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POINT: DU-22 (GOVERNING VESSEL-22)

English: Fontanelle Meeting
Also Known As: Fontanelle's Meeting
  • At the top of the head, on the midline, 2 cun posterior to the anterior hairline.
    Note: Divide the distance between DU-20 Baihui and the anterior hairline in half and locate this point 0.5 cun anterior to the midpoint or locate it 1 cun posterior to DU-23 Shangxing.
  • 3 cun anterior to DU-20 Baihui.
  • 2 cun posterior to the midpoint of the anterior hairline, 3 cun anterior to DU-20 Baihui.
  • Transverse insertion 0.5 to 1 cun.
  • Caution: this point should not be needled in infants whose fontanelle has not closed.
  • Puncture subcutaneously 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
  • Moxibustion is applicable.
  • Benefits the nose
  • Eliminates Wind
  • Benefits the head
  • Epistaxis
  • Nasal congestion
  • Inability to distinguish the fragrant from the foul
  • Excessive nasal discharge in children
  • Pain of the nose
  • Nasal polyps
  • A blue-green complexion
  • A red and swollen face
  • Somnolence
  • Headache
  • Rhinitis
  • Blurred vision
  • Head Wind
  • Chronic headache
  • Deficiency and Cold of the brain
  • Bursting headache due to over consumption of alcohol
  • Dizziness
  • Visual dizziness
  • Swelling of the skin of the head
  • Dandruff
  • Fright palpitations
  • Vertigo
  • Infantile convulsions
  • Rhinorrhea

DU-20
Baihui

DU-21
Qianding
GB-13

Benshen
UB-10
Tianzhu

UB-9
Yuzhen

Somnolence

Childhood fright epilepsy

Head Wind

DU-24
Shenting
DU-23
Shanzhong

DU-23
Shanzhong

DU-20
Baihui

UB-6
Chengguang

 

Head Wind and dizziness

Obstruction of the nose with inability to distinguish the fragrant from the foul

 

  • This point is contraindicated in infants with metopism.