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GB13 · 足少阳胆经

Benshen běn shén · 本神

Location. On the head, 0.5 cun above the anterior hairline, 3 cun lateral to the anterior median line.

Category. Meeting of the Gallbladder and the Yang Link vessel 足少阳、阳维之会

The name means "root of the spirit." Classical texts group it with the forehead and with the head as a whole.

定位。头部,前发际上 0.5 寸,头正中线旁开 3 寸处。

特定穴。Meeting of the Gallbladder and the Yang Link vessel 足少阳、阳维之会

穴名意为"神之本"。传统文献将其归入前额与头部整体一类。

Classical record · not a treatment recommendation. Needling technique is a licensed practitioner's skill and is out of scope here.
On the forehead at the hairline, over the frontal bone with the supraorbital vessels nearby. Classical texts describe shallow needling of the scalp. Practitioner skill.

Other points on the Foot Shaoyang Gallbladder

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