ST 3 Acupuncture Point

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

ST 3 Clinical Usages

• 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).

• Blog Posts Where ST 3 Is Discussed

•   Acupuncture Treatment Helpful for Trigeminal Neuralgia
•   Acupressure Found Helpful for Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries

• Blog Posts Concerning Acupuncture

•   How Acupuncture Helps With Chemo Induced Nausea and Vomiting (Study)
•   Acupuncture effect on ALS (Lou Gehrig's) in animal models
•   Acupuncture Related Stimulation Found Helpful for Asthma
•   Study Finds Acupuncture Bloodletting Superior to Penicillin for Acute Tonsillitis in Children
•   Is Acupuncture Chinese?, A Pseudoscience?, A Religion?
•   What Does Acupuncture Treat? Or Treating The “Cause” And Not The “Symptoms”...
•   Best Auricular Acupuncture Areas for Unilateral Migraines
•   Moxibustion Found Helpful for Knee Osteoarthritis

ST 3 Acupuncture Point Associations

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".

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".

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