GB 43 Acupuncture Point - Xia Xi - Gall Bladder Meridian
- Chinese Name Xia Xi
- English Name Pinched Ravine
- Location: On the dorsum of the foot between the 4th and 5th toes, proximal to the margin of the web at the junction of the red and white skin
- Point Associations:
- Ying Spring Point
- Water Point
- Actions & Effects:
- Ying Spring Point - clears heat from the entire channel.
- Effects opposite end of the channel - headaches, dizziness, tinnitus, eye a/or ear pain.
- GB Damp Heat stagnations in the channel - swelling in axillary region, lateral costal pain, breast abscesses, knee pain.
- 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:
Gall Bladder Meridian Links
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