POINT: DU-24 (GOVERNING VESSEL-24)
| English: | Courtyard of the Spirit |
| Also Known As: | Mind Courtyard Spirit Hall |
- 0.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline.
- At the top of the head on the midline, 0.5 cun posterior to the anterior hairline and 0.5 cun anterior to DU-23 Shangxing.
- Note: If the anterior hairline is indistinct, locate it 3 cun superior to the glabella and 5 cun anterior to DU-20 Baihui.
- 0.5 cun posterior to the middle of the natural hairline at the forehead.
- Puncture subcutaneously 0.3 50 0.5 cun or prick to cause bleeding.
- Moxibustion is applicable.
- Transverse insertion 0.5 to 1 cun.
- Slanted insertion 0.5 to 0.8 cun.
- Meeting point of the DU channel and Stomach and Bladder channels
- Calms the mind
- Benefits the Brain
- Calms the Shen
- Eliminates Wind
- Benefits the head
- Benefits the nose and eyes
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GB-13 |
DU-27 |
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Severe anxiety and fears |
Madness with vomiting of foam |
Wind epilepsy |
DU-21 |
DU-20 |
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Inability to speak following Windstroke |
One-sided or generalized head Wind |
Head Wind and dizziness |
DU-23 |
UB-12 |
LIV-2 |
Visual dizziness |
Rhinitis with clear nasal discharge |
Lachrymation |
- According to several classic texts, this point is contraindicated to needling as it may cause mania or damage the eyesight.
- This is a very important and powerful point to calm the mind.
- Sedate unless terrifically depressed.