Meaning

Tear Container.

Localization

With the eyes looking directly forwards, this point is located directly below the pupil between the eyeball and the infraorbital ridge.

Functions

Unblocks channels, cleans heat, clears eyesight.

Intersection

The intersection point of the Stomach Channel of Foot Yang Ming, Yang Qiao Mai and Ren Mai vessels.

Indications

- Eye disease: decrement in visual acuity, swelling and eye redness, optic atrophy, watery eye, tic and palpebral muscle contracture, night blindness, pain and eyes itching.
- Features: hiccups, blood in urine, decreased diuresis, acute lower back pain after hurts.

Needling Method

Puncture obliquely and slowly down along the infraorbital rim 0.3-0.7 cun. When puncturing, a patient should be asked to look up. Cauterization is contraindicated.