【Location】On the head,0.5 can above the hairline of the forehead,4.5 can lateral to the anterior hairline.
【Manipulation Method】Puncture subcutaneously backwards 0.5-0.8 cun.
【Indications】Headache,dizziness,eye pain,lacrimation with wind,twitching of eyelids.
【Stratified anatomy】(Fig.1-3)
Fig.1-3 Frontal section of Touwei(ST 8)(right side)
(1)Skin The skin is distributed by auriclotemporal n..
(2)Subcutaneous tissue There are branches of above-mentioned cutaneous nerves,temporal branches of facial n.,branches or tributaries of superficial temporal a. & v..
(3)Epicranial aponeurosis The aponeurosis forwardly connects with frontal belly of occipitofrontalis while backwardly connects with occipital belly of occipitofrontalis.Epicranial aponeurosis connects tightly with skin and superficial fascia to form “scalp”.
(4)Loose areolar tissue under epicranial aponeurosis It is the thin layer of loose connective tissue between epicranial aponeurosis and pericranium.
The deep surface of the acupoint is parietal bone.