NAME

XUANLI

LOCATION

Below the temple, three quarters of the distance from ST-8 Touwei to
GB-7 Qubin.
In the temporal region, within the hairline, three quarters
of the distance from ST-8 Touwei to
GB-7 Qubin.
Within the hairline, at the junction of the lower quarter and
upper three-quarters of the distance between ST-8 Touwei to
GB-7 Qubin.

NEEDLING

Straight insertion 1 to 1.5 cun.
Transverse insertion 0.5 to 1.5 cun.
Puncture subcutaneously 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
Moxibustion is applicable.

COMMAND FUNCTIONS

Meeting point of the Stomach, San Jiao and Large Intestine
channels

ACTIONS

Expels Wind
Clears Heat
Activates the channel
Alleviates pain

INDICATIONS

Migraine headache
Toothache
Facial swelling
Neurasthenia
Tinnitus
Redness and swelling of the skin of the face
Agitation of the Heart with no desire to eat
One-sided headache
One-sided headache extending to the outer canthus
Pain on the outer canthus
Sneezing
Febrile disease without sweating
Heat in the Middle Jiao

COMBINATIONS

REN-15 Jiuwei
Febrile disease with one-sided headache

CONTRAINDICATIONS

According to several modern texts, moxibustion on this point is contraindicated.

NOTES

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