LOCATION
On the head, at a crossing point of the vertical posterior border of the temple and horizontal line through the ear apex.
Features
Meeting point of Bladder and Gallbladder Meridians.
Body Inches (cun)
Each person has his/her own personal body inches.
One cun is equal to the width of the Knuckle of the thumb.
Nerves, vascular
The temporal branch of the auriculotemporal nerve and the apical branch of the superficial temporal arteries and veins.
Indication
Trigeminal neuralgia，migraine，facial paralysis，temporalis muscle spasms，toothache，retinal hemorrhage，eye disease。
Combinations
Migraine：GB 07 & EX-HN5 & ST 08.
Toothache：GB 07 & ST 42 & ST 06.
Sudden loss of voice：GB 07 & CV 23 & LI 04.
穴位
在頭部，當耳前鬢角髮際後緣的垂線與耳尖水平線交點處。
特點
交會穴，通足太陽。
同身寸
針灸取穴比量法。出自《千金要方》。
是指以患者本人體表的某些部位折定分寸，
作为量取穴位的長度單位。
穴區神經血管
耳顳神經顳支和顳淺動、靜脈頂支。
適應症
三叉神經痛，偏頭痛，面神經麻痺；顳肌痙攣，牙痛，視網膜出血及其他眼病。
穴位配伍療法
偏頭痛：1.曲鬢 2.太陽 3.頭維
牙痛：1.曲鬢 2.衝陽 3.頰車
暴喑：1.曲鬢 2.廉泉 3.合谷