Zhengying

1. 01On the scalp, 2.25 cun lateral to the midline and 2.5 cun above the anterior hairline.
2. 02Along the curved line connecting GB-15 Toulinqi and GB-20 Fengchi that follows the skull's contour, in the parietal area 1.5 cun behind GB-16 Muchuang.
3. 031.5 cun superior to GB-15 Toulinqi.

1. 01Insert subcutaneously to a depth of 0.3-0.5 cun.
2. 02Moxibustion may be used.
3. 03Insert transversely, 0.3-1.5 cun.
4. 04Note: needling direction is not fixed here and should follow the presenting symptoms — aim the needle toward the site of pain or connect it to other points on the head.
5. 05Insert obliquely to a depth of 0.5-1 cun.

Meeting point with the Yang Wei channel

• ·Benefits the head
• ·Relieves pain
• ·Harmonizes the Stomach

• ·Migraine
• ·Headache
• ·Unilateral headache
• ·Upper jaw toothache
• ·Neck stiffness
• ·Stiff lips
• ·Conjunctivitis
• ·Vertigo
• ·Blurred vision from Phlegm-Damp
• ·Unrelenting vomiting
• ·Nausea
• ·Aversion to Wind and Cold
• ·Aversion to the sound of voices
• ·Apoplectic coma