GB44 (Zuyinqi, “Foot Yin Orifice”) is the Jing-Well Point point of the Gallbladder Channel Meridian. It is located on the dorsal aspect of the fourth toe, at the junction of lines drawn along the lateral border of the nail and the base of the nail, approximately 0.1 cun from the corner of the nail. It clears heat, pacifies wind, opens the orifices, and calms the spirit. As the Jing-Well point, it is effective for reviving consciousness and treating acute conditions at the opposite end of the channel.
On the dorsal aspect of the fourth toe, at the junction of lines drawn along the lateral border of the nail and the base of the nail, approximately 0.1 cun from the corner of the nail.
Shallow, perpendicular or oblique insertion 0.1-0.2 cun, or prick to bleed.
Clears heat, pacifies wind, opens the orifices, and calms the spirit. As the Jing-Well point, it is effective for reviving consciousness and treating acute conditions at the opposite end of the channel..
Headache, vexation and fullness, vexation of the heart, sore throat, stiff tongue, dry mouth, elbow that cannot be raised, sudden deafness, nightmares, eye pain, hypochondriac pain, cough, hand and foot heat vexation with inability to sweat, turning of tendons (cramps), carbuncles and sores, wind-induced leprosy, bone-joint instability (bone wilting), tinnitus, pain in the head and neck..
As the Jing-Well and Metal point of the Gallbladder channel, Zuyinqi is a primary point for clearing heat and pacifying wind from the Shaoyang channel, especially in the head. It is effective for acute conditions like migraine, sore throat, and tinnitus. Pricking to bleed is a common technique for these excess patterns, leveraging its ability to quickly quell fire and open the sensory orifices.
GB44 is one of 44 points on the Gallbladder Channel Meridian. Nearby points:
GB44 (Zuyinqi) is located on the dorsal aspect of the fourth toe, at the junction of lines drawn along the lateral border of the nail and the base of the nail, approximately 0.1 cun from the corner of the nail.
GB44 clears heat, pacifies wind, opens the orifices, and calms the spirit. As the Jing-Well point, it is effective for reviving consciousness and treating acute conditions at the opposite end of the channel. Common clinical indications include headache, vexation and fullness, vexation of the heart, sore throat, stiff tongue, dry mouth, elbow that cannot be raised, sudden deafness, nightmares, eye pain, hypochondriac pain, cough, hand and foot heat vexation with inability to sweat, turning of tendons (cramps), carbuncles and sores, wind-induced leprosy, bone-joint instability (bone wilting), tinnitus, pain in the head and neck.
Shallow, perpendicular or oblique insertion 0.1-0.2 cun, or prick to bleed.
GB44 is a point on the Gallbladder Channel Meridian (Zú Shàoyáng Dǎnjīng).