Acupoint+GV-16+(Feng+Fu)

** GV16 ** ** • ** **Feng Fu**  • ** Governing Vessel 16 **  Wind Mansion.  Meeting Point on the Governing Vessel with the Yang Linking Vessel.  Sea of Marrow Point. = = =Location= 1 cun directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline, directly below the external occipital protuberance, in the depression between m. trapezius.

=Point Summary=  //Expels Wind//  //Benefits the Neck and Head// //Strengthens The Sea Of Marrow//  //Calms The Spirit//

=Needling=

Depth:
0.5 - 0.8 cun

Technique:
Puncture Perpendicularly

Contraindications:
Neither upward obliquely or deep puncture is advisable

**General:**  Tonifies the governor vessel, stomach, cerebellum, bladder, TW-3, tonsils. Disperses vessels & genitals  Opens the brain, improves cognition, improves micro-circulation,“wind point”. Stimulates pituitary & CNS  **Actions:**  Eliminates wind; nourishes the sea of marrow (brain) and benefits the head; Calms the spirit  **Indications: H** <span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif;"> eaviness of the body, aversion to cold, swollen throat, wind diseases, headache, “the hundred diseases of the head”, dizziness, nosebleed, upward staring of the eyes, sudden loss of voice, stroke, hemiplegia, numbness of the legs, hypertension, difficulty breathing, ceaseless vomiting, pain in the neck <span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif;"> **Psycho-spiritual:** <span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif;"> Person is feeling like they are crumbling, deflating, periods of depression and can't keep going on. Can't see they are moving on or are getting better and need connection, vision. Tonify to clear the mind & spirit. Sedate if manic, epileptic, hysterical. Periods of change. Unbalanced mental and emotional conditions of all types, esp. connected to thoughts or vision. Incessant talking, mad walking and desire to commit suicide, sadness & fear. Trust is an important issue.. feeling of needing to be in control all the time.