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MUCHUANG GB-16 INDICATIONS
Bladder
Window of the Eye • Visual dizziness, superficial visual obstruction, red-
Kidney ness, swelling and pain of the eyes, short
Meeting point of the Gall Bladder channel
Pericardium sightedness, all kinds of eye diseases.
with Sanjiao
the Yang Linking vessel • Headache, swelling of the head and face, toothache
of the upper jaw, swelling of the gums, nasal conges-
Gall Bladder
LOCATION tion, epilepsy.
Above Liver
the forehead, on a curved line drawn between • Aversion to cold, chills and fever with absence of
Conception
Toulinqi GB-15 and Fengchi GB-20, following the contour sweating.
of theGoverning
cranium, 1.5 cun posterior to Toulinqi GB-15.
Extra Points COMMENTARY
Zhengying GB-17 According to Investigation into Points Along the Channels by
Muchuang GB-16 the Ming dynasty author Yan Zhen-shi, Muchuang GB-16
(Window of the Eye) is indicated for all kinds of eye
Chengling GB-18 Toulinqi GB-15
1.5 cun 1.5 cun 1.5 cun diseases. In modern clinical practice, however, this point
is rarely used.

COMBINATIONS
• Red eyes: Muchuang GB-16 and Daling P-7 (Supple-
menting Life).
• Headache: Muchuang GB-16, Tianchong GB-9 and
Fengchi GB-20 (Systematic Classic).
• Stiffness of the lips and pain from tooth decay of the upper
jaw: Muchuang GB-16, Zhengying GB-17, Duiduan DU-27
and Ermen SJ-21 (Thousand Ducat Formulas).

Fengchi GB-20

LOCATION NOTE
i. See location note for Toulinqi GB-15; ii. First locate
Toulinqi GB-15 0.5 cun posterior to the hairline and then
locate Chengling GB-18 directly lateral to Baihui DU-20,
on the line of the Gall Bladder channel. Muchuang GB-16
is then located one third of the distance between Toulinqi
GB-15 and Chengling GB-18.

NEEDLING
Transverse insertion 0.5-1.5 cun. See note Hanyan GB-4.

ACTIONS
Benefits the eyes
Eliminates wind and alleviates pain