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SJ-21 (Er Men) Ear Gate

Acupuncture Points on the San Jiao Channel of Hand Shao Yang

Benefits the ears
  • Clears heat
    • Tinnitus, deafness, otorrhea, toothache, stiffness of the lip.

    Where is SJ-21 located?

    • A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 410): In the depression anterior to the supratragic notch and slightly superior to the condyloid process of the mandible.
    • Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 208): In the depression anterior to the supratragic notch and behind the posterior border of the condyloid process of the mandible. The point is located with the mouth open.
    Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.

    Sources & References

    Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus

    The information here is referenced from numerous sources — teachers, practitioners, class notes from Five Branches University, the books below, and the published research literature, with citations given as resolvable PubMed identifiers. Where sources disagree, I have flagged the discrepancies directly. If facts couldn't be verified, I have left them out. How we source our content.

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