Heavy head, headache, red face, yellow eyes, dizziness, facial pain, hoarseness, stiff neck, mania and epilepsy, bleeding from the tongue root, goiter, insomnia, occipital neuralgia, etc.

In the head area, directly above the posterior hairline by 2.5 cun, 1.5 cun above Wind Palace (GV-16), at the upper edge of the external occipital protuberance in the depression.

Sit upright, lean over a desk, lower the head, or lie prone. At the occipital region, you can feel a prominent protrusion (the external occipital protuberance). On the upper edge of this protrusion, you can touch a depression. The spot where there is an aching sensation upon pressure is the location of this acupoint.