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POINT: DU-19 (GOVERNING VESSEL-19)

English: Behind the Crown
Also Known As: Posterior Vertex
Posterior Summit
  • At the back of the head on the midline, 1.5 cun directly superior to DU-18 Qiangjian and 1.5 cun posterior to DU-20 Baihui.
  • 5.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline, 1.5 cun directly above DU-18 Qiangjian.
  • 1.5 cun behind DU-20 Baihui, near the vertex.
  • Transverse insertion 0.5 to 1 cun.
  • Puncture subcutaneously 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
  • Moxibustion is applicable.
  • Slanted insertion 0.5 to 1 cun.
  • Eliminates Wind
  • Alleviates pain
  • Calms the Shen
  • Severe anxiety
  • Stiffness and pain of the head and neck
  • One-sided headache
  • Pain of the vertex
  • Insomnia
  • Headache
  • Mania
  • Common cold
  • Wind dizziness
  • Aversion to Wind and Cold
  • Bi syndrome with sweating
  • Mad walking
  • Epileptic convulsions
  • Vertigo
  • Migraines
  • Seizures

REN-15
Jiuwei

UB-9
Yuzhen
GB-4
Hanyan

GB-4
Hanyan

DU-21

Qianding

Severe anxiety

Wind dizziness

Wind dizziness

One-sided headache

GB-36
Waiqiu

DU-20
Baihui
LI-4
Hegu

HT-5
Tongli
DU-20
Baihui

Pain in the neck with aversion to Wind-Cold

Pain of the head and nape

Pain of the head and eyes

DU-20
Baihui

 

 

Calms mania

 

 

  • This is a main point for severe anxiety.
  • Use this point when crisis is imminent.