bubble_chart Etymology "Qian" (強), strong or hard; "jian" (間), interval or space. Occipital bone is very hard, and this acupoint is located in its center, hence the name.
bubble_chart Location
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Qiangjian (GV18) acupoint
(adapted from "Meridians and Acupoints")
On the midline of occipital region, 4 cun above posterior hairline, at the midpoint between
Baihui (GV20) and
Fengfu (GV16), and 1.5 cun below
Naohu (GV17).
bubble_chart Anatomy
- Muscle: galea aponeurotica .
- Nerve: branches of greater occipital nerve.
- Vessel: anastomotic network of left and right occipital arteries and veins.
bubble_chart Manipulation
Subcutaneous insertion 0.3~0.5 cun. Direct moxibustion is prohibited.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Clear head and eyes, dispel wind pathogens.
- Classical: brain spinning, visual vertigo, headache, irritability, vomiting with frothy saliva, stiff neck, manic running due to depressive psychosis, spasm and convulsion with head shaking, crooked mouth, tearing.
- Modern: insomnia, hysteria.
bubble_chart Combinations
- Unbearable headache: Qiangjian (GV18), Fenglong (ST40).
- Irritability: Baihui (GV20), Qiangjian (GV18), Chengguang (BL6).
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