GB-31, Fēng Shì, 风市, Wind Market
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| Categories |
| Meeting point of GB and BL • Heavenly Star Point • Empirical - itching |
| Location |
| On the lateral aspect of the thigh, directly below the greater trochanter, 7 cun superior to the popliteal crease. |
| Needling |
| Type: Perpendicular, Oblique Depth: 1 to 1.5 cun, 1.5 to 2 cun |
| Description: Perpendicular/ slightly oblique insertion posteriorly 1 to 2 cun • Oblique insertion, directed proximally or distally, 1.5 to 2.5 cun. |
| Caution: |
| Notes |
| GB31 vs ST31: Use ST-31 when the legs feel weak and heavy (as in the Multiple Sclerosis); use GB-31 when the legs are itchy, spasming, or suffering from "wandering" pain.[42] |
| Energetics 1 |
| Hemiplegia, atrophy disorder and painful obstruction of the lower limb, cold painful obstruction, sciatica, leg qi, numbness of the leg, weakness and feebleness of the legs, heavy sensation of the legs with difficulty in sitting, contraction and pain of the knees. Itching of the whole body, urticaria.[36] |
| Energetics 2 |
| Wind related itching. Hives and itching all over the body. Urticaria. [42] |
| Energetics 3 |
| Eliminates wind-damp, Wind Bi, Open channel, relief pain. Pain in lower limb. Sciatica. Leg atrophy, numbness, and/or heavy sensation. Hempiplegia.[42] |
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