Small Intestine 18
SI 18 / Quan liao / Cheek Bone Hole
POINT LOCATION
Directly below the outer canthus of the eye in a depression on the lower border of the zygoma
Associations
- Meeting Point of SI & SJ
INDICATIONS / CONDITIONS TREATED
- Facial pain, paralysis and swelling
- Deviation of the mouth and eye
- Toothache
- Red face
- Yellow sclera
TCM ACTIONS
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Expels Wind
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Alleviates pain
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Clears Heat
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Reduces swelling
TCM Patterns Treated
- Lung Wind Invasion - Wind Heat
- Lung Wind Invasion - Wind Cold