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Alternate names: 巨髎 jù liáo, Giant Bone-Hole; 目 mù liáo, Eye Bone-Hole; 月 yuè liáo, Moon Bone-Hole

Channel: TB, hand lesser yáng (shào yáng) triple burner channel

Modern location: An acupoint located on the lateral aspect of the face, in the depression on the posterior edge of the frontal bone, at the lateral end of the eyebrow.

Classical location: In the depression behind the eyebrow. From The Great Compendium of Acupuncture and Moxibustion (针灸大成 zhēn jiǔ dà chéng)

Local anatomy: The frontal branches of the superficial temporal artery and vein. The zygomatic branch of the facial nerve and the branch of the auriculotemporal nerve.

Action: Dispels wind and resolves heat; brightens the eyes and relieves pain; frees the channels and quickens the network vessels.

Modern indications: Headache; painful red swollen eyes; toothache; twitching of the eyelids; mania and withdrawal; epilepsy.

Classical indications: Hemilateral and regular headache; ingrown eyelash; toothache; epilepsy; periodic attacks of mania with foaming at the mouth; vexation and thirst; unclear vision.

Needle stimulus: Needling: 0.3 cùn backward transverse insertion.

Warning: Moxa contraindicated.

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