Acupuncture Points on the San Jiao Channel of Hand Shao Yang
Eliminates wind and alleviates painBenefits the eyes
Headache, redness and pain of the eye, blurring of vision, twitching of the eyelid, toothache, facial paralysis.
Where is SJ-23 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 412): In the depression on the supraorbital margin, at the lateral end of the eyebrow.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 208): In the depression at the lateral end of the eyebrow.
Puncture subcutaneously 0.3-0.5 inch.
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