Location
5 thumb widths directly above the tip of the external malleolus on the anterior border of the fibula.
Cautions
No specific contraindications.
Indications
Conditions for which GB37 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Muscle WastingLeg Muscle WastingLeg Muscle WastingBenefit EyesBenefit EyesDisease FebrileDisease FebrilePsychological DisorderPsychological DisorderBreast BloatingBreast BloatingEyesight / Vision Hyperopia Long-sightednessHyperopia Long Sightedness VisionEyesight / Vision Myopia Short SightednessMyopia Short Sightedness VisionEyesight / Vision Night BlindnessNight Blindness VisionHeatAnkle Sprain StiffnessFoot Evertor Strain StiffnessStanding StiffnessStanding Post Sitting StiffnessImmobility Ankle SprainImmobility Foot Evertor StrainImmobility StandingImmobility Standing Post SittingItchiness EyeItchiness EyeNumbnessPainBreast PainBreast PainEye PainEye PainMigraineHeadache One-sided PainKnee PainKnee PainLeg Inferior PainLeg Inferior PainChannel StagnationChannel StagnationSpontaneous SweatingSpontaneous SweatingBi Arthralgia Leg SyndromeBi / Arthralgia Leg SyndromeWind Damp SyndromeWind-damp SyndromeTeeth GrindingTeeth Grinding
Protocols using GB37
- Diplopia, Paralysis Abducens Nerve, Strabismus – TB03, TB23, GB01, GB20, GB37, GB44 (https://doi.org/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 (https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2026.1738110)
- Myopia – ST01, ST36, SP06, BL01, BL02, TB23, GB20, GB37 (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])
- Hypertension, Blood Pressure Elevated – LI06, LI07, GB37, GB38, GB39 (https://doi.org/10.1089/acu.2015.1106)
- Stroke Hemiplegia, Paralysis Limb, Gait Disturbance, Balance Dysfunction – ST36, ST44, SP06, GB30, GB31, GB37, GB39, GB40 (https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000037784)
- Eye Dryness, Tear Film Instability, Eye Discomfort, Dry Eye Disease – LI04, ST02, ST36, BL02, TB23, GB37 (https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2020.0524)
- Dry Eye, Tear Film Instability, Eye Discomfort, Visual Disturbance Blurred Vision – LI04, ST02, ST36, BL02, TB23, GB37 (https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000010875)
- Nausea, Bloating, Heartburn, Dyspepsia Functional, Abdominal Pain Epigastric, Early Satiety, Postprandial Fullness – GB34, GB36, GB37, GB40 (https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-10-75)
- Tinnitus, Hearing Loss Sudden – SI17, SI19, BL23, KD03, TB03, TB05, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB20, GB37, LV03, GV20 (https://doi.org/10.27282/d.cnki.gsdzu.2020.000863)
- Blurred Vision, Asthenopia, Dry Eye, Foreign Body Sensation Eye, Burning Eye, Dryness Ocular – LI04, ST02, SP06, BL01, BL02, TB23, GB14, GB20, GB37, LV03 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/492150)
- Myopia Short Sightedness Vision – LU03, ST01, ST04, BL01, BL06, BL09, KD05, KD14, GB01, GB14, GB16, GB37, GV17, GV23, XH14, XH41A, XH41B, XH43 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Benefit Eyes – LI04, LI14, ST01, ST02, ST08, HT09, SI02, SI06, BL01, BL03, BL04, BL06, BL09, BL18, BL23, BL62, TB03, TB23, GB01, GB14, GB15, GB16, GB20, GB37, GB41, GB43, GV17, GV23, GV28, XH03, XH04, XH06, XH07, XH22 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)