GB-43 Xiaxi - Valiant Stream
More Spirit Names: Brave Stream, Narrow Ravine, Pinched Ravine, Stream Insertion
| English: | Clamped Stream |
| Also Known As: | Gallantry's Stream Stream Insertion Valiant Stream Bold Ravine Harmonious Stream Reserve Creek Brave Stream |
Location
- 0.5 cun posterior to the web margin between the fourth and fifth toes.
- Between the fourth toe and the little toe, 0.5 cun proximal to the margin of the web.
Needling
- Perpendicular insertion 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
- Oblique insertion directed proximally, 0.5 to 1 cun.
- On the dorsum of the foot, between the fourth and fifth toes, proximal to the margin of the web at the junction of the red and white skin.
- Moxibustion is applicable.
Command Functions
- Ying-Spring point
- Water point
- Tonification point
Actions
- Subdues Liver Yang
- Benefits the ears
- Resolves Damp-Heat
- Reduces swelling
- Clears Heat
- Benefits the head, ears and eyes
Indications
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Combinations
| DU-23 | ||
Head Wind | Impaired hearing and deafness | Pain of the submandibular region giving rise to tinnitus and difficult hearing |
SI-5 | SP-18 | |
Swelling of the submandibular region with lockjaw | Swelling and saber lumps of the axilla | Abscess, ulceration and swelling of the breast |
GB-26 | GB-34 | UB-40 |
Pain and hardness of the hypogastrium | Pain of the lateral aspect of the knee | The five types of hemorrhoids |
Contraindications
Notes
- This is a mian point for vertigo.
- It disperses and moistens.
- This point is very good for cooling down anger.
Five Elements Spirit Perspective
| Spirit of the Point | The knight point, coming to save the day. For a person who thirsts for growth and birth it can be very powerful and bring good changes, and it is good for cooling down anger. As the Water point it waters and roots the growth of Wood, lending courage and Will to Wood's upward, outward drive. An image of nobility: fine water that nourishes our decisions and cleanses, refreshes and renews. Too much Water and Wood grows heavy, swollen and wilting, like an over-watered plant with root rot; too little and it becomes brittle, shriveled and easily broken. |
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| Worsley | Location: On the top of the foot between the 4th and 5th toes, a little distal to where the 4th toe's proximal phalanx begins (its base). |
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