bai hui point DU20, GV20  百會穴 (in English and Chinese 中英文)

Compiled by: Joe Hing Kwok Chu  朱興 國編譯

Bai hui point DU20, GV20

Location: on top of the head, at the junction of a line connecting the apices of the ears and the midline, 5 cun  from the anterior or 7 cun from the posterior hairline.

Indications: headache, dizziness, hemorrhoids, hypertension, hypotension, hangovers, insomnia, anxiety, irritability etc.

百會穴為督脈之要穴。為督脈、足太陽膀胱經、足少陽膽經、手少陽三焦經和足厥陰肝經的會穴，故《針灸甲乙經》稱其為“三陽五會”；

定位：在頭頂中部，兩耳尖之中間連線，離前髮際5 寸，或後髮際7 寸中。

主治：頭痛、頭暈目眩、痔瘡、高血壓、低血壓、宿醉、失眠、焦急、煩躁等.