NAME
QIANGJIAN
LOCATION
4 cun directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline, 1.5 cun above to DU-17 Naohu.
At the back of the head on the midline, 1.5 cun superior to DU-17 Naohu, midway between DU-16 Fengfu and DU-20 Baihui.
NEEDLING
Puncture subcutaneously 0.3 - 0.5 cun
Moxibustion is applicable.
Transverse insertion, 0.5 - 1 cun.
COMMAND FUNCTIONS
ACTIONS
Pacifies Wind
Alleviates pain
Calms the Shen
INDICATIONS
Headache
Neck stiffness with an inability to turn the head
Dizziness with agitation
Nausea
Vomiting of foamy or watery saliva
Clonic spasm
Blurred vision
Mania-depression
Epilepsy
Shaking of the head
Mad walking
Insomnia
COMBINATIONS
ST-40 Fenglong | GB-11 Touqiaoyin or GB-44 Zuqiaoyin | ST-1 Chengqi ST-2 Sibai ST-3 Juliao LI-19 Kouheliao GB-3 Shangguan ST-5 Daying SI-18 Quanliao GB-20 Fengchi LI-20 Yingxiang DU-26 Renzhong |
Headaches that are difficult to endure | Stabbing pain in the head with an inability to move | Deviation of the mouth with an inability to speak |
DU-20 Baihui UB-6 Chengguan | UB-2 Zanzhu SI-8 Xiaohai SI-3 Houxi | |
Agitation of the Heart | Epileptic convulsions, mad walking, an inability to sleep and agitation of the Heart |
CONTRAINDICATIONS
NOTES
This point, classically, was primarily prescribed for unendurable stabbing pain in the head.