Stomach 6, Jia Che
頰車 (颊车), jiá chē, "Jawbone"

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Pinyin Pronunciation:

Alternate Names:

Name	Pin Yin	Chinese	Translated
Gui Chuang	guǐ chuǎng	鬼床	Ghost Bed
Gui Lin	guǐ lín	鬼林	Ghost Forest
Ji Guan	jī guān	機關	Hinge
Qu Ya	qū yá	曲牙	Tooth Bend

Meridian: Stomach	Reference Source:	Point Location: CAM One finger-breadth (middle finger) anterior and superior to the lower angle of the mandible where m. masseter is prominent when the teeth are clenched, and depressive when it is pressed. Deadman Approximately 1 fingerbreadth anterior and superior to the angle of the jaw at the prominence of the masseter muscle. How To Find It Ask the patient to clench the jaw before locating.
Innervation: The great auricular nerve, facial nerve and masseteric nerve.	Vasculature: The masseteric artery.
Cautions: No cautions at this time	Technique: CAM Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch, or subcutaneously with the tip of the needle directed towards Dicang (ST 4). Deadman 1. Perpendicular insertion 0.5 cun. 2. Transverse insertion to join with such points as Dicang ST-4, Daying ST-5, Xiaguan ST-7, etc. 3. Transverse insertion towards the upper or lower jaw for toothache.

Special Groups:

Ghost's Bed Ghost Point

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Stomach 6, Jia Che頰車 (颊车), jiá chē, "Jawbone"

Stomach 6, Jia Che
頰車 (颊车), jiá chē, "Jawbone"