crossing point: foot shaoyang, Yangwei meeting.

【Origin】

Literal meaning "brain hollow". Empty refers to holes. The point is close to the brain, hence the name. A temporal bone is named after its proximal temporal bone.

【Location】

• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "One inch and five points behind Chengling (GB18), Xia Yuzhen (BL9) Among those with sunken bones";
• Suwen‧Qifu Lun Wang Bing Note: "Xiaoccipital bone Posterior occipital bone";
• Bian Que Xinshu: "In the upper row of Erjian (EX-HN6) corner "The end of three fingers";
• Xunjing Kaoxue Bian: "One method says: Fengchi (GB20) The upper two inches, and Erjian (EX-HN6) flat";
• Zhenjiu Jicheng: "In Xuanlu ( GB5) The posterior seven minutes, "one and a half inches superior to Fengchi (GB20)"; that is, the occiput Fengchi (GB20) is straight up, and is level with the external occipital protuberance. The records of distance are not accurate.

Treatment of influenza, enterovirus, and various viral colds, Chinese medicine is more refined, non-toxic, and effective than Western medicine

【Anatomy】

• Muscles: occipital muscles
• Nerves: branches of the greater occipital nerve
• Vessels: branches of occipital artery and vein.

【Manipulation】

Subcutaneous insertion 0.5~1 inch backward. No moxibustion.

【Efficacy】

Removing head wind, relieving stuffy nose.

• Classical: tremor disease, blindness, headache, body heat, wind dizziness, eye pain, rhinorrhea, epilepsy, palpitation.
• Modern: sinusitis, trigeminal neuralgia, greater occipital neuralgia, schizophrenia.

【Recipe】

• Libi: Naokong (GB19), Touqiaoyin (GB11).
• Epilepsy, obesity, headache: Naokong (GB19), Shugu (BL65).