Du-21 In Front of the Crown QIANDING - Acupuncture Points
Location
( Du-21 In Front of the Crown QIANDING - Acupuncture Points ) On the midline, 3.5 cun superior to the anterior hairline or 1.5 cun anterior to ➞ Du-20.
How to find
First, locate ➞Du-20 (at the junction of the vertical midline and a line connecting the apices of the ears) and, from there, measure 1.5 cun in an anterior direction. Or: Locate the anterior hairline (➞3.1.1; the distance from the anterior hairline to ➞Du-20 is 5 cun) and palpate 3.5 cun in a superior/posterior direction.
There, locate Du-21 on the midline.
Needling
Transversely (subcutaneously) 0.5–1 cun. Caution with infants whose fontanelle has not yet closed. Moxibustion possible.
Actions/Indications
● Dispels Wind and Dampness
● Opens the channel
● Calms the shen
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Category: Acupuncture Points
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