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.
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).