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LI-19

口禾髎

Kǒu Hé Liáo

Kouheliao

Location · 定位

上唇部，鼻孔外缘直下，平水沟穴

On the upper lip, directly below the lateral border of the nostril, level with GV-26 (Shuigou)

Needling

斜刺 0.2–0.3 寸

Actions · 功效

courses wind and opens the orifices
quickens the network vessels and stops pain
reduces swelling

Indications · 主治

鼻塞、鼻衄nasal congestion, nosebleed
口歪、口噤deviation of the mouth, lockjaw
鼻息肉nasal polyps

Editor-reviewed· 2026-04-17

Footnotes · 引用

[1]Deadman, Manual of Acupuncture 2nd ed.

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@misc{bencaodian-kou-he-liao,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Kǒu Hé Liáo 口禾髎 (Kouheliao) — LI-19},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/acupoints/kou-he-liao},
  urldate      = {2026-04-17},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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