Si 18 Acupuncture Point

Small intestine 18, Abbreviated as Si 18, Transliterated Quanliao in Chinese, Cheek Bone Crevice in English.

Si 18 Acupuncture Point Location:

On the face, directly below the outer canthus of the eye, in the depression on the lower border of the zygomatic bone.

Si 18 Acupuncture Point Indications:

  • Wry face, twitching of eyelids, facial paralysis
  • Toothache, swelling of the cheek

Si 18 Acupuncture Point Benefits:

Expels Wind, alleviates pain.

Classification: 

Crossing point of the Small Intestine and San Jiao Meridians