Back to previous page Search again ↑

Alternate names: 后关 hòu guān, Hind Gate; 机关 jī guān, Hinge; 听呵 tīng hē, Hearing Laughter

Channel: GB, Foot Lesser Yáng (shào yáng) Gallbladder Channel

Modern location: An acupoint located anterior to the ear, immediately anterior to the intertragic notch.

Classic location: In the depression in front of the ear, where a pulsating vessel can be felt, one cùn below Upper Gate (GB-3). The point is found when the mouth is opened. (Zhēn Jiǔ Dà Chéng)

Local anatomy: The superficial temporal artery. The great auricular nerve and facial nerve.

Action: Courses the liver and gallbladder; dispels wind, moves qì and opens the ears.

Modern indications: Tinnitus; deafness; toothache; deviated mouth.

Classic indications: Purulent discharge from the ear; tearing; dislocation of the jaw; swelling of the cheeks; deviated eyes and mouth and paralysis of the limbs due to wind stroke.

Needle stimulus: Needling: 0.5‒0.7 cùn perpendicular insertion. Moxa: 3 cones; pole 5‒15 min.

Back to previous page Search again