ACUPUNCTURE
Xin Hui: TCM Acupoint Guide
XINHUI
Name
Xin Hui (Xinhui)
Location
At the top of the head, on the midline, 2 cun posterior to the anterior hairline and 3 cun anterior to DU-20 Baihui.
Needling
- Transverse insertion, 0.5 to 1 cun.
- Caution: this point should not be needled in infants whose fontanelle has not closed.
- Puncture subcutaneously, 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
- Moxibustion is applicable.
Actions
- Benefits the nose
- Eliminates wind
- Benefits the head
Indications
- Epistaxis
- Nasal congestion
- Inability to distinguish the fragrant from the foul
- Excessive nasal discharge in children
- Pain of the nose
- Nasal polyps
- A blue-green complexion
- A red and swollen face
- Somnolence
- Headache
- Rhinitis
- Blurred vision
- Head wind
- Chronic headache
- Deficiency and cold of the brain
- Bursting headache due to over consumption of alcohol
- Dizziness
- Visual dizziness
- Swelling of the skin of the head
- Dandruff
- Fright palpitations
- Vertigo
- Infantile convulsions
- Rhinorrhea
Contraindications
This point is contraindicated in infants with metopism (unclosed fontanelle).
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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