[Origin]
He, rice crop; Liao, bone empty. The cave is located in the place where the mustache of the upper lip emerges like a grain of grass, and it is also located in the depression of the canine socket of the maxilla, hence its name. In order to avoid confusion with the Chinese pinyin of "Heliao" point, it is named "Kouheliao (LI19)" with the word "口".
[Location]
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Heliao (LI19) acupoint
(quoted from "Meridians and Acupoints")
On the upper lip, directly below the outer edge of the nostril, at the same level as the
Shuigou (GV26) point. 5 minutes to the side of
Shuigou (GV26), at the canine fossa of the maxilla.
[Anatomy]
- Muscle: Insertion of quadratus labii superioris.
- Nerve: the anastomotic plexus of the facial nerve and infraorbital nerve.
- Vessels: Facial artery and superior labial branch of vein.
[Manipulation]
Puncture shallowly 0.2 to 0.3 inches. No moxibustion.
[Efficacy]
Switch relieving stuffy orifices.
- Classical: nasal vestibulitis, polyps, stuffy nose, epistaxis, nasal discharge, tight mouth, stuffy nose, stuffy nose.
- Modern: rhinitis, facial nerve paralysis.
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