DU 15 (GV 15)
Pinyin Name & English Translation
Yamen, Mute's Gate
Location
0.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline, in the depression below the spinous process of the first cervical vertebrae.
Indications
Mental disorders, epilepsy, deafness and mute, sudden hoarseness of voice, apoplexy, stiffness of the tongue and aphasia, occipital headache, neck rigidity.
Traditional Action
Clears the mind, stimulates speech.
Contraindications
References:
Maciocia, Giovanni. The Foundations of Chinese Medicine. London: Churchill Livingstone, 1989
O’Connor, John and Bensky, Dan, trans. Acupuncture, A Comprehensive Text. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1981
Xinnong, Cheng, et al. Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion. Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 1987.