Du-18 Unyielding Space QIANGJIAN - Acupuncture Points
Location
( Du-18 Unyielding Space QIANGJIAN - Acupuncture Points ) On the posterior midline, 1.5 cun superior to Du-17 (directly superior to the external occipital protuberance) or 3 cun inferior to ➞ Du-20 (on the vertex).
How to find
First, locate ➞ Du-17 in a depression directly superior to the external occipital protuberance (➞ 3.1.5), which forms a humpshaped projection on the posterior surface of the occipital bone. From there, palpate 1.5 cun in a superior direction and there locate Du-18 on the posterior midline.
➞ Du-20 is located 3 cun in a superior direction, on the vertex.
Needling
Transversely (subcutaneously) 0.5–1 cun
Actions/Indications
● Dispels Wind, especially internal Wind
● Opens the channel
● Calms the shen
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Category: Acupuncture Points
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