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    GV 22

    Xinhui

    xìn huì (囟會 )
    Fontanelle Meeting
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Xinhui (GV 22)

Location

On the midline at the top of the head, 2 cun posterior to the anterior hairline, 3 cun anterior to Baihui (GV 20).

Indications
  • Headache, blurring of vision, rhinorrhea
  • Infantile convulsion
Contraindications: 
Contraindicated for infants whose fontanel has not yet closed or with metopism (unfused frontal suture of the skull)
Applications
  • Benefits the nose and head
  • Eliminates wind, calms the Liver
Techniques

Needle subcutaneously 0.3-0.5 cun.