LOCATION: Anterior to the intertragic notch, at the posterior border of the condyloid process of
the mandible, located with the mouth open.
IMAGE: Refers to this point's function
FUNCTIONS: Clears Liver & GallBladder, Clears Heat, Dispels Exterior Wind, Moves Qi,
Benefits the Ears, Relaxes Sinews, Sharpens the Sense Organs
INDICATIONS:
deaf-mutism
deafness
dislocation of the jaw
facial paralysis
hemiplegia
madly running away
mouth & eyes awry
otitis media
seizures in which the body is alternately tense & limp
swelling of the parotid glands
tinnitus
tinnitus
toothache
NEEDLING: Perpendicularly 0.5 - 0.7 cun
PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL USES:
POINT COMBINATIONS:
ANCIENT USES:
OTHER: Primarily an ear point: This point is the gathering place for the meridian energy of the
ear
J.C. Darrus:
middle ear pathology, lower jaw pathology, headache and vertigo from cerebral
anemia
