Gallbladder MeridianGB5

Xuanlu 懸顱

For reference only · not a substitute for diagnosis or treatment

Short answer

Side of the head, halfway along a curve that follows the temple hairline.

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🖼See it in pictures

Xuanlu — ① Where on the body? — **① Where on the body?**

Xuanlu — Textbook view — skin on the left, muscle and bone underneath on the right — **Textbook view — skin on the left, muscle and bone underneath on the right**
Location and structures come from our 3D model; only the drawing style was refined with AI. Labels are added by us.

Xuanlu — ③ Under the skin — **③ Under the skin**
Parietal bone · Frontal bone · Temporalis muscle · Temporoparietalis muscle

Rendered straight from the 3D model at the computed location. The glowing ring marks Xuanlu.

On this page

Where is Xuanlu?
How do I find it on my body?
Before you press
How has it been used traditionally?
FAQ

1Where is Xuanlu?

Side of the head, halfway along a curve that follows the temple hairline.

The curve runs from Touwei (ST8) to Qubin (GB7).

Beneath the point

Parietal bone · Frontal bone · Temporalis muscle · Temporoparietalis muscle

Our 3D measurement · In our 3D model: half of the way (35.2 mm) along the temporal-hairline curve from Touwei (ST8) to Qubin (GB7), which is 70.4 mm long. The model has no hair, so the shape of the curve was borrowed from the Z-Anatomy hair boundary (still to be verified).

2How do I find it on my body?

Find Touwei at the corner of the forehead hairline and Qubin level with the top of the ear.
Join them with a curve that follows the temple hairline.
Press the spot halfway along.

📖 Words explained

temporoparietalis: A thin muscle on the side of the head above the ear. Its size varies a lot between people.
parietal bone: The pair of wide skull bones covering the top and upper sides of the head. They meet along the middle of the crown.
frontal bone: The skull bone that forms the forehead and brows. Its upper part is the forehead and its lower part makes the roof of the eye sockets.

3Before you press

⚠ Do not press when

This is on the scalp — press lightly with a fingertip.
After a blow to the head, do not press; get checked first.
Avoid broken or swollen skin and press only to a comfortable level.
Acupressure is not a substitute for medical care.

4How has it been used traditionally?

A Gallbladder meridian point on the temple; the Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing lists no extra category for it.
The name is usually translated as 'Suspended Skull'.

From traditional texts — not a claim of effect.

?FAQ

Where exactly is Xuanlu?

Side of the head, halfway along a curve that follows the temple hairline. The curve runs from Touwei (ST8) to Qubin (GB7).

How do I find Xuanlu?

Find Touwei at the corner of the forehead hairline and Qubin level with the top of the ear. Join them with a curve that follows the temple hairline. Press the spot halfway along.

What should I watch out for?

This is on the scalp — press lightly with a fingertip. After a blow to the head, do not press; get checked first. Avoid broken or swollen skin and press only to a comfortable level. Acupressure is not a substitute for medical care.

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Sources

Location: WHO Standard Acupuncture Point Locations in the Western Pacific Region (2008), p. 174
Standard comparison: Chinese national standard GB/T 12346-2021 (Nomenclature and location of meridian points)
Korean anatomical terms and point names: KMCRIC Standard Acupoint DB (Korea)
Traditional use cross-check: AcuAtlas dataset (CC BY 4.0)

Positions computed from the WHO standard locations (2008) on Z-Anatomy (CC BY-SA 4.0) · BodyParts3D © DBCLS. For reference only — not a substitute for diagnosis or treatment. See a clinician if you are unwell.