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DU-18

Qiangjian

Unyielding Space

Also known asBetween Strength

Channel
Du Mai

Location

  1. 014 cun above the midpoint of the posterior hairline, 1.5 cun above DU-17 Naohu.
  2. 02On the posterior midline of the head, 1.5 cun above DU-17 Naohu, halfway between DU-16 Fengfu and DU-20 Baihui.

Needling

  1. 01Needle subcutaneously, 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
  2. 02Moxibustion may be used.
  3. 03Insert transversely, 0.5 to 1 cun.

Actions

  • Calms Wind
  • Relieves pain
  • Calms the Shen

Indications

  • Headache
  • Neck stiffness preventing head rotation
  • Agitated dizziness
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting frothy or watery saliva
  • Clonic spasm
  • Blurred vision
  • Mania-depression
  • Epilepsy
  • Head tremor
  • Manic wandering
  • Insomnia

Combinations

Notes

Classically, this point was mainly used for unbearable stabbing head pain.