Atlas of Acupuncture

7.1 Anterior Aspect of the Head

BL-1

G.B.-1

Ex-HN

(qiuhou)

ST-1

(below the

pupil)

Orbital margin

ST-2

Orbital

margin

Nasolabial groove

Ex-HN-8 (bitong)

Styloid

process

G.B.-3

ST-7

S.I.-19

G.B.-2

Tragus

Mouth

closed*

S.I.-18

ST-3

BL-1 (jingming) ‘Bright Eyes’0.1 cun superior to the inner

canthus of the eye, where spectacles tend to rest

G.B.-1 (tongziliao) ‘Pupil Crevice’ 0.5 cun lateral to the

outer canthus of the eye

Ex-HN-7 (qiuhou) ‘Behind the Ball’ On the lower border of

the orbit, at the junction of the lateral quarter and the medial

three-quarters of the orbital margin

ST-1 (chengqi) ‘Container of Tears’With the eyes looking

straight forward, directly below the centre of the pupil,

between the eyeball and the infraorbital ridge

ST-2 (sibai) ‘Four Whites’When looking straight ahead,

directly below the centre of the pupil, in the depression at the

infraorbital foramen

Ex-HN-8 (shangyingxiang or bitong) ‘Upper Yingxiang’ or

‘Free Nose’At the upper end of the nasolabial groove, at the

junction of the maxilla and the nasal cavity (at the border

between the nasal bone and cartilage)

ST-7 (xiaguan) ‘Below the Joint’With the mouth closed in

the depression of the mandibular incisure, between the

coronoid and condyloid process of the mandible

G.B.-2 (tinghui) ‘Meeting of Hearing’Anterior to the ear,

with the mouth open in the depression at the level of the

intertragic notch, on the lower border of the condyloid process

of the mandible.

S.I.-18 (quanliao) ‘Cheek Bone Crevice’In a depression at

the intersection of a vertical line through the outer canthus of

the eye with the lower border of the zygomatic bone

ST-3 (juliao) ‘Great Crevice’When looking straight ahead,

directly below the centre of the pupil, level with of lower border

of the ala nasi.

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