ACUPUNCTURE
Mu Chuang: TCM Acupoint Guide
MUCHUANG
Name
Mu Chuang (Muchuang)
Location
Above the forehead, on a curved line drawn between GB-15 Toulinqi and GB-20 Fengchi following the contour of the cranium, 1.5 cun posterior to GB-15 Toulinqi.
Needling
- Note: this point may be needled in any direction. Direction depends on the symptomology. Direct the needle towards the point of pain, or join to other head points.
- Transverse insertion, 0.5 to 1.5 cun.
- Slanted insertion, 0.5 to 1 cun.
- Puncture subcutaneously, 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
- Moxibustion is applicable.
Command Functions
- Meeting point with the Yang Wei channel
Actions
- Benefits the eyes
- Removes wind
- Alleviates pain
Indications
- Visual dizziness
- Superficial visual obstruction
- Swelling and pain of the eyes
- Nearsightedness
- All types of eye diseases
- Aversion to cold
- Chills and fever with anhidrosis
- Facial edema
- Apoplectic coma
- Headache
- Swelling of the head and face
- Toothache of the upper jaw
- Swelling of the gums
- Nasal congestion
- Epilepsy
- Vertigo
- Conjunctivitis
- Red, painful eyes
Notes
To augment visual acuity, needle this point three times. This point regulates the pineal gland and is good for jet lag.
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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