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S. Intestine
NAOKONG GB-19 INDICATIONS
BrainBladder
Hollow • Headache, head wind, brain wind, one-sided head-
Kidney ache and heaviness of the head, stiffness and pain of
Meeting point of the Gall Bladder channel
Pericardium the neck with inability to turn the head, wind dizziness.
with the
Sanjiao Linking vessel
Yang • Redness, swelling and pain of the eyes, deafness and
tinnitus, pain of the nose, nasal congestion, nose-
Gall Bladder
LOCATION bleed.
In theLiver
occipital region, directly above Fengchi GB-20, level • Fright palpitations, mania depression disorder, taxa-
with Conception
Naohu DU-17. tion disorders with emaciation, heat in the body.
Governing
Extra Points COMMENTARY
Naokong GB-19 The Great Compendium of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
records how Hua Tuo, the famous 2nd century physician,
Naohu DU-17
treated General Wei Tai-cu (the posthumously conse-
crated emperor of the Wei dynasty) for ‘head wind,
confused mind and visual dizziness’. After needling
Naokong GB-19, the General was cured. This story, how-
ever, also appears in an earlier source in which the point
needled is Yongquan KID-1.

COMBINATIONS
• Pain and heaviness of the head: Naokong GB-19,
1.5 cun

Naohu DU-17 and Tongtian BL-7 (Thousand Ducat

Formulas).
• Head wind: Naokong GB-19, Baihui DU-20 and
Tianzhu BL-10 (Supplementing Life).

Fengchi GB-20 Fengfu DU-16

LOCATION NOTE
i. Locate Naohu DU-17 1.5 cun directly above Fengfu
DU-16, in the depression directly superior to the external
occipital protuberance; ii. Alternatively (if the external
occipital protuberance is indistinct) locate Naokong
GB-19 one quarter of the distance between Fengchi
GB-20 and Chengling GB-18.

NEEDLING
Transverse insertion 0.5-1.5 cun. See note Hanyan GB-4.

ACTIONS
Benefits the head and alleviates pain
Pacifies wind and clears the sense organs