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ST-8 Touwei (頭維) — Head Corner
Depth
00.5–1 cun3.0
Transverse insertion
Precautions
Traditionally contraindicated for moxibustion.
Location (classical)
0.5 cun within the anterior hairline, at the frontal angle, 4.5 cun lateral to the anterior midline (GV-24).
How to find it (practical)
Seated, first locate Tou Lin Qi (GB-15), 0.5 cun posterior to the anterior hairline, on the vertical line through the pupil. Locate Tou Wei (ST-8) lateral to Tou Lin Qi (GB-15), at the same distance from Tou Lin Qi (GB-15) as that point lies from Shen Ting (GV-24).
Anatomy
Border of the temporalis muscle. Innervated by the auriculotemporal nerve and branches of the facial nerve.
Needling
Transverse (subcutaneous) insertion 0.5–1.0 cun along the scalp.
Etymology
Tou (頭), head; Wei (維), corner or angle. The point lies at the lateral angle of the frontal hairline.
CLASSICAL SOURCEJia Yi Jing
Clinical Relations
Adjacent Points on the Meridian