Meaning

Wind Pool. Through this point the head is affected by the disease-producing factor wind-cold.

Localization

Below the occiput, approximately midway between Fengfu DU.16 and Wangu GB.12, in the hollow between the origins of the sternomastoid and trapezius muscles..

Functions

Expels wind, restores hearing, clears the eyes,unblocks channels, revitalizes the meridians.

Intersection

The point of intersection of the foot Shao-Yang Meridian of the gallbladder, hand Shao-Yang Meridian of San Jiao and Yang Wei-Mai vessel.

Indications

- External wind-cold: headache, nasal blockage, slight fever, severe cold fit, lack of sweat, thirst with a preference for cold drinks, pain in the body.
- External wind-heat: high temperature, headache in the forehead, slight cold fit, dry mouth, sore throat, eye redness.
- 5 holes diseases: ophthalmalgia with headache, eye redness, inflammation of the medial angle of eye, watery eyes, myopia, cold, exophthalmus, migraine, nasal blockage, copious nasal discharge (well-drained outside), ringing of the ears, deafness, toothache, sore throat (cold), globus sensation, tic and contracture of the facial muscles, downturning mouth, nasal hemorrhage.
- Disorders of the mind: motor disorders after stroke, insomnia, emotional lability.
- Features: pain in the shoulder, back, lower back; pain and muscle contracture in the neck and neck, paresthesia of the lower extremities during the meridian, promotes rash (measles, urticaria), prevention of complications of diphtheria.

Needling Method

Puncture obliquely toward the opposite eye 0.8 - 1.2 cun.