Shuaigu GB8: Nomenclature, Location, Functions, Indications

Nomenclature:
Shuai: command gu:Valley
Shuaigu is above the ear and is the highest of all the points named gu (valley), like a “commander”.
Point: GB-8
Chinese Name: 率谷
Name: Shuaigu
English Name/Meaning: Leading Valley
Pinyin: shuài gǔ
Han Geul 한글: sol gok 솔곡
Romaji: sok koku?
Vietnamese: Suất cốc
Location:
Shuaigu lies in the temporal region, in the slight depression 1.5 cun directly above the apex of the ear.
Functions of Shuaigu:
- Subdues Liver yang in the head.
- Subdues the rebellion of the stomach Qi caused by liver or gallbladder.
- Dispels wind and invigorates pain.
- Stops spasm and pain.
- Benefits ear.
Indications:
- Digestive disorders: Nausea, fullness in stomach, poor appetite.
- Mental problems : infantile convulsions.
- Headache, heavyness of head, migraine, dizziness, vertigo.
- Ear problem: tinnitus, deafness.
- Scalp Acupuncture: MS11 Posterior temporal line.
Method:
Transverse insertion 0.5-1.5 cun.
Remarks:
- Meeting point of bladder and gallbladder meridian.
- Scalp Acupuncture: MS11 Posterior temporal line.
- Good for migraine.