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Protocols
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Location
Directly below nipple in the 7th intercostal space 4 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline.
Cautions
Avoid deep needling; risk of pneumothorax.
Indications
Conditions for which GB24 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Benefit DigestionBenefit GallbladderBenefit Regulate BloodBenefit Regulate ColonBenefit Regulate EmotionBenefit Regulate Intestines SmallBenefit Regulate Jiao MiddleBenefit Regulate Qi LiverBenefit Regulate SpleenSadness & DepressionDetoxify Blood BloatingAbdominal BloatingCostal Lateral FullnessHeat Abdomen InferiorHeat HypogastriumHiccupsLimbs StiffnessImmobility LimbsJaundiceAbdominal PainRib PainUpper Stomach PainLocal PainRibs PainRebellion QiRefluxRegulate BloodRegulate ColonRegulate EmotionRegulate Intestines SmallRegulate Jiao MiddleRegulate Qi LiverRegulate SpleenSaliva ExcessiveExcessive SalivationSighing ExcessiveDamp Heat SyndromeDamp-heat SyndromeVomitingImmunity WeaknessLymphatic Circulation Weakness
Protocols using GB24
- Cancer Breast, Surgical Intraoperative Pain, Surgical Postoperative Pain – LU01, LI04, ST14, ST18, ST36, KD22, KD27, GB24 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2018.21.016 ↗)
- Surgical Intraoperative Pain, Surgical Postoperative Pain, Fistula Breast – LU01, LI04, ST14, ST18, ST36, KD22, KD27, GB24 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2018.21.016 ↗)
- Vomiting, Nausea, Cholelithiasis, Bitter Taste, Back Pain, Abdomen Upper Pain, Gallstone, Gallbladder Tenderness, Abdomen Upper Fullness, Gallbladder Motility Impaired – BL19, GB24, GB34, LV13 (doi:10.1097/MCG.0000000000001487 ↗)
- Hypochondriac Pain, Colic Gallbladder – ST36, BL18, BL19, GB24, GB34, GB40, LV03, LV14 (doi:10.1016/j.jtcms.2025.09.006 ↗)
- Gerd, Acid Reflux – SP04, HT09, GB23, GB24, CV22 (doi:10.19621/j.cnki.11-3555/r.2019.0156 ↗)
- Postoperative Pain, Cancer Breast Pain – LI04, ST14, ST18, ST36, KD22, KD27, GB24 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2018.21.016 ↗)
- Gallstones, Cholelithiasis – BL19, GB24, GB34, LV13, XL06 (doi:10.1097/MCG.0000000000001487 ↗)
- Hiccups – ST12, ST13, ST36, BL17, PC06, GB24, LV14 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
- Hypochondriac Pain, Hypochondriac Pain – BL17, BL18, BL19, BL20, PC06, TB05, TB06, GB24, GB34, GB41, LV14 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
- Fracture Chest Pain, Fracture Abdomen Pain – GB24, GB25, GB26, LV13, LV14, CV16, CV17, CV18, CV19 (백승원 et al.. 골절에 침 치료를 적용한 2013년 이후 증례보고 문헌고찰. 한방재활의학과학회지, 2021)
Most often selected alongside GB24
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with GB24. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- ST36Leg Three Miles5 protocols
- BL19Gallbladder Shu Point4 protocols
- GB34Yang Mound Spring4 protocols
- LV14Qi Cycle Gate4 protocols
- KD22Stepping Upward3 protocols
- KD27Shu Mansion3 protocols
- LI04Junction Valley3 protocols
- LV13Bright Gate3 protocols
- ST14Store Room3 protocols
- ST18Breast Root3 protocols
- BL17Diaphragm Shu Point2 protocols
- BL18Liver Shu Point2 protocols