Chinese Name:
Kou Heliao 口禾髎
English translation:
Grain Bone Hole
Location:
On the upper lip, right below the lateral margin of the nostril, level with DU 26.
Indications:
Disorders of the mouth, teeth, nose and throat as well as diseases involving the lateral border of the upper limbs, anterior part of the shoulder and neck
Functions:
Dispels Wind, opens nasal passages.
Needling:
Perpendicular or oblique insertion .3 - .5 cun. No moxa.