Yangbai Point (GB-14 / Yang White)
Discover the exact location and acupressure method for Yangbai (GB-14 / Yang White). Learn its benefits for eye pain, myopia, night blindness, facial paralysis, and headache – the meeting point of Gallbladder and Yang Wei – plus classic combinations for comprehensive treatment.
Indications
Dizziness, eye pain, myopia, night blindness, facial paralysis (facial deviation), outer canthus pain, headache (frontal headache, migraine), eyelid twitching, red painful eyes, trigeminal neuralgia, supraorbital neuralgia, and ptosis.
Precise Location
Located on the Gallbladder Meridian, on the face, directly above the pupil, approximately 1 cun above the upper border of the eyebrow.
Location Method
Sit upright with both hands raised and elbows resting on a table, palms facing down. Place the thumb tips just above the outer ends of the eyebrows – the points are directly above the thumb tips. (Standard location: with eyes looking straight ahead, directly above the pupil, 1 cun above the eyebrow.)
Massage Method
Using the knuckle of the bent thumb, gently scrape the point from inside to outside – a distinct sore sensation will occur. Apply once each morning and evening for 1–3 minutes on each side (or simultaneously). Therapeutic actions: Dispels wind and clears heat, clears the head and brightens the eyes, and dispels wind and unblocks the collaterals.
Compatibility
Red painful eyes: Combine with Jingming (BL-1), Yuyao (EX-HN4), Yangbai (GB-14), and Taiyang (EX-HN5). Disease overview: Caused by external wind-heat pathogens invading the eyes and stagnating, or by liver-gallbladder fire ascending along the meridians, causing meridian obstruction and qi-blood stasis. Ancient texts also refer to it as "wind-heat eye," "sudden wind with heat," and "epidemic red eye." Massage sequence: Close the eyes and relax – pinch Jingming 20 times; scrape Yuyao and Yangbai back and forth with the sides of both index fingers 20 times; finally massage Taiyang for 1 minute. Blepharitis: Combine with Jingming (BL-1), Cuanzhu (BL-2), Yuyao (EX-HN4), and Yangbai (GB-14). Vomiting: Combine with Zhongwan (RN-12), Quepen (ST-12), Neiguan (PC-6), Zusanli (ST-36), Yangbai (GB-14), and Taichong (LR-3). Facial paralysis (facial deviation): Combine with Dicang (ST-4), Jiache (ST-6), and Hegu (LI-4). Headache and dizziness: Combine with Fengchi (GB-20), Taiyang (EX-HN5), and Taichong (LR-3). Ptosis: Combine with Cuanzhu (BL-2), Sizhukong (TE-23), and Zusanli (ST-36).
Efficacy & Actions
According to ancient medical texts, this point treats headache, wind headache, dizziness, red painful eyes, pain between the eyebrows, night blindness, myopia, hyperopia, eyelid twitching, stiff neck with inability to turn, and cold back with inability to warm. In modern TCM clinical practice, experienced physicians also use this point for facial paralysis, trigeminal neuralgia, supraorbital neuralgia, and ptosis. Regular massage of this point provides significant eye health benefits. This point belongs to the Foot Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian and is the meeting point of the Gallbladder Meridian and the Yang Wei Vessel. It dispels wind and clears heat, clears the head and brightens the eyes, and dispels wind and unblocks the collaterals. It is a commonly used key point for treating eye and head-facial disorders. First documented in Zhenjiu Jiayijing. "Yang" refers to the yang meridians; "Bai" means white or brightness. Located above the eyebrow, this point treats eye disorders and clarifies vision – hence the name Yangbai (Yang White).
