06 SI18 Quanliao Cheek Bone Hole顴髎
SI18 Quanliao
Cheek Bone Hole

顴髎穴

LOCATION

On the face, directly below the outer canthus, in the depression on the lower border of the Zygomatic bone.

Features

Meeting point with TE and SI 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

Facial nerve, infraorbital nerve, transverse facial artery and vein.

Indication

Facial paralysis,facial spasm,trigeminal neuralgia;nasitis,rhinitis,sinusitis,toothache. Local point for facial disorders, Bell’s palsy, trigeminal neuralgia, spasm, twitching of the eyelids, facial muscles, etc.. Upper jaw tootache. Yellowing of the sclera.

Combinations

Red and yellowish eyes:SI 18 & PC 06.
Eye ulcer:SI 18 & ST 05.
Toothache:SI 18 & LI 02.
Trigeminal neuralgia,
toothache:SI 18 & TE 17 & LI 04.
facial paralysis:SI 18 & GV 28 & ST 07.
Facial spasm,eyelid myokymia:SI 18 & BL 18 & LR 03.

穴位

在面部,當目外眥直下,顴骨下緣凹陷處。

特點

手少陽、太陽之會。

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

面神經,眶下神經,面橫動、靜脈。

適應症

面神經麻痺,面肌痙攣,三叉神經痛;鼻炎,鼻竇炎,牙痛等。

穴位配伍療法

目赤黃:1.顴髎 2.內關
目潰:1.顴髎 2.大迎
牙痛:1.顴髎 2.二間
三叉神經痛,牙痛:1.顴髎 2.翳風 3.合谷
口眼歪斜:1.顴髎 2.齦交 3.下關
面肌痙攣,眼瞼瞤動:1.顴髎 2.肝俞 3.太衝