Shangming

English:	Upper Brightness
Also Known As:

Location

• Directly below the arch of the eyebrow, just under the superior border of the orbit.

Needling

• Straight insertion along the superior border of the orbit, 1 to 1.5 cun. Sensation: distention around the eyeball.

Command Functions

Actions

Indications

Ametropia Keratoleukoma

Atrophy of the optic nerve Disorders of the eyelids Pterygium Glaucoma

Combinations

M-HN-8 Qiuhou N-HN-1 Shangjingming LI-4 Hegu	N-HN-3a Jianming #1 N-HN-3b Jianming #2 GB-20 Fengchi GB-37 Guangming ST-36 Zusanli
Keratoleukoma	Atrophy of the optic nerve

Contraindications

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