Naokong

1. 01On the scalp, level with the upper border of the external occipital protuberance (DU-17 Naohu), 2.25 cun lateral to the midline.
2. 02On the back of the head, directly superior to GB-20 Fengchi and level with DU-17 Naohu.

1. 01Insert subcutaneously, 0.3-0.5 cun.
2. 02Moxibustion may be used.
3. 03Insert obliquely, 0.5-1 cun.
4. 04Insert transversely, 0.5-1.5 cun. Note: like all points within the hairline, this one can be needled in any direction depending on the symptoms present; the needle should pass beneath the subcutaneous layer into the loose tissue next to the bone.

Meeting point of the Yangwei channel

• ·Benefits the head
• ·Relieves pain
• ·Calms Wind
• ·Clears the sensory orifices

• ·Headache
• ·Neck stiffness
• ·Vertigo
• ·Eye pain
• ·Tinnitus
• ·Epilepsy
• ·Redness, swelling, and pain of the eyes
• ·Deafness
• ·Nasal pain
• ·Nasal congestion
• ·Epistaxis
• ·Fright palpitations
• ·Manic-depressive disorder
• ·Heat in the body
• ·Common cold
• ·Asthma
• ·Seizures
• ·Mental illness
• ·Palpitations
• ·Head Wind
• ·Brain Wind
• ·Unilateral headache with heaviness of the head
• ·Neck stiffness and pain with inability to turn the head
• ·Wind dizziness
• ·Taxation disorders with emaciation