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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, at the junction of the lower one-quarter and upper three-quarters of the curved line connecting ST-8 and GB-7.
🧭 How to find it (practical)
Seated with the head at rest or in lateral decubitus. Locate the point at the junction of the upper three-quarters and the lower one-quarter of the curved line that connects Tou Wei (ST-8) and Qu Bin (GB-7), or at the midpoint of the distance between Xuan Lu (GB-5) 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; Li (厘), to arrange, to correct. The point is located on the temple and has the function of relieving headache and improving dizziness.
