GB14 (Yangbai, “Yang White”) is the Meeting point of GB, TB, ST, LI, Yangwei point of the Gallbladder Channel Meridian. It is located on the forehead, 1 cun directly superior to the midpoint of the eyebrow, in a vertical line with the pupil when the eyes are looking straight ahead. It dispels wind, clears heat, alleviates pain, brightens the eyes, and opens the orifices.
On the forehead, 1 cun directly superior to the midpoint of the eyebrow, in a vertical line with the pupil when the eyes are looking straight ahead.
Transverse-oblique insertion, typically inferiorly towards the eye or medially/laterally along the forehead, 0.3-0.5 cun. Can also be joined to Yuyao (M-HN-6).
Dispels wind, clears heat, alleviates pain, brightens the eyes, and opens the orifices.
Headache, eye pain, pupil itching, eye twitching, upward deviation of the eye, inability to see, dim vision, poor night vision, eye discharge, tearing, dizziness, vertigo, facial paralysis, chills in the superficial layers of the back, toothache, neck and back stiffness making it difficult to turn the head.
Yangbai is a primary local point for frontal headaches and all types of eye disorders, including pain, twitching, and visual disturbances. It is also essential in treating facial paralysis (Bell's palsy), particularly for inability to raise the eyebrow. Its connection to the Yang Wei Mai makes it effective for conditions involving chills and fever.
Classical text; the translation was prepared with AI and is not clinical advice.
《針方六集》 Zhēnfāng Liùjí — Six Collections on Needling, Wu Kun, 1618 · 卷之五·紛署集 · 面部凡三十九穴第十 · Source: jicheng.tw ↗
陽白二穴，主瞳子癢痛，目內紅腫，胬肉熱淚，濕爛冷淚，重衣不溫，頭痛，嘔吐痰沫，背腠寒慄The text records that GB14 was used for itching and pain of the pupils, red swelling inside the eyes, fleshy growths with hot tears, damp erosion with cold tears, feeling cold even under layered clothing, headache, vomiting of phlegm and froth, and shivering cold of the back.
《醫學入門》 Yīxué Rùmén — Introduction to Medicine, Li Chan, 1575 · 经穴起止 · Source: Wikisource ↗
阳白眉上一寸直瞳子。 针三分，灸三壮。 主瞳子痛痒昏蒙，目系急上插，头目痛，目眵，背寒According to this text, GB14 lies 1 cun above the eyebrow, directly above the pupil; it gives needling 0.3 cun and 3 moxa cones, and records use for painful, itchy pupils with dim vision, the eye connector pulled tight upward, pain of head and eyes, eye discharge and cold back.
《針灸甲乙經》 Zhēnjiǔ Jiǎyǐ Jīng — Systematic Classic of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, c. 256–282 · 卷07 · Source: Wikisource ↗
頭目瞳子痛，不可以視，挾項強急，不可以顧，陽白主之The text records that GB14 was used for pain of the head, eyes and pupils with inability to see, and stiffness along the neck with inability to turn and look.
GB14 is one of 44 points on the Gallbladder Channel Meridian. Nearby points:
GB14 (Yangbai) is located on the forehead, 1 cun directly superior to the midpoint of the eyebrow, in a vertical line with the pupil when the eyes are looking straight ahead.
GB14 dispels wind, clears heat, alleviates pain, brightens the eyes, and opens the orifices. Common clinical indications include headache, eye pain, pupil itching, eye twitching, upward deviation of the eye, inability to see, dim vision, poor night vision, eye discharge, tearing, dizziness, vertigo, facial paralysis, chills in the superficial layers of the back, toothache, neck and back stiffness making it difficult to turn the head.
Transverse-oblique insertion, typically inferiorly towards the eye or medially/laterally along the forehead, 0.3-0.5 cun. Can also be joined to Yuyao (M-HN-6).
GB14 is a point on the Gallbladder Channel Meridian (Zú Shàoyáng Dǎnjīng).