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G.B.-16
  Location 1.5 cun superior to the anterior hairline, on the pupil line or 2.25 cun lateral to the midline (midway between ➞Du-24 and ➞ST-8). How to find Locate the anterior hairline (➞ 3.1.1, with hairloss: when the patient frowns, the anterior hairline is marked by the border between the creased forehead and the smooth skin above). With the patient looking straight ahead, G.B.-16 is located 1.5 cun superior to the anterior hairline, on a vertical line through the centre of the pupil. This line is located 2.25 cun lateral to the midline (this corresponds to the midpoint of the distance between ➞Du-24 and ➞ST-8). For further orientation: The distance between the anterior hairline and ➞Du-20 (at the junction of the vertical midline and a line connecting the apices of the ears) is 5 cun. ➞ G.B.-16 is located 3.5 cun anterior to ➞ Du-20, on the curved line connecting ➞ G.B.-15 and ➞ G.B.-20. ➞ G.B.-15 is located on the same vertical line, but 0.5 cun superior to the anterior hairline. Actions/Indications ● Expels pathogenic factors (especially Wind) from the head and eyes ● Opens the luo-connecting vessels Special features Meeting point with the yang wei mai | |
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