G.B.-6 Suspended Hair XUANLI - Acupuncture Points
Location
( G.B.-6 Suspended Hair XUANLI - Acupuncture Points ) At the junction of the lower quarter and the upper three quarters of a line connecting ➞ ST-8 and ➞ G.B.-7.
How to find
First, locate the two reference points: ➞ ST-8 (4.5 cun lateral to the midline and 0.5 cun within the anterior hairline, at the corner of the forehead) and ➞ G.B.-7 (in the depression on the level of the apex of the ear, within the circumauricular temporal hairline).
Then divide the slightly curved line between these two points into quarters and locate G.B.-6 at the junction of the upper three quarters with the lower quarter.
Needling
0.3–1.5 cun transversely (subcutaneously) in the direction of the occiput or towards the disorder/pain.
Actions/Indications
● Expels Wind and Heat
● Opens the channel
Special features
Meeting point with the L.I., ST and T.B. channels
Category: Acupuncture Points




