足少阳胆经之光明穴 GB-37 络穴

Feature：

Luo-Connecting point of the Gall Bladder channel

穴位特点：胆经之络穴

Location:

On the lateral aspect of the lower leg, 5 cun superior to the prominence of the lateral malleolus, at the anterior border of the fibula.

The Location of Guang Ming GB-37 from A Manual of Acupuncture by Deadman

Needling:

Perpendicular insertion 1 to 1.5 cun.

Actions:

1. Benefits the eyes (利眼)

2. Dispels wind-damp, activates the channel and alleviates pain (祛风湿，通经止痛)

Indications：

1. Eye pain, night blindness, itching of the eyes, long sightedness, short sightedness.

目痛，夜盲，目痒，远视，近视。

2. One-sided headache, grinding of the teeth, distention and pain of the breast, febrile disease with absence of sweating, sudden mania.

一侧头痛，磨牙，胸部胀痛，发热恶寒，突然躁狂。

3. Knee pain, pain of the lower legs with inability to stand for long, atrophy disorder of the legs with difficulty in standing after sitting, atrophy disorder and painful obstruction of the lower limb with numbness, numbness of the body, heat and pain of the lower leg.

膝盖痛，小腿疼痛不能长久站立，腿痿坐下后难以起身，小腿痿证疼痛闭塞伴随麻木，身体麻木，小腿热痛。