crossing point: Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: foot shaoyang, Yangweizhihui; Suwen‧Qifu Lun Wang Bing Note: foot yangming, Shaoyang meeting. Please refer to Wang Bing’s note.

[Origin]

The point is located in the corner of the head, which is the dimension of the head, hence the name.

[Location]

Touwei acupoint
(quoted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "On the forehead hairline, Xia Benshen (GB13) is one inch and five points on the side." ;
• Bronze Man acupoint acupuncture and moxibustion Illustration: "Insert hairline into the corner of the forehead."

[Anatomy]

• Muscles: Upper edge of frontalis muscle, in the membrane of the galea tendon.
• Nerves: auriculotemporal nerve branch, maxillary nerve zygomatic nerve zygomaticotemporal branch, facial nerve temporal branch.
• Vessels: superficial temporal artery, frontal branch of vein.

[Manipulation]

Subcutaneous insertion 0.5 to 1 inch backward and upward or sideways and downward.

[Efficacy]

dispelling wind, venting fire, relieving pain, improving vision.

• Classical: Hanre headache, eye pain and tears, shortness of breath, irritability, vomiting, sweating, difficulty speaking, eyelid, wind and tears, and unclear vision.
• Modern: forehead pain, migraine, schizophrenia, dysfunctional Zigong (EX-CA1) hemorrhage, alopecia areata.

[Recipe]

• The headache feels like being broken, and the eyes hurt like falling off: Touwei (ST8), Daling (PC7).
• eyelid animation: Touwei (ST8), Zanzhu (BL2).
• There are tears in the wind: Touwei (ST8), Jingming (BL1), Linwei, Fengchi (GB20).
• migraine: Touwei (ST8), Qubin (GB7), Fengfu (GV16), Lieque (LU7).
• Schizophrenia: Touwei (ST8), Hegu (LI4) Through Houxi (SI3), Taichong (LR3) Through Yongquan (KI1).