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ST-7

下关

Xià Guān

Xiaguan

Location · 定位

面部，颧弓下缘凹陷中，下颌骨髁突前方

On the face, in the depression between the zygomatic arch and the mandibular notch, anterior to the condyloid process of the mandible

Needling

直刺 0.3–0.5 寸

Special Categories

足阳明与足少阳交会穴

Actions · 功效

frees the network vessels and stops pain
benefits the jaw and opens the orifices
sharpens hearing

Indications · 主治

牙痛、牙关紧闭toothache, lockjaw
耳鸣、耳聋tinnitus, deafness
口眼歪斜、面痛deviation of the eyes and mouth, facial pain

Draft

Footnotes · 引用

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

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@misc{bencaodian-xia-guan,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Xià Guān 下关 (Xiaguan) — ST-7},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/acupoints/xia-guan},
  urldate      = {2026-04-16},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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