LOCATION
0.5 cun within anterior hairline, 3 cun lateral to midline; two 3rd the distance between Du 24 and ST 8.
Features
Meeting point of Yangwei and Gallbladder Meridians.
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 lateral branch of the frontal nerve, the frontal branch of the superficial temporal artery and vein, and the lateral branch of the frontal artery and vein.
Indication
Nervous headache，vertigo，dizziness，fainting，epilepsy；chest and hypochondrium pain，stroke，stroke sequelae. Regulate LRer/GallBladder, Clear Wind, Calm the Mind. Stiff Neck, Headache. Epilepsy. Tong CV/Tam Healing System: Used to effect the frontal lobe. Used on the (R) side for psychological conditions such as anxiety and depression and on the (L) side for attention related conditions such as ADD/ADHD. Also useful for issues which come from subconscious influences.
Combinations
Headache：GB 13 & GV 24 & EX-HN3.
Chest and hypochondrium pain：GB 13 & 2.TE 19 & PC 06.
ChildCV convulsions：GB 13 & GV 21 & GV 22 & BL 10.
Epilepsy disease：GB 13 & GV 12.
穴位
在頭部，當前髮際上0.5寸，神庭與頭維連線的內三分與外三分的交點處。
特點
交會穴：足少陽、陽維之會。
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
額神經外側支，顳淺動、靜脈額支和額動、靜脈外側支。
適應症
神經性頭痛，眩暈，癲癇；胸脅痛，腦卒中，中風后遺癥。
穴位配伍療法
前額頭痛：1.本神 2.神庭 3.印堂
胸脅痛：1.本神 2.顱息 3.內關
小兒驚風：1.本神 2.前頂 3.囟會 4.天柱
癲疾：1.本神 2.身柱