GB 19 Acupuncture Point - Nao Kong - Gall Bladder Meridian
- Chinese Name Nao Kong
- English Name Brain Hollow
- Location: On the head and level with the upper border of the external occipital protruberance or GV 17, 2.25 cun lateral to the midline of the head (directly above GB 20, level with GV 17).
- Actions & Effects:
- Local Point.
- Tong Ren/Tam Healing System: Used to effect the visual cortex. Useful for muscle/coordination problems with the eyes from conditions such as MS, Parkinson's, etc.
- Gall Bladder Meridian Points (44):
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44
Sources and More Information
The information on our site is drawn from our own lecture notes and clinical experience. The following lecture notes were used within this section:
- Ferro, Barbara: New England School of Acupuncture, Point Location Lecture Notes
- Harstein, Rachel: New England School of Acupuncture, Actions & Effects Lecture Notes
For a complete list of valuable resources, see our Acupuncture Theory Resources section. The most recommended texts are below:
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Uses: Abdominal Pain, Abdominal Masses, Dysmenorrhea (Cramps). Shao Fu Zhu Yu Wan, literally "Abdominal Stasis Relief Pills" in Chinese, promotes blood circulation to remove blood stasis, warms meridians to relieve pain. The Chinese medicine is used for lower abdominal pain or palpable masses, which may or may not be painful, fullness and flatulence in the lower abdomen, oligomenorrhea with purplish or blackish menses or with blood clot, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis, and dysmenorrhea.*
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