GB-30 Huantiao - Jumping Circle
| English: | Jumping Circle |
| Also Known As: | Leaping Circumflexus Encircling Leap |
Location
- Located one-third of the distance between the greater trochanter of the femur and the sacral hiatus.
- Located at the junction of the lateral one-third and medial two-thirds of the distance the prominence of the greater trochanter and the hiatus of the sacrum (DU-2 Yaoshu).
Note: when locating the point, put the patient in the lateral recumbent position with the thigh flexed.
Needling
- Puncture perpendicularly 1.5 to 2.5 cun.
- Moxibustion is applicable.
- Straight insertion, for sciatica, pointed toward the genitals 2.5 to 3 cun causing local distention and soreness or an electric numb sensation extending down the leg.
- Straight insertion, or probe by inserting the needle on both sides of the point, 2 to 3 cun, for diseases of the hip joint or surrounding soft tissue. Sensation: distention and soreness, possibly extending to the hip joint.
- Perpendicular insertion directed toward the genitals 2 to 3.5 cun.
Note: a radiating or electric sensation may travel to the foot.
Command Functions
- Meeting point of the Bladder channel
- Ma Dan-Yang Heavenly Star point
Actions
- Benefits the lower back and leg
- Clears the channels
- Activates the channel
- Alleviates pain
- Dispels Wind-Damp
- Tonifies the back waist and knee
- Tonifies Qi and Blood
- Resolves Damp-Heat
Indications
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Combinations
| GB-39 | UB-67 | |
Paralysis of the lower limb | Leg pain Drop foot | Pain in the chest that changes location with corresponding acute pain in the waist and legs |
GB-34 | UB-65 Or | |
One-sided Wind (hemiplegia) | Wind-Cold-Damp Bi (needle GB-30 Huantiao first) Pain of the leg radiating to the lateral costal region | Hip pain |
Pain of the lumbar region and knee | Lumbar pain | Lumbar pain that radiates down the leg |
GB-31 | DU-2 | |
Pain of the legs and lumbar region | Wind-Damp leg pain | Wind-Cold Bi that is difficult to cure |
Atrophy disorder | Numbness of the lower leg | Paralysis of the lower extremity |
UB-67 | ST-33 | KI-1 |
Pain of the chest and lateral costal region | Moxa for disorders of the knee and region above the knee | Wind rash |
Pain radiating from the hip along the Stomach channel | Pain radiating from the hip along the Gall Bladder channel | Pain radiating from the hip along the Bladder channel |
UB-58 | ||
Pain radiating from the hip along the Bladder and Gall Bladder channels | Pain radiating to the groin |
Contraindications
Notes
- This is a common local point for painful arthritis of the hip.
- It is unrivaled in importance for treating disorders of the hip joint and buttock.
- It is considered to be the most important point for the treatment of sciatica.
Five Elements Spirit Perspective
| Worsley |
Location: On the side of the hip, behind the most prominent part of the greater trochanter. |
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From Class
- SI-3 + BL-60: Open Du Mai with SI-3 needled strongly (fire), then contralateral BL-60 gently (water); men start left, women right (per Jeffrey Yuen). (Alexander)
- SI-11 Tianzong / GB-30 Huantiao (gate points): Go-to 'gate' points: SI-11 opens upper extremity, GB-30 lower extremity; used routinely to free qi and blood. (Alexander)
- BL-40 Weizhong / GB-30 Huantiao (tui na): Press BL-40 (command point for low back, great for acute low back pain) with thumbs; hammer-fist or elbow on GB-30 in muscular patients. (Alexander)
- GB-30 Huantiao: Ashi at the sit bone found via low-back sinew release; needled bilaterally. (Yuen)
- GB-44 / GB-30 / GB-34 / GB-39 / BL-11: GB-44 not added without hip treatment; for the hip use GB-30, GB-34 (sinews), GB-39 (bone), BL-11 — then GB-44 might be added. (Yuen)
- Pelvic 'doors of earth': GB-30, ST-30, BL-40: Release the situation below (Shaoyang, Yangming, Taiyang) — these are also divergent confluent points. (Rabinowitz)
- Points to return yang (ST-36, LI-4, GB-30): Give the person a burst of yang — to rally out of a bout with death or into their death. (Shea)
- Nine Needles to Return Yang — as death medicine: Three stages: Separation (Du-15, PC-8, PC-6, SP-6); Transition (KI-1, KI-3, Ren-12); Deliverance (GB-30, ST-36 or ST-37, LI-4), giving yang momentum for passage. (Lewis)
- Nine Peaks treatment: Builds on the Seven Heavenly Star Prayer: add GB-30 and GB-34 to strengthen yang, or LU-7 and HT-5 to nourish yin and soften the heart; ends at Du-20. (Lewis)
- Nine Points to Return Yang (soul-summoning, used counterflow): Used counterflow so souls don't separate before business is done: PC-8, PC-6, SP-6, KI-1, KI-3, Ren-12, GB-30, ST-36, LI-4, from Jing to Qi to Shen. (Lewis)