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GB18 · 足少阳胆经

Chengling chéng líng · 承灵

Location. On the head, 4 cun above the anterior hairline, directly above the centre of the pupil.

Category. Meeting of the Gallbladder and the Yang Link vessel 足少阳、阳维之会

The name means "receiving the spirit." It is the highest of the four Gallbladder points on the vertical line above the pupil, and classical texts group it with the vertex.

定位。头部,前发际上 4 寸,瞳孔直上方。

特定穴。Meeting of the Gallbladder and the Yang Link vessel 足少阳、阳维之会

穴名意为"承受灵明"。为胆经瞳孔直上纵线上四穴之最高者,传统文献将其归入头顶部一类。

Classical record · not a treatment recommendation. Needling technique is a licensed practitioner's skill and is out of scope here.
Over the scalp near the vertex. Classical texts describe shallow needling here and treat the scalp as a region to needle with restraint. Practitioner skill.

Other points on the Foot Shaoyang Gallbladder

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