11 GB14 Yangbai/ Yang Bright 陽白
GB14 Yangbai
Yang Bright

陽白穴

LOCATION

Directly above the pupils when the eyes are looking straight ahead, 1 cun superior to the eyebrow.

Features

Crossing point of the Gall Bladder Meridian and the Yangwei Vessel.

Body Inches (cun)

Each person has his/her own personal body inches.
One cun is equal to the width of the Knuckle of the thumb.

Nerves, vascular

The lateral branch of the frontal nerve and the lateral branch of the frontal artery and vein.

Indication

Facial paralysis,facial spasm,supraorbital neuralgia;trigeminal neuralgia,eyestrain. Frontal/temporal (ST/TH area) headaches. Eye issues (direct needle towards eye) – redness, swelling, itching, twitching, etc.

Combinations

Migraine:GB 14 & EX-HN5 & GB 20 & TE 05.
Facial paralysis:GB 14 & SI 18 & ST 06 & LI 04.
Headache:GB 14 & LI 04 & ST 41.
Eye rednesss and sore throat:GB 14 & BL 01 & EX-HN5.

穴位

在前額部,當瞳孔直上,眉上1寸。

特點

交會穴,通陽維脈。

同身寸

針灸取穴比量法。出自《千金要方》。

是指以患者本人體表的某些部位折定分寸,

作为量取穴位的長度單位。

穴區神經血管

額神經外側支和額動、靜脈外側支。

適應症

面神經麻痹或面肌痙攣,眶上神經痛;三叉神經痛,眼睛疲勞等。

穴位配伍療法

偏頭痛:1.陽白 2.太陽 3.風池 4.外關
面神經麻痹:1.陽白 2.顴髎 3.頰車 4.合谷
頭風如破、眉目間痛:1.陽白 2.合谷 3.解溪
目赤腫痛:1.陽白 2.睛明 3.太陽