Meaning

Floating White. The point in the upper body contributes to the "enlightenment" of the head and eyes.

Localization

Posterior to the ear, along a curved line drawn from Tianchong GB.9 to Wangu GB.12 running within the hairline and more or less parallel to the line of the rim of the ear, in a depression about one third of the distance between Tianchong GB.9 and Wangu GB.12. The line runs along the edge of the mastoid process.

Functions

Expels wind and heat, restores patency of collaterals.

Intersection

The intersection point of Gall Bladder Channel of Foot Shao Yang and Bladder Channel of Foot Tai Yang.

Indications

- Localized diseases: tinnitus, ringing of the ears, hearing loss, pain in the temporal region, headache.
- Respiratory system: feeling of fullness in the chest, dyspnea, cough with plenty of phlegm,
- Features: weakness of the lower extremities, various seals on the body (scapula, acne), tonic muscle of cervico-occipital area, sore throat, toothache.

Needling Method

Puncture subcutaneously obliquely posteriorly at an angle of 10 degrees 0.5-0.8 cun.