NAME
HANYAN
LOCATION
On the temple, one-fourth the distance from ST-8 Touwei to
GB-7 Qubin.
Within the hairline of the temporal region, at the junction
of the upper quarter and lower three quarters of the distance
between ST-8 Touwei to GB-7 Qubin.
NEEDLING
Slanted insertion, 1 to 1.5 cun.
Transverse insertion 0.5 to 1.5 cun.
Note: This point may be needled in any direction. Direction
depends on the symptomatology. Direct the needle towards the
point of pain, or join to other head points.
COMMAND FUNCTIONS
Meeting point of the San Jiao and Stomach channels
ACTIONS
Eliminates Wind
Clears Heat
Activates the channel
Alleviates pain
INDICATIONS
Migraine headache
Tinnitus
Seizures
Convulsions
One-sided headache
Head Wind with pain at bilateral Taiyang
Redness of the outer canthus
Earache
Neck pain
Wrist pain
Inability to flex the wrist
Vertigo
Pain in the outer canthus
Toothache
Epilepsy
Headache with Heat in the body
Visual dizziness
Clonic spasm
Lockjaw
Deviation of the mouth and eye
Sneezing
Joint Wind with sweating
COMBINATIONS
| GB-5 Xuanlu | DU-21 Qianding DU-19 Houding | DU-19 Houding UB-9 Yuzhen |
| One-sided headache | Wind dizziness One-sided headache | Wind dizziness |
| UB-58 Feiyang KI-1 Yongquan | ||
| Neck pain Joint pain and sweating |
CONTRAINDICATIONS
NOTES
Generally this point is only needled if tender.