Location
( GV-22 Fontanelle Meeting XINHUI - Acupuncture Points ) On the midline, 2 cun superior to the anterior hairline.
How to find
First, locate the anterior hairline and, from there, palpate 2 cun in a superior direction. There, locate GV-22 on the midline. For reference: The distance from the anterior hairline to GV-20 is 5 cun. Or: From GV-20 (at the junction of the vertical midline and a line connecting the apices of the ears), measure 3 cun in an anterior direction and there locate GV-22 on the midline.
Needling
Transversely (subcutaneously) 0.5–1 cun. Caution with infants whose fontanelle has not yet closed (GV-22 is located on the anterior border of the fontanelle). Moxibustion possible.
Actions/Indications
Dispels Wind
Calms the shen