7.1 Anterior Aspect of the Head

7 Important Points According to Region

Claudia Focks

BL-2

Ex-HN-4

ST-1

ST-2

Ex-HN

Ex-HN-8

BL-1

G.B.-14

Ex-HN-7

ST-4

Ex-HN-3

L.I.-20

G.B.-13

T.B.-23

L.I.-19

Du-24

G.B.-15

G.B.-2 ST-7

ST-5

Ren-24

Du-26

G.B.-1

S.I.-18

ST-8 BL-4

BL-3

BL-5 Du-23

BL-5

1 cun

ST-8

Du-23

1 cun

Hairline

4.5 cun ST-8

Hairline

0.5 cun

G.B.-13

ST-8

Hairline

0.5 cun

G.B.-15

ST-8

BL-5 (wuchu) ‘Fifth Place’1 cun superior to the anterior

hairline and 1.5 cun lateral to the midline (directly above BL-4,

level with Du-23)

Du-23 (shangxing) ‘Upper Star’On the midline, 1 cun

superior to the anterior hairline

ST-8 (touwei) ‘Head’s Binding’At the temporal corner of

the forehead, on the border of the temporalis muscle and

0.5 cun within the anterior hair line or 4.5 cun lateral to the

anterior midline (Du-24)

G.B.-13 (benshen) ‘Root of the Spirit’0.5 cun superior to

the anterior hairline and 3 cun lateral to the midline, on the line

betweenDu-24andST-8(
4.5 cun) at the junction of the

lateral and medial third

G.B.-15 (toulinqi) ‘Head Governor of Tears’On the pupil

line when looking straight ahead, 0.5 cun superior to the

anterior hairline, at the midpoint of the line between Du-24

andST-8(
4.5 cun)

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