Sanjiao Channel

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SIZHUKONG SJ-23
Silken Bamboo Hollow
LOCATION
In the depression on the supraorbital margin,
at the lateral end of the eyebrow.
NEEDLING
Transverse insertion, medially along the eyebrow or
posteriorly, 0.5 to 1 cun. Note: according to several classi-
cal texts, this point is contraindicated to moxibustion.
ACTIONS
Eliminates wind and alleviates pain
Benefits the eyes
INDICATIONS
Headache, one-sided headache, head wind, aversion
to wind and cold, dizziness, visual dizziness, tetany,
epilepsy with foaming at the mouth, periodic mania
with foaming at the mouth, childhood umbilical
wind, toothache.
Upward staring eyes, deviation of the face and eye,
blurred vision, pain and redness of the eyes, twitch-
ing of the eyelids and eyebrows, ingrown eyelash.
COMMENTARY
Sizhukong SJ-23 is an important local point for the treat-
ment of headache and disorders of the eye, eyelid and
eyebrow. According to the Investigation Into Points Along
the Channels Sizhukong SJ-23 is indicated for all disor-
ders of the head, face, eyebrows and eyes whether swelling,
redness, itching or numbness.
Sizhukong SJ-23 is also able to pacify interior wind and
soothe convulsions, and is indicated for dizziness, epi-
lepsy, mania, foaming at the mouth and childhood
Sizhukong SJ-23
umbilical wind. Childhood umbilical wind refers to infec-
tion of the umbilicus in the new born which gives rise to
convulsions, opisthotonos and lockjaw.
COMBINATIONS
One-sided or generalised wind headache that is diffi-
cult to cure: join Sizhukong SJ-23 subcutaneously
with Shuaigu GB-8 (Song of the Jade Dragon).
One-sided or generalised headache: Sizhukong SJ-23,
Fengchi GB-20 and Hegu L.I.-4 (Great Compendium).
One-sided or generalised head wind: Sizhukong
SJ-23, Baihui DU-20, Qianding DU-21, Shenting
DU-24, Shangxing DU-23, Fengchi GB-20, Hegu
L.I.-4, Zanzhu BL-2 and Touwei ST-8 (Great Compen-
dium).
Wind headache: Sizhukong SJ-23, Erheliao SJ-22,
Qimai SJ-18, Zanzhu BL-2, Chengguang BL-6 and
Shenshu BL-23 (Thousand Ducat Formulas).
Wind epilepsy with upward staring eyes: Sizhukong
SJ-23, Kunlun BL-60 and Baihui DU-20 (Great Com-
pendium).
Toothache: Sizhukong SJ-23 and Ermen SJ-21 (One
Hundred Symptoms).
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CONTENTS
Lung
L. Intestine
Stomach
Spleen
Heart
S. Intestine
Bladder
Kidney
Pericardium
Sanjiao
Gall Bladder
Liver
Conception
Governing
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The channels and collaterals
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THE CUTANEOUS REGIONS
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