DU-23
Shangxing
Upper Star
Auch bekannt als*Guitang* · Ghost Hall
- Leitbahn
- Du Mai
- Klassifikation
- Geisterpunkt
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Lokalisation
- 01On the head's midline, 1 cun inside the hairline.
- 021 cun behind the forehead's natural hairline, on the head's midline.
- 03On the vertex midline, 1 cun behind the anterior hairline and 0.5 cun behind DU-24 Shenting.
- 04Note: when the anterior hairline is not clearly visible, find the point 3 cun above the glabella and 3 cun in front of DU-20 Baihui.
Nadelung
- 01Insert at an angle, 0.5-1 cun deep, producing local distention and pain.
- 02Insert transversely, 0.5-1 cun.
- 03Insert subcutaneously 0.3-0.5 cun, or prick to bleed.
- 04Moxibustion may be used.
Punktfunktionen
Sun Si-miao Ghost point
Wirkungen
- Clears the nose
- Brightens the eyes
- Clears Heat
- Disperses Wind-Heat
- Benefits the head and face
- Reduces swelling
- Calms the Shen
- Opens the nasal cavity
Indikationen
- Nasal blockage
- Sinusitis
- Rhinitis
- Nasal polyps
- Nasal carbuncles
- Epistaxis
- Frontal headache
- Loss of voice
- Keratitis
- Excess tissue growth in the nose
- Dizziness
- Nasal discharge
- Headache accompanied by nasal obstruction
- Loss of the ability to distinguish fragrant from foul smells
- Clear nasal discharge
- Unremitting bleeding from nose and mouth
- Forehead neuralgia
- Wind-induced headache
- Ophthalmalgia
- Inflammation of the eyeball
- Nasal blockage with turbinate inflammation
- Mental disorders
- Inability to see distant objects
- Blood congestion in the face
- Red face
- Absence of sweating in febrile disease
- Eye pain
- Redness of the inner canthus
- Myopia
- Sudden blindness
- Redness, swelling and pain of the eye
- Wind-induced tearing
- Redness and edema of the face
- Fever without sweating
- Tidal fever
- Severe headache
- Sinus problems
- Seizures
- Shortsightedness
- Facial swelling from Deficiency
- Scalp swelling
- Head Wind
- Malaria
- Mania-depression
- Epilepsy
- Severe headache
- Swollen, painful head due to Wind
- Rhinorrhea
- Sinus problems
- Coryza
- Intermittent fever
- Swollen scalp
- Veil before the eyes
- Allergic rhinitis
- Vertex swelling
- Vertigo
Vorsichtshinweise
- Classical texts advise against moxibustion on this point.
- Contraindicated in infants with metopism.
Kombinationen
- DU-25
- LI-20
Epistaxis
- LI-4
- LIV-3
Rhinitis
- DU-20
- LI-4
Headache
Tidal fevers
Nasal obstruction accompanied by loss of smell discrimination
Loss of ability to distinguish fragrant from foul odors
Nasal congestion
Nasal obstruction and discharge
Nosebleed
Eye pain
- ST-44
Eyeball pain
Eye pain with visual loss
Visual dizziness
Dizziness
- DU-24
- DU-22
Dizziness with head Wind
Head Wind
Abrupt facial swelling
Facial redness and swelling
Anmerkungen
Excessive moxibustion at this point is said to elevate Yang and cause blurred vision.