Meaning

Upright Construction.

Localization

In the parietal region, on a curved line drawn between Toulinqi GB.15 and Fengchi GB.20, following the contour of the cranium, 1.5 cun posterior to Muchuang GB.16..

Functions

Cleans heat in the head, clears the eyes, expels wind, unblocks channels.

Intersection

The point of intersection of Gall Bladder Channel of Foot Shao Yang and Yang Yang Wei Mai vessel.

Indications

- Localized diseases: headache in the forehead and the top with feeling of nausea, feeling of completeness and fullness in the head, pain in the head and neck with one hand, spasms of the lips (numbness, crampy), the precursors of the Bell's palsy (syndrome of deficiency of Yin of the liver), stroke (lack of spleen Qi ), pain in occipital region, toothache.
- Features: motor and sensory function disorder in legs and feet, head cold (defeat by wind-cold).

Needling Method

Puncture subcutaneously 0.3-0.5  Cauterization with a cold.