GB26 (Daimai, “Girdling Vessel”) is the Meeting point of GB & Dai Mai point of the Gallbladder Channel Meridian. It is located on the lateral aspect of the abdomen, at the level of the umbilicus, directly inferior to the free end of the 11th rib. This point is located 1.8 cun inferior to the tip of the 11th rib (at LV13 Zhangmen). It regulates the Dai Mai, harmonizes menstruation, resolves dampness and leukorrhea, and alleviates pain in the lower abdomen and lumbar region.
On the lateral aspect of the abdomen, at the level of the umbilicus, directly inferior to the free end of the 11th rib. This point is located 1.8 cun inferior to the tip of the 11th rib (at LV13 Zhangmen).
Perpendicular or oblique insertion, 0.5 to 1.0 inch.
Regulates the Dai Mai, harmonizes menstruation, resolves dampness and leukorrhea, and alleviates pain in the lower abdomen and lumbar region.
Red and white vaginal discharge, irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, lower abdominal hardness and pain in women, abdominal fullness, a sensation of sitting in water in the lumbar region, pain in the flanks that radiates to the back and is difficult to bear, lumbar pain, weakness of the legs, epilepsy, muscular atrophy and weakness of the lower limbs.
As the namesake point of the Girdling Vessel, GB26 is a primary point for regulating this extraordinary channel. It is particularly effective for gynecological conditions characterized by dampness, such as leukorrhea, and for addressing menstrual irregularities. Its ability to 'bind' the channels makes it useful for feelings of weakness or sagging in the lower body and for pain that encircles the waist and lower abdomen.
Classical text; the translation was prepared with AI and is not clinical advice.
《備急千金要方》 Bèijí Qiānjīn Yàofāng — Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold for Emergencies, c. 650 · 第三十 · Source: Wikisource ↗
小腹堅痛，月水不通，刺帶脈入六分，灸五壯，在季肋端The text records that for hard, painful lower abdomen and absent menstruation, GB26 was needled 6 fen with 5 moxa cones; it is located at the end of the free ribs, according to this text.
《針灸大成》 Zhēnjiǔ Dàchéng — Great Compendium of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, 1601 · 卷十 · Source: Wikisource ↗
帶脈 在季肋下一寸八分陷中，臍上二分，兩旁各七寸，針六分，灸七壯According to this text, GB26 lies in the depression 1.8 cun below the free ribs, 2 fen above the level of the navel and 7 cun to each side. Needling is 6 fen, with 7 moxa cones.
《普濟方·針灸門》 Pǔjì Fāng · Zhēnjiǔ Mén — Formulas for Universal Relief: Acupuncture & Moxibustion Section, Zhu Su, 1406 · 卷四百十三 · 針灸門 · 膽 · Source: jicheng.tw ↗
帶脈（在季肋下一寸八分。 灸五壯。 主婦人少腹堅痛According to this text, GB26 lies 1.8 cun below the free ribs, with 5 moxa cones; the text records that it was used for hard pain of the lower abdomen in women.
《奇經八脈考》 Qíjīng Bāmài Kǎo — Exposition of the Eight Extraordinary Vessels, Li Shizhen, 1578 · 帶脈為病 · Source: Wikisource ↗
明堂曰：帶脈二穴，主腰腹縱溶溶如囊水之狀，婦人少腹痛The text records that GB26 was used for a slack waist and abdomen that sloshes like a bag of water, and for lower abdominal pain in women.
GB26 is one of 44 points on the Gallbladder Channel Meridian. Nearby points:
GB26 (Daimai) is located on the lateral aspect of the abdomen, at the level of the umbilicus, directly inferior to the free end of the 11th rib. This point is located 1.8 cun inferior to the tip of the 11th rib (at LV13 Zhangmen).
GB26 regulates the Dai Mai, harmonizes menstruation, resolves dampness and leukorrhea, and alleviates pain in the lower abdomen and lumbar region. Common clinical indications include red and white vaginal discharge, irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, lower abdominal hardness and pain in women, abdominal fullness, a sensation of sitting in water in the lumbar region, pain in the flanks that radiates to the back and is difficult to bear, lumbar pain, weakness of the legs, epilepsy, muscular atrophy and weakness of the lower limbs.
Perpendicular or oblique insertion, 0.5 to 1.0 inch.
GB26 is a point on the Gallbladder Channel Meridian (Zú Shàoyáng Dǎnjīng).