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Knowledge baseAcupuncture points

DU-21

Qianding

In Front of the Crown

Also known asBefore Top

Channel
Du Mai

Location

  1. 01Located on the midline, 3.5 cun above the anterior hairline's midpoint, which places it 1.5 cun in front of DU-20 Baihui.
  2. 02On the head's midline, 1.5 cun in front of DU-20 Baihui, equivalently 3.5 cun behind the anterior hairline.

Needling

  1. 01Insert subcutaneously to a depth of 0.3-0.5 cun.
  2. 02Moxibustion may be used.
  3. 03Insert at an angle, 0.5-1 cun deep.
  4. 04Insert transversely, 0.5-1 cun.
  5. 05Caution: avoid needling this point in infants whose fontanelle remains open.

Actions

  • Dispels Wind
  • Stops convulsions
  • Benefits the head

Indications

  • Epilepsy
  • Dizziness
  • Blurred vision
  • Vertical headache
  • Rhinorrhea
  • Head Wind
  • Visual dizziness
  • Wind epilepsy
  • Childhood fright epilepsy
  • Childhood fright Wind, both acute and chronic
  • Clonic spasm
  • Headache
  • Vertigo
  • Rhinitis
  • Rhinopolypus
  • Infantile convulsions
  • Vertex pain and swelling
  • Facial redness and swelling
  • Edema
  • Dislike of Wind-Cold
  • Abundant clear nasal discharge

Combinations