GB36 (Waiqiu, “Waiqiu”) is the Xi-Cleft point point of the Gallbladder Channel Meridian. It is located on the lateral aspect of the lower leg, 7 cun superior to the prominence of the lateral malleolus, on the anterior border of the fibula. It dispels wind-damp, alleviates pain, soothes the sinews, and calms the spirit.
On the lateral aspect of the lower leg, 7 cun superior to the prominence of the lateral malleolus, on the anterior border of the fibula.
Perpendicular or slightly oblique insertion 0.7 to 1.2 cun, along the anterior border of the fibula.
Dispels wind-damp, alleviates pain, soothes the sinews, and calms the spirit.
Skin pain, atrophic disorders (wei-bi), neck and nape pain, aversion to wind and cold, rabid dog bite, unresolved poison from dog bite with fever and chills, epilepsy, headache with fever and chills, sweating without aversion to cold, chest and hypochondriac fullness and distention, infantile turtle-back chest.
As the Xi-Cleft point of the Gallbladder channel, Waiqiu is classically indicated for acute conditions, particularly pain and channel obstruction. Its use for rabid dog bites highlights its function in resolving toxicity and intense pathogenic factors. Clinically, it is employed for pain along the Gallbladder channel, such as sciatica, lateral leg pain, and neck tension, as well as for skin disorders like eczema or shingles when they manifest along the channel's pathway.
Classical text; the translation was prepared with AI and is not clinical advice.
《醫學綱目·刺灸》 Yīxué Gāngmù · Cìjiǔ — Outline of Medicine: Needling and Moxibustion, Lou Ying, 1565 · 卷之八·陰陽臟腑部 · 穴法下 · Source: jicheng.tw ↗
外丘二穴，在足外踝上七寸，足少陽郄，少陽所至。 針入三分，灸三壯According to this text, GB36 lies 7 cun above the outer ankle and is the cleft point of the foot Shaoyang. Needling is 3 fen, with 3 moxa cones.
《針方六集》 Zhēnfāng Liùjí — Six Collections on Needling, Wu Kun, 1618 · 卷之五·紛署集 · 足少陽及股並陽維四穴凡二十八穴第三十三 · Source: jicheng.tw ↗
外丘二穴，主頸項痛，胸膈滿，膚痛惡寒，陽厥足外熱，腰膝外踝皆痛，足小指次指不用The text records that GB36 was used for neck pain, fullness of the chest and diaphragm, skin pain with aversion to cold, yang reversal with heat on the outer foot, pain of the lower back, knee and outer ankle, and loss of use of the fourth toe.
《醫學入門》 Yīxué Rùmén — Introduction to Medicine, Li Chan, 1575 · 经穴起止 · Source: Wikisource ↗
外丘足外踝上七寸骨陷中。 针五分，灸三壮。 主肤痛痿痹，胸胁胀满，颈项痛，恶风寒，癫疾According to this text, GB36 lies in the bony depression 7 cun above the outer ankle, needled 5 fen with 3 moxa cones. It records use for skin pain, wei-bi (weakness and blockage), distension of the chest and flanks, neck pain, aversion to wind and cold, and epilepsy.
GB36 is one of 44 points on the Gallbladder Channel Meridian. Nearby points:
GB36 (Waiqiu) is located on the lateral aspect of the lower leg, 7 cun superior to the prominence of the lateral malleolus, on the anterior border of the fibula.
GB36 dispels wind-damp, alleviates pain, soothes the sinews, and calms the spirit. Common clinical indications include skin pain, atrophic disorders (wei-bi), neck and nape pain, aversion to wind and cold, rabid dog bite, unresolved poison from dog bite with fever and chills, epilepsy, headache with fever and chills, sweating without aversion to cold, chest and hypochondriac fullness and distention, infantile turtle-back chest.
Perpendicular or slightly oblique insertion 0.7 to 1.2 cun, along the anterior border of the fibula.
GB36 is a point on the Gallbladder Channel Meridian (Zú Shàoyáng Dǎnjīng).