Du23 Shangxing ( Vg23 )

Location 1 cun directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline .

Indications Headache , ophthalmalgia , epistaxis , rhino rhea , mental disorders .

Method Puncture subcutaneously - 0 . 3 - 0 . 5 inch or prick to cause bleeding . This point is prohibited in infants with metopism . Moxibustion is applicable .

Vasculature The branches of the frontal artery and vein , and the branches of the superficial temporal artery and vein .

Innervation The branch of the frontal nerve .