Sishencong
Pinyin Name & English Translation
Four Mind Hearing
Location
A group of four points, at the vertex, 1 cun respectively posterior, anterior, and lateral to Baihui (DU 20).
Indications
Headache, vertigo, insomnia, poor memory, epilepsy.
Traditional Action
Subdue interior wind.
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.