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POINT: GB-20 (GALLBLADDER-20)  

English: Wind Pool
Also Known As: Wind Pond
Pool of Wind
  • Below the occiput, approximately midway between DU-16 Fengfu and GB-12 Wangu, in the hollow between the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles.
    Locate close to the base of the skull.
    This point is normally located at the most tender point of the hollow.
  • In the depression between the upper portion of the m. sternocleidomastoid and m. trapezius, on the same level as DU-16 Fengfu
  • Between the hollow below the tuberosity of the occipital bone at the back of the head and the mastoid process, and between the trapezius and sternocleidomastoid muscle.
  • Slightly oblique inferior insertion in the direction of the channel, 1 to 1.5 cun
    Directed toward the tip of the nose, the contralateral eyeball or M-HN-3 Yintang, 0.5 to 1 cun.
    Caution: Deeper needling may damage the spinal cord
  • Joined by through needling to the contralateral GB-20 Fengchi, 2 to 3 cun
  • Puncture 0.5 to 0.8 cun towards the tip of the nose
  • Moxibustion is applicable
  • Straight insertion, level with the ear lobe, pointed slightly downward, 1 to 1.5 cun.
    Sensation: local distention and soreness, possibly extending to the top of the head, the temple, forehead or eyes.
  • Slanted insertion, joined to opposite GB-20 Fengchi. 2 to 3 cun
    Sensation: local distention and soreness, sometimes extending throughout the back of the neck.
    Caution: Do not insert the needle too deeply, to avoid puncturing the medulla oblongata.
  • Major point for Wind
  • Point of the Yang Wei channel
  • Point of intersection of the Yang Wei and San Jiao vessels on the Gallbladder channel
  • Meeting point of the Gallbladder and San Jiao channels with the Yang Qiao and Yang Wei vessels
  • Eliminates Wind
  • Releases Exterior conditions
  • Dispels Cold
  • Dispels Wind, Wind-Cold and Wind-Heat
  • Soothes the Liver
  • Subdues Liver Yang
  • Relaxes the sinews
  • Facilitates Qi flow
  • Activates the channel
  • Alleviates pain
  • Extinguishes Liver Wind
  • Clears Liver Fire and Heat
  • Opens and brightens the eyes
  • Benefits the head and eyes
  • Clears the sensory orifices
  • Clears the brain
  • Benefits hearing
  • Regulates Yang Wei channel conditions
  • Headache
  • Head Wind
  • Vertigo
  • Insomnia
  • Pain and stiffness of the neck and shoulders with inability to turn head
  • Blurred vision
  • Glaucoma
  • Red and painful eyes
  • Convulsions
  • Epilepsy
  • Infantile convulsions
  • Febrile disease
  • Common cold
  • Nasal obstruction
  • Rhinorrhea
  • All eye disorders
  • Optic nerve atrophy
  • Myopia
  • Conjunctivitis
  • Eye soreness and redness
  • Blurred vision
  • Excessive tearing
  • Color blindness
  • Night blindness
  • Sudden blindness
  • Redness of the inner canthus
  • Pain of the inner canthus
  • Strabismus
  • Loss of consciousness
  • Cataract
  • Poor memory
  • Lateral and midline headaches
  • Deviation of the mouth and eye
  • Loss of speech following Windstroke
  • Injury by Cold with absence of sweat
  • Crooked lumbar spine leading to flaccidity and lack of strength in the sinews and neck
  • Sore throat
  • Vision problems
  • Loss of consciousness
  • Whole head neuralgia
  • Frontal headache
  • Inflammation of the eyeball
  • Weak vision
  • Nasosinusitis
  • Terrible pain in the neck which radiates to the back with torticollis
  • Spasms in the renal region making the patient double over
  • Apoplexy due to Wind
  • Apoplexy; the patient is aphasic and drools
  • Hypertrophy of the thyroid
  • Qi rising to the upper body
  • Weakness in the elbow and legs
  • Insomnia
  • Migraines
  • Malarial disorders
  • Seizures
  • Muscular tetany
  • Hyperthyroidism with flushed face
  • Hypertension due to Yang Excess
  • Bi syndrome with generalized body aches
  • Urticaria
  • Upper body erysipelas due to Wind-Heat
  • Hemiplegia
  • Dizziness
  • Visual dizziness
  • Occipital headache
  • Tidal fever
  • Heaviness of the head
  • Lockjaw
  • Neurasthenia due to Liver Yang Rising
  • Trigeminal neuralgia
  • Back pain
  • Closed-type Windstroke
  • Throat Bi
  • Deafness
  • Tinnitus
  • Blocked ears
  • Sinusitis
  • Epistaxis
  • Fever and chills
  • Likes to stretch
  • Weakness of the lumbar tendons
  • Swelling of the neck
  • Tumors on the neck
  • Iritis
  • Brain diseases
  • Goiter
  • Warm febrile disease with absence of sweat
  • Dimness of vision
  • Lacrimation on exposure to Wind
  • Cold
  • Brutal deafness
  • Direct attack by Wind
  • Migraine of the cervical region
  • Hemicrania
  • Headache associated with Wind-Heat influenza
  • Dazzling of vision
  • Rhinitis
  • Rhinorrhea
  • Contracture and pain in the renal region and back
  • Stooped back
  • Common cold with fever but no sweat
  • Paludism
  • Cerebral hemorrhage
  • Laryngitis
  • Qi rising to the ears which seem blocked and to the throat preventing speech

LU-7
Lieque

LI-4
Hegu
SJ-5
Waiguan

DU-14
Dazhui

LI-4
Hegu

Wind-Cold

Wind-Heat

Common cold

M-BW-29
Yaoqi
DU-26
Renzhong
PC-6
Neiguan

LI-11
Quchi
ST-36
Zusanli
LIV-3
Taichong

UB-13
Feishu

Seizures

Hypertension

Spinal kyphosis

UB-5
Wuchu

DU-16
Fengfu

GB-16
Muchuang
GB-9
Tianchong

Vision problems

For Tai Yang Zhong Feng patterns where Cinnamon Twig Decoction Gui Zhi Tang was prescribed but caused agitation, needle these points , the re-administer Gui Zhi Tang

The hundred diseases due to injury by Cold

Headache

LI-4
Hegu
SJ-23
Sizukong

DU-20
Baihui
DU-21
Qianding
DU-24
Shenting

DU-23
Shangxing
SJ-23
Sizukong
LI-4
Hegu
UB-2
Zanzhu
ST-8
Touwei

LI-4
Hegu
ST-40
Fenglong
ST-41
Jiexi

One-sided or generalized headache

One-sided or generalized head Wind

Head Wind dizziness

DU-23
Shangxing
UB-10
Tianzhu

ST-8
Touwei

UB-1
Jingming
GB-15
Toulinqi

GB-41
Zulinqi
UB-1
Jingming
SI-4
Wangu

Dizziness

Lacrimation on exposure to Wind

Cold lacrimation

DU-17
Naohu
UB-9
Yuzhen
DU-16
Fengfu
DU-23
Shangxing

GB-18
Chengling
UB-12
Fengmen
UB-45
Yixi
SI-3
Houxi

GB-43
Xiaxi
GB-2
Tinghui
SJ-21
Ermen
SI-19
Tinggong

Pain of the eyes with inability to see

Nosebleed with stifled breathing

Impaired hearing and deafness

UB-45
Yixi
SJ-16
Tianyou

DU-23
Shangxing

DU-22
Xinhui
DU-21
Qianding
DU-17
Naohu

GB-39
Fengchi

Swelling of the face (needle GB-20 last)

Redness and swelling of the face

Curvature of the lumbar spine (Reinforce GB-20, reduce GB-39)

  • On a mental/emotional level, this point helps people see more clearly and form judgments.
  • This is a major point with many varied functions.
  • Used with reinforcing method it tonifies the Marrow.
  • This is one of the pre-eminent points to treat all diseases of the head, brain, and sensory organs, especially the eyes.
  • This is the single most important point for headaches and dizziness no, matter the etiology or channels involved.
  • This is one of the major points for Wind.