TE 17 Acupuncture Point

San Jiao 17, Triple Burner 17, or Triple Warmer 17, Abbreviated as TE 17 or TB 17, or SJ 17, Transliterated Yifeng in Chinese, Wind Screen in English.

TE 17 Acupuncture Point Location:

Posterior to the lobule of the ear, in the depression between the angle of the mandible and the mastoid process.

TE 17 Acupuncture Point Indications:

  • Tinnitus, deafness
  • Wry face, swelling of the cheek
  • Toothache
  • Scrofula

TE 17 Acupuncture Point Benefits:

Dispels Wind, benefits the head/face and ears, clears Heat, activates the meridian, alleviates pain.

Classification: 

Crossing point of the San Jiao  and Gall Bladder Meridians