Wangu GB12 : Nomenclature, Location, Functions, Indications

Nomenclature:

Wangu: Mastoid process
Wangu is on the lower margin of the mastoid process of the temporal bone, behind the ear.
Point: GtB-12
Chinese Name: 完骨
English Name/Meaning: Mastoid Process
Pinyin: wán gǔ
Han Geul 한글: wan gol 완골
Romaji: kan kotsu
Vietnamese: Hoàn cốt

Location:

In depression just posterior and inferior to mastoid process.

Functions of Wangu GB12:

• Subdues liver yang in head.
• Dissipates interior wind.
• Quiets the spirit.

Indications:

• Headache, dizziness, deviation of the eye and mouth, toothache.
• Insomnia due to excess heat.
• Local problems: Headache, stiffness and pain in the neck, swelling of the cheek.

Method:

Oblique inferior insertion 0.5-1 cun.

Remarks:

Meeting point of bladder and gallbladder.