GB-19 (Nao Kong) Brain Hollow
  Acupuncture Points on the Gall Bladder Channel of Foot Shao Yang
- Meeting Point of the Gallbladder Channel with the Yang Linking Vessel
Actions:
- Benefits the head and alleviates pain
- Pacifies wind and clears the sense organs
Indications:
- Headache, stiffness of the neck, vertigo, painful eyes, tinnitus, epilepsy.
Location
CAM:
- On the head and on the level of the upper border of external occipital protuberance or Naohu (DU-17), 2.25 cun lateral to the midline of the head.
AMOA:
- In the occipital region, directly above Fengchi GB-20, level with Naohu DU-17.
Needling Method:
- Puncture subcutaneously 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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- Andrew Ellis, Nigel Wiseman, Ken Boss
- Cheng Xinnong
- Peter Deadman
- Shanghai College of TCM