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GB-38 Yangfu - Yang Support

More Spirit Names: Yang Aid, Yang Aide, Yang Assistance, Severed Flesh, Parting of the Flesh

English: Yang Assistance
Also Known As: Yang Support
Yang Assistant
Yang's Assistant
Yang Aid
Yang's Help

Location

  • Located 4 cun superior to the vertex of the externalmall malleolus on the anterior border of the fibula.
  • 4 cun above the tip of the external malleolus, slightly anterior to the border of the fibula, between the m. extensor digitorum longus and m. Peroneus brevis.
  • On the lateral aspect of the lower leg, 4 cun superior to the prominence of the lateral malleolus, at the anterior border of the fibula.
    Note: this point can be found at the junction of the upper three quarters and the lower quarter of the distance between the popliteal crease and the tip of the lateral malleolus.

Needling

  • Puncture perpendicularly 0.5 to 0.7 cun.
  • Moxibustion is applicable.
  • Perpendicular insertion 0.7 to 1 cun.
  • Straight insertion 1 to 2 cun.

Command Functions

  • Jing-River point
  • Fire point
  • Sedation point

Actions

  • Subdues Liver Yang
  • Clears Heat
  • Resolves Damp-Heat
  • Clears Liver Fire
  • Clears Gall Bladder channel Heat
  • Harmonizes the Shao Yang
  • Benefits the sinews and bones
  • Activates the channel
  • Alleviates pain

Indications

  • Sensation of being in water up to one's waist
  • Edema above the knee
  • Joint pain and weakness
  • Bi syndrome
  • Somber face
  • Subclavicular pain and swelling
  • Shivering
  • Pain in the chest and flanks
  • Pain in the hip and knee
  • Blue-green complexion
  • Throat Bi
  • Sighing
  • Alternating chills and fever
  • Sweating with Cold shivering
  • Wind Bi with wandering pain and numbness of the joints
  • Pain and numbness of the lateral side of the lower limb
  • Lumbar pain like a small hammer in the middle of the back
  • Paralysis of the lower limb
  • Malarial disorders
  • Hemiplegia
  • Unilateral headache with melancholy
  • Outer canthus pain and redness
  • Bitter taste in the mouth
  • Neck, chest and hypochondriac pain
  • Constipation
  • Knee pain
  • Generalized aches and pain with stiffness
  • Chronic migraine headaches
  • Pain in the axillary region
  • Scrofula
  • Lumbar pain
  • Pain in the chest, hypochondriac region and lateral aspect of the lower extremities
  • Contracted sinews
  • Pain of the hundred joints
  • Lowe limb Bi
  • Leg Qi
  • Severe lumbar pain
  • Pain of the lateral malleolus
  • Arthritis of the knee

Combinations

GB-41
Zulinqi
GB-42
Diwuhui
UB-39
Weiyang
UB-62
Shenmai
PC-1
Tianchi

Or

GB-40
Qiuxu
GB-41
Zulinqi

GB-43
Xiaxi
LIV-3
Taichong

HT-3
Shaohai
PC-1
Tianchi
LIV-13
Zhangmen
GB-41
Zulinqi
SJ-6
Zhigou
GB-21
Jianjing
LI-20
Shousanli

Swelling of the axilla

Swelling and saber lumps of the axilla

Scrofula

LU-5
Chize

Or

SJ-10
Tianjing
LU-5
Chize
HT-3
Shaohai
UB-40
Weizhong

GB-35
Yangjiao
GB-34
Yanglingquan

GB-30
Huantiao
SP-9
Yinlingquan
KI-3
Taixi
UB-67
Zhiyin

Wind Bi

Bone Bi

Numbness of the hip joint and knee

Paralysis of the lower extremity

Contraindications

Notes

  • This is an important distal point for chronic one-sided migraine headache due to Liver Fire or Liver Yang Rising.

Five Elements Spirit Perspective

Spirit of the Point

For excess Wood: sedate it into the Fire, for anger and excess pulses. It brings warmth and vitality to the meridian. As the Fire point within Wood it brings the maturing power of Fire to Wood's unfolding potential, helping the person act decisively, look forward with courage and take the next step. It brings joy and warmth and sets things in motion with vigorous, purposeful forward movement, giving the spirit the support of Yang.

Worsley

Location: On the outer lower leg, 4 ACI above the lateral malleolus prominence; lying face up with the knee half bent, it is found in front of the fibula's edge.
Needle depth: 6 fen
Moxa: 5-15 cones

When to Consider
  • When there is excess Wood with anger
  • When there is extreme coldness in body and mind and the person is now ready for sunshine
  • When there is no future, no plans and no aims
  • When there is excessive sighing
  • When timidity comes with immaturity and the person cannot take their place in the world
  • When there is irritability and no sense of development
  • When the patient has resigned and needs a good kick
  • When the person is stuck in planning with no action: "What's the use?"
  • When anger has left the person cold
Combinations
  • DU-1 with GB-38: for a stronger kick
Notes
  • Fire point and Sedation point of the Gallbladder
  • Use this point a lot
  • With extreme coldness, moxa may be needed first; use only once the patient is ready for sunshine
  • A person lacking Fire within Wood sighs a lot
  • Fu also names the pole fixed to a cart so it does not tip over; the fibula, in front of which the point lies, is called the 'assisting bone' in Chinese

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Conditions (24)

Angina PectorisAscitesAsthma, WheezingCervical LymphadenitisCholecystitisCholelithiasis, GallstonesDepressionEdemaHeadacheHypertension, High Blood PressureJaundiceLow Back Pain, LumbagoMenopause Syndrome, Climacteric SyndromeMigraine HeadacheNeck Pain, Stiffness and TensionPain, JointPainful Obstruction, Bi SyndromeParalysisPost-Stroke Paralysis, Post-Stroke HemiplegiaPremenstrual Syndrome (PMS)SciaticaStrokeTraumatic paraplegiaUlcer (Peptic, Gastric or Duodenal)

Points (29)

DU-1 ChangqiangGB-1 TongziliaoGB-13 BenshenGB-21 JianjingGB-30 HuantiaoGB-34 YanglingquanGB-35 YangjiaoGB-40 QiuxuGB-41 ZulinqiGB-42 DiwuhuiGB-43 XiaxiHT-3 ShaohaiKI-3 TaixiLI-10 ShousanliLIV-3 TaichongLU-5 ChizePC-1 TianchiPC-4 XimenREN-1 HuiyinSJ-10 TianjingSJ-6 ZhigouSJ-8 SanyangluoSP-21 DabaoSP-9 YinlingquanUB-39 WeiyangUB-40 WeizhongUB-57 ChengshanUB-62 ShenmaiUB-67 Zhiyin

For educational reference only; not a substitute for care from a qualified practitioner.