GB01 Tongziliao (Pupil Crevice)

Location

0.5 thumb widths lateral to the outer canthus in the depression on the lateral side of the orbit.

Indications

Conditions for which GB01 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

TCM actions

What classical sources say GB01 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Protocols using GB01

• Trigeminal Neuralgia – LI04, LI11, LI20, ST02, ST04, ST06, ST07, ST08, ST36, ST44, SP06, SI18, BL02, GB01, GB14, LV02, LV03, CV24 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(10)60018-0 ↗)
• Myopia, Vision Decreased – LI04, ST02, BL02, GB01, GB16 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-15-477 ↗)
• Myopia, Eyestrain, Accommodative Lag, Visual Discomfort – ST01, ST02, BL01, BL02, TB23, GB01 (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0117552 ↗)
• Diplopia, Ophthalmopathy Thyroid-associated, Visual Impairment, Edema Palpebral, Proptosis, Chemosis, Lagophthalmos, Motility Disorder Ocular – BL01, BL02, GB01 (doi:10.4103/0366-6999.211546 ↗)
• Fatigue, Headache, Lethargy, Headache Temporal, Neck Pain, Headache Bilateral, Vasculitis Temporal-arteritis – ST08, SI19, BL08, GB01, GB08, GB18 (doi:10.1016/j.jams.2017.12.002 ↗)
• Spasm Facial Hemifacial, Spasm Orbicularis Oculi, Spasm Facial Muscle Involuntary – ST04, ST05, ST07, ST09, SI18, TB17, GB01, GB02, GB14 (doi:10.7759/cureus.55219 ↗)
• Neuralgia Trigeminal, Facial Trigeminal Pain, Facial Pain, Burning Pain, Electric Shock Pain, Stabbing Pain – LI04, ST02, ST04, ST06, ST07, SI18, TB05, GB01 (doi:10.1007/s00415-024-12433-x ↗)
• Fatigue, Insomnia, Neuropathy Peripheral Chemotherapy-induced, Diplopia, Ptosis Eyelid, Oculomotor Nerve Palsy, Exotropia – ST01, BL01, BL02, TB23, GB01 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000038547 ↗)
• Anxiety, Insomnia, Cancer, Distress Psychological, Grief Anticipatory, Sleep Poor Quality – ST01, SP21, SI03, BL02, KD25, PC06, GB01, CV24, GV20, GV26 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000044211 ↗)
• Anxiety, Palpitations, Insomnia, Nightmares, Irritability, Ptsd, Hypervigilance, Phobia Cynophobia, Avoidance – LU11, LI11, ST01, HT07, SI03, BL02, KD25, KD27, PC05, PC07, PC08, TB03, GB01, CV24, GV20, GV26 (doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1753017 ↗)
• Diplopia, Paralysis Abducens Nerve, Strabismus – TB03, TB23, GB01, GB20, GB37, GB44 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20240917 ↗)
• Red Eyes, Dryness Eye, Visual Disturbance, Foreign Body Sensation Eye, Eye Fatigue, Dry Eye Disease, Burning Sensation Eye – LI04, ST36, SP06, BL01, BL02, KD03, GB01, GB20, GB37, LV03 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2026.1738110 ↗)
• Myopia – LI04, ST01, ST02, BL01, BL02, BL18, BL23, TB23, GB01, GB20 (doi:10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2011.16.020 ↗)
• Paralysis Facial, Facial Nerve Palsy Idiopathic – LI04, LI19, ST04, ST06, BL02, TB23, GB01, GB14 (doi:10.27465/d.cnki.gzzyc.2020.000523 ↗)
• Diabetic Retinopathy – ST36, SP06, BL01, BL02, GB01 (doi:10.19917/j.cnki.1005-0779.022230 ↗)
• Headache, Vision Blurred, Paralysis Ocular Abducent, Vision Double – BL02, TB23, GB01, GB20, XH23 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(08)60027-8 ↗)
• Anxiety, Insomnia, Ptsd, Phobia – LU11, LI11, ST01, HT07, SI03, BL02, KD25, KD27, PC05, PC07, PC08, TB03, GB01, CV24, GV20, GV26, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D (doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1753017 ↗)
• Facial Paralysis, Paralysis Facial, Paralysis Facial Peripheral, Facial Paralysis Intractable – LI10, LI20, ST04, ST06, ST07, ST36, SI18, GB01, GB14 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20250433 ↗)
• Myopia, Reduced Visual Acuity, Eye Strain – LU01, LU02, LI20, ST01, ST02, ST03, ST36, ST40, SP03, SP06, SP09, SP10, SI18, BL02, BL13, BL15, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL21, BL23, BL40, BL57, KD01, KD03, PC06, PC08, TB05, TB17, TB23, GB01, GB14, GB20, GB34, LV03, GV04, GV14, GV16, XH03, XH04, XH05 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000046414 ↗)
• Diplopia, Paralysis Abducens Nerve, Strabismus, Abducens Nerve Palsy – TB03, TB23, GB01, GB20, GB37, GB44, XH05, XH07 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20240917 ↗)
• Dry Eye, Dry Eye Aqueous Deficiency – BL02, TB23, GB01, XH05 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20230407-k0006 ↗)
• Diplopia, Paralytic Strabismus – ST02, ST41, GB01, GB20, LV03, XH05 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240424-0001 ↗)
• Paralysis Facial, Strabismus, Lateral Rectus Palsy, Facial Nerve Injury – LI04, LI19, ST01, ST04, ST05, ST06, SI18, BL02, TB23, GB01, GB14, GB20, XH04 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250220-k0009 ↗)
• Headache Migraine, Headache Migraine Chronic, Chronic Migraine – LI04, LI10, ST36, TB22, GB01, GB14 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20200925-0001 ↗)
• Dryness Eyes, Dry Eye Syndrome – HT07, KD03, GB01, GB13, GB20, GB37, LV03, GV24, XH04 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20201108-k0005 ↗)
• Back Low Pain, Low Back Pain – BL02, GB01 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20210613-k0002 ↗)
• Spasm Hemifacial, Spasm Facial, Hemifacial Spasm – ST04, ST05, ST07, ST09, SI18, TB17, GB01, GB02, GB14 (doi:10.7759/cureus.55219 ↗)
• Ptosis, Diplopia – ST01, BL01, BL02, TB23, GB01, XH04, XH05 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000038547 ↗)
• Oculomotor Nerve Palsy – LI04, LI06, LI11, ST02, ST03, BL01, BL02, TB05, TB23, GB01, GB04, GB14, GB20, XH43 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190514-k0006 ↗)
• Exotropia, Strabismus – LI11, LI14, ST01, ST02, SI18, BL01, BL02, BL06, TB17, TB23, GB01, GB16, XH04, XH05, XH07, XH14 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250331-0008 ↗)
• Myopia – LU01, LU02, LI20, ST01, ST02, ST03, ST36, ST40, SP03, SP06, SP09, SP10, SI18, BL02, BL13, BL15, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL21, BL23, BL40, BL57, KD01, KD03, PC06, PC08, TB05, TB17, TB23, GB01, GB14, GB20, GB34, LV03, GV04, GV14, GV16, XH03, XH04, XH05 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000046414 ↗)
• Facial Paralysis, Paralysis Abducens Nerve, Paralytic Strabismus – LI04, LI19, ST01, ST04, ST05, ST06, SI18, BL02, TB23, GB01, GB14, GB20, XH04, XH23, XH29, XH43 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250220-k0009 ↗)
• Ptsd, Sleep Disturbance, Phobia Cynophobia – LU11, LI11, ST01, HT07, SI03, BL02, KD25, KD27, PC05, PC07, PC08, TB03, GB01, CV24, GV20, GV26, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D (doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1753017 ↗)
• Diplopia – ST02, BL02, GB01, GB37, XH05 (doi:10.7453/gahmj.2014.069 ↗)
• Paralysis Facial – LI04, LI20, ST02, ST04, ST06, ST07, ST36, TB17, GB01, GB14, CV04, CV06, GV20, XH29 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20241120-k0007 ↗)
• Herpes Zoster, Paralysis Facial – LI04, LI20, ST04, ST06, SI18, TB17, GB01, GB14 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2025.1640058 ↗)
• Dry Eye – BL02, GB01, XH05 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2017.10.011 ↗)
• Dry Eye – LI04, SP06, BL02, KD03, GB01, GB20, LV03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.02.012 ↗)
• Myopia Juvenile – LI04, BL02, GB01, XH04, CVC01, EL10, IN04, IN05, TF10 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000035018 ↗)
• Myopia, Vision Decreased – LI04, ST01, ST02, BL01, BL02, BL18, BL23, TB23, GB01, GB20 (Renyong Lin. Literature Study on the Regularity of Acupoints Selection for the Treatment of Myopia. Journal of traditional chinese medicine/Journal of traditional Chinese medicine, 2011)
• Myopia – ST01, BL01, BL02, TB23, GB01 (韩贯宇解孝锋吴建峰毕宏生. 穴位电刺激与传统针刺疗法治疗青少年近视效果对比观察. 山东医药 ., 2016 [CNKI])
• Spasm Facial – LI04, ST04, ST06, SI18, TB17, GB01, LV03, GV14 (陈志强张宁. 浮针透穴结合热敏灸治疗面肌痉挛的临床观察. 四川中医 ., 2023 [CNKI])
• Headache Migraine – ST08, TB05, GB01, GB05, GB08, GB20, GB41, GB44 (吴聪英范庆菁陈伟刘宁李彦龙. 针刺足少阳经首尾穴治疗偏头痛临床研究. 光明中医 ., 2024 [CNKI])
• Deviation Eye, Facial Droop, Attack Wind, Cold Meridian, Eye Malclosure Stiffness, Deviation Eye, Facial Droop, Attack Wind, Cold Meridian, Eye Malclosure Stiffness – LI04, ST04, ST06, ST07, SI18, BL01, BL02, TB17, TB23, GB01, GB14, XH04, XH05 (sacredlotus.com ↗)

Most often selected alongside GB01

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with GB01. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• BL02Gathered Bamboo30 protocols
• TB23Silken Bamboo Hollow18 protocols
• LI04Junction Valley17 protocols
• GB20Wind Pool15 protocols
• ST01Tear Container15 protocols
• GB14Yang Bright14 protocols
• SI18Cheek Bone Hole13 protocols
• ST02Four Direction Brightness13 protocols
• BL01Bright Eyes / Eye Point12 protocols
• ST04Earth Granary12 protocols
• ST06Jaw Bone10 protocols
• XH05Supreme Yang (Sun)10 protocols

Other points on the Gallbladder Meridian