ST 6 Acupuncture Point is called as jiá chē. Jia means Cheek. Che means Vehicle. Che refers to the Mandible. This point is on the cheek, close to the angle of the mandible.
ST 6 Acupuncture Point Location
On the cheek, 1 cun anterior and superior to the angle of the mandible, in the belly of masseter muscle. Needle perpendicularly 0.3 – 0.5 cun.
One finger breadth anterior and superior to the angle of the jaw
ST 6 Acupuncture Point Names
jiá chē 頰車
Stomach 6 Jaw Bone
Speciality
Caution
Functions
- Eliminates wind, benefits the jaw and teeth
- ACAP
Indication
- Facial Paralysis
- Swelling of the Cheek
- Toothache
- Trismus
- Pain and stiffness of the neck
- Mumps
- deviation of mouth and eye, swelling of cheek, toothache,
- lockjaw, inability to chew, inability to open mouth
- stiff neck, mumps, loss of voice
Diseases
Facial oedema, facial muscle paralysis and neck pain and stiffness.
Discomfort
Area of Protection
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