Atlas of Acupuncture

7 Important Points According to Region

G.B.-20

Du-15

Du-14

G.B.-12

G.B.-19 BL-9 Du-17

Du-20

BL-8

G.B.-8

Du-16

Du-19

Du-18

BL-10

G.B.-21

Du-19

p p

1.5 cun Du-20

Du-19 (houding) ‘Behind the Crown’On the midline,

1.5 cun posterior to Du-20or 3 cun superior to Du-17

BL-9 (yuzhen) ‘Jade Pillow’2.5 cun superior to the posterior

hairline and 1.3 cun lateral to the midline or Du-17(directly

superior to the external occipital protuberance)

Du-17 (naohu) ‘Brain's Door’On the midline, in a

depression superior to the external occipital protuberance,

approximately 2.5 cun superior to the posterior hairline,

1.5 cun superior to Du-16

G.B.-12 (wangu) ‘Mastoid Process’In a depression posterior

and inferior to the mastoid process

G.B.-20 (fengchi) ‘Wind Pool’On the lower border of the

occipital bone, in the depression between the origins of the

sternocleidomastoid and trapezius

G.B.-19 (naokong) ‘Brain Hollow’Level with the upper

border of the external occipital protuberance (Du-17), on the

line connecting G.B.-15andG.B.-20, and 2.25 cun lateral to

the midline

Du-18 (qiangjian) ‘Unyielding Space’On the posterior

midline, 1.5 cun superior to Du-17or 3 cun posterior to Du-20

G.B.-8 (shuaigu) ‘Leading Valley’1.5 cun directly superior

to the apex of the ear

Du-18

Du-17

External

occipital

protuberance

1.5 cun

1.5 cun

G.B.-8

Du-17

External

occipital

protuberance

2.25 cun

G.B.-19 1.5 cun

Du-17

Du-16

External

occipital

protuberance

1.3 cun

BL-9

M

approximately2.5 cun

Du-17

Du-16

External

occipital

protuberance 1.5 cun

G.B.-12

G.B.-11

1/3

Approximately

level with the

helix root

Mastoid

process

G.B.-20

Lower border

of the occiput

BL-10

Occiput

Axis Sternocleido-mastoid

G.B.-20

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