GB 18 Acupuncture Point

Gallbladder 18, Abbreviated as GB 18, Transliterated Chengling in Chinese, Support Spirit in English.

GB 18 Acupuncture Point Location:

On the head, 4 cun posterior to the anterior hairline, 2.25 cun lateral to the midline of the head.

GB 18 Acupuncture Point Indications:

  • Headache, dizziness, eye pain
  • Nasal congestion, epistaxis

GB 18 Acupuncture Point Benefits:

Dispels Wind, benefits the head, clears Heat relieves pain.

Classification: 

Crossing point of the Gall Bladder Meridian and the Yang Wei Vessel