crossing point: governor vessel (GV), foot taiyang, Yangming meeting.

[Origin]

Courtyard, the square in front of the house. The brain is the house of original spirit, the face is the garden of God, and the cave is above it, hence the name. The current position is hairline, so it is also called "hairline".

[Location]

Shenting (GV24) acupoint
(quoted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "In hairline, straight nose";
• Waitai Miyao author: "In hairline, five points, straight nose" ";
• Leijing Tuyi: "Straight up the nose, enter the hairline for five points. If it is high, the hairline is the point, and if it is low, add two or three points."

[Anatomy]

• Muscle: junction of left and right frontalis muscles.
• Nerve: branches of frontal nerve.
• Vessels: Branches of frontal artery and vein.

[Manipulation]

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

[Efficacy]

Soothes the mind, sharpens the orifice, dispelling wind, and relieves heat.

• Classical: wind dizziness, nausea, fullness, head and chest, cold in the middle, allergic rhinitis, palpitations, eye swelling, eye nebula, inability to see, eyes crying, malaria, asthma Drinking, epilepsy, vomiting, infantile convulsion, strong waist and spine.
• Modern: Depression.

[Recipe]

• wind epilepsy: Shenting (GV24), Suliao (GV25), Yongquan (KI1).