LOCATION
On the scalp, 4 cun within the anterior hairline, 1.5 cun lateral to the midline.
Features
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Body Inches (cun)
Each person has his/her own personal body inches.
One cun is equal to the width of the Knuckle of the thumb.
Nerves, vascular
The branches of the greater occipital nerve and superficial temporal arteries and veins and occipital arteries and veins.
Indication
Sequelae of cerebral vascular disease，trigeminal neuralgia，facial spasm，facial paralysis，dysosmia；nasitis，rhinitis，accessory sinusitis；bronchitis，bronchial asthma. Useful for removing obstructions causing Qi flow issues to the head/brain (heavy head, vertex pain, distention, depression). Main point for nasal issues (congestion, sinusitis, chronic nosebleeds, limited sense of smell, etc.). Useful in combination with LU 7, LI 4, LI 20, Yintang a/or GV 23.
Combinations
Vertigo，dizziness，fainting：BL 07 & GB 20 & BL 60.
Headache ：BL 07 & EX-HN5 & GB 20 & LI 04.
Nasosinusitis，pyogenic infection of nose：BL 07 & LI 20 & GV 23.
Nasitis，rhinitis：BL 07 & GV 23 & EX-HN3 & LI 04.
Collapse：BL 07 & GV 26 & PC 06.
穴位
在頭部，當前髮際正中直上4寸，旁開1.5寸。
特點
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同身寸
針灸取穴比量法。出自《千金要方》。
是指以患者本人體表的某些部位折定分寸，
作为量取穴位的長度單位。
穴區神經血管
枕大神經分支及顳淺動、靜脈和枕動、靜脈的吻合網。
適應症
腦血管病後遺症，三叉神經痛，面肌痙攣，面神經麻痺，嗅覺障礙；鼻炎，副鼻竇炎； 3. 呼吸系統疾病：支氣管炎，支氣管哮喘等。
穴位配伍療法
頭重 眩暈：1.通天 2.風池 3.崑崙
頭痛 ：1.通天 2.太陽 3.風池 4.合谷
鼻淵，鼻瘡：1.通天 2.迎香 3.上星
鼻炎：1.通天 2.上星 3.印堂 4.合谷
虛脫：1.通天 2.人中 3.內關