Regional Anatomy:
Skin-subcutaneous tissue-procerus muscle.
There are the supratrochlear branch of the frontal nerve and the frontal artery from the ophthalmic artery and accompanving vein in this area.
Location:
One's back propped or lie supinely; at the midpoint of the line connecting the medial end of two eyebrows.
Function:
Eliminating wind and heat, and tranquilizing the mind.
Indications:
Headache, veritgo, epistaxis, rhinorrhea, infantile convulsion, frontal headache, and insomnia.
Prescription:
Combined use with YingxiangLI20 (Yingxiang (LI20) [3]) HeguLI4 (Hegu (LI4) Yuan-Source Point [4]) for treatment of rhinitis; with TaiyangEXHN5 (EX-HN5), FengchiGB20 (Fengchi (GB20) [5]), QuchiLI11 (Quchi (LI11) He-Sea Point [6]), FenglongST40 (Fenglong (ST40) Luo-Connecting Point [7]) for treatment of headache and hypertension; and with ShenmenHT7 (Shenmen (HT7) Shu-Stream, Yuan-Primary Point [8]), SanyinjiaoSP6 (Sanyinjiao (SP6) [9]) for treatment of insomnia.
Methods:
Insert the needle subcutaneously to 0.3-0.5 cun deep or prick to cause bleeding; moxibustion: using 3-5 moxa-cones.
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