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Spleen
The channels and collaterals 18

THE CUTANEOUS REGIONS

Heart
S. Intestine
TOULINQI GB-15 NEEDLING
HeadBladder
Governor of Tears Transverse insertion 0.5-1.5 cun. See note Hanyan GB-4.
Kidney
Meeting point of the Gall Bladder
Pericardium ACTIONS
and Bladder
Sanjiaochannels with the Eliminates wind, benefits the head and alleviates pain
Yang Linking vessel Benefits the nose and eyes
Taiyang
Gall Bladder
Shaoyang Yangming

Liver
LOCATION INDICATIONS
Conception
On the forehead, directly above Yangbai GB-14, 0.5 cun • Nasal congestion, nasal congestion with aversion to cold.
within the anterior hairline, midway between Shenting
Governing • Headache, head wind, visual dizziness, pain of the
DU-24 andPoints
Extra Touwei ST-8. occiput and forehead, pain of the supraorbital ridge.
• Redness and pain of the eyes, superficial visual ob-
struction, lacrimation on exposure to wind, pain at
Toulinqi GB-15 the outer canthus.
Taiyin Shaoyin Jueyin
• Windstroke, epilepsy, loss of consciousness, malaria,
Touwei ST-8 Shenting DU-24
pain of the supraclavicular fossa, swelling of the axilla.

COMMENTARY
As its name (Head Governor of Tears) implies, Toulinqi
GB-15 is indicated for lacrimation as well as for redness
and pain of the eyes and superficial visual obstruction. In
this respect it mirrors Zulinqi (Foot Governor of Tears)
towards the distal end of the channel. Like several other
points on the crown of the head (e.g. Tongtian BL-7 and
Shangxing DU-23) it also has a pronounced action on the
nose and is indicated for nasal congestion.

COMBINATIONS
• Lacrimation on exposure to wind: Toulinqi GB-15,
Touwei ST-8, Jingming BL-1 and Fengchi GB-20
(Great Compendium).
• Lacrimation: Toulinqi GB-15 and Touwei ST-8 (One
Hundred Patterns).
• Visual dizziness: Toulinqi GB-15 and Zhongzhu SJ-3
(Supplementing Life).
• Superficial visual obstruction: Toulinqi GB-15 and
Yangbai GB-14
Ganshu BL-18 (Great Compendium).
• Red eyes and bleeding from Yingxiang L.I.-20 (i.e.
LOCATION NOTE nosebleed): Toulinqi GB-15, Taichong LIV-3 and
The distance between the anterior and posterior hairlines Hegu L.I.-4 (Song of Points).
in the midline is measured as 12 cun. If the anterior • Nasal congestion: Toulinqi GB-15 and Tongtian BL-7
hairline is indistinct, the distance is measured as 15 cun (Supplementing Life).
between the glabella [point Yintang (M-HN-3)] and the
posterior hairline; the location of the anterior hairline
would thus be defined as one fifth of this distance. If the
posterior hairline is indistinct, it can be measured as 1 cun
inferior to Fengfu DU-16 which lies immediately below
the external occipital protuberance. Note that the line of
the anterior hairline away from the midline usually curves
somewhat posteriorly, and this should be taken into
account when locating the Gall Bladder points on the
scalp (Toulinqi GB-15 to Naokong GB-19).