ST 3 - Acupuncture Point - Juliao

ST 3 Names

• English Name: Great Bone-Hole
• Pinyin Name: Juliao
• Chinese Character: 巨髎

Location

• Directly below the pupil in a depression at the level of the border of the ala nasi.
• For point location tips, read our meridian notes; unsure about "cun" measurements, read what is a cun?.

ST 3 Clinical Uses

• Local point - Twitching eyelids, pain a/or swelling of the cheek, trigeminal neuralgia, toothache.
• Deviation from stroke, bell's palsy, facial paralysis.
• Swelling of the knee (Deadman text).

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ST 3 Point Associations

ST 3 TCM Patterns

This point along with others in a proper point prescription may be used to balance the following TCM Patterns:

• Liver Wind

For more on this, read "What Does Acupuncture Treat?" and "Point Prescription Guidelines".

ST 3 Conditions Treated

This point along with others in a proper point prescription may be used to balance the following Conditions / Symptoms:

• Trigeminal Neuralgia
• Bells Palsy
• Facial Pain
• Toothache
• Knee Pain
• Stroke (CVA)

For more on this, read "What Does Acupuncture Treat?" and "Point Prescription Guidelines".