Location
( GV-24 Courtyard of the Spirit SHENTING - Acupuncture Points ) On the midline, 0.5 cun superior to the anterior hairline or 4.5 cun anterior to GV-20.

How to find
First, locate the anterior hairline and, from there, palpate 0.5 cun in a superior direction. There, locate Du-24 on the midline. For reference: The distance from the anterior hairline to GV-20 (at the junction of the vertical midline and a line connecting the apices of the ears) is 5 cun.

Located on the same level (0.5 cun superior to the anterior hairline) are -- BL-3/BL-4/G.B.-15/G.B.-13 (superior to the inner canthus of the eye/1.5 cun lateral to the midline/on the pupil line or 2.25 cun lateral to the midline/3 cun lateral to the midline).

These distances refer to the proportional cun distance between Du-24 and -ST-8 (on the corner of the forehead), which equals 4.5 cun (1.5 cun lateral to the midline).

Needling
Transversely (subcutaneously) 0.3–0.5 cun. Moxibustion possible.

Actions/Indications
Calms the shen
Dispels (internal) Wind
Clears pathogenic factors from the eyes and nose

Special features
Meeting point with the BL and ST channels. One of the major points for calming the shen.