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SI-18

Quanliao

Cheek Bone Crevice

Autres nomsZygoma Crevice · Cheek Bone Opening · Cheek Seam

Méridien
Intestin grêle
Classification
Point de croisement

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Localisation

  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.

Puncture

  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.

Fonctions du point

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

Actions

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

Indications

  • 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

Précautions

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

Associations

  • For toothache

  • For toothache with aversion to Cold

  • For mouth pain and deviation with aversion to Wind and Cold, and difficulty chewing

Notes

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