Atlas of Acupuncture

6.1 Extra Points: Head and Neck (EX-HN)

Location

On the anterior midline (du mai), between the eyebrows.

How to find

Locate the glabella (➞3.1.1), a smooth surface on the frontal

bone, directly above the root of the nose, between the supercil-

iary arches. Then locate Ex-HN-3(yintang) in its centre, on the

midline and between the medial extremities of the eyebrows.

Located along the superciliary arches (from medial to lateral)

are ➞BL-2,➞Ex-HN-4(yuyao) and ➞T.B.-23.

Needling

Pinching-skin method: With the thumb and index finger, form a

skin fold above the point and insert the needle 0.3–0.5 cun trans-

versely from superior to inferior into the fold, towards the root of

the nose. Alternative methods: Oblique or transverse (subcuta-

neous) insertion towards the eyebrows (➞BL-2) or prick to bleed.

Actions/Indications

● Calms the shen

● Benefits the nose

● Eliminates (internal) Wind

● Opens the channel, alleviates pain

Special features

Commonly used extra point with a harmonising effect

Hall of Impression YINTANG Ex-HN-3

Ex-HN-3

(yintang)

BL-2

Ex-HN-4

ST-1

ST-2

Ex-HN-8

BL-1

G.B.-14

Ex-HN-7

Ex-HN-3

L.I.-20

T.B.-23

G.B.-2 ST-7

G.B.-1

S.I.-18

G.B.-14 G.B.-14

T.B.-23

BL-2

Ex-HN-4Glabella

(yuyao)

Ex-HN-3

(yintang)

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