Literal meaning "upper star". Lingshu ‧ Nine needles theory: "The star is the seven orifices of human beings". It lives above the seven orifices on the face, hence the name. It is also close to the forehead, so it is called nose, Shentang (BL44), and ghost hall.

【Location】

• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "On the top of the skull, straight to the center of the nose, into the hairline one inch deep."
• acupuncture and moxibustion Jade Dragon Sutra: "One and a half inches from the hairline, press the tip of the nose with the horizontal lines of the palm of the hand, and there is a point at the end of the middle finger."

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

【Anatomy】

• Muscle: junction of left and right frontalis muscles.
• Nerve: branches of frontal nerve.
• Blood vessels: branches of the frontal artery and vein, branches of the superficial temporal artery and vein.

【Manipulation】

Subcutaneous insertion 0.5~1 inch. Can be used for moxibustion.

【Efficacy】

Dispels heat, stimulates the orifices, and clears the head.

• Classical: Fever, inability to sweat, wind dizziness, vomiting and fullness, pain in the eyes and inability to see, headache, swollen face, stuffy nose, runny nose, allergic rhinitis, epistaxis, epilepsy Malaria, phlegm, and epilepsy.
• Modern: rhinitis, keratitis.

【Recipe】

• Dizziness: Shangxing (GV23), Fengchi (GB20), Tianzhu (BL10).
• stuffy nose does not smell fragrant: Shangxing (GV23), Baihui (GV20), Xinhui (GV22), Chengguang (BL6).
• Red and swollen face: Shangxing (GV23), Xinhui (GV22), Qianding (GV21), Naohu (GV17) , Fengchi (GB20).
• head wind: Shangxing (GV23), Baihui (GV20), Hegu (LI4).
• Nistaxis: Shangxing (GV23), Yingxiang (LI20), Hegu (LI4).