Gallbladder Meridian (Foot Shaoyang)
Foot · Shaoyang (Yang)
Clock hour (Zi Wu Liu Zhu)
Zi hour 23:00–01:00
Coupled organ
It pertains to the Gallbladder and connects with the Liver.
Element
Wood
Limb / polarity
Foot · Shaoyang (Yang)
Pathway
It originates at the outer canthus of the eye, winds around the ear and follows the lateral side of the head, descends through the neck and hypochondrium, and runs along the midline of the lateral aspect of the lower limb to the fourth toe.
Main indications
Head-side, ear and eye disorders, Liver and Gallbladder conditions, hypochondriac and rib-side issues, as well as diseases of the lateral lower extremities.
Acupoints on this meridian (in library)（16 pts）
Herbs entering this meridian（29 herbs）
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