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GB-5 Xuanlu (懸顱) — Suspended Skull
Depth
00.3–0.5 cun3.0
Transverse insertion
Precautions
No special precautions.
Location (classical)
On the lateral aspect of the head, within the hairline, midway along the curved line connecting ST-8 and GB-7.
How to find it (practical)
On the head, above the temple, locate the point at the midpoint of the distance between Tou Wei (ST-8) and Qu Bin (GB-7).
Anatomy
Temporalis muscle. Innervated by the auriculotemporal nerve.
Needling
Transverse (subcutaneous) insertion, 0.3–0.5 cun.
Etymology
Xuan (悬), to suspend; Lu (颅), skull. The point is located on the temple. It is as if the skull were suspended by the points, one on each side of the temples.
CLASSICAL SOURCELing Shu
Clinical Relations
Adjacent Points on the Meridian