Yintang (EX-HN3)
Yintang (EX-HN3), “Hall of Impression”, is a point on the Extraordinary points. Calms the mind, expels Wind, benefits the nasal sinuses, treats insomnia and anxiety.
Location
At the glabella, midway between the medial ends of the two eyebrows.
Functions according to tradition
Calms the mind, expels Wind, benefits the nasal sinuses, treats insomnia and anxiety. The "third eye" of Chinese medicine.
Traditional indications
- Insomnia
- Anxiety
- Frontal headache
- Rhinitis
- Sinusitis
- Hypertension
- Vertigo
Indications described by tradition; they do not amount to proven clinical effectiveness for each one.
What its classification means
Point with its own name and location that does not belong to any of the fourteen channels.
Precautions
Transverse or pinch needling, shallow; vascular area with possible bruising.
Points on other channels with similar indications
They share several traditional indications with this point. Comparing them helps understand why one or the other is chosen.
- GV20 Baihui (Du Mai (Governing Vessel)): Anxiety, Hypertension, Insomnia, Vertigo
- GV24 Shenting (Du Mai (Governing Vessel)): Anxiety, Frontal headache, Insomnia
- HT7 Shenmen (Heart): Anxiety, Insomnia
- GB13 Benshen (Gallbladder): Anxiety, Insomnia
- GV11 Shendao (Du Mai (Governing Vessel)): Anxiety, Insomnia
- LV3 Taichong (Liver): Hypertension, Insomnia
Point profile
- Code
- EX-HN3
- Pinyin name
- Yìn Táng
- Characters
- 印堂
- Translation
- Hall of Impression
- Meridian
- Extraordinary points
- Classification
- Extra point
- Topics
- Mental, Insomnia, Stress
Health notice. Educational and study content. It describes concepts of Traditional Chinese Medicine and does not replace diagnosis or treatment by a healthcare professional. Needling, medicinal herbs and invasive techniques must be applied by trained professionals. Safety guide.
