Touwei ST8 : Nomenclature, Location, Function, Indication
Nomenclature:
Tou: head wei: corner
The point is at the corner between two hairlines at the forehead.
Point: ST-8
Chinese Name: 头维
Name: Touwei
English Name/Meaning: Head’s Binding
Pinyin: tóu wéi
Han Geul 한글: du yu 두유
Romaji: zu i
Vietnamese: Đầu duy
Location:
0.5 cun straight above the corner of the anterior hairline, 4.5 cun lateral to the anterior midline of the forehead.
Indications of touwei:
- Headache (Frontal), Migraine, vertigo.
- Painful eyes, lacrimation up exposure to wind.
- Twitching of the eyelids.
- Local problems of face and sense organs.
Method:
Puncture transversely 0.5-0.8 cun.
Remark:
Meeting point of the Stomach and Gallbladder channels with the Yang Linking vessel.
Precaution:
According to several classical texts, this point is contraindicated to moxibustion.