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GB-12

完骨

Wán Gǔ

Wangu

Location · 定位

耳后乳突后下方凹陷中

In the depression posteroinferior to the mastoid process

Needling

斜刺 0.5–0.8 寸

可灸

Special Categories

足太阳少阳交会穴

Actions · 功效

dispels wind and clears heat
quiets the spirit and settles the mind
frees the channels and quickens the connecting vessels

Indications · 主治

头痛、项强、面肿headache, stiff neck, facial swelling
口眼歪斜deviation of mouth and eye
齿痛、失眠toothache, insomnia

Editor-reviewed· 2026-04-16

Footnotes · 引用

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

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@misc{bencaodian-wan-gu-gb,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Wán Gǔ 完骨 (Wangu) — GB-12},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/acupoints/wan-gu-gb},
  urldate      = {2026-04-16},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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