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Ju Liao: TCM Acupoint Guide

JULIAO
By the TCMHH editorial team Not medically reviewed How we work Updated 6 Oct 2026
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Name

Ju Liao (Juliao)

Location

Directly below the pupil of the eye, level with the inferior border of the ala nasi, on the lateral side of the nasolabial groove.

Needling

  • Perpendicular insertion, 0.3 to 0.4 cun.
  • Transverse insertion to join with such points as ST-4 Dicang or SI-18 Quanliao.
  • Slanted insertion, 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
  • Moxibustion is applicable.

Command Functions

  • Meeting point of the Yangqiao channel

Actions

  • Eliminates wind
  • Dissipates swelling
  • Alleviates pain
  • Removes obstructions from the channel
  • Stops lacrimation

Indications

  • Pain and swelling of the external nose and cheek
  • Epistaxis
  • Toothache
  • Swelling and pain of the lips and cheek
  • Clonic spasm
  • Leg qi
  • Trigeminal neuralgia
  • Eyelid spasm
  • Deviation of the mouth and eyes
  • Aversion to wind and cold in the face and eyes
  • Superficial visual obstruction
  • Excessive lacrimation
  • Swelling of the knee
  • Facial paralysis
  • Nasal obstruction
  • Rhinitis
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Sources and further reading

We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.

  • Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
  • Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
  • Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
  • NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.

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