Stomach 6

Stomach
Written By Elizabeth Fuqua

ST 6 / Jiache / Jawbone

Point Location

One finger width anterior and superior to the angle of the mandible at the belly of the masseter muscle with teeth clenched.

 

Indications / Conditions Treated

  • Jaw pain

  • Facial paralysis

  • Toothache

  • Lock jaw

  • Mumps

 

TCM Actions

  • Expels Wind
  • Opens the channel
  • Alleviates pain

 

TCM Patterns treated

  • LV Wind

 

Caution

  • Facial vascular 
Elizabeth Fuqua

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