Fengchi (GB20)
Fengchi (GB20), “Wind Pool”, is a point on the Gallbladder meridian. It is point 20 of the 44 on the channel. The great point to expel external and internal Wind.
Location
In the depression between the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles, at the level of the occiput.
Functions according to tradition
The great point to expel external and internal Wind. Benefits eyes and ears, clears the head, treats Wind-Heat and Wind-Cold.
Traditional indications
- Occipital headache
- Neck stiffness
- Cold and flu
- Vertigo
- Visual problems
- Hypertension
Indications described by tradition; they do not amount to proven clinical effectiveness for each one.
What its classification means
Two or more channels meet here, so it is credited with acting on all of them.
Precautions
Direct the needle toward the opposite eye or nose tip. NEVER needle deeply upward: risk to the medulla oblongata.
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.
- BL10 Tianzhu (Bladder): Neck stiffness, Occipital headache, Vertigo
- GV16 Fengfu (Du Mai (Governing Vessel)): Neck stiffness, Occipital headache, Vertigo
- BL65 Shugu (Bladder): Neck stiffness, Occipital headache
- BL9 Yuzhen (Bladder): Neck stiffness, Occipital headache
- DU14 Dazhui (Du Mai (Governing Vessel)): Hypertension, Neck stiffness
- GV15 Yamen (Du Mai (Governing Vessel)): Neck stiffness, Occipital headache
Point profile
- Code
- GB20
- Pinyin name
- Fēng Chí
- Characters
- 风池
- Translation
- Wind Pool
- Meridian
- Gallbladder
- Element
- Wood
- Classification
- Crossing point
- Topics
- Wind, Headache, Neck
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.
