GB-15 (Tou Lin Qi) Head Overlooking Tears - Acupuncture point on the Gall Bladder Channel of Foot Shao Yang

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Lung Channel

Lg. Intestine Channel

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Heart Channel

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Acu Point GB-15 (Tou Lin Qi) Head Overlooking Tears

Acupuncture Points on the Gall Bladder Channel of Foot Shao Yang

Meeting Point of the Gallbladder and Bladder Channels with the Yang Linking Vessel

Actions:

Eliminates wind, benefits the head and alleviates pain
Benefits the nose and eyes

Indications:

Headache, vertigo, lacrimation, pain in the outer canthus, rhinorrhea, nasal obstruction.

Location (CAM):

On the head, directly above the pupil and 0.5 cun above the anterior hairline, at the midpoint of the line connecting Shenting (GV 24) and Touwei (ST 8).

Location (AMOA):

On the forehead, directly above Yangbai GB-14, 0.5 cun within the anterior hairline, midway between Shenting DU-24 and Touwei ST-8.

Needling Method:

Puncture subcutaneously 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.

References

Acupuncture

11. Grasping the Wind (First Edition) - Andrew Ellis, Nigel Wiseman, Ken Boss

9. Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (Revised Edition) - Cheng Xinnong

8. A Manual of Acupuncture (First Edition) - Peter Deadman

10. Acupuncture: A Comprehensive Text (First Edition) - Shanghai College of TCM