NAME
QUANLIAO
LOCATION
Directly below the outer canthus, in the depression at the lower border of the zygomatic bone.
At the middle of the inferior margin of the zygomatic bone, level with LI-20 Yingxiang, directly below the outer canthus of the eye.
NEEDLING
Transverse insertion joined to points such as ST-4 Dicang, ST-7 Xiaguan, LI-20 Yingxiang and
ST-6 Jiache.
Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 0.7 cun.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.5 to 0.8 cun.
Slanted insertion 1 to 1.5 cun.
COMMAND FUNCTIONS
Meeting point of the San Jiao channel
Tendo muscular control point for the leg Yang channels
ACTIONS
Eliminates Wind
Alleviates pain
Clears Heat
Reduces swelling
INDICATIONS
Deviation of mouth and eyes
Ceaseless twitching of the eyelids
Pain of the face
Swelling of the cheek with toothache
Inability to chew
Abscess of the lip
Red face
Yellow eyes
Bell's palsy
Excess blinking
Tic
Trigeminal neuralgia
Facial paralysis
Toothache
Extremely red cheeks
Swelling of the jaw
Yellowish sclera
Twitching eyelids
Facial neuralgia
Spasm of the facial muscles
COMBINATIONS
| LI-2 Erjian | ST-5 Daying GB-2 Tinghui LI-11 Quchi | ST-6 Jiache |
| Toothache | Toothache with aversion to Cold | Pain and deviation of the mouth Aversion to Wind and Cold Inability to chew |
| PC-6 Neiguan | ||
| Red and yellow eyes |
CONTRAINDICATIONS
According to a number of both classical and modern texts, moxibustion is forbidden on this point. Other sources say to use moxibustion with caution.
NOTES
This is an important and commonly used point for the treatment of facial disorders such as facial paralysis, tic or trigeminal neuralgia.