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Alternate names: 发际 fà jì, Hairline

Channel: GV, governing (dū) vessel

Modern location: An acupoint located on the superior aspect of the head, 0.5 cùn within the anterior hairline on the midline.

Classical location: Directly above the nose, five fēn within the hairline. From The Great Compendium of Acupuncture and Moxibustion (针灸大成 zhēn jiǔ dà chéng)

Local anatomy: The branches of the frontal artery and vein. The branch of the frontal nerve.

Action: Calms the liver and extinguishes wind; quiets the heart and spirit.

Modern indications: Headache; dizzy vision; insomnia; deep-source nasal congestion; epilepsy.

Classical indications: Dizziness and headache; swelling of the eyes; eye screens; tearing; nosebleed; arched-back rigidity; protrusion of the tongue; withdrawal disease; wind epilepsy; hemiplegia.

Needle stimulus: Needling: 0.2‒0.3 cùn backward transverse insertion (see Warnings). Moxa: 3‒5 cones; pole 5‒10 min.

Needle sensation: Localized distension and heaviness.

Warning: Some classical texts say that needling of this point is contraindicated and that mania or damage to the eyesight may result from needling here.

Point groups: Intersection point (jiāo huì xué) of the governing vessel and the bladder and stomach channels.

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