GB40 (Qiuxu, “Mound Ruins”) is the Yuan-Source Point point of the Gallbladder Channel Meridian. It is located on the dorsum of the foot, in the depression located anterior and inferior to the external malleolus. It clears Gallbladder heat, soothes the sinews and invigorates the channel, resolves damp-heat, and alleviates pain.
On the dorsum of the foot, in the depression located anterior and inferior to the external malleolus.
Perpendicular or slightly oblique insertion towards the medial side, 0.5 to 1.0 cun.
Clears Gallbladder heat, soothes the sinews and invigorates the channel, resolves damp-heat, and alleviates pain.
Major hernia with abdominal hardness, sudden hernia with pain, axillary swelling, malaria with chills, muscle cramping, leg cramping with pain and swelling, inability to stand for long due to trembling, foot tendon contracture, foot weakness, inability to sit up, hip joint pain, eye diseases with films or membranes, leg and thigh soreness, neck swelling with alternating fever and chills,low back and hip pain, frequent sighing, chest and hypochondriac pain, pain along the lateral aspect of the body from the chest to the ankle, foot weakness with difficulty walking, pain from sprains or strains of the ankle,a type of foot pain, possibly plantar fasciitis.
As the Yuan-Source point of the Gallbladder channel, Qiuxu is a key distal point for treating disorders along the entire channel pathway. It is particularly effective for conditions involving the sinews and joints, such as ankle pain, hip pain, and cramping in the lower limbs. Its ability to address 'major hernia with abdominal hardness' and chest pain highlights its role in regulating Qi in both the lower and middle jiao, making it useful for a variety of channel-related disorders.
Classical text; the translation was prepared with AI and is not clinical advice.
《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 ↗
丘墟二穴，主胸脅滿痛如刺，髀樞腿胻外踝皆痛，踭風，腳氣紅腫，陽厥無力，目生翳膜，轉筋，卒疝，小腹堅，寒瘧The text records that GB40 was used for stabbing fullness and pain of the chest and flanks, pain of the hip joint, thigh, shin and outer ankle, heel wind, red swelling from leg qi, weakness from yang reversal, nebula over the eye, cramps, sudden shan, hardness of the lower abdomen and cold malaria.
《針灸大成》 Zhēnjiǔ Dàchéng — Great Compendium of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, 1601 · 卷十 · Source: Wikisource ↗
丘墟 在外踝下，如前陷中，去臨泣三寸，針五分，灸三壯According to this text, GB40 lies in the depression below and slightly in front of the outer ankle, 3 cun from Linqi; needling is 5 fen, with 3 moxa cones.
《千金翼方》 Qiānjīn Yìfāng — Supplement to the Thousand Gold Prescriptions, c. 682 · 卷28 · Source: Wikisource ↗
丘墟 上十二穴，無病不可灸刺The text lists GB40 among twelve points that should not be moxibusted or needled when there is no illness.
《針灸甲乙經》 Zhēnjiǔ Jiǎyǐ Jīng — Systematic Classic of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, c. 256–282 · 卷03 · Source: Wikisource ↗
丘墟，在足外廉踝下如前陷者中，去臨泣一寸，足少陽脈之所過也，為原。 刺入五分，留七呼，灸三壯According to this text, GB40 lies in the depression below and in front of the ankle on the outer side of the foot, 1 cun from Linqi; the foot Shaoyang passes here and it is the source (yuan) point. Needling is 5 fen, retained for 7 breaths, with 3 moxa cones.
GB40 is one of 44 points on the Gallbladder Channel Meridian. Nearby points:
GB40 (Qiuxu) is located on the dorsum of the foot, in the depression located anterior and inferior to the external malleolus.
GB40 clears Gallbladder heat, soothes the sinews and invigorates the channel, resolves damp-heat, and alleviates pain. Common clinical indications include major hernia with abdominal hardness, sudden hernia with pain, axillary swelling, malaria with chills, muscle cramping, leg cramping with pain and swelling, inability to stand for long due to trembling, foot tendon contracture, foot weakness, inability to sit up, hip joint pain, eye diseases with films or membranes, leg and thigh soreness, neck swelling with alternating fever and chills,low back and hip pain, frequent sighing, chest and hypochondriac pain, pain along the lateral aspect of the body from the chest to the ankle, foot weakness with difficulty walking, pain from sprains or strains of the ankle,a type of foot pain, possibly plantar fasciitis.
Perpendicular or slightly oblique insertion towards the medial side, 0.5 to 1.0 cun.
GB40 is a point on the Gallbladder Channel Meridian (Zú Shàoyáng Dǎnjīng).