GB-14 - Yang White

阳白 - Yáng bái

Point Region: Head

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Gallbladder Meridian

足少阳胆经 - Zú Shàoyáng Dǎn Jīng

Location & How to Find

Anatomical Location: On the forehead, 1 cun above the eyebrow, directly above the centre of the pupil.

Distances are in cun, a unit that scales with each person's body. As a guide, the width of your thumb at its joint is 1 cun, and your four fingers held together, measured across the middle joints, are 3 cun.

How to Locate:

  1. Look straight ahead
  2. Find the point on your eyebrow directly above the centre of the pupil
  3. The point is one thumb-width above it
GB-14 (Yang White) acupressure point location: On the forehead, 1 cun above the eyebrow, directly above the centre of the pupil.

How to Apply Pressure

Close your eyes and place a fingertip one thumb-width above the middle of the eyebrow. Press lightly on the forehead bone, keeping well away from the eye. Stop if eye symptoms worsen, and sudden weakness of the face needs medical care.

Traditional Indications

In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:

  • Headache
  • Red eyes
  • Twitching eyelids
  • Frontal headache
  • Eye strain
  • Blurred vision
  • Photophobia

Related Health Concerns

Headache

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Important Precautions

Avoid this point with:

  • Severe eye disorders
  • Facial nerve damage
  • Recent forehead trauma

Take care:

  • Use very gentle pressure on forehead
  • Avoid contact with eyes
  • Discontinue if eye symptoms worsen
  • Seek medical attention for facial paralysis