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GB-4 Forehead Fullness
颔厌 〔頷厭〕hàn yàn
Channel: GB, Foot Lesser Yáng (shào yáng) Gallbladder Channel
Modern location: An acupoint located on the lateral aspect of the head, slightly posterior to the temporal hairline, one quarter of the distance from ST-8 to GB-7 along a line connecting these two points.
Classic location: On the curved hairline in the upper margin of the temples. (Zhēn Jiǔ Jiǎ Yǐ Jīng)
Local anatomy: The parietal branches of the superficial temporal artery and vein. Just on the temporal branch of the auriculotemporal nerve.
Action: Courses wind and quickens the network vessels; clears heat, relieves pain.
Modern indications: Hemilateral headache; dizzy vision; toothache; epilepsy; pain in the outer canthus.
Classic indications: Sneezing; toothache; pain in the wrist; joint-running wind (lì jié fēng) with sweating.
Needle stimulus: Needling: 0.3‒0.5 cùn backward transverse insertion. Moxa: 3 cones; pole 5‒10 min.
Point groups: Intersection point (jiāo huì xué) of the hand and foot lesser yáng (shào yáng) (TB and GB) and stomach channels.
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