Traditionally used for
- Headaches
- Dizziness
- Eye health
- Nose & throat
- Pain & joints
Location
On the back of the head, 2.5 cun above the posterior hairline, 1.3 cun lateral to the midline, on the vertical line of the lateral border of trapezius, level with the upper border of the external occipital protuberance and GV17.
How to locate: Find GV17 in the hollow just above the external occipital protuberance and measure 1.3 cun laterally; the point is usually straight above BL10, on the line of the lateral border of trapezius.
Distances are in cun, a proportional unit — how to measure.
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Needling
Cited needling
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Transverse insertionDepth 0.5–1 cunskindeeper
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. 262 Supports: techniques (names this point)
Site notes · not cited
Functions
- Expels wind and cold and clears the head
- Opens the channel and alleviates pain
- Benefits the eyes and nose
Indications
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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