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GB-24

日月

Rì Yuè

Riyue

Location · 定位

乳头直下，第七肋间隙，前正中线旁开4寸

Directly below the nipple, in the 7th intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline

Needling

斜刺或平刺 0.3–0.5 寸

可灸

Special Categories

胆之募穴足太阴少阳交会穴

Actions · 功效

disinhibits the gallbladder and courses the liver
bears counterflow downward and harmonizes the stomach
rectifies qi and stops pain

Indications · 主治

胁肋疼痛、胆囊炎hypochondriac pain, cholecystitis
呕吐、吞酸、呃逆vomiting, acid regurgitation, hiccup
黄疸jaundice

Cautions

不可深刺，下有肝脏。

Editor-reviewed· 2026-04-16

Footnotes · 引用

[1]Deadman, Manual of Acupuncture 2nd ed.

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@misc{bencaodian-ri-yue,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Rì Yuè 日月 (Riyue) — GB-24},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/acupoints/ri-yue},
  urldate      = {2026-04-16},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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