Atlas of Acupuncture

5.3 Du mai

Location

On the midline, 3.5 cun superior to the anterior hairline or 1.5

cun anterior to ➞Du-20.

How to find

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

a line connecting the apices of the ears) and, from there, meas-

ure 1.5 cun in an anterior direction. Or:Locate the anterior hair-

line (➞3.1.1; the distance from the anterior hairline to ➞Du-20

is 5 cun) and palpate 3.5 cun in a superior/posterior direction.

There, locate Du-21on the midline.

Needling

Transversely (subcutaneously) 0.5–1 cun. Caution with infants

whose fontanelle has not yet closed. Moxibustion possible.

Actions/Indications

● Dispels Wind and Dampness

● Opens the channel

● Calms the shen

In Front of the Crown QIANDING Du-21

Du-21 Apex of the ear

Midline

Apex of the ear

1.5 cun

Du-20

3.5 cun

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

Coronal suture

Parietal bone

Sagittal suture

Frontal

eminence

Vertex

Occipital bone

Du-20

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