Base de connaissancesPoints d’acupuncture
DU-19
Houding
Behind the Crown
Autres nomsPosterior Vertex · Posterior Summit
- Méridien
- Du Mai
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Localisation
- 01On the posterior midline of the head, 1.5 cun above DU-18 Qiangjian and 1.5 cun behind DU-20 Baihui.
- 025.5 cun above the midpoint of the posterior hairline, 1.5 cun above DU-18 Qiangjian.
- 03Near the vertex, 1.5 cun posterior to DU-20 Baihui.
Puncture
- 01Insert transversely, 0.5 to 1 cun.
- 02Needle subcutaneously, 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
- 03Moxibustion may be used.
- 04Insert obliquely, 0.5 to 1 cun.
Actions
- Dispels Wind
- Relieves pain
- Calms the Shen
Indications
- Marked anxiety
- Painful stiffness of the head and neck
- Unilateral headache
- Vertex pain
- Insomnia
- Headache
- Mania
- Common cold
- Wind dizziness
- Aversion to Wind and Cold
- Bi syndrome accompanied by sweating
- Manic wandering
- Epileptic convulsion
- Vertigo
- Migraines
- Seizures
Associations
Notes
- This is one of the key points for treating marked anxiety.
- Employ this point when a crisis is impending.