Zhengying GB17: Nomenclature, Location, Functions, Indications
Nomenclature:
Zhenying: Fright and fear
Zhenying is indicated in treating mental disorders.
Point: GB17
Chinese Name: 正營
Name: Zhengying
English Name/Meaning: Upright Nutrition
Pinyin: zhèng yíng
Han Geul 한글: jyeong yeong 정영
Romaji: shō ei
Vietnamese: Chính dinh
Location:
On the head, 2.5 cun above the anterior hairline and 2.25 cun lateral to the midline of the head.
OR,
2.5 cun behind the hairline, in line with the pupil.
Functions of Zhengying:
- Subdues liver yang.
- Resolves phlegm in the head.
- Opens the orifices of the mind.
- Pacifies the stomach.
Indications:
- Disorders of head: headache, migraine, vertigo, dizziness.
- Disorders of sense organs: nose, eye, ear.
- Upper extremities problems: pain, numbness, tingling, movement limited, paralysis.
Method:
Transverse insertion 0.5 to 1.5 cun.
Remarks:
Meeting point of gallbladder and yangwei vessel.
