GB-19 (Nao Kong) Brain Hollow - Acupuncture point on the Gall Bladder Channel of Foot Shao Yang

"The Kidneys produce Marrow, fill up the Brain, and rule the Bones"

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Documents

Channel Theory

Qi Circulation Times

Qi Circulation Path

Major Points

Channels

Lung Channel

Lg. Intestine Channel

Stomach Channel

Spleen Channel

Heart Channel

Small Intestine

Bladder Channel

Kidney Channel

Pericardium Channel

San Jiao Channel

Gall Bladder Channel

Liver Channel

Ren Mai
(Conception Vessel)

Du Mai
(Governing Vessel)

The Extra Points

Acu Point 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.

Location (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.

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