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DU-23

上星

Shàng Xīng

Shangxing

Location · 定位

头部，前正中线上，前发际正中直上1寸

On the head, on the anterior midline, 1 cun directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline

Needling

平刺 0.3–0.5 寸

可灸

Actions · 功效

frees the nasal portals
clears the head and brightens the eyes
quiets the spirit and settles the mind

Indications · 主治

鼻渊、鼻衄、鼻塞deep-source nasal congestion (sinusitis), epistaxis, nasal obstruction
头痛、目眩headache, dizziness
癫狂mania

Editor-reviewed· 2026-04-16

Footnotes · 引用

[1]Deadman, Manual of Acupuncture 2nd ed.

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@misc{bencaodian-shang-xing,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Shàng Xīng 上星 (Shangxing) — DU-23},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/acupoints/shang-xing},
  urldate      = {2026-04-16},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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