GB34 (Yanglingquan, “Yang Mound Spring”) is the He-Sea point point of the Gallbladder Channel Meridian. It is located on the lateral aspect of the lower leg, in the depression located anterior and inferior to the head of the fibula, approximately 1 cun inferior to the knee joint. It benefits the sinews and joints, clears Gallbladder damp-heat, soothes the Liver and resolves constraint, moves qi in the Shao Yang channel.
On the lateral aspect of the lower leg, in the depression located anterior and inferior to the head of the fibula, approximately 1 cun inferior to the knee joint.
Perpendicular or slightly anterior oblique insertion, 1.0 to 1.5 cun. Caution should be taken to avoid the common peroneal nerve which lies deep to this point.
Benefits the sinews and joints, clears Gallbladder damp-heat, soothes the Liver and resolves constraint, moves qi in the Shao Yang channel.
Knee pain, cold bi, leg and shin numbness, leg and knee soreness, difficulty sitting or rising,stooped back,lumbar and spinal pain,hip pain, hemiplegia, foot weakness, cold and heat sensations, mouth bitterness, vomiting bitter or old fluids, sighing, fearfulness, chest and hypochondriac pain, inability to turn side to side, abdominal distention, jaundice, women's lower abdominal hard pain, women's yin pain, headache, malaria.
As the He-Sea point of the Gallbladder channel and the Influential Point of the Sinews, Yanglingquan is a primary point for all disorders of the sinews and joints, especially in the lower half of the body. It is exceptionally effective for knee pain, sciatica, and hemiplegia. Its ability to clear damp-heat from the Liver and Gallbladder also makes it a key point for treating hypochondriac pain, jaundice, and digestive issues like nausea and a bitter taste in the mouth.
Classical text; the translation was prepared with AI and is not clinical advice.
《子午流注針經》 Zǐwǔ Liúzhù Zhēnjīng — Needling Classic of the Midday-Midnight Flow, Yan Mingguang, c. 1153 · 卷下 · 針經井滎歌訣 · Source: jicheng.tw ↗
半身不遂依針刺，膝勞冷痹下針安The text records that GB34 was needled for hemiplegia, and that inserting the needle brought ease for knee strain and cold bi.
《黃帝明堂灸經》 Huángdì Míngtáng Jiǔjīng — The Yellow Emperor's Bright Hall Moxibustion Classic, Tang · 卷上 · 正人形第十九 · Source: jicheng.tw ↗
陽陵泉 二穴，在膝下一寸外廉陷者中，灸一壯。 主膝股內外廉痛不仁，屈伸難，及喉中鳴，驚恐如人將捕之According to this text, GB34 lies in the depression on the outer edge 1 cun below the knee, with 1 moxa cone. It records use for pain and numbness of the inner and outer sides of the knee and thigh, difficulty bending and stretching, rattling in the throat, and fright as if someone were about to seize the person.
《黃帝內經》 Huángdì Nèijīng — The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon, c. 2nd–1st c. BCE · qi-bing-lun · Source: Wikisource ↗
帝曰：有病口苦，取陽陵泉，口苦者病名為何，何以得之The text records a dialogue in which the Yellow Emperor notes that for a bitter taste in the mouth GB34 is taken, and asks what this illness is called and how it arises.
GB34 is one of 44 points on the Gallbladder Channel Meridian. Nearby points:
GB34 (Yanglingquan) is located on the lateral aspect of the lower leg, in the depression located anterior and inferior to the head of the fibula, approximately 1 cun inferior to the knee joint.
GB34 benefits the sinews and joints, clears Gallbladder damp-heat, soothes the Liver and resolves constraint, moves qi in the Shao Yang channel. Common clinical indications include knee pain, cold bi, leg and shin numbness, leg and knee soreness, difficulty sitting or rising,stooped back,lumbar and spinal pain,hip pain, hemiplegia, foot weakness, cold and heat sensations, mouth bitterness, vomiting bitter or old fluids, sighing, fearfulness, chest and hypochondriac pain, inability to turn side to side, abdominal distention, jaundice, women's lower abdominal hard pain, women's yin pain, headache, malaria.
Perpendicular or slightly anterior oblique insertion, 1.0 to 1.5 cun. Caution should be taken to avoid the common peroneal nerve which lies deep to this point.
GB34 is a point on the Gallbladder Channel Meridian (Zú Shàoyáng Dǎnjīng).