GB-14 Yangbai - Yang White

More Spirit Names: Yang Brightness

English:	Yang White
Also Known As:

Location

• Directly above the pupil of the eye and 1 cun above the midpoint of the eyebrow (one third the distance between the eyebrow and the hairline) in the depression on the superciliary arch.
• On the forehead, 1 cun superior to the middle of the eyebrow, directly above the pupil when the eyes are looking straight ahead.
  Note: the distance between the glabella and the anterior hairline is 3 cun.
• 1 cun above the middle of the eyebrow on a line directly above the pupil of the eye, in the depression on the superciliary arch.

Needling

• With the fingers of one hand, pinch up the skin over the point, and with the other hand needle transversely in an inferior direction, 0.5 to 0.8 cun, or needle to connect with M-HN-6 Yuyao at the midpoint of the eyebrow.
• Transverse insertion pointed downward, may join with M-HN-6 Yuyao. For facial paralysis, the needle may be pointed left or right, joining with UB -2 Zanzhu or SJ-23 Sizhukong, 1 to 1.5 cun. Sensation: distention in the forehead, sometimes extending to the vertex.
• Puncture subcutaneously 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
• Moxibustion is applicable.

Command Functions

• Meeting point of the Stomach channel
• Meeting point of the Yang Wei channel
• Meeting point of the Large Intestine channel
• Meeting point of the San Jiao channel

Actions

• Eliminates Wind
• Benefits the head
• Clears the vision
• Eliminates pain
• Benefits the eyes
• Subdues rising Qi

Indications

Frontal headache Headache Supraorbital neuralgia Trigeminal neuralgia Twitching of the eyelid Blepharospasm Eyelid rolled upwards Poor distant vision Itching eyelids Ptosis (drooping of the eyelid) Lachrymation on exposure to Wind Chills (well covered up, but still cold) Pain of the supraorbital ridge Head Wind Wind-Cold headache Dizziness Facial pain Inability to get warm despite wearing much clothing

Eye diseases Blurred vision Diplopia Visual disturbance Pain in the outer canthus Sore eyes Keratitis Facial paralysis Vomiting Chills Stiff neck Sensation of Cold in the back Night blindness Short sightedness Deviation of the mouth and eye Upward staring eyes Pain and itching of the pupils Conjunctivitis Vertigo

Combinations

ST-41 Jiexi LI-4 Hegu	UB-2 Zanzhu LI-4 Hegu KI-7 Fuliu	M-HN-9 Taiyang ST-8 Touwei GB-20 Fengchi
Head Wind with splitting sensation Pain between the eyebrow and the eye	Diplopia	Ptosis
ST-2 Sibai N-HN-20 Qianzheng ST-4 Dicang
Facial paralysis

Contraindications

Notes

• This is the pre-eminent local point for the treatment of pain of the forehead.
• This is also a major point for treating diseases of the eyes and eyelids.
• It is frequently used to eliminate Exterior Wind to treat facial paralysis.
• If the patient cannot form ridges on the forehead by raising the eyebrows, this point should be needled on the affected side.