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Alternate names: 鬼床 guǐ chuǎng, Ghost Bed; 鬼林 guǐ lín, Ghost Forest; 机关 jī guān, Hinge; 曲牙 qū yá, Tooth Bend

Channel: ST, Foot Yáng Brightness (yáng míng) Stomach Channel

Modern location: An acupoint located on the lateral aspect of the face, in the body of the masseter muscle, at the prominence of that muscle when the teeth are clenched.

Classic location: Eight fēn below the ear, in the depression just in front of the angle of the mandible. The point is found in lateral recumbent posture, in the hollow that appears when the mouth is opened. (Zhēn Jiǔ Dà Chéng)

Local anatomy: The masseteric artery. The great auricular nerve, facial nerve and masseteric nerve.

Action: Opens the jaw and frees the network vessels; dispels wind and regulates qì.

Modern indications: Deviated mouth; toothache; clenched jaw; welling of the cheeks.

Classic indications: Loss of voice; aversion to wind and cold.

Needle stimulus: Needling: 0.3‒0.5 cùn perpendicular insertion, or oblique insertion toward ST-4 (dì cāng). Moxa: 3 cones; pole 15 min.

Point groups: One of the thirteen ghost points.

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