Regional Anatomy:
Skin-subcutaneous tissue-frontal belly of occipitofrontal muscle.
There are the lateral branches of the supraorbital verve and the lateral branches of the supraorbital artery and vein on this area.
Location:
Sit upright with one's back propped; 1 cun vertically above the midpoint of the eyebrow, or on the vertical line passing through the puple, 1 cun above the eyebrow.
Function:
Refreshing oneself and improving eyesight, expelling wind and clearing heat.
Indications:
Pain in the frontal region, pain of the orbital ridge, eye pain, vertigo, fickering eyelid, blepharoptosis, and lacrimation.
Prescription:
Combined use with SibaiST2 (Sibai (ST2) [3]) for treatment of blepharospasm; with FengchiGB20 (Fengchi (GB20) [4]) for treatment of conjunctivitis; and with YintangEXHN3 (EX-HN3), SibaiST2 (ST2), HeguLI4 (Hegu (LI4) Yuan-Source Point [5]), and TongziliaoGB1 (Tongziliao (GB1) [6]) for treatment of electric ophthalmia.
Methods:
Insert the needle subcutaneously to 0.3-0.5 cun depth; needling response: local numbness and distention; moxibustion: using 3-7 moxa-cones, or mild moxibustion for 10 min.
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