Gallbladder 23

GB 23 / Zhe Jin / Flank Sinew

POINT LOCATION

On the mid-axillary line when the arm is raised, 3 cun below the axilla in the 4th intercostal space.

 

Associations

• Meeting Point of GB & UB

 

INDICATIONS / CONDITIONS TREATED

• Hypochondriac pain
• Chest congestion or fullness
• Cough
• Asthma

 

TCM ACTIONS

• Regulates Qi
• Opens Chest

 

Cautions

• Pneumothorax caution