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S. Intestine
HANYAN GB-4 INDICATIONS
Bladder
Jaw Serenity • One-sided headache, head wind (with pain at bilat-
Kidney eral Taiyang M-HN-9), headache with heat in the
Meeting point of the Gall Bladder, Sanjiao
Pericardium body, visual dizziness, pain and redness of the outer
and Stomach
Sanjiao channels canthus.
• Tinnitus, earache.
Gall Bladder
LOCATION • Clonic spasm, lockjaw, epilepsy, deviation of the
In theLiver
temporal region, within the hairline, one quarter of mouth and eye, toothache, sneezing.
Conception
the distance between Touwei ST-8 and Qubin GB-7. • Neck pain, wrist pain, inability to flex the wrist, joint
Governing wind with sweating.
Extra Points
one fingerbreadth COMMENTARY
Yan Zheng-shi of the Ming dynasty, in Investigation of
Touwei ST-8
Points Along the Channels, recommended Hanyan GB-4
specifically for head wind with pain in the region of both
Taiyang (M-HN-9) points. Clinically, Hanyan GB-4
should always be palpated in cases of one-sided head-
ache, and needled if tender. Unusually for a point on the
Hanyan GB-4 head, Hanyan GB-4 is also indicated in the Great Compen-
Xuanlu GB-5 dium of Acupuncture and Moxibustion for pain and stiffness
Xuanli GB-6
of the wrist as well as ‘joint wind’ (i.e. painful obstruction)
accompanied by sweating.
Qubin GB-7
COMBINATIONS
• One-sided headache: Hanyan GB-4 and Xuanlu GB-5
(One Hundred Symptoms).
• Wind dizziness and one-sided headache: Hanyan
GB-4, Qianding DU-21 and Houding DU-19 (Thou-
sand Ducat Formulas).
• Wind dizziness: Hanyan GB-4, Houding DU-19 and
Yuzhen BL-9 (Supplementing Life).
• Neck pain, joint pain and sweating: Hanyan GB-4,
Feiyang BL-58 and Yongquan KID-1 (Thousand Ducat
Jiaosun SJ-20 Formulas).

NEEDLING
Transverse insertion 0.5-1.5 cun. Note: this point, in com-
mon with all points within the hairline, may be needled in
any direction. Direction depends on symptomatology, in
other words direct the needle either towards where the
headache or other pain radiates, or join by through-
needling to other head points. The needle should be
inserted deep to the subcutaneous layer, into the loose
areolar tissue adjacent to the bone of the skull, rather than
more shallowly.

ACTIONS
Eliminates wind and clears heat
Activates the channel and alleviates pain