Acupuncture Points on the Stomach Channel of Foot Yang Ming
Eliminates wind and reduces swelling
Facial paralysis, trismus, swelling of the cheek, pain in the face, toothache.
Where is ST-05 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 133): Directly anterior to the angle of the jaw, in a depression at the anterior border of the masseter muscle.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 146): Anterior to the angle of mandible, on the anterior border of the attached portion of m. masseter where the pulsation of facial artery is palpable, in the groove-like depression appearing when the cheek is bulged.
Avoid puncturing the artery. Puncture obliquely 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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