"Mei" (眉), eyebrow; "chong" (衝), to go straight upward. The point is located directly above the medial end of eyebrow, entering hairline, hence the name.

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Meichong (BL3) acupoint
(adapted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

• Taiping Shenghui Fang: "Directly above the medial end of eyebrow, entering hairline";
• Yixue Rumen: "Directly above the eyebrow, betweenShenting (GV24) and Qucha (BL4)".

bubble_chart Anatomy

• Muscle: frontalis.
• Nerve: medial branch of frontal nerve of trigeminal nerve.
• Vessels: frontal artery and vein.

bubble_chart Manipulation

Subcutaneous insertion 0.3~1 cun along skin. Moxibustion is prohibited.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Dispel wind, unblock orifice, clear mind.

• Classical: headache, nasal congestion, vertigo, epilepsy, red and swollen eyes.
• Modern: eyelid twitching, eyelid ptosis, conjunctivitis, trigeminal neuralgia.

bubble_chart Combinations

• Nasal congestion with headache: Shangxing (GV23), Meichong (BL3).