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Intestine NAOHU DU-17

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Bladder Brains Door Kidney Meeting point of the Governing vessel with Pericardium
the Bladder channel Sanjiao
LOCATION

Dimness of vision, short sightedness, eye pain, excessive lacrimation, yellow eyes, jaundice. Mania, epilepsy, clonic spasm, lockjaw, loss of voice, bleeding from the root of the tongue, goitre, chills and fever, sweating, pain of the bones.
COMBINATIONS

Gall Bladder

Liver At the back of the head on the midline, 1.5 cun directly Conception above Fengfu DU-16, in the depression directly superior to the external occipital protuberance. Governing Extra Points
Naohu DU-17
Baihui DU-20

Pain and heaviness of the head: Naohu DU-17, Tongtian BL-7 and Naokong GB-19 (Thousand Ducat Formulas). Yellow eyes: Naohu DU-17, Danshu BL-19, Yishe BL-49 and Yanggang BL-48 (Supplementing Life). Pain of the eyes with inability to see: Naohu DU-17, Fengchi GB-20, Yuzhen BL-9, Fengfu DU-16 and Shangxing DU-23 (Thousand Ducat Formulas). Madness with vomiting: Naohu DU-17, Luoque BL-8, Zhubin KID-9, Yanggu SI-5, Houding DU-19, Qiangjian DU-18 and Yuzhen BL-9 (Thousand Ducat Formulas).

4.5 cun

1.5 cun

Fengfu DU-16

LOCATION NOTE

This point may be located at the junction of the lower quarter and the upper three quarters of the line connecting Fengfu DU-16 and Baihui DU-20.
NEEDLING

Transverse insertion superiorly or inferiorly 0.5 to 1 cun. Note: according to several classical texts, this point is contraindicated to both needling and moxibustion.
ACTIONS

Eliminates wind and alleviates pain Benefits the eyes Calms the spirit
INDICATIONS

Heaviness of the head, head wind, aversion to wind in the head, wind dizziness, swelling and pain of the head, pain of the face, red face, stiffness and pain of the neck.