GB18 (Chengling, “Receiving the Spirit”) is an acupuncture point on the Gallbladder Channel Meridian. It is located on the head, 4 cun directly superior to the anterior hairline and 2.25 cun lateral to the midline, or 1.5 cun posterior to GB17 (Zhengying). It expels wind, alleviates pain, benefits the nose and clears the head.
On the head, 4 cun directly superior to the anterior hairline and 2.25 cun lateral to the midline, or 1.5 cun posterior to GB17 (Zhengying).
Transverse (subcutaneous) insertion, 0.5 to 1.5 cun.
Expels wind, alleviates pain, benefits the nose and clears the head.
Headache, brain wind, aversion to wind and cold, nasal congestion, nosebleed, difficult breathing, asthma.
Chengling is a key local point for treating wind-related disorders affecting the head, particularly headaches accompanied by chills and aversion to cold. It is also effective for respiratory and nasal issues, such as congestion, nosebleeds, and labored breathing, by clearing obstruction from the upper orifices.
Classical text; the translation was prepared with AI and is not clinical advice.
《醫學入門》 Yīxué Rùmén — Introduction to Medicine, Li Chan, 1575 · 经穴起止 · Source: Wikisource ↗
承灵正营后一寸半。 针三分，灸五壮。 主脑风头痛，恶风寒，鼻衄，喘急According to this text, GB18 lies 1.5 cun behind Zhengying, needled 3 fen with 5 moxa cones. It records use for brain-wind headache, aversion to wind and cold, nosebleed and rapid panting.
《針灸甲乙經》 Zhēnjiǔ Jiǎyǐ Jīng — Systematic Classic of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, c. 256–282 · 卷03 · Source: Wikisource ↗
承靈，在正營後一寸五分，足少陽、陽維之會，刺入三分，灸五壯According to this text, GB18 lies 1.5 cun behind Zhengying and is a meeting point of the foot Shaoyang and Yangwei; it is needled 3 fen deep with 5 moxa cones.
《針方六集》 Zhēnfāng Liùjí — Six Collections on Needling, Wu Kun, 1618 · 卷之五·紛署集 · 頭直目上入髮際五分卻行至腦空凡十穴第四（足少陽經） · Source: jicheng.tw ↗
承靈二穴，主腦風頭痛，惡寒鼻塞，鼽衄，喘息不利The text records that GB18 was used for brain-wind headache, aversion to cold with nasal congestion, runny nose and nosebleed, and difficult breathing.
GB18 is one of 44 points on the Gallbladder Channel Meridian. Nearby points:
GB18 (Chengling) is located on the head, 4 cun directly superior to the anterior hairline and 2.25 cun lateral to the midline, or 1.5 cun posterior to GB17 (Zhengying).
GB18 expels wind, alleviates pain, benefits the nose and clears the head. Common clinical indications include headache, brain wind, aversion to wind and cold, nasal congestion, nosebleed, difficult breathing, asthma.
Transverse (subcutaneous) insertion, 0.5 to 1.5 cun. Caution: The Great Compendium (Zhen Jiu Da Cheng) lists Chengling in its 'Forbidden Needle Points Song', but does not specify the reason. Other primary sources permit needling.
GB18 is a point on the Gallbladder Channel Meridian (Zú Shàoyáng Dǎnjīng).