GV 22 Acupuncture Point - Xin Hui - Governing Vessel Meridian

- Chinese Name Xin Hui
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English Name Fontanel Meeting
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Location: 1 cun posterior to GV 23.
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Precautions: No Needle and No Moxa in Infants with Metopism.
- Actions & Effects:
- Nasal issues - congestion, olfactory problems (i.e. distinguishing smells), nosebleed, polyps.
- Headaches, primarily from wind in the Chinese Medicine sense of the term, dizziness, vertigo.
- Psychological issues, particularly related to fear a/or fright, panic attacks, palpitations.
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Tong Ren/Tam Healing System: Used to effect brain and scalp issues, useful for brain tumors, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, lou gehrig's. Also helpful for improving focus in children (ADD/ADHD).
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Governing Vessel Meridian Points (28):
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28
Sources and More Information
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Listed in our conditions treated section under »
- Anxiety
- Arrhythmia (Palpitations)
- Fear
- Headache
- Nosebleed (Epistaxis)
- Panic Attack
- Phobias
- Rhinitis
- Sinus Infection
- Sinusitis
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