Meridian · Foot Yang
Gallbladder Meridian
Gallbladder Meridian (足少阳胆经) is a Foot Yang channel of the Madera element. Its peak activity, according to the organ clock, is from 11 PM - 1 AM.
Pathway
Begins at outer eye, zigzags on head, down side of body, lateral leg to fourth toe.
Functions of the organ and channel
- Stores and excretes bile
- Governs decision and courage
- Controls tendons
Signs of imbalance
From excess
- Bitter taste
- Sighing
- Hypochondriac pain
- Irritability
From deficiency
- Shyness
- Indecision
- Dizziness
- Blurred vision
Symptoms along the pathway
- Temporal headache
- Flank pain
- Hip pain
- Lateral leg pain
Most used points
The 44 points of the channel
GB1 · TongziliaoPupil Bone-HoleGB2 · TinghuiAuditory ConvergenceGB3 · ShangguanUpper GateGB4 · HanyanForehead FullnessGB5 · XuanluSuspended SkullGB6 · XuanliSuspended TuftGB7 · QubinTemporal Hairline CurveGB8 · ShuaiguLeading ValleyGB9 · TianchongCelestial HubGB10 · FubaiFloating WhiteGB11 · TouqiaoyinHead Yin PortalGB12 · WanguCompletion BoneGB13 · BenshenRoot of the SpiritGB14 · YangbaiYang WhiteGB15 · ToulinqiHead Overlooking TearsGB16 · MuchuangEye WindowGB17 · ZhengyingUpright ConstructionGB18 · ChenglingSpirit SupportGB19 · NaokongBrain HollowGB20 · FengchiWind PoolGB21 · JianjingShoulder WellGB22 · YuanyeArmpit AbyssGB23 · ZhejinSinew SeatGB24 · RiyueSun and MoonGB25 · JingmenCapital GateGB26 · DaimaiGirdling VesselGB27 · WushuFifth PivotGB28 · WeidaoLinking PathGB29 · JuliaoSquatting Bone-HoleGB30 · HuantiaoJumping CircleGB31 · FengshiWind MarketGB32 · ZhongduCentral RiverGB33 · XiyangguanKnee Yang JointGB34 · YanglingquanYang Mound SpringGB35 · YangjiaoYang IntersectionGB36 · WaiqiuOuter HillGB37 · GuangmingBright LightGB38 · YangfuYang AssistanceGB39 · XuanzhongSuspended BellGB40 · QiuxuMound of RuinsGB41 · ZulinqiFoot Governor of TearsGB42 · DiwuhuiEarth Fivefold ConvergenceGB43 · XiaxiPinched RavineGB44 · ZuqiaoyinFoot Yin Portal
Related syndromes
Profile
- Chinese name
- 足少阳胆经
- Type
- Foot Yang
- Element
- Madera
- Time of peak activity
- 11 PM - 1 AM
- Code
- GB
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