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GB-1

瞳子髎

Tóng Zǐ Liáo

Tongziliao

Location · 定位

目外眦旁0.5寸，眶骨外缘凹陷中

0.5 cun lateral to the outer canthus, in the depression on the lateral side of the orbital margin

Needling

平刺或向后斜刺 0.3–0.5 寸

Special Categories

手太阳手足少阳交会穴

Actions · 功效

dispels wind and drains heat
brightens the eyes and withdraws opacity
frees the connecting vessels and stops pain

Indications · 主治

头痛、目赤肿痛headache, red swollen painful eyes
迎风流泪、目翳lacrimation on exposure to wind, corneal opacity
目视不明、青盲blurred vision, optic atrophy

Cautions

不可深刺，眶区血管丰富。

Editor-reviewed· 2026-04-16

Footnotes · 引用

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

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@misc{bencaodian-tong-zi-liao,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Tóng Zǐ Liáo 瞳子髎 (Tongziliao) — GB-1},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/acupoints/tong-zi-liao},
  urldate      = {2026-04-16},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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