ACUPUNCTURE
Kou He Liao: TCM Acupoint Guide
KOUHELIAO
Name
Kou He Liao (Kouheliao)
Location
Directly below the lateral margin of the nostril, level with DU-26 Renzhong.
Needling
- Transverse insertion, directed medially, 0.3 to 0.5 cun. Sensation: local pain.
- Oblique insertion, 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
- Note: according to some classical texts, this point is contraindicated to moxibustion.
- Puncture obliquely, 0.2 to 0.3 cun.
Actions
- Eliminates wind
- Opens the nasal passages
Indications
- Rhinitis
- Epistaxis
- Facial paralysis
- Ulceration of the nose
- Extra tissue in the nose
- Trismus (lock jaw)
- Deviation of the mouth
- Disorders of the teeth
- Gingivitis
- Nasal obstruction
- Patient cannot open the mouth
- Cadaveric syncope
- Nasal congestion
- Nasal discharge
- Loss of the sense of smell
- Nasal sores
- Nasal polyps
- Rhinitis with nosebleed
- Loss of consciousness
- Disorders of the gums
- Mouth ulcers
- Incessant epistaxis
- Abscess of the nose
Contraindications
Older books prohibit moxibustion.
Notes
This is a local point for the nose and upper lip.
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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