GB26 (Girdle Vessel)

Location

Directly below lr13 (zhangmen) at the crossing point of the vertical line through free end of the 11th rib and horizontal line through umbilicus.

Indications

Conditions for which GB26 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Protocols using GB26

• Obesity Abdominal – ST24, ST25, ST28, ST36, SP06, SP14, SP15, GB26, CV09, CV12 (Efficacy of Electro-acupuncture for Abdominal Obesity: Study for a Randomized Controlled Trial. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04957134)
• Disability Low Back, Low Back Chronic Pain – ST04, ST36, SP13, SP14, BL23, BL24, BL25, BL37, BL40, GB12, GB26, GB30, GB34, GB41, GV03, GV04, GV05, GV24, GV26 (https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-11-118)
• Lumbar Pain, Lumbar Disc Herniation – GB26 (邓越王世广 王桂玲毛雪文周小平杨怡姚金李明娜. 带脉穴透刺法治疗腰椎间盘突出症的临床效果. 中国医药导报 ., 2019 [CNKI])
• Obesity – ST25, ST36, ST40, SP06, SP15, GB26, CV06, CV12 (Acupuncture for Body Weight Control. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02516878)
• Overweight, Obesity Simple, Bmi Elevated – LI04, LI11, ST21, ST24, ST25, ST26, ST27, ST28, ST32, ST34, ST36, ST37, ST39, ST40, ST44, SP04, SP06, SP09, SP14, SP15, SP16, BL20, BL21, TB06, GB26, LV13, CV04, CV06, CV07, CV09, CV10, CV12, CV13 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/2367610)
• Spleen Deficiency, Obesity Abdominal, Dampness Accumulation, Spleen Deficiency With Dampness Accumulation – ST25, ST28, ST36, ST40, SP06, SP14, SP15, GB26, CV04, CV06, CV10, CV12 (https://doi.org/10.26922/d.cnki.ganzc.2025.000566)
• Constipation, Obesity Abdominal, Defecation Impaired – ST22, ST25, ST28, GB26, CV04, CV12 (https://doi.org/10.13702/j.1000-0607.201042)
• Overweight, Waist Circumference Elevated, Obesity Central – ST25, ST36, ST40, SP06, SP15, GB26, CV06, CV12 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-021-03367-2)
• Obesity Abdominal, Dyslipidemia, Waist Circumference Increased – ST24, ST25, ST28, ST36, SP06, SP14, SP15, GB26, CV09, CV12 (https://doi.org/10.2147/DMSO.S551806)
• Obesity Abdominal, Bmi Elevated, Waist Circumference Elevated – ST25, ST28, ST40, SP15, GB26, CV12 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/9714313)
• Hypertension, Obesity Abdominal, Hyperglycemia, Insulin Resistance, Dyslipidemia, Metabolic Syndrome – ST21, ST25, ST36, SP15, GB26, CV05, CV10, CV12 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/8598210)
• Overweight, Obesity Central – ST25, ST36, ST40, SP06, SP15, GB26, CV06, CV12 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-024-04340-5)

Other points on the Gallbladder Meridian