SI-18 (Quan Liao) Cheek Bone Hole
  Acupuncture Points on the Small Intestine Channel of Hand Tai Yang
- Meeting Point of the Small Intestine and Sanjiao Channels
Actions:
- Eliminates wind and alleviates pain
- Clears heat and reduces swelling
Indications:
- Facial Paralysis, twitching of the eyelids, pain in the face, toothache, swelling of the cheek, yellowish sclera.
Location
CAM:
- Directly below the outer canthus, in the depression on the lower border of zygoma.
AMOA:
- Directly below the outer canthus, in the depression at the lower border of the zygomatic bone.
Needling Method:
- Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-0.8 inch.
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- Andrew Ellis, Nigel Wiseman, Ken Boss
- Cheng Xinnong
- Peter Deadman
- Shanghai College of TCM