Introduction To Acupoints

Wind Pool

Acupoint Name:Wind Pool Acupoint

Acupoint Code:GB-20

PinYin:fengchi

Associated Meridian:The Gallbladder channel of Foot, Lesser Yang

Main Diseases for Treatment

Headaches, dizziness, stiff neck, red and painful eyes, tearing, nasal sinusitis, nosebleed, respiratory distress, stroke, facial palsy with slanting of the mouth and eyes, malaria, fever, goiter, stiff neck, common cold, red and swollen eyes, tearing in the wind, night blindness, tinnitus, deafness, urticaria, erysipelas, neurasthenia, epilepsy, hypertension, thyroid swelling, and optic atrophy, etc.

Acupoint Location

On the nape of the neck, below the occipital bone, level with Fengfu, in the depression between the upper ends of the sternocleidomastoid muscle and the trapezius muscle. (This acupoint is bilateral, one on each side.)

Acupoint Selection Techniques

Step 1: Sit up straight or lie prone;
Step 2: On the lower part of the back of the head, there are two depressions at the outer edges of the two large tendons;
Step 3: These depressions are roughly level with the earlobes, and pressing firmly elicits a sensation of soreness and swelling, which is the location of this acupoint.

Acupoint Chart

GB-20:Wind Pool(fengchi)
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