LOCATION
Directly above ST 7, 0.5 cun within the anterior hairline at the corner of the forehead, 4.5 cun lateral to the midline of the head (GV 24).
Features
Meeting point of the ST and GB meridians with the Yangwei vessel.
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 superficial temporal artery, the frontal branch of the vein, the branch of the frontal nerve of the ear, the frontal branch of the facial nerve, the zygomatic temporal nerve, the temporal nerve of the ear, the frontal branch of the superficial temporal artery, and the vein.
Indication
Migraine，forehead neuralgia，vascular headache，schizophCVia，facial paralysis；stroke sequelae，hypertension；conjunctivitis，vision loss，dizziness， hair loss. Classically mentioned for “splitting headache; headache w/nausea/vomiting; headache w/eye pain (migraine)” – particularly for frontal headaches. Poor vision, twitching eyelids, eye pain, excessive tearing.
Combinations
Headache，eyes pain：ST 08 & PC 07.
Eyelid myokymia：ST 08 & BL 02 & TE 23 & BL 01.
Cold tear inGVced by wind：ST 08 & GB 15 & GB 20.
Migraine：ST 08 & GB 07 & GV 16 & LU 07.
Vascular headache：ST 08 & TE 20 & GV 20.
Facial palsy：ST 08 & GB 14 & ST 07 & TE 17 & ST 06.
SchizophCVia a：ST 08 & SI 03 & LR 03 & KI 01.
SchizophCVia b：ST 08 & LI 04 ~ SI 03 & LR 03 ~ KI 01.
穴位
在頭側部，當額角髮際上0.5寸，頭正中線旁開4.5寸。
特點
交會穴，通足少陽、陽維脈。
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
顳淺動、靜脈的額支，耳額神經的分支，面神經額穎支，顴顳神經，耳顳神經，顳淺動、靜脈的額支。
適應症
偏頭痛，前額神經痛，血管性頭痛、精神分裂症，面神經麻痹；中風後遺症，高血壓病；結膜炎，視力減退等。
穴位配伍療法
頭痛，目痛：1.頭維 2.大陵
眼瞼瞤動：1.頭維 2.攢竹 3.絲竹穴 4.睛明
迎風有淚：1.頭維 2.臨泣 3.風池
偏頭痛：1.頭維 2.曲鬢 3.風府 4.列缺
治血管性頭痛：1.頭維 2.角孫 3.百會穴
面癱：1.頭維 2.陽白 3.下關 4.翳風 5.頰車
精神分裂症 a：1.頭維 2.後溪 3.太衝 4.湧泉
精神分裂症 b：1.頭維 2.合谷透後溪 3.太衝透湧泉。