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POINT: DU-21 (GOVERNING VESSEL-21)

English: In Front of the Crown
Also Known As: Before Top
  • 3.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline and 1.5 cun anterior to DU-20 Baihui.
  • At the top of the head on the midline, 1.5 cun directly anterior to DU-20 Baihui and 3.5 cun posterior to the anterior hairline.
  • Puncture subcutaneously 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
  • Moxibustion is applicable.
  • Slanted insertion, 0.5 to 1 cun.
  • Transverse insertion 0.5 to 1 cun.
  • Caution: this point should not be needled in infants whose fontanelle has not closed.
  • Eliminates Wind
  • Treats convulsions
  • Benefits the head
  • Epilepsy
  • Dizziness
  • Blurred vision
  • Vertical headache
  • Rhinorrhea
  • Head Wind
  • Visual dizziness
  • Wind epilepsy
  • Childhood fright epilepsy
  • Acute and chronic childhood fright Wind
  • Clonic spasm
  • Headache
  • Vertigo
  • Rhinitis
  • Rhinopolypus
  • Infantile convulsions
  • Pain and swelling of the vertex
  • Swelling and redness of the face
  • Edema
  • Aversion to Wind-Cold
  • Copious, clear nasal discharge

DU-22
Xinhui
GB-13
Benshen
UB-10
Tianzhu

DU-19
Houding
GB-4
Hanyan

DU-20
Baihui

DU-24
Shenting
DU-23
Shangxing
SJ-23
Sizhukong
GB-20
Fengchi
LI-4
Hegu
UB-2
Zanzhu
ST-8
Touwei

Childhood fright epilepsy

Wind dizziness

One-sided headache

One-sided or generalized head Wind

DU-24
Shenting

DU-23
Shangxing
ST-43
Xiangu
SP-4
Gongsun

DU-22
Xinhui
DU-23
Shangxing
DU-17
Naohu
GB-20
Fengchi

Inability to speak following Windstroke

Sudden swelling of the face

Redness and swelling of the face

DU-26
Renzhong

 

 

Deficiency swelling of the face