太陽 (Tàiyáng) — Supreme Yang
Extra point · Extra (Head and Neck) · point EX-HN5
Also known as M-HN-9
Traditionally used for
- Headaches
- Dizziness
- Eye health
- Teeth & mouth
- Nerves & recovery
Location
In the depression about 1 cun posterior to the midpoint between the lateral end of the eyebrow and the outer canthus.
How to locate: With the patient seated or supine, find the midpoint between the outer end of the eyebrow and the outer canthus, then move about one finger-breadth backward into the soft temple hollow.
Regional anatomy: Skin and subcutaneous tissue, then the temporal fascia and temporalis muscle; the superficial temporal artery and vein run nearby.
Distances are in cun, a proportional unit — how to measure.
Needling
Functions
- Expels wind and clears heat from the head
- Reduces swelling
- Opens the channel and relieves pain
- Benefits the eyes
Indications
Clinical Notes
Combinations Using This Point
Taiyang, Xiaguan and Daying
Taiyang, Xiaguan and Daying across the side of the face — a set to expel wind, reduce facial swelling and relieve headache, dizziness and facial deviation.
Taiyang and Yintang
Taiyang and Yintang — temple and brow — paired to calm the mind, clear wind-heat from the head and treat facial neuralgia, painful eyes and nosebleed.
Sources
- Focks C, ed. Atlas of Acupuncture. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2008. (Locating method and actions.)
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