Knowledge baseAcupuncture points
SJ-18
Qimai
Spasm Vessel
Also known asFeeding the Vessels
- Channel
- San Jiao
Location
- 01At the root of the auricle, one third of the way along the line from SJ-17 Yifeng to SJ-20 Jiaosun.
- 02At the center of the mastoid process, where the midline meets the lower third of the curve running from SJ-17 Yifeng to SJ-20 Jiaosun, behind the helix.
- 03Behind the ear, in a small depression on the mastoid bone, one third along a curved line from SJ-17 Yifeng to SJ-20 Jiaosun that follows the rim of the ear.
Needling
- 01Insert obliquely, 0.5 to 1 cun.
- 02Needle subcutaneously, 0.3 to 0.5 cun, or prick to bleed.
- 03Moxibustion may be used.
- 04Insert subcutaneously along the channel's course, 0.3 to 0.5 cun, or prick to bleed.
Actions
- Benefits the ears
- Settles fright
- Pacifies Wind
Indications
- Tinnitus
- Deafness
- Headache
- Infantile convulsions
- Clonic spasm
- Fright
- Fear
- Pain behind the ear
- Head Wind
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Seminal emission
- Eye discharge
- Dim vision