[Category]
crossing point: foot shaoyang, Yangwei meeting.
[Origin]
The head is where the soul is located, and the point is next to the Shenting (GV24) point, so it is called "Ben".
[Location]
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Benshen (GB13) acupoint
(quoted from "Meridians and Acupoints")
The head is three inches lateral to the midline of the cranium, five inches in front of the hairline and behind. When the outer 1/3 vertex of the line connecting
Shenting (GV24) and
Touwei (ST8).
- Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "In Qucha (BL4), one inch and five points on each side, in hairline" ;
- Yixue Rumen: "Lin Cry an inch and a half away";
- Xunjing Kaoxue Bian: "TogetherShenting (GV24) Three inches to the side".
[Anatomy]
- Muscle: frontalis.
- Nerve: lateral branch of frontal nerve.
- Vessels: frontal branches of superficial temporal artery and vein, lateral branches of frontal artery and vein.
[Manipulation]
Subcutaneous insertion upwards 0.5 to 1 inch. No moxibustion.
[Efficacy]
Peace of mind, dispelling wind, relaxing muscles.
- Classical: headache, dizziness, neck stiffness, chest and ribs that cannot be tilted together, epilepsy, fright epilepsy in children, various winds, apoplexy and unconsciousness.
- Modern: neurasthenia, insomnia.
[Recipe]
- Epilepsy: Benshen (GB13), Shenzhu (GV12).
- Pediatric fright epilepsy: Benshen (GB13), Qianding (GV21), Xinhui (GV22), Tianzhu (BL10) .
- The chest and sides are drawn together and cannot be tilted: Benshen (GB13), Luxi (TE19).
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