Acupuncture Points on the Stomach Channel of Foot Yang Ming
- Meeting Point of the Stomach and Gallbladder Channels
Benefits the ears, jaw and teethActivates the channel and alleviates pain
Deafness, tinnitus, otorrhea, toothache, facial paralysis, pain of the face, motor impairment of the jaw.
Where is ST-07 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 134): At the lower border of the zygomatic arch, in the depression anterior to the condyloid process of the mandible.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 147): On the face, anterior to the ear, in the depression between the zygomatic arch and the mandibular notch. This point is located with the mouth closed.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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