Acupuncture Points on the Du Mai (Governing Vessel)
Benefits the noseEliminates wind and benefits the head
Headache, blurring of vision, rhinorrhea, infantile convulsion.
Where is DU-22 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 555): At the top of the head on the midline, 2 cun posterior to the anterior hairline.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 234): 2 cun posterior to the midpoint of the anterior hairline, 3 cun anterior to Baihui (DU-20).
Puncture subcutaneously 0.3-0.5 inch.
This point is prohibited in infants with metopism (as is the metopic suture of the frontal skull bone).
This point is prohibited in infants with metopism (as is the metopic suture of the frontal skull bone).
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