Shuaigu

1. 01Above the top of the ear, 1.5 cun inside the hairline.
2. 02Straight up from the ear's apex, 1.5 cun above the natural hairline.
3. 03In the temple, in a shallow hollow 1 cun straight above the ear apex. Note: locate the apex by folding the ear forward so the back portion of the upper helix lies directly over the front portion — fold only that part of the ear, not the whole ear.

1. 01Subcutaneous puncture, 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
2. 02Moxibustion may be used.
3. 03Horizontal needling, 1 to 2 cun.
4. 04Horizontal needling, 0.5 to 1.5 cun; can be through-needled to join M-HN-9 Taiyang. Note: direction is not fixed and should match the symptoms present. Insert past the subcutaneous layer into the loose areolar tissue next to the skull bone, rather than staying more superficial.

Meeting point of the Urinary Bladder channel

• ·Clears obstruction from the channel
• ·Benefits the ears
• ·Dispels Wind
• ·Benefits the head
• ·Relieves pain
• ·Harmonizes the diaphragm and Stomach
• ·Stops vomiting
• ·Treats alcohol intoxication

• ·Migraine
• ·Migraine affecting the whole head
• ·Vertigo
• ·Vomiting
• ·Convulsions in infants, acute or chronic
• ·Continuous vomiting
• ·Cold in the Stomach
• ·Diaphragm pain from Phlegm Qi
• ·Inability to eat
• ·Restlessness and fullness after eating or drinking
• ·Vomiting from alcohol injury
• ·Dizziness from Phlegm
• ·Edema
• ·Eye pain
• ·Nausea, fullness and vomiting
• ·Diaphragm pain
• ·Rheumatism caused by alcoholism
• ·Tinnitus
• ·Deafness
• ·One-sided headache
• ·Heavy sensation in the head
• ·Head Wind
• ·Pain at the forehead corner, near ST-8 Touwei
• ·Crooked mouth and eye
• ·Fright Wind in children, acute or chronic
• ·Dizziness
• ·Eye disorders
• ·Headache from nervous tension
• ·Pain in the brain
• ·Yin-type Stomach symptoms
• ·Fullness sensation in the chest and Stomach
• ·Swelling of the skin surface

• ·This point is commonly chosen locally to treat ear complaints stemming from Liver Yang Rising.
• ·It plays a significant role in treating headache and heaviness in the temporal or parietal area, particularly when one-sided.
• ·It is especially suited to cases where Exterior Wind attacks the head, or where Liver Yang Rising, Liver Fire, or Liver Wind produce a one-sided headache.