- How it is given
- The Front of the Body I
- What it is used for
- Each Point in Use
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Gal — the gall bladder point
Standing straight, with your right foot on the patient's left thigh, using the soft middle part of the sole, give pressure without stopping at three (or four) places, running from below the waist joint down to just before the knee joint. At each place press for six seconds and release. Doing this from the waist down to the knee is called (1) Gal.
If more than (1) Gal is to be given, then without stopping repeat from waist to knee as many times as the number written.
| Patient's position | Supine, one pillow under both thighs; the therapist standing straight, the other foot lifted clear of the ground, knee not bent Supine |
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| Where the feet are placed | Therapist's right sole on the patient's left thigh; three (or four) stations from just below the hip joint to just above the knee Left |
| Duration and repetitions | 6 seconds at each station, moving down without stopping; one hip-to-knee pass = (1) Gal; the pass repeated as many times as the number written 6 sec |
| What it is for | The pain below the ribs on the right side of the chest, which is found in gall bladder disease and in all bile-related diseases |
Choosing the station from the ring. The entry carries its own note — the ring rule in working clothes: if there is pain at the number one place in Gal, it will be relieved by the treatment near the waist on the left thigh; whereas to relieve pain at the number three place of Gal, one must treat near the knee of the same thigh.
What lies beneath. Station one is as for Pan. Station two, mid-thigh, is the four-headed thigh muscle wrapped round the bone with the inner-thigh muscles alongside; deep and inward runs a narrow tunnel carrying the leg's main artery and vein with a sensory nerve — the one structure here that genuinely dislikes being squeezed against bone, and the reason the contact is broad, flat and central. Station three, above the knee, is chiefly the flat tendon running to the knee cap. The gall bladder itself is a small pear tucked under the liver on the right, where the rib margin crosses. (Figure 16.3)
(1) point Gal × 6 treatments
As in the left-hand picture, press on the number one point of the thigh for six seconds and release; then, after stopping for one minute, press on the number two point in the middle of the thigh for six seconds and release; then, after one minute, press on the number three point of the thigh for six seconds and release; then, after one minute, repeat this whole process again. That is, altogether it is to be done six times.
| Patient's position | As for Gal Supine |
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| Where the feet are placed | The same three stations on the patient's left thigh, taken one at a time Left |
| Duration and repetitions | 6 s at station 1 → 1 minute → 6 s at station 2 → 1 minute → 6 s at station 3 → 1 minute → the whole process once more. Six times in all 6 sec × 3 |
| What it is for | As for Gal |
Set the two side by side and you have the clearest illustration of what the word point does as a modifier. Gal is a continuous descent counting as one; (1) point Gal × 6 treatments is the same three stations given as six separate events a minute apart. (2) Gal would deliver those same six applications too — and run them straight through without a pause. The spacing is the treatment, which is why the minute cannot be spent tidying the sheet or answering a question.
From Each Point in Use
The gall bladder, the stomach and the intestines
Table 4 — GAL, GAS ONLY and GAS 'I'
| Point and variant | What it is used for | When it must not be used | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gal — TF 'Gal', (1) Gal, (3) Gal and so on | Pain in the right front of the chest. To stimulate the upper part of the ascending colon. To stimulate the gall bladder, so that bile is released in adequate quantity as required. To lower cholesterol. To heal a blow or an injury. For wrinkles in the skin — give after checking for pain. For frequent urination. For skin disease with constipation. And wherever there is pus or discharge — in the ear or anywhere on the body | Do not give in leukaemia, blood cancer or other diseases arising from a raised white cell count. In asthma this point increases the trouble — so do not give it. Do not give to those passing little urine. This is a matter of experience ▲ Take care | Three prohibitions of three different kinds. |
| (1) Pt. Gal × 6 treatments | In viral fever, if there is pain at Gal. In all skin diseases — allergy, psoriasis, leucoderma (vitiligo) and so on — and especially where the patient also complains of constipation, where the benefit is great. In the HCl formula, to stimulate the part of the stomach near the pylorus and so produce gastrin | (the Gal prohibitions above stand) | Six treatments, not six applications. |
| (9) Gal | To reduce excessive anger — anger spoils the gall bladder. Especially to settle hyperactivity and restlessness in children | (the Gal prohibitions above stand) | The one entry in the family aimed at temperament |
| Gas Only — TF 'Gas Only', (1) Gas Only – 6 points, (6) Gas Only | This is for the stomach. To reduce pain below Pan and above the navel. To increase hydrochloric acid in the stomach. To digest protein by means of pepsin. To form intrinsic factor, so that vitamin B₁₂ is properly absorbed. In cancer, spasticity, fits, cerebral palsy, rheumatoid arthritis and joint pain, and in the UDF formula. It stops loose motions. Giving Gas Only removes pain in the right ring finger — but give only as much as is needed to remove the pain. For nausea, and to stop vomiting, it is immediately helpful — especially in pregnant women; but if they have back pain, it is better to give the treatment with the hands rather than the feet | Do not give to those who have an ulcer in the stomach or duodenum. For those with constipation, piles or fistula, if Gas Only must be given for some reason, Gas 'I' must be given with it; and if the constipation is severe, (2) S4, S5 may also be given with Gas 'I' ▲ Take care | The ulcer prohibition follows from the point's own mechanism. The second half is not a prohibition but a compensation — the point's own side-effect answered in the same breath. |
| Gas 'I' — TF Gas 'I', (1) Gas 'I' – 6 points and so on | To reduce pain directly above the navel. To stimulate the jejunum and the ileum for secretin and CCK, so that digestion and absorption proceed properly. For constipated patients, to increase small intestinal motility. For children who drool — where Lu + Sh has not helped, Gas 'I' does | (see the (6) Gas 'I' box) | |
| (6) Gas 'I' | Increases blood flow in the arteries of the intestines and the kidneys. Prevents the kidney from producing renin, and so normalises high blood pressure. Enables the enteric neurons of the gastrointestinal tract to produce serotonin and other brain neurotransmitters | Gas 'I' increases small intestinal motility, so do not give it if there are loose motions ▲ Take care | The prohibition governs the whole Gas 'I' family, not this count alone |
| (12) Gas 'I' | Given in Parkinson's disease to produce dopamine. It works like (20) Medulla | (the loose-motions prohibition stands) |
The stomach point and its companion — the clearest compensation rule in the therapy
Gas Only stops loose motions. That is one of the things it is for, and it is also the reason it becomes a problem in the wrong belly.
So the instruction does not simply forbid it to a constipated patient. It says: if Gas Only must be given for some reason to somebody with constipation, piles or fistula, then Gas 'I' must be given with it — because Gas 'I' increases the movement of the small intestine and pulls in the other direction. And if the constipation is severe, (2) S4, S5 may also be given with Gas 'I'.
Three points, running together, each answering the last one's shadow. Learn the shape of this instruction, because you will meet it again in the formulary: a therapy that knows what its own treatments cost writes the payment into the same line.
Also explained in
- The formula that came out of what is inside bile — New Gal Setting the Stomach
Then it was seen that those who had any problem whatever in the skin had pain in Gal — and many of them also had constipation.
- The revision — Gal and Spl taken out of an inflamed abdomen APR — Abdominal Pain
So by giving these two points — Gal and Spl — the inflammation could increase.
- Why Gal was increased and Ku was changed — the New Star The Stiffening Joint
blocked pipe opened by force, and forty seconds in place of eight presses But the full benefit did not come, and the patients always had pain in Gal.
- Gal — the gall bladder point The Navel Speaks First
The rounded end of the gall bladder, poking out from under the liver's edge; behind and above it the right lobe of the liver, beside it the bend of the large bowel, just deeper the first part of the duodenum.
- GAL–SPL GHISAI — the pelvic rim, softly, six times Uncommon Problems
GAL and SPL are the gall bladder and spleen codes of the supine atlas; ghisai is the therapy's own word for a rubbing, sliding application rather than a still press.
- Introduction The Front of the Body I
His patient was a tailor of fifty-one with four months of a dull ache below the right ribs that came on about an hour after food, and a card that read (3) Gal.
- Why the map crosses The Front of the Body I
Gal is named for the gall bladder, which lies on the right, and is given on the left thigh.
- Spl — the spleen point The Front of the Body I
o exactly as for Gal above, but give the pressure with the sole of your left foot on their right thigh.
- The points on the thighs The Front of the Body I
an never travels; Gal and Spl run hip to knee without stopping Figure 16.2 The points on the thighs.
- W D — White Discharge The Front of the Body I
This note is printed once and governs a named list: Gas, Gas I, Gal, Spl, Liv, Mu, Lt.
- Questions students ask The Front of the Body I
Must I learn all of this before I can be useful? Learn Pan, Gal, Spl, Liv and Mu properly and you can already give the largest part of an ordinary morning's work.
- Introduction Each Point in Use
She had palpated him properly, found tenderness at Const and at Gal, and built her card out of what she had found: (4) Const for the bowel, (4) Thrd for the hair and the skin and the sluggish afternoons, (1) Pt.
- How to read this article Each Point in Use
Gal in asthma increases the trouble — so it is not given.
- The exclusions that are same-session, not permanent Each Point in Use
After the sole pain has gone, JJ⁺² can be given Fracture in any bone between L1 and S1 L3, 4, 5 Fracture Inflammation in the abdomen Folded legs Inflammation Heart disease Loveleen Pressure falls upon the chest Passing t