Introduction To Acupoints

Outer Hill

Acupoint Name:Outer Hill Acupoint

Acupoint Code:GB-36

PinYin:waiqiu

Associated Meridian:The Gallbladder channel of Foot, Lesser Yang

Main Diseases for Treatment

Stiff and painful neck, chest and rib pain, rabid dog bite with retained poison, lower limb atrophy and numbness, epilepsy, pectus carinatum in children, leg pain, beriberi, cholecystitis, hepatitis, sciatica, etc.

Acupoint Location

On the lateral side of the lower leg, 7 cun above the tip of the external malleolus, on the anterior edge of the fibula, level with the Yang Intersection (GB-35) acupoint. (This acupoint is bilateral, one on each side.)

Acupoint Selection Techniques

Sit or lie supine. Measure one horizontal finger width downward from the midpoint of the line connecting the tip of the external malleolus and the head of the popliteal crease, where it is on the anterior edge of the fibula is the location for the acupoint.

Acupoint Chart

GB-36:Outer Hill(waiqiu)
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