GB 44 Acupuncture Point

Gallbladder 44, Abbreviated as GB 44, Transliterated Zuqiaoyin in Chinese, Yin Portals of the Foot in English.

GB 44 Acupuncture Point Location:

On the foot, on the lateral side of the end of the 4th toe, 0.1 cun (finger cun) from the corner of the nail.

GB 44 Acupuncture Point Indications:

  • Migraine, redness and pain of the eye, pain in the hypochondrium
  • Tinnitus, deafness
  • Hemiplegia

GB 44 Acupuncture Point Benefits:

Clears Heat, subdues Liver Yang, calms the Shen, benefits the eyes.

Classification: 

Jing-Well point on the Gall Bladder Meridian

Notes: 

Jing-Well points are where the qi bubbles up. Jing-Well points are indicated to revive consciousness. Jing-Well points are known to treat fullness below the Heart and clear Heat.