GB6 (Xuánlí, “Xuánlí”) is an acupuncture point on the Gallbladder Channel Meridian. It is located on the side of the head, within the hairline, approximately at the junction of the lower one-quarter and upper three-quarters of a curved line drawn from ST8 (Touwei) to GB7 (Qubin). It dispels wind, alleviates pain, and clears the head and eyes.
On the side of the head, within the hairline, approximately at the junction of the lower one-quarter and upper three-quarters of a curved line drawn from ST8 (Touwei) to GB7 (Qubin).
Subcutaneous insertion, 0.5 to 1.5 cun, often directed towards the site of pain.
Dispels wind, alleviates pain, and clears the head and eyes.
One-sided headache, facial swelling, pain in the outer canthus of the eye, redness and pain of the eye, toothache, tinnitus, frequent sneezing.
Xuánlí is a key local point for temporal or one-sided headaches, especially those with a wind-related or Gallbladder channel pattern. Its location makes it effective for pain radiating from the temple to the eye or jaw. It is often used in combination with other local and distal points to treat migraine and tension headaches.
Classical text; the translation was prepared with AI and is not clinical advice.
《醫學入門》 Yīxué Rùmén — Introduction to Medicine, Li Chan, 1575 · 经穴起止 · Source: Wikisource ↗
悬厘从额斜上头角下陷。 针三分，灸三壮。 主偏头痛According to this text, GB6 lies in the depression below the corner of the head, obliquely up from the forehead, needled 3 fen with 3 moxa cones; the text records it was used for one-sided headache.
《醫學綱目·刺灸》 Yīxué Gāngmù · Cìjiǔ — Outline of Medicine: Needling and Moxibustion, Lou Ying, 1565 · 卷之八·陰陽臟腑部 · 穴法下 · Source: jicheng.tw ↗
懸釐二穴，在曲周上腦空下廉，手足少陽陽明之交會。 針入三分，可灸三壯According to this text, GB6 lies above Quzhou at the lower edge of Naokong, at the meeting of the hand and foot Shaoyang and Yangming. Needling is 3 fen, with up to 3 moxa cones.
《針方六集》 Zhēnfāng Liùjí — Six Collections on Needling, Wu Kun, 1618 · 卷之五·紛署集 · 面部凡三十九穴第十 · Source: jicheng.tw ↗
懸釐二穴，主麵皮赤腫，頭偏痛，目銳眥赤痛，煩心，不欲食，中焦客熱，熱病汗不出The text records that GB6 was used for red swelling of the facial skin, one-sided headache, red painful outer canthus, vexation of the heart, no desire to eat, lodged heat in the middle burner, and febrile disease without sweating.
GB6 is one of 44 points on the Gallbladder Channel Meridian. Nearby points:
GB6 (Xuánlí) is located on the side of the head, within the hairline, approximately at the junction of the lower one-quarter and upper three-quarters of a curved line drawn from ST8 (Touwei) to GB7 (Qubin).
GB6 dispels wind, alleviates pain, and clears the head and eyes. Common clinical indications include one-sided headache, facial swelling, pain in the outer canthus of the eye, redness and pain of the eye, toothache, tinnitus, frequent sneezing.
Subcutaneous insertion, 0.5 to 1.5 cun, often directed towards the site of pain.
GB6 is a point on the Gallbladder Channel Meridian (Zú Shàoyáng Dǎnjīng).