GB5 (Xuánlú, “Suspended Skull”) is an acupuncture point on the Gallbladder Channel Meridian. It is located on the head, 0.5 cun anterior to GB6, at the junction of the middle one-third and anterior one-third of the curve connecting ST8 and GB7. It dispels wind, alleviates pain, benefits the head.
On the head, 0.5 cun anterior to GB6, at the junction of the middle one-third and anterior one-third of the curve connecting ST8 and GB7.
Transverse insertion 0.5-1.0 cun. Caution: Intracranial structures.
Dispels wind, alleviates pain, benefits the head.
Headache, facial swelling, toothache, external canthus pain.
GB5, Xuánlú, is primarily used for local pain relief in the temporal region, particularly for headaches and migraines affecting the side of the head. As a point on the Gallbladder meridian, it effectively addresses wind-heat or wind-cold patterns manifesting as unilateral head pain. It is often needled towards other local points for enhanced analgesic effect, and can be combined with GB8 for temporal headaches.
GB5 is one of 44 points on the Gallbladder Channel Meridian. Nearby points:
GB5 (Xuánlú) is located on the head, 0.5 cun anterior to GB6, at the junction of the middle one-third and anterior one-third of the curve connecting ST8 and GB7.
GB5 dispels wind, alleviates pain, benefits the head. Common clinical indications include headache, facial swelling, toothache, external canthus pain.
Transverse insertion 0.5-1.0 cun. Caution: Intracranial structures.
GB5 is a point on the Gallbladder Channel Meridian (Zú Shàoyáng Dǎnjīng).