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GV20百会Baihui

Hundred Meetings

بای‌هوئیBai Hui · بای هوی · Hyakue · DU20
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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.

Peter Deadman (2007) A Manual of Acupuncture S3D — traditional/empirical

Indications

Headache, dizziness, organ prolapse, insomnia, poor memory, windstroke.

Peter Deadman (2007) A Manual of Acupuncture S3D — traditional/empirical→ Headache

Insomnia

Peter Deadman (2007) A Manual of Acupuncture S3D — traditional/empirical→ 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.

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