GB 15 Acupuncture Point - Tou Lin Qi - Gall Bladder Meridian
- Chinese Name Tou Lin Qi
- English Name Head Overlooking Tears
- Location: On the head, directly above the pupil, .5 cun above the anterior hairline at the midpoint of a line connecting GV 24 to ST 8 (directly above GB 14).
- Actions & Effects:
- Excessive tearing from internal or external wind effecting the eyes.
- Sinus issues (with GV 23, Yintang a/or LI 20) - sinusitis, rhinitis.
- Gall Bladder Meridian Points (44):
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44
Sources and More Information
The information on our site is drawn from our own lecture notes and clinical experience. The following lecture notes were used within this section:
- Ferro, Barbara: New England School of Acupuncture, Point Location Lecture Notes
- Harstein, Rachel: New England School of Acupuncture, Actions & Effects Lecture Notes
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