脑户 Naohu(GV17)
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Naohu(GV17)功能、定位及按摩方法
Course
The channel originates in the lower part of the abdomen below the umbilicus, makes its downward way through the perineum, then ascends along the middle of the spinal column, and reaches Fengfu(DU16) at the back of the neck where it enters the brain. I1 continues to ascend from Fengfu(DU16), along the midline of the head and passing the vertex, forehead, columella of the nose and the upper lip, then to Yinjiao(DU28).
The branches from this channel connect with the kidney and travel through the heart.
Naohu(GV17)
Location:On the head, 2..5 cun above the midpoint of the posterior hairline, 1.5 cun above Fengfu(DU16), in the depression on the upper border of the exlernal occipital protuberance.
Indications:Epilepsy,dizziness,stiffness of the nape and neck.
Method: Puncture subcutaneously 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The branches of the occipital arteries and veins of the both sides.
Innervation: The branch of the great occipital nerve.
The lung Meridian picture of Naohu(GV17) Acupoint
Body surface picture of Naohu(GV17) Acupoint
Anatomy picture of Naohu(GV17) Acupoint
Section picture of Naohu(GV17) Acupoint, 百拇医药