Intersecting point: foot taiyang and shaoyang.

bubble_chart Etymology

"Qu" (曲), curved or winding; "bin" (鬢), hair on temple. The point is at the curvature of temples in front of ear. Shiming-Shi Xingtí: "'Bin' (鬢) is like shore (濱); shore is like cliff (崖); it is the cliff of face and forehead."

bubble_chart Location

Qubin (GB7) acupoint
(adapted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

In temporal region, directly above the posterior border of temple hair in front of ear, at the level of the tip of ear, approximately one finger-width anterior to Jiaosun (TE20).

• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "At the depression in the curved corner of temple, above ear within hairline, where there is a hollow when jaw is moved";
• Renjing Jing: "At the sides of forehead, where hairline curves above ear";
• Yixue Rumen: "Where the tip of ear points when ear is folded forward".

bubble_chart Anatomy

• Muscle: temporalis.
• Nerve: temporal branch of auriculotemporal nerve.
• Vessels: frontal branch of superficial temporal artery and vein.

bubble_chart Manipulation

Horizontal insertion 0.5 to 1.5 cun. Moxibustion is generally not applied.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Dispel wind from head, benefit mouth and cheeks.

• Classical: toothache, lockjaw, reversal headache, crooked mouth and eyes.
• Modern: otitis media, temporomandibular arthralgia.

bubble_chart Combinations

• Tooth decay: Qubin (GB7), Chongyang (ST42).