BL3

Meichong

Star

眉衝 (Méichōng) — Eyebrow Ascension

Bladder channel · point 3

Not yet clinically reviewed

Traditionally used for

Headaches
Dizziness
Eye health
Nose & throat
Mood & calm
Nerves & recovery

Location

On the head, directly above BL2 (the frontal notch), 0.5 cun within the anterior hairline, midway between GV24 and BL4.

How to locate: Go straight up from the inner canthus through BL2 to 0.5 cun within the anterior hairline; the point is midway between GV24 and BL4.

Distances are in cun, a proportional unit — how to measure.

Body map, back: BL3 · Head & face — Fig. — BL3 · Head & face After Albinus, 1747

The skull, from the front — Gray's Anatomy plate — The skull, from the front Gray's Anatomy, 1918

3D view

3D view not available for this point: its position can't be carried onto the 3D model reliably (it failed a placement check). The 2D maps above show it.

Needling

Cited needling

Transverse insertion

Depth 0.5–1 cun

skindeeper

Depths describe average adult habitus in the cited population, never a single safe number for the patient in front of you. Palpate and adjust.

Sources (1)

Deadman P, Al-Khafaji M, Baker K. A Manual of Acupuncture. Hove: Journal of Chinese Medicine Publications; 1998 — p. 258 Supports: techniques (names this point)

Site notes · not cited

Depth: 0.3–0.5 cun

Angle: Transverse

Functions

Expels wind and clears heat from the head
Benefits the nose
Calms the spirit

Indications

Headache and dizzinessnasal congestionepilepsyeye pain

Sources

World Health Organization. WHO Standard Acupuncture Point Locations in the Western Pacific Region. Manila: WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2008. (Location.)
Focks C, ed. Atlas of Acupuncture. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2008. (Locating method and actions.)

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