LOCATION: 0.5 cun within the hairline of the forehead, 3 cun lateral to DU 24.
IMAGE: Benshen is a reference to the mind, and this point is used for treating spirit disorders
FUNCTIONS: Calms the Mind, Clears the Liver & Extinguishes Wind, Dispels Heat from Gall
Bladder, Reduces Wind & Damp, Sedates Spasms & Seizures
INDICATIONS:
costalgia
headache
hemiplegia
seizures
stiff neck
vertigo
NEEDLING: Subcutaneously 0.3 - 0.5 cun
PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL USES:
POINT COMBINATIONS:
ANCIENT USES:
OTHER: Used to open the orifices of a stroke patient and to clear the mind
