"Qian" (前), front; "ding" (頂), top or vertex. This acupoint is located on the top of head, in front of Baihui (GV20), hence the name.

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Qianding (GV21) acupoint
(adapted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "1.5 cun behind Xinhui (GV22), in the depression between bones";
• Zhenjiu Zisheng Jing: "Zhen Quan states it is 1 cun, but now we follow Suwen and use 1.5 cun as the standard";
• Xunjing Kaoxue Bian: "3.5 cun within hairline";
• Yizong jinjian: "1.5 cun in front of Baihui (GV20)".

bubble_chart Anatomy

• Muscle: galea aponeurotica.
• Nerve: junction of branches of frontal nerve and greater occipital nerve.
• Vessel: anastomotic network of left and right superficial temporal artery and vein.

bubble_chart Manipulation

Insert subcutaneously 0.5~1 cun forward, backward, or toward temporal side.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Dispel wind, improve vision.

• Classical: dizziness, blurred vision, aversion to wind-cold, red and swollen face, vertex pain, facial puffiness, sudden redness and swelling of eyes, blindness, excessive clear nasal discharge, fright epilepsy in children .
• Modern: hemiplegia due to stroke.

bubble_chart Combinations

• Wind-induced headache, dizziness, upward staring of eyes: Qianding (GV21), Wuchu (BL5).