GB-20 Fengchi - Wind Pond
More Spirit Names: Wind Pool, Heat Mansion
| English: | Wind Pool |
| Also Known As: | Wind Pond Pool of Wind |
Location
- Below the occiput, approximately midway between DU-16 Fengfuand GB-12 Wangu, in the hollow between the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles.
Locate close to the base of the skull.
This point is normally located at the most tender point of the hollow. - In the depression between the upper portion of the m. sternocleidomastoid and m. trapezius, on the same level as DU-16 Fengfu
- Between the hollow below the tuberosity of the occipital bone at the back of the head and the mastoid process, and between the trapezius and sternocleidomastoid muscle.
Needling
- Slightly oblique inferior insertion in the direction of the channel, 1 to 1.5 cun
Directed toward the tip of the nose, the contralateral eyeball or M-HN-3 Yintang, 0.5 to 1 cun.
Caution: Deeper needling may damage the spinal cord - Joined by through needling to the contralateral GB-20 Fengchi, 2 to 3 cun
- Puncture 0.5 to 0.8 cun towards the tip of the nose
- Moxibustion is applicable
- Straight insertion, level with the ear lobe, pointed slightly downward, 1 to 1.5 cun.
Sensation: local distention and soreness, possibly extending to the top of the head, the temple, forehead or eyes. - Slanted insertion, joined to opposite GB-20 Fengchi. 2 to 3 cun
Sensation: local distention and soreness, sometimes extending throughout the back of the neck.
Caution: Do not insert the needle too deeply, to avoid puncturing the medulla oblongata.
Command Functions
- Major point for Wind
- Point of the Yang Wei channel
- Point of intersection of the Yang Wei and San Jiao vessels on the Gallbladder channel
- Meeting point of the Gallbladder and San Jiao channels with the Yang Qiao and Yang Wei vessels
Actions
- Eliminates Wind
- Releases Exterior conditions
- Dispels Cold
- Dispels Wind, Wind-Cold and Wind-Heat
- Soothes the Liver
- Subdues Liver Yang
- Relaxes the sinews
- Facilitates Qi flow
- Activates the channel
- Alleviates pain
- Extinguishes Liver Wind
- Clears Liver Fire and Heat
- Opens and brightens the eyes
- Benefits the head and eyes
- Clears the sensory orifices
- Clears the brain
- Benefits hearing
- Regulates Yang Wei channel conditions
Indications
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Combinations
| LU-7 | ||
Wind-Cold | Wind-Heat | Common cold |
UB-13 | ||
Seizures | Hypertension | Spinal kyphosis |
UB-5 | DU-16 | |
Vision problems | For Tai Yang Zhong Feng patterns where Cinnamon Twig Decoction Gui Zhi Tang was prescribed but caused agitation, needle these points , the re-administer Gui Zhi Tang The hundred diseases due to injury by Cold | Headache |
DU-20 | ||
One-sided or generalized headache | One-sided or generalized head Wind | Head Wind dizziness |
Dizziness | Lacrimation on exposure to Wind | Cold lacrimation |
Pain of the eyes with inability to see | Nosebleed with stifled breathing | Impaired hearing and deafness |
GB-39 | ||
Swelling of the face (needle GB-20 last) | Redness and swelling of the face | Curvature of the lumbar spine (Reinforce GB-20, reduce GB-39) |
Contraindications
Notes
- On a mental/emotional level, this point helps people see more clearly and form judgments.
- This is a major point with many varied functions.
- Used with reinforcing method it tonifies the Marrow.
- This is one of the pre-eminent points to treat all diseases of the head, brain, and sensory organs, especially the eyes.
- This is the single most important point for headaches and dizziness no, matter the etiology or channels involved.
- This is one of the major points for Wind.
- The eye system emerges from the brain at the occiput, which is why this point is so important for the eyes.
- Herbal comparisons taught with this point for the eyes: Huang Ju Hua vs Bai Ju Hua, and Sang Ju Yin vs Long Dan Xie Gan Tang.
Five Elements Spirit Perspective
| Spirit of the Point | Mental level, not spirit. On a mental level it is for issues with clarity: being unable to see and to form judgments. It keeps the Gallbladder pure and clear and nourishes the brain, which the Official in charge of decisions and judgments relies on. It gives the ability to turn the head and get the mind around other possibilities, bringing freshness into a quiet place; it is calming. |
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| Worsley |
Location: In a hollow a little below and outside the place where trapezius attaches to the nuchal line of the occiput. |
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From Class
- GB-13 to GB-20 & SJ-5 (Yang Wei treatment): Yang Wei treatment points; Ying–Wei imbalance means interior (emotional) contents leaking outward. (Rabinowitz)
- GB-20 Fengchi: Opens portals while clearing heat — eye, ear, nose, neck, speech; mania, insomnia; meeting of Yang Wei, Yang Qiao and San Jiao. (Yuen)
- GB-20 Fengchi (Wind Pool): Wind can be deposited into the brain; pressing should produce a palpable sensation; make sure it clears completely (blockages between SJ, SI and BL). (Gioioso)
- GB-20, Yintang, GB-8, Du-20: GB-20 best for wind and a doorway to the brain; Yintang resonates with hun; combine GB-8, GB-20, Du-20 geometrically to summon the hun. (Shea)
- Lower/mid/upper brain point groups: Lower brain (survival, wind): GB-14–16, BL-10, GB-20, GB-12, Du-14; midbrain: GB-16–20, BL-8–10, GB-7–12; upper brain: Du-20 to Yintang, BL-2–7, GB-8, ST-8. (Gioioso)
- Wind strategies with Gallbladder/San Jiao points: Scatter wind: GB-14, GB-12, SJ-17, SJ-2; course wind: GB-20, GB-8, SJ-18, SJ-5, SJ-6; pacify wind: GB-13 with SJ-10; SJ-2, SJ-5 'bathe the nerves'. (Gioioso)
- Wind-draining points: Du-16, Du-19, Du-20, GB-37, GB-20, GB-21: Draining liver wind too fast causes dizziness (re-triggering content); marijuana disinhibits the liver too quickly (red eyes, dry mouth, then paranoia).
- Qiao vessels (Nan Jing 28; Li Shizhen): Yang Qiao rises from mid-heel to GB-20; Yin Qiao rises from the heel to the throat, joining the Chong; key throat point ST-9 for thyroid. (Rabinowitz)
- Yin Wei & Yang Wei endocrine points (per Li Shizhen): Yin Wei endocrine points: KI-9 Zhubin, SP-13 Fushe (gonads), SP-15 (pancreas), LV-14, Ren-22/23; Yang Wei GB-15 to GB-20 access the hypothalamus–pituitary axis. (Rabinowitz)
- Placental issues & preeclampsia: Abruption: nourish yin/blood, subdue Liver wind (Gou Teng, Mai Men Dong); accreta = blood stasis; preeclampsia: refer for bloodwork, Du-16, GB-20, ST-40, BL-62, LI-11. (Lewis)
- Six Feng (wind) points of a classical master: Du-16 Fengfu, GB-20 Fengchi, BL-12 Fengmen, GB-31 Fengshi, SJ-17 Yifeng, SI-12 Bingfeng dispel wind with oils or needles; watch for wind exiting a sensory orifice.