Atlas of Acupuncture

4 Acupuncture Points of the Twelve Primary Channels

Location

4 cun superior to the anterior hairline or 1 cun anterior to ➞Du-20

and 2.25 cun lateral to the midline.

How to find

First, locate ➞Du-20(at the junction of the vertical midline and a

line connecting the apices of the ears, distance to the anterior hair-

line
5 cun). Next, locate G.B.-181 cun anterior to ➞Du-20on

the curved line connecting ➞G.B.-15and ➞G.B.-20(
extension

of the pupil line, midway between ➞ST-8and ➞Du-24).

➞BL-7is located on the same level (1 cun anterior to ➞Du-20),

but 1.5 cun lateral to the midline.

Needling

0.3–1.5 cun transversely (subcutaneously) towards the occiput

or the site of the disorder/pain.

Actions/Indications

● Expels Wind, especially from the nose

Special features

Meeting point with the yang wei mai

G.B.-18 Support Spirit CHENGLING

Du-20

5 cun

Apex of the ear Apex of the ear

Du 16 Lower

border of

the occiput

BL-10

Occiput

Axis Sterno-cleidomastoid

G.B.-20

G.B-20

Midline

Apex of the ear Apex of the ear

G.B.-18

4 cun

DU-20

Pupil line

2.25 cun 1 cun

Anterior

hairline

BL-4

BL-6

BL-5

BL-7

BL-8

G.B.-18

G.B.-17

G.B.-16

G.B.-15

Du-20

Du-21

Du-22

Du-23

Bl 3

Du-24 Hairline

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