GB43 Xiaxi (Narrow Stream)

Location

On the dorsum of the foot between 4th and 5th toe proximal to the margin of the web at the junction of the red and white skin.

Indications

Conditions for which GB43 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Protocols using GB43

• Fatigue Cancer-related, Fatigue Post-treatment, Cancer Breast, Myofascial Pain, Musculoskeletal Pain – LI04, ST36, SP06, SI03, BL62, KD03, TB05, GB20, GB29, GB30, GB40, GB43 (doi:10.1186/1472-6882-11-49 ↗)
• Anxiety, Immune Nk Cell Deficiency – LI04, LI11, ST36, SP06, HT03, HT05, SI03, BL60, KD06, PC06, TB05, GB34, GB43, LV02, CV03, CV04, CV06, CV15, GV20 (doi:10.1093/ecam/nep236 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Gallbladder Deficiency – LI01, ST35, SP09, BL39, BL66, GB43, GB44 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-14-129 ↗)
• Tinnitus, Tinnitus Subjective – TB03, TB17, GB02, GB43 (doi:10.1186/s13063-015-0630-4 ↗)
• Fatigue, Dizziness, Tinnitus, Headache, Constipation, Depression, Insomnia, Itchiness, Edema, Palpitation, Knee Pain, Back Pain, Vision Blurred, Cervical Pain, Stiffness Shoulder, Cramp Leg, Lower-limb Pain, Upper-limb Numbness, Lower-limb Numbness, Hemodialysis Complication – LU05, LU09, LI02, LI11, ST41, ST45, SP02, SP05, HT07, HT09, SI03, SI08, BL65, BL67, KD01, KD07, PC07, PC09, TB03, TB10, GB38, GB43, LV02, LV08 (doi:10.1155/2015/802846 ↗)
• Dizziness, Headache, Syncope, Menstrual Pain, Uterine Bleeding Dysfunctional, Dysmenorrhea Severe, Menstruation Irregular, Clots Menstrual – LU07, LI04, LI11, ST29, ST36, ST40, ST44, SP04, SP06, SP08, SP09, SP10, SI03, BL23, BL32, BL62, KD03, KD06, KD07, KD14, GB41, GB43, LV03, CV03, CV04, CV06, GV04, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.1136/bcr-2018-224725 ↗)
• Fatigue, Anxiety, Dizziness, Tinnitus, Depression, Insomnia, Photophobia, Neck Stiffness, Phonophobia, Headache Medication-overuse, Chronic Migraine, Chronic Daily Headache, Head Throbbing Pain – LI04, ST25, ST28, ST36, ST40, SP09, SI03, BL10, TB05, TB17, GB04, GB08, GB15, GB18, GB20, GB34, GB41, GB43, LV03, CV04, CV06, CV12, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30417 ↗)
• Neuropathic Pain, Paresthesia, Neuropathy Peripheral Chemotherapy-induced, Extremities Numbness, Tingling Extremities – LI04, ST40, SI03, PC06, GB43, LV03 (doi:10.1186/s12906-024-04603-1 ↗)
• Dyspepsia Functional – LU08, LI01, SP05, SP09, BL66, KD10, GB43, GB44, LV04, LV08 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2025.1545687 ↗)
• Anxiety, Depression, Toes Pain, Neuropathic Pain, Hyperalgesia, Allodynia, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Paresthesia Toes – GB43 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2014.17.039 ↗)
• Headache Tension, Headache Liver Yang Hyperactivity – KD03, TB05, GB08, GB20, GB43, LV02 (doi:10.26973/d.cnki.gbjzu.2024.000180 ↗)
• Tinnitus, Hearing Loss, Tinnitus Idiopathic – ST36, SI19, KD03, TB03, TB05, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB12, GB20, GB43, LV03, GV20 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000037107 ↗)
• Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss Sensorineural, Sudden Hearing Loss – LI04, SI19, TB03, TB05, TB17, GB20, GB43 (doi:10.1016/j.imr.2024.101087 ↗)
• Headache Migraine, Headache Medication-overuse – LI04, ST25, ST28, ST36, ST40, SP09, SI03, BL10, TB05, TB17, GB04, GB08, GB15, GB18, GB20, GB34, GB41, GB43, LV03, CV04, CV06, CV12, GV20, GV24, XB02C3, XB02C4, XH03 (doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30417 ↗)
• Fatigue, Dizziness, Headache, Depression, Insomnia, Back Pain, Precordial Pain, Gastrointestinal Pain – LI04, ST36, SP06, HT07, KD03, KD06, PC06, GB43, LV02, LV03, GV20 (DUAN Dong-mei, TU Ya, CHEN Li-ping, WU Zheng-jun. Efficacy Evaluation for Depression with Somatic Symptoms Treated by Electroacupuncture Combined with Fluoxetine. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2009, 29(3): 167-170)
• Sciatica, Lumbar Pain, Prolapse Intervertebral Disc – BL40, GB36, GB43 (Zhuang Ziqi & Jiang Ganghui. Thirty Cases of the Blood-Stasis Type Prolapse of Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Treated by Acupuncture at the Xi (cleft) Point plus Herbal Intervention Injection. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2008, 28(3): 178-182)
• Post-stroke Depression – LU04, LI04, LI06, LI07, LI10, LI11, LI12, LI13, LI15, ST02, ST32, ST33, ST34, ST36, ST37, ST39, ST40, ST44, SP06, SP10, SP11, HT05, BL15, BL20, BL23, BL61, BL64, KD02, KD03, PC02, PC03, PC06, TB03, TB06, TB07, TB09, TB12, TB14, GB20, GB31, GB33, GB43, LV02, LV03, LV05, LV14, GV20, GV23, GV26 (Acupuncture for Ischemic Post-stroke Depression. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02472613)
• Tinnitus – ST36, ST40, ST44, SP06, SP09, SP10, SI19, KD03, KD06, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB12, GB43, LV02, LV03, CV04, CV06, GV20 (陈丽华. 针刺治疗耳鸣的临床疗效观察. , [CNKI])
• Hearing Loss Sudden, Deafness Sudden Onset – ST36, SP06, SI19, KD03, TB05, TB17, GB02, GB43, LV03 (张彭帅李佳徽黄倩黎浪邓凯文. 基于数据挖掘及复杂网络分析技术探讨针刺治疗突发性聋的用穴规律. 广西医学 ., 2024 [CNKI])
• Obesity Simple – LI04, LI11, ST36, ST37, ST40, ST44, SP06, SP09, BL18, BL23, KD06, TB06, GB43, LV03, LV08, CV04, CV06, CV12 (Zhang Xiaozhe. A Clinical Survey of Acupuncture Slimming. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2008; 28(2): 139-147)
• Dementia Senile – ST36, ST40, SP06, BL18, BL20, BL23, KD03, GB34, GB43, LV03, GV04, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D (CHENG Hai-ying, CHENG Dong-qi. Progress in Research on Acupuncture Treatment of Senile Dementia. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2009, 29(3): 224-233.)
• Tinnitus, Kidney Qi Deficiency, Deficiency, Deafness, Kidney Jing Deficiency, Kidney Qi Deficiency, Kidney Jing Deficiency – BL23, KD03, TB03, TB17, GB02, GB43, GV04 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
• Tinnitus, Excess, Deafness, Fire Liver, Fire Gallbladder, Fire Liver, Fire Gallbladder – TB03, TB17, GB02, GB41, GB43, LV02 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
• Tinnitus, Excess, Deafness, Fire Liver, Fire Gallbladder, Pathogensic Wind, Fire Liver, Fire Gallbladder, Pathogensic Wind – LI04, TB03, TB05, TB17, GB02, GB41, GB43, LV02 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
• Headache, Liver Yang Deficiency, Liver Yang Deficiency – GB05, GB20, GB43, LV02, GV20 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
• Fire, Melancholia, Depression Qi, Hysteria, Neurosis, Depression Qi – TB06, GB34, GB43, LV02, CV13 (sacredlotus.com ↗)

Most often selected alongside GB43

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with GB43. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• ST36Leg Three Miles12 protocols
• LI04Junction Valley11 protocols
• LV03Great Surge11 protocols
• KD03Great Stream10 protocols
• LV02Passing Between10 protocols
• TB17Hurricane10 protocols
• GV20100 Convergences9 protocols
• SP06Three Yin Intersection9 protocols
• TB05Outer Gate9 protocols
• GB20Wind Pool8 protocols
• ST40Abundant Bulge8 protocols
• TB03Central Islet8 protocols

Other points on the Gallbladder Meridian