Base de conocimientoPuntos de acupuntura
GB-5
Xuanlu
Suspended skull
También conocido comoHanging Skull
- Canal
- Vesícula biliar
- Clasificación
- Punto de cruce
Esta entrada aún no está traducida: el texto siguiente está en inglés.
Localización
In the temporal region within the hairline, midway between ST-8 Touwei to GB-7 Qubin.
Punción
- 01Needle transversely, 0.5 to 1.5 cun.
- 02Note: the needle direction here is chosen according to the presentation; insert it past the subcutaneous layer into the loose areolar tissue next to the skull, rather than staying more superficial.
- 03Oblique insertion, 1 to 1.5 cun.
- 04Puncture subcutaneously, 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
- 05Moxibustion may be used.
Funciones del punto
Meeting point with the Stomach, San Jiao and Large Intestine channels.
Acciones
- Expels Wind
- Clears Heat
- Frees the channel
- Relieves pain
Indicaciones
- Hemilateral headache spreading to the outer canthus
- Outer canthus pain
- Headache
- Rhinitis
- Febrile disease with agitation and fullness sensation
- Migraine
- Toothache
- Facial skin pain, redness and swelling
- Epistaxis
- Continuous, turbid nasal discharge
- Febrile disease with absence of sweating
- Neurasthenia
Notas
It is used for disturbances of movement, such as convulsions and spasms, as well as speech disturbance.