ACUPUNCTURE
Hou Ding: TCM Acupoint Guide
HOUDING
Name
Hou Ding (Houding)
Location
At the back of the head on the midline, 1.5 cun directly superior to DU-18 Qiangjian and 1.5 cun posterior to DU-20 Baihui.
Needling
- Transverse insertion, 0.5 to 1 cun.
- Slanted insertion, 0.5 to 1 cun.
- Puncture subcutaneously, 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
- Moxibustion is applicable.
Actions
- Eliminates wind
- Alleviates pain
- Calms the shen
Indications
- Severe anxiety
- Stiffness and pain of the head and neck
- One-sided headache
- Pain of the vertex
- Insomnia
- Headache
- Mania
- Common cold
- Wind dizziness
- Aversion to wind and cold
- Bi syndrome with sweating
- Mad walking
- Epileptic convulsions
- Vertigo
- Migraines
- Seizures
Notes
This is a main point for severe anxiety. Use this point when a crisis is imminent.
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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