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GB-17 Zhengying (正營) — Upright Convergence
Depth
00.3–0.5 cun3.0
Transverse insertion
Precautions
No special precautions.
Location (classical)
On the head, 1.5 cun posterior to GB-16, along the line that extends directly posterior to the pupil.
How to find it (practical)
Seated, with the head at rest, locate the point 2 cun directly superior to Tou Lin Qi (GB-15).
Anatomy
Epicranial aponeurosis. Innervated by the supraorbital and greater occipital nerves.
Needling
Transverse (subcutaneous) insertion, 0.3–0.5 cun.
Etymology
Zheng (正), convergence; Ying (营), union. This point is the meeting place of the Gallbladder Meridian, Foot Shao Yang, with the Yang Wei Mai.
CLASSICAL SOURCEJia Yi Jing
Clinical Relations
Adjacent Points on the Meridian