Chengling

1. 01Along the curved line connecting GB-15 Toulinqi and GB-20 Fengchi that traces the skull's contour, in the parietal region 1.5 cun behind GB-17 Zhengying.
2. 02Directly lateral to DU-20 Baihui, 2.25 cun from the midline, on the Gall Bladder channel. Note: needling direction here is not fixed and should follow the presenting symptoms — aim toward the site of pain or connect to other head points.
3. 03On the scalp, 4 cun above the anterior hairline and 2.25 cun lateral to the midline.

1. 01Insert transversely, 0.5-1.5 cun.
2. 02Insert obliquely, 0.5-1 cun.
3. 03Moxibustion may be used.
4. 04Insert subcutaneously, 0.3-0.5 cun.

Meeting point of with the Yang Wei Channel.

• ·Benefits the head
• ·Calms the Shen
• ·Clears the brain
• ·Benefits the nose
• ·Descends Lung Qi
• ·Relieves pain

• ·Headache
• ·Brain Wind
• ·Dizziness
• ·Eye pain
• ·Rhinitis
• ·Epistaxis
• ·Bronchitis
• ·Vertigo
• ·Nasal congestion
• ·Dyspnea
• ·Cough
• ·Aversion to Wind and Cold
• ·Common cold
• ·Blocked nose
• ·Runny nose

This point exerts a profound influence on mental disorders, including obsessive thinking and dementia.