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Acupuncture Point Detail

St 6 Jiache

Location :

Anterior and superior to the angle of jaw at the prominence of the masseter muscle when the jaw is shut tight.

Indications :

Toothache, facial paralysis, parotitis, spasm of masseter muscle. Facial paralysis, toothache, swelling of the cheek and face, mumps, trismus.

Method of puncturing :

Expels wind, removes obstructions from the channel.

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Perpendicularly 0.3 inch or horizontally 1.0-2.0 inches towards Dicang (St 4)