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 DigestionBenefit GallbladderBenefit GallbladderBenefit Regulate BloodBenefit Regulate ColonBenefit Regulate EmotionBenefit Regulate Intestines SmallBenefit Regulate Jiao MiddleBenefit Regulate Qi LiverBenefit Regulate SpleenSadness & DepressionSadness & DepressionDetoxify BloodDetoxify Blood BloatingAbdominal BloatingAbdominal BloatingCostal Lateral FullnessCostal Lateral FullnessHeat Abdomen InferiorHeat Abdomen InferiorHeat HypogastriumHeat HypogastriumHiccupsLimbs StiffnessImmobility LimbsJaundiceAbdominal PainAbdominal PainRib PainRib PainUpper Stomach PainUpper Stomach PainLocal PainLocal PainRibs PainRibs PainRebellion QiRebellion QiRefluxRegulate BloodRegulate ColonRegulate EmotionRegulate Intestines SmallRegulate Jiao MiddleRegulate Qi LiverRegulate SpleenSaliva ExcessiveSaliva ExcessiveSighing ExcessiveSighing ExcessiveDamp Heat SyndromeDamp-heat SyndromeVomitingImmunity WeaknessImmunity WeaknessLymphatic Circulation WeaknessLymphatic Circulation Weakness
Protocols using GB24
- Vomiting, Nausea, Cholelithiasis, Bitter Taste, Back Pain, Abdomen Upper Pain, Gallstone, Gallbladder Tenderness, Abdomen Upper Fullness, Gallbladder Motility Impaired – BL19, GB24, GB34, LV13 (https://doi.org/10.1097/MCG.0000000000001487)
- Hiccups – LU06, LU10, ST11, ST13, ST20, ST36, SP18, BL17, KD18, PC06, GB24, LV14, XH11, XU04 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Hiccups – ST12, ST13, ST36, BL17, PC06, GB24, LV14 (PGA)
- Sighing Excessive – SP01, SP04, SP05, SP15, HT08, HT09, SI08, BL46, PC07, GB23, GB24, GB34, GB38, GB40, LV01, LV02, LV03, LV04, LV14, CV15 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Rib Pain – LU05, LI08, ST15, ST20, ST36, SP13, SP17, SP18, SP21, HT02, HT03, HT07, HT09, SI01, SI04, SI05, SI08, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL23, BL29, BL45, BL48, BL49, BL52, BL67, KD03, KD20, KD21, KD24, PC01, PC03, PC06, PC07, PC08, TB05, TB06, TB10, TB11, TB19, GB11, GB13, GB22, GB23, GB24, GB25, GB30, GB34, GB35, GB38, GB39, GB40, GB41, GB42, GB43, GB44, LV02, LV03, LV08, LV14, CV04, CV07, CV12, CV14, CV18, GV20, XB03, XH47, XL06 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Bloating – LU03, BL17, PC06, GB24, XC05A, XC05B, XC05C, XC05D (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Damp Heat Syndrome – ST25, ST37, ST39, ST44, SP02, SP03, SP12, SI04, BL18, BL27, BL35, BL48, BL49, KD07, TB11, GB24, GB40, LV10, CV01, CV03 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Saliva Excessive – LU03, LI18, KD18, KD21, KD26, GB23, GB24, CV22, CV23, CV24, XH44 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Benefit Regulate Blood – LI10, LI11, LI15, LI16, ST09, ST25, SP21, BL17, BL20, GB24, LV06, CV06 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Vomiting – LU01, LU05, LU08, LU10, LU11, LI10, LI11, ST08, ST09, ST19, ST20, ST21, ST24, ST25, ST36, ST42, SP01, SP02, SP03, SP04, SP05, BL06, BL08, BL09, BL12, BL13, BL14, BL15, BL16, BL17, BL19, BL21, BL22, BL31, BL40, BL41, BL42, BL43, BL44, BL45, BL46, BL47, BL49, BL52, BL61, BL66, KD04, KD16, KD17, KD18, KD19, KD20, KD21, KD22, KD23, KD24, KD25, KD26, KD27, PC03, PC04, PC05, PC06, PC07, PC08, PC09, TB06, TB18, TB19, GB07, GB08, GB23, GB24, GB25, GB28, GB29, GB34, GB40, LV02, LV03, LV13, LV14, CV11, CV12, CV13, CV14, CV18, CV19, CV22, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV12, GV14, GV20, GV24, XB03, XC15, XC20, XH11, XH12, XH13, XH26, XL11, XU04, XU05, XU11A, XU11B, XU11C, XU11D, XU11E, XU11F, XU11G, XU11H, XU11I, XU11J, XU27 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Sadness & Depression – LU03, LU10, ST36, ST41, SP01, SP07, SP15, HT01, HT04, HT05, HT07, HT08, HT09, SI07, SI08, KD06, PC06, PC07, PC08, TB10, GB23, GB24, LV02, GV11, GV16 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Hypochondriac Pain, Hypochondriac Pain – BL17, BL18, BL19, BL20, PC06, TB05, TB06, GB24, GB34, GB41, LV14 (PGA)