GB20风池Fengchi
Wind Pool
فنگچیFeng Chi · فنگ چیfree
Location
In the anterior region of the neck, inferior to the occipital bone, in the depression between the origins of the sternocleidomastoid and the trapezius muscles.
Functions
Expels wind (exterior and interior), benefits the head and eyes, clears the sense organs, activates the channel.
Indications
Headache, dizziness, neck stiffness, common cold, eye disorders, hypertension.
Migraine
Contraindications & precautions
Critical Deep needling directed superomedially risks the brainstem; direct toward the tip of the nose, max 1 cun.
Technique
Oblique toward the tip of the nose 0.5–1 cun.
Related points · The same point in other schools
Corresponding YNSA-A Basic point A — Basic point A represents the head and neck region; GB20 is a local neck point. Separate schools.
Protocols using this point
Sources of this point
- A Manual of Acupuncture — Peter Deadman, Mazin Al-Khafaji, Kevin Baker (2007) S3
- Acupuncture for the prevention of episodic migraine — Linde K, Allais G, Brinkhaus B, et al. (2016) S4
- WHO Standard Acupuncture Point Locations in the Western Pacific Region — World Health Organization (2008) S1