Xuanli

1. 01Beneath the temple, three-quarters of the way from ST-8 Touwei to GB-7 Qubin.
2. 02In the temporal region within the hairline, at three-quarters of the span from ST-8 Touwei to GB-7 Qubin.
3. 03Within the hairline, where the lower quarter and upper three-quarters of the distance between ST-8 Touwei and GB-7 Qubin meet.

1. 01Insert straight in, 1 to 1.5 cun.
2. 02Needle transversely, 0.5 to 1.5 cun.
3. 03Puncture subcutaneously, 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
4. 04Moxibustion may be used.

Meeting point of the Stomach, San Jiao and Large Intestine channels

• ·Expels Wind
• ·Clears Heat
• ·Frees the channel
• ·Relieves pain

• ·Migraine
• ·Toothache
• ·Facial swelling
• ·Neurasthenia
• ·Tinnitus
• ·Facial skin redness and swelling
• ·Heart agitation with loss of appetite
• ·Hemilateral headache
• ·Hemilateral headache spreading to the outer canthus
• ·Outer canthus pain
• ·Sneezing
• ·Febrile disease with no sweating
• ·Heat in the Middle Jiao

Several modern texts list moxibustion as contraindicated at this point.