Touwei (ST 8)

Crossing point of the Stomach meridian, the Gallbladder meridian and the Yangweimai, the meridian governing the whole surface of the body.

Location of Touwei

From Xiaguan, I keep going up vertically towards the skull, to where the side of the head turns into the top of the skull. Touwei is located about 0.5 cun behind the hairline.

This point also lies on the suture between the frontal and parietal bones, where a small depression can be felt.

Therapeutic functions and clinical indications

• Frontal Yangming (stomach) headaches, temporal Shaoyang headaches (crossing point with the Gallbladder), headaches from Wind-Cold or Wind-Heat attacks (works well as a crossing point with the Yangweimai);
• Eye problems: inflammation, pain, conjunctivitis, ophthalmic migraine.