DU-22 (Xin Hui) Fontanel Meeting
  Acupuncture Points on the Du Mai (Governing Vessel)
Actions:
- Benefits the nose
- Eliminates wind and benefits the head
Indications:
- Headache, blurring of vision, rhinorrhea, infantile convulsion.
Location
CAM:
- 2 cun posterior to the midpoint of the anterior hairline, 3 cun anterior to Baihui (DU-20).
AMOA:
- At the top of the head on the midline, 2 cun posterior to the anterior hairline.
Needling Method:
- Puncture subcutaneously 0.3-0.5 inch.
This point is prohibited in infants with metopism (as is the metopic suture of the frontal skull bone).
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- Andrew Ellis, Nigel Wiseman, Ken Boss
- Cheng Xinnong
- Peter Deadman
- Shanghai College of TCM