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    ST 8

    Touwei

    tóu wéi (頭維 )
    Head Corner, Head Support, Head's Binding
    Foot Yangming - ST Channel
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Touwei (ST 8)

Location

At the corner of the forehead, 0.5 cun above the anterior hairline and 4.5 cun lateral from the midline of the head or from Shenting (GV 24).

Indications
  • Headache
  • Blurring of vision, ophthalmalgia, lacrimation
Applications
  • Eliminates wind and alleviates pain
  • Benefits the eyes
Balance Method: 
Techniques

Needle subcutaneously 0.5-1.0 cun.

Remarks
  • Meeting point of the Stomach and Gallbladder channels with the Yangqiao (movement) channel