GB 12 Acupuncture Point

Gallbladder 12, Abbreviated as GB 12, Transliterated Wangu in Chinese, Mastoid Process in English.

GB 12 Acupuncture Point Location:

On the head, posterior to the auricle, in the depression posterior and inferior to the mastoid process.

GB 12 Acupuncture Point Indications:

  • Headache, stiffness and pain of the neck
  • Toothache, swelling of the cheek

GB 12 Acupuncture Point Benefits:

Dispels Wind, benefits the head, calms the Shen, activates the meridian, relieves pain.

Classification: 

Crossing point of the Gall Bladder and Urinary Bladder Meridians