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    GV 23
    Shangxing
    shàng xīng ( 上星 )
    Upper Star

Shangxing (GV 23)

Location

On the midline of the head, 1 cun posterior to the anterior hairline.

Indications
  • Headache
  • Ophthalmalgia
  • Epistaxis, rhinorrhea
  • Mental disorders
Contraindications: 
Contraindicated for infants whose fontanel has not yet closed or with metopism (unfused frontal suture of the skull)
Applications
  • Benefits the face, nose and eyes
  • Eliminates wind, clears heat
  • Calms the spirit
Techniques

Needle subcutaneously 0.3-0.5 cun, or prick to bleed.

Remarks
Special Points Remarks: 
13 Ghost Point - Hall