Zhangmen LIV13), level with the umbilicus.

Nature:

Point of intersection of Gall Bladder channel with Daimai.

Functions:

Regulates the Daimai, regulates menses, stops vaginal discharge, clears Damp-Heat.

Primary Indications:

Pain in low back and sides, menstrual disorders (irregular menses, amenorrhea), vaginal discharge.

Tertiary Indications:

Hernia, lower abdominal pain, cystitis, convulsions.

Other Indications:

Paraplegia due to trauma, all forms of paralysis, diarrhea, pain in chest and hypochondrium, abdomen "like a wineskin full of water".

References:

This information is from the book Acupuncture Point Dynamics and has been used with permission from the author John McDonald.

View other points on the Gall Bladder channel:

(GB1, GB2, GB3, GB4, GB5, GB6, GB7, GB8, GB9, GB10, GB11, GB12, GB13, GB14, GB15, GB16, GB17, GB18, GB19, GB20, GB21, GB22, GB23, GB24, GB25, GB26, GB27, GB28, GB29, GB30, GB31, GB32, GB33, GB34, GB35, GB36, GB37, GB38, GB39, GB40, GB41, GB42, GB43, GB44)

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