GB-17 - Upright Nutrition

正营 - Zhèng yíng

Point Region: Head

GB

Gallbladder Meridian

足少阳胆经 - Zú Shàoyáng Dǎn Jīng

Location & How to Find

Anatomical Location: On the head, 2.5 cun behind the front hairline, directly above the centre of the pupil. It lies 2 cun behind GB-15.

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. Find GB-15, half a thumb-width behind the hairline above the pupil
  2. Move two thumb-widths further back
  3. The point is there
GB-17 (Upright Nutrition) acupressure point location: On the head, 2.5 cun behind the front hairline, directly above the centre of the pupil.

How to Apply Pressure

Following the line up from your pupil, move two thumb-widths back from GB-15. Apply gentle, steady pressure there with a fingertip. Keep it comfortable: firm but never painful, and never deep or unrelenting. Stop if it hurts. Avoid this point if you have severe mental illness, acute head injuries, recent cranial surgery.

Traditional Indications

In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:

  • Headache
  • Dizziness
  • Anxiety
  • Emotional imbalance
  • Mental restlessness
  • Poor concentration
  • Agitation

Related Health Concerns

HeadacheFeeling FaintAnxiety

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Important Precautions

Avoid this point with:

  • Severe mental illness
  • Acute head injuries
  • Recent cranial surgery

Take care:

  • Use gentle circular motions on scalp
  • Avoid during acute anxiety episodes
  • Monitor for changes in mental state
  • Discontinue if agitation increases