NAME
NAOKONG
LOCATION
On the head at the level of the upper border of the external
occipital protuberance (DU-17 Naohu), 2.25 cun lateral
to the midline of the head.
Directly above GB-20 Fengchi and level with DU-17 Naohu on
the back of the head.
NEEDLING
Puncture subcutaneously, 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
Moxibustion is applicable.
Slanted insertion 0.5 to 1 cun.
Transverse insertion 0.5 to 1.5 cun.
Note: This point, in common with all points within the hairline
may be needled in any direction, depending on the symptomology.
The needle should be inserted deep to the subcutaneous layer
into the loose tissue adjacent to the bone.
COMMAND FUNCTIONS
Meeting point of the Yangwei channel
ACTIONS
Benefits the head
Alleviates pain
Pacifies Wind
Clears the sense organs
INDICATIONS
Headache
Stiffness of the neck
Vertigo
Painful eyes
Tinnitus
Epilepsy
Redness, swelling and pain of the eyes
Deafness
Pain of the nose
Nasal congestion
Epistaxis
Fright palpitations
Mania-depression disorder
Heat in the body
Common cold
Asthma
Seizures
Mental illness
Palpitations
Head Wind
Brain Wind
One-sided headache with heaviness of the head
Stiffness and pain of the neck with inability to turn
the head
Wind dizziness
Taxation disorders with emaciation
COMBINATIONS
| DU-17 Naohu UB-7 Tongtian | DU-20 Baihui UB-10 Tianzhu | |
| Pain and heaviness of the head | Head Wind |