GV20百会Baihui
Hundred Meetings
بایهوئیBai Hui · بای هوی · Hyakue · DU20free
Location
On the head, 5 B-cun superior to the anterior hairline, on the anterior median line.
How to find it
Where the midline meets the line connecting the apices of the ears (ears folded forward).
Functions
Raises yang, subdues Liver wind, clears the senses, calms the spirit, benefits the brain.
Indications
Headache, dizziness, organ prolapse, insomnia, poor memory, windstroke.
Insomnia
Technique
Transverse 0.5–0.8 cun; moxibustion for prolapse.
Related points · The same point in other schools
Same point T1010.22 Zhenghui — Tung's Zhenghui shares the location of Baihui; uses are recorded separately per school.
Protocols using this point
Sources of this point
- A Manual of Acupuncture — Peter Deadman, Mazin Al-Khafaji, Kevin Baker (2007) S3
- WHO Standard Acupuncture Point Locations in the Western Pacific Region — World Health Organization (2008) S1