GB38 (Yangfu, “Yangfu means 'Yang Assistance'”) is the Jing-River point point of the Gallbladder Channel Meridian. It is located on the lateral aspect of the lower leg, 4 cun superior to the prominence of the lateral malleolus, on the anterior border of the fibula. It dispels wind-damp, soothes the sinews and invigorates the channel, alleviates pain, clears Gallbladder heat.
On the lateral aspect of the lower leg, 4 cun superior to the prominence of the lateral malleolus, on the anterior border of the fibula.
Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 1.0 cun, along the anterior border of the fibula.
Dispels wind-damp, soothes the sinews and invigorates the channel, alleviates pain, clears Gallbladder heat..
Neck scrofula, axillary swelling, scrofula with nodules (ma dao), throat obstruction, pain in the joints of the entire body, pain without a fixed location, migratory pain, hundred-joint sourness and pain, lumbar pain as if sitting in water, lumbar pain preventing turning the head, lumbar pain like a hammer in the center with swelling, pain on coughing with sinew contraction, cold and heat sensations, acid pain in the limbs, inability to raise the limbs, numbness and paralysis from wind-damp, coldness and numbness of the knee and lower leg, sinew cramps, knee and leg acid pain, leg weakness, hemiplegia, foot drop, pain in the chest and hypochondrium, bitter taste in the mouth, sighing, pain in the outer canthus, pain in the jaw, pain in the supraclavicular fossa, pain along the lateral aspect of the hypochondrium, thigh, knee, lower leg, fibula, and lateral malleolus, chills and fever, malaria,reversal cold of the limbs..
As the Jing-River and Fire point of the Gallbladder channel, Yangfu is excellent for clearing heat and resolving stagnation along the entire channel pathway. It is a key distal point for pain in the hips, lateral leg, and ankle, especially for conditions involving wind-damp, such as migratory joint pain (bi syndrome). Its ability to treat axillary and neck swelling (scrofula) demonstrates its action on clearing phlegm-heat from the channel. Clinically, it is frequently combined with GB34 (Yanglingquan) for sinew and joint problems of the lower limb and with points like GB41 (Zulinqi) for pain along the side of the body.
GB38 is one of 44 points on the Gallbladder Channel Meridian. Nearby points:
GB38 (Yangfu) is located on the lateral aspect of the lower leg, 4 cun superior to the prominence of the lateral malleolus, on the anterior border of the fibula.
GB38 dispels wind-damp, soothes the sinews and invigorates the channel, alleviates pain, clears Gallbladder heat. Common clinical indications include neck scrofula, axillary swelling, scrofula with nodules (ma dao), throat obstruction, pain in the joints of the entire body, pain without a fixed location, migratory pain, hundred-joint sourness and pain, lumbar pain as if sitting in water, lumbar pain preventing turning the head, lumbar pain like a hammer in the center with swelling, pain on coughing with sinew contraction, cold and heat sensations, acid pain in the limbs, inability to raise the limbs, numbness and paralysis from wind-damp, coldness and numbness of the knee and lower leg, sinew cramps, knee and leg acid pain, leg weakness, hemiplegia, foot drop, pain in the chest and hypochondrium, bitter taste in the mouth, sighing, pain in the outer canthus, pain in the jaw, pain in the supraclavicular fossa, pain along the lateral aspect of the hypochondrium, thigh, knee, lower leg, fibula, and lateral malleolus, chills and fever, malaria,reversal cold of the limbs.
Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 1.0 cun, along the anterior border of the fibula.
GB38 is a point on the Gallbladder Channel Meridian (Zú Shàoyáng Dǎnjīng).