GB-01, Tóng Zi Liáo, 瞳子髎, Pupil Crevice

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Meeting point of the Gall Bladder, Small Intestine and Sanjiao
Location
In the hollow on the lateral side of the orbitalmargin, approximately 0.5 cun lateral to the outer canthus of the eye
Needling
Type: Transverse    Depth:  0.2 to 0.3 cun
Description: Transverse insertion posteriorly 0.2 to 0.3 cun, or extend to connect with M-HN-9.
Caution: No Moxa
Notes
Energetics 1
Dispel Wind, benefit eyes, clear heat. Wind related eye disorders, vision disorders, itching of inner/outer canthus, lacrimation, floaters, night blindness, sore throat, temporal headaches, pain along the supraorbital ridges, eye and mouth deviation
Energetics 2
THREADING: SJ23 to GB1 (Patient supine or sitting on chair; horizontal threading from SJ23 to GB1; indicated for headaches, eye disorders, strabismus)[Fan, Y. July 22, 2024. Powerpoint. Personal Communications]
Energetics 3
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