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Quan Liao: TCM Acupoint Guide

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

Quan Liao (Quanliao)

Location

At the middle of the inferior margin of the zygomatic bone, level with LI-20 Yingxiang, directly below the outer canthus of the eye.

Needling

  • Transverse insertion joined to points such as ST-4 Dicang, ST-7 Xiaguan, LI-20 Yingxiang and ST-6 Jiache.
  • Slanted insertion, 1 to 1.5 cun.
  • Perpendicular insertion, 0.5 to 0.7 cun.
  • Puncture perpendicularly, 0.5 to 0.8 cun.

Command Functions

  • Meeting point of the San Jiao channel
  • Tendo muscular control point for the leg Yang channels

Actions

  • Eliminates wind
  • Alleviates pain
  • Clears heat
  • Reduces swelling

Indications

  • Deviation of mouth and eyes
  • Ceaseless twitching of the eyelids
  • Pain of the face
  • Swelling of the cheek with toothache
  • Inability to chew
  • Abscess of the lip
  • Red face
  • Yellow eyes
  • Bell palsy
  • Excessive blinking
  • Tic
  • Trigeminal neuralgia
  • Facial paralysis
  • Toothache
  • Extremely red cheeks
  • Swelling of the jaw
  • Yellowish sclera
  • Twitching eyelids
  • Facial neuralgia
  • Spasm of the facial muscles

Contraindications

According to a number of both classical and modern texts, moxibustion is forbidden on this point. Other sources say to use moxibustion with caution.

Notes

This is an important and commonly used point for the treatment of facial disorders such as facial paralysis, tic or trigeminal neuralgia.

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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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