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Nao Kong: TCM Acupoint Guide

NAOKONG
By the TCMHH editorial team Not medically reviewed How we work Updated 6 Oct 2026
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Name

Nao Kong (Naokong)

Location

On the head at the level of the upper border of the external occipital protuberance (DU-17 Naohu), 2.25 cun lateral to the midline, directly above GB-20 Fengchi.

Needling

  • Puncture subcutaneously, 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
  • Note: this point, in common with all points within the hairline, may be needled in any direction depending on the symptomology. The needle should be inserted deep to the subcutaneous layer into the loose tissue adjacent to the bone.
  • Slanted insertion, 0.5 to 1 cun.
  • Transverse insertion, 0.5 to 1.5 cun.
  • Moxibustion is applicable.

Command Functions

  • Meeting point of the Yangwei channel

Actions

  • Benefits the head
  • Alleviates pain
  • Pacifies wind
  • Clears the sense organs

Indications

  • Headache
  • Stiffness of the neck
  • Vertigo
  • Painful eyes
  • Tinnitus
  • Epilepsy
  • Redness, swelling and pain of the eyes
  • Deafness
  • Pain of the nose
  • Nasal congestion
  • Epistaxis
  • Fright palpitations
  • Mania-depression disorder
  • Heat in the body
  • Common cold
  • Asthma
  • Seizures
  • Mental illness
  • Palpitations
  • Head wind
  • Brain wind
  • One-sided headache with heaviness of the head
  • Stiffness and pain of the neck with inability to turn the head
  • Wind dizziness
  • Taxation disorders with emaciation
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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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