Location
Posterior to the 4th metatarsophalangeal joint in the depression the lateral to the tendon of the extensor digiti minimi of the foot.
Cautions
No specific contraindications.
Indications
Conditions for which GB41 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Benefit BreastsBenefit BreastsBenefit ChestBenefit ChestBenefit Costal LateralBenefit Costal LateralBenefit EyesBenefit EyesBenefit HeadBenefit HeadBenefit Regulate Qi LiverChillsCommon ColdCold FeetCold FeetCold HandsCold HandsConstipationContraction ElbowContraction ElbowDeafnessKidney DeficiencyKidney DeficiencyDisease FebrileDisease FebrileDizzinessDryness LipsDryness LipsEyesight / Vision Superficial ObstructionSuperficial Obstruction VisionFeverHearing ImpairedHearing ImpairedHeat ExteriorHeat ExteriorHeat Five Zang KnottingHeat Five Zang KnottingHeat Six Fu KnottingHeat Six Fu KnottingHeaviness ElbowHeaviness ElbowHeaviness WristHeaviness WristHemiplegiaHigh Blood PressureHigh Blood PressureElbow Flaccid StiffnessHand Grip StiffnessStiff NeckImmobility Elbow FlaccidImmobility Hand GripImmobility NeckInjury ColdInjury ColdItchiness EarItchiness EarWatery EyesLachrymation Wind ExposureLachrymation Wind ExposureMumpsNodulesNosebleedElbow NumbnessElbow NumbnessFoot NumbnessFoot NumbnessHand NumbnessHand NumbnessOppression ChestOppression ChestAbdominal PainAbdominal PainAnkle PainAnkle PainArm PainArm PainBack PainBack PainCheek PainCheek PainRib PainRib PainEar PainEar PainElbow PainElbow PainElbow Soreness PainElbow Soreness PainEye PainEye PainFinger Acute PainFinger Acute PainFoot PainFoot PainHands PainHands PainHeadacheHeadacheHeadache Frontal PainHeadache Frontal PainMigraineHeadache One-sided PainHead Headache PainHead Headache PainHead Vertex PainHead Vertex PainHundred Joints PainHundred Joints PainNeck Nape PainNeck Nape PainRibs PainRibs PainShoulder PainShoulder PainToes PainToes PainToothacheToothacheWrist Soreness PainWrist Soreness PainPhlegmPhlegm InversionPhlegm Inversion RednessArm RednessArm RednessEar RednessEar RednessRed EyesRed EyesRegulate Qi LiverScrofulaSpeech ImpairmentSpeech ImpairmentSweating SwellingArm SwellingArm SwellingEar Root SwellingEar Root SwellingSwollen EyesSwollen EyesThunder Wind HeadThunder Wind HeadTightness ChestTightness ChestTinnitusTongue Body StiffTongue Body StiffTremor HandTremor HandMouth UlcersMouth UlcersVomiting BloodVomiting BloodWindWind HeadWind Head
Protocols using GB41
- Knee Pain, Swollen Knee, Limited Range Of Motion Knee – ST31, ST32, ST38, SP06, BL23, BL25, BL37, BL57, BL60, KD03, GB31, GB39, GB40, GB41, GB42, LV03 (Mikashima Y, Takagi T, Tomatsu T, Horikoshi M, Ikari K, Momohara S. Efficacy of acupuncture during post-acute phase of rehabilitation after total knee arthroplasty. J Tradit Chin Med 2012; 32(4): 545-548)
- Back Low Pain, Disability Functional, Back Chronic Pain – LI04, ST36, SP06, HT03, BL23, BL30, BL58, BL60, KD07, TB05, GB41, GV04 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-0850-7)
- Airway Hyperresponsiveness, Asthma Intermittent, Asthma Mild – LU01, LU05, LU07, LU09, LU11, LI04, LI06, LI20, ST13, ST25, ST36, ST40, ST44, SP03, SP06, SP09, SP10, HT03, HT05, HT07, SI03, BL13, BL17, BL18, BL20, BL21, BL23, KD03, KD06, KD08, KD27, PC06, TB05, TB15, GB03, GB34, GB40, GB41, LV02, LV03, LV08, LV13, CV04, CV06, CV09, CV17, CV21, GV04, GV13 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s13052-015-0155-1)
- Headache Migraine – LI04, ST45, BL67, TB05, TB23, GB08, GB20, GB34, GB41, GB44, LV03 (https://doi.org/10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190714-k0006)
- Overweight, Obesity Simple – LI11, ST02, ST21, ST25, ST29, ST36, ST40, ST44, SP06, SP09, SP15, BL20, BL21, PC06, GB41, CV04, CV12 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/5459326)
- Headache Temporal, Headache Tension-type – LI04, TB05, GB20, GB41, GV20, XH05 (https://doi.org/10.1177/02692155241229282)
- Neuropathy Peripheral, Neuropathic Pain, Neuropathy Diabetic – ST36, ST40, SP06, SP09, GB41, LV03 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-025-05135-y)
- 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)
- Headache Migraine – LI04, TB05, TB23, GB08, GB20, GB34, GB41, LV03 (https://doi.org/10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190714-k0006)
- Headache Migraine – LI04, GB08, GB20, GB40, GB41, LV03 (https://doi.org/10.13703/j.0255-2930.2014.10.004)
- Insomnia, Eczema, Dyspepsia, Pruritus, Dermatitis Atopic – LI02, LI11, ST36, ST43, SP03, SI02, SI03, BL66, PC06, TB03, TB06, GB41, LV03 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-021-03306-1)
- Headache Migraine – GB04, GB08, GB20, GB34, GB40, GB41 (https://doi.org/10.13703/j.0255-2930.2014.10.004)