ACUPUNCTURE
Cheng Guang: TCM Acupoint Guide
CHENGGUANG
Name
Cheng Guang (Chengguang)
Location
1.5 cun posterior to UB-5 Wuchu, 2.5 cun within the anterior hairline and 1.5 cun lateral to the midline.
Needling
- Puncture subcutaneously, 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
- Transverse insertion, 0.5 to 1 cun.
- Slanted insertion, 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
Actions
- Eliminates wind
- Clears heat
- Clears the head
- Benefits the eyes and nose
Indications
- Headache
- Blurred vision
- Nasal obstruction
- Vomiting
- Agitation of the heart with vomiting
- Febrile disease with anhidrosis
- Common cold
- Pannus
- Rhinitis
- Vertigo
- Vertex headache
- Wind dizziness
- Superficial visual obstruction
- Near sightedness
- Copious, clear nasal discharge
- Nasal congestion
- Inability to distinguish the fragrant from the foul
- Deviation of the mouth
Contraindications
According to several classical texts, moxibustion on this point is contraindicated.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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