NAME
NAOHU
LOCATION
At the back of the head on the midline, 1.5 cun directly above DU-16 Fengfu, in the depression directly superior to the external occipital protuberance.
Located 2.5 cun above the midpoint of the posterior hairline, 1.5 cun directly above DU-16 Fengfu, in the depression on the upper border of the external occipital protuberance.
NEEDLING
Transverse insertion superiorly or inferiorly 0.5 to 1 cun.
Slanted insertion 0.5 to 1 cun.
Use moxibustion with caution.
Puncture subcutaneously 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
Moxibustion is applicable.
COMMAND FUNCTIONS
Meeting point with the Urinary Bladder channel
ACTIONS
Eliminates Wind
Alleviates pain
Benefits the eyes
Benefits the brain
Clears the mind
Calms the Shen
INDICATIONS
Heaviness of the head
Head Wind
Aversion to wind in the head
Wind dizziness
Swelling and pain of the head
Pain of the face
Red face
Stiffness and pain of the neck
Goiter
Chills and fever
Sweating
Pain of the bones
Insomnia
Collapsing syndrome
Mania
Vertigo
Lassitude and heaviness of the lower extremities due to Deficiency
Pale face
Cervical adenopathy
Dimness of vision
Near-sightedness
Eye pain
Excessive lacrimation
Yellow eyes
Jaundice
Mania
Epilepsy
Clonic spasm
Lockjaw
Loss of voice
Bleeding from the root of the tongue
Seizures
Occipital headache
Blurred vision
Tinnitus
Windstroke
Severe giddiness
Pain in the mouth
COMBINATIONS
| UB-7 Tongtian GB-19 Naokong | UB-19 Danshu UB-49 Yishe UB-48 Yanggang | UB-9 YuzhenGB-20 Fengchi DU-16 Fengfu DU-23 Shangxing |
| Pain and heaviness of the head | Yellow eyes | Pain of the eyes with inability to see |
| UB-8 Luoque KI-9 Zhubin SI-5 Yanggu DU-19 Houding DU-18 Qiangjian UB-9 Yuzhen | ||
| Madness with vomiting |
CONTRAINDICATIONS
According to several classical texts, moxibustion and needling are both contraindicated for this point. It is said the if you needle too deeply, you can kill the patient. It is said that if you moxa this point, the patient can become dumb.
NOTES
This point is used mostly to subdue Interior Wind affecting the brain.