Quanliao

1. 01Directly beneath the outer canthus, in the hollow at the zygomatic bone's lower border.
2. 02At the midpoint of the zygomatic bone's lower edge, level with LI-20 Yingxiang, directly under the eye's outer canthus.

1. 01Insert transversely, threading toward points such as ST-4 Dicang, ST-7 Xiaguan, LI-20 Yingxiang and ST-6 Jiache.
2. 02Needle straight in, 0.5 to 0.7 cun deep.
3. 03Puncture perpendicularly, 0.5 to 0.8 cun deep.
4. 04Angle the needle in, 1 to 1.5 cun deep.

• ·Meeting point of the San Jiao channel
• ·Tendo muscular control point for the leg Yang channels

• ·Dispels Wind
• ·Relieves pain
• ·Clears Heat
• ·Reduces swelling

• ·Crooked mouth and eyes
• ·Constant eyelid twitching
• ·Facial pain
• ·Cheek swelling accompanied by toothache
• ·Difficulty chewing
• ·Lip abscess
• ·Red facial complexion
• ·Yellowing of the eyes
• ·Bell's palsy
• ·Excessive blinking
• ·Tic
• ·Trigeminal neuralgia
• ·Facial paralysis
• ·Toothache
• ·Deeply flushed cheeks
• ·Jaw swelling
• ·Yellow-tinged sclera
• ·Eyelid twitching
• ·Facial neuralgia
• ·Facial muscle spasm

• ·A number of classical and modern sources prohibit moxibustion at this point.
• ·Other sources permit moxibustion here only with caution.

A key, frequently used point for facial conditions like facial paralysis, tic and trigeminal neuralgia.