DU-16 Fengfu - Wind Palace

More Spirit Names: Wind Mansion, Palace of Wind, Root of Preoccupation, Clear Headedness, Ghost Pillow, Ghost Forest

English:	Palace of Wind
Also Known As:	Wind's Palace Wind's Dwelling Wind Palace Wind Mansion Guizhen Ghost Pillow

Location

• 1 cun above the posterior hairline in the depression inferior to the external occipital protuberance on the posterior midline.
• 1 cun above the middle of the natural hairline at the back of the head, in the depression directly below the occipital protuberance.
• Directly below the external occipital protuberance, in the depression between the bilateral origins of the trapezius muscle, 1 cun within the hairline.
• On the nape of the neck, in the depression directly below the external occipital protuberance.
  Note: the external occipital protuberance is found as the bony prominence at the base of the skull on the midline. In some people, it may be difficult to feel. The point lies approximately 1 cun above the posterior hairline.
• 1 cun directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline, directly below the external occipital protuberance, in the depression between the m. trapezius of both sides.

Needling

• Straight insertion, 0.5 to 1 cun.
• Caution: Avoid deep insertion.
• Perpendicular insertion, slightly inferiorly., 0.5 to 1 cun.
• Caution: the spinal canal lies between 1.5 and 2 cun deep. to the skin surface, varying according to body build. Deep perpendicular or superior oblique insertion is strictly contraindicated.
• Puncture perpendicularly 0.5 to 0.8 cun. Deep puncture is not advisable. The medullar bulb is in the deep layer. Special attention should be paid in acupuncture.

Command Functions

• Sea of Marrow point
• Meeting point of the Yangwei channel
• Sun Si-miao Ghost point
• Window of Heaven point
• Crossing point of the Yang Wei and (Yang Qiao) channels (Secondary source).

Actions

• Eliminates Wind
• Nourishes the Sea of Marrow
• Benefits the head and neck
• Calms the Shen

Indications

Seizures Mania Hemiplegia Aphasia due to stroke Delirium Suicidal behavior Fear and fright Anxiety Common cold due to Wind-Cold Sensation of heaviness of the head Headache Dizziness Deaf-mutism Blurred vision Sinusitis Epistaxis Neck stiffness Short memory Poverty of thought Suicidal Beriberi Fevers Jaundice Wind Bi All types of Wind diseases Injury by Wind The hundred diseases of the head Visual dizziness Upward staring eyes Sadness and fear with fright palpitations Pain in the neck with inability to turn the head Visual hallucinations

Numbness of the limbs Mental illness Post apoplexy aphasia Cerebral hemorrhage Stiffness of the tongue preventing speech Tongue too relaxed to speak Sudden mutism All disorders of the head Neck rigidity Paralysis of the nape of the neck Rigor of the entire body Vertigo Hypertension Sore throat Pharynx and larynx swollen and painful Laryngitis Psychosis Madness due to Shang Han (Wind-Cold) Influenza Aversion to Cold Chills with abundant sweating and a sensation of a heavy body Toothache Heaviness of the body with aversion to Cold Head wind Incessant talking Mad walking with a desire to commit suicide Difficulty breathing Heat in the chest Classless vomiting Opisthotonos Tinnitus

Combinations

GB-20 Fengchi	SI-16 Tianchuang PC-8 Laogong	REN-24 Chengjiang
The hundred disorders due to injury by Cold.	Throat pain	Loss of voice Stiffness of the head and nape with difficult rotation
DU-15 Yamen	GB-20 Fengchi DU-17 Naohu UB-9 Yuzhen DU-23 Shangxing	LI-2 Erjian LI-20 Yingxiang
Windstroke Flaccidity of the tongue Sudden loss of voice	Pain of the eyes with inability to see	Rhinitis with nosebleed
DU-28 Yinjiao	UB-60 Kunlun UB-65 Shugu	UB-13 Feishu
Stiffness and pain of the neck with inability to turn the head	Mania Incessant talking without rest	Mad walking with a desire to commit suicide
SI-5 Yanggu	DU-2 Yaoshu
Mad walking	Numbness of the legs

Contraindications

Notes

• This point is important for treating both Exterior and Interior Wind.
• Its action on Wind parallels herbs such as Fang Feng, Chan Tui, Gou Teng and Bai Ji Li.
• It lies over the medulla oblongata, which regulates the cardiovascular and respiratory systems.