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GV-22 Fontanel Meeting
囟会 〔囟會〕 xìn huì
Alternate names: 顶门 dǐng mén, Vertex Gate; 鬼门 guǐ mén, Ghost Gate; 前头百会 qián tóu bǎi huì, Hundred Convergences of the Forehead; 囟门 xìn mén, Fontanel Gate; 囟上 xìn shàng, Top of the Fontanel
Channel: GV, governing (dū) vessel
Modern location: An acupoint located on the superior aspect of the head, 2 cùn within the anterior hairline on the midline.
Classical location: One cùn and five fēn directly in front of Before the Vertex (GV-21). From
Local anatomy: The anastomotic network formed by the superficial temporal artery and vein and the frontal artery and vein. The branch of the frontal nerve.
Action: Calms the liver and extinguishes wind; opens the orifices and settles fright.
Modern indications: Headache; dizzy vision; deep-source nasal congestion; epilepsy.
Classical indications: Sudden epilepsy in children; fright epilepsy (jīng xián); swelling of the head and face; nosebleed; nasal congestion; nasal polyps; insomnia or hypersomnia; headache due to excessive drinking.
Needle stimulus: Needling: 0.3 cùn backward transverse insertion. Moxa: 3‒5 cones; pole 3‒5 min.
Warning: Needling of this point is contraindicated on children whose fontanels have not yet closed.
Point name meaning:
This point is located at the junction of the cranial fontanels in infants, and is the meeting place of channel qì and of the bones. Thus it is called Fontanel Meeting. See acupoint names: origins, meanings, and translations.
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