San Jiao (Triple Burner) 17, Yi Feng
翳風, yì fēng, "Wind Screen"


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Pinyin Pronunciation:
Meridian
Meridian:
San Jiao (Triple Burner)  Browse
Reference Source
Reference Source:
Location
Point Location:
  • CAM
Posterior to the lobule of the ear, in the depression between the mandible and mastoid process.
  • Deadman
Behind the earlobe, between the ramus of the mandible and the mastoid process, in the depression just superior to the palpable transverse process of the first cervical vertebra.
Innervation
Innervation:
The great auricular nerve; deeper, the site where the facial nerve perforates out of the stylomastoid foramen.
Vasculature
Vasculature:
The posterior auricular artery and vein, the external jugular vein.
Cautions
Cautions:
No cautions at this time
Technique
Technique:
  • CAM
Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch.
  • Deadman

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