Acupuncture Points on the Du Mai (Governing Vessel)
- Meeting Point of the Governing Vessel with the Bladder and Stomach Channels
Benefits the brain and calms the spiritEliminates wind and benefits the head Benefits the nose and eyes
Epilepsy, anxiety, palpitation, insomnia, headache, vertigo, rhinorrhea.
Where is DU-24 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 557): At the top of the head on the midline, 0.5 cun posterior to the anterior hairline and 0.5 cun anterior to Shangxing DU-23.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 234): 0.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline.
Puncture subcutaneously 0.3-0.5 inch, or prick to cause bleeding. Moxibustion is applicable.
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