crossing point: Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing "Meeting of hand foot shaoyang and hand yangming"; Bronze Man Yu acupoint acupuncture and moxibustion There is no word "hand yangming" in the illustrated book.

[Origin]

"Horn" refers to the upper corner of the ear. "Sun" means "Xun", which means reclusive. The metaphorical point is hidden in the hairline and covered by the upper corner of the ear, hence the name.

[Location]

Jiaosun (TE20) acupoint
(quoted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "In the middle of the ear, there is a hole in the opening";
• Suwen‧Qifu Lun Wang Bing Note: "In The upper part of the ear surface, below the hairline";
• Leijing Tuyi Zhang Jie-bin Note: "The upper corner behind the ear".

[Anatomy]

• Muscle: Supraauricularis.
• Nerve: Auriculotemporal nerve branch.
• Vessels: superficial temporal artery, anterior auricular branch of vein.

[Manipulation]

Subcutaneous insertion 0.3 to 0.5 inches backward or downward, or pricking. Moxa stick warm moxibustion for 5 to 15 minutes, or burning-rush moxibustion.

[Efficacy]

clearing and disinhibiting the head and eyes, unblocking ears.

• Classical: headache, vertigo, eye nebula, red eye swelling and pain, gum swelling and pain, tinnitus, deafness, auricle swelling and pain.
• Modern: mumps, conjunctivitis.

[Recipe]

• Hazy eyes: Jiaosun (TE20), Zusanli (ST36).
• Teeth cannot chew: Jiaosun (TE20), Jiache (ST6).
• Optic neuritis, retinal membrane hemorrhage: Jiaosun (TE20), Fengchi (GB20), Taiyang (EX-HN5), Ganshu (BL18), Geshu (BL17).