ACUPUNCTURE
Shang Guan: TCM Acupoint Guide
SHANGGUAN
Name
Shang Guan (Shangguan)
Location
On the superior margin of the zygomatic arch, in the depression directly above ST-7 Xiaguan.
Needling
- Straight insertion, 0.7 to 1 cun.
- Puncture perpendicularly, 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
- Moxibustion is applicable.
- Note: deep insertion is not advisable.
Command Functions
- Meeting point of the Stomach and San Jiao channels
Actions
- Eliminates wind
- Benefits the ears
- Activates the channel
- Alleviates pain
Indications
- Tinnitus
- Deafness
- Otitis media
- Toothache
- Lockjaw
- Facial paralysis
- Toothache of the upper jaw
- Stiffness of the lips
- Hemiplegia
- Clonic spasm
- Headache
- Diplacusis
- Deviation of the eye and mouth
- Purulent discharge from the ear
- Dimness of vision
- Facial pain
- Aversion to wind and cold
- Chills and fever
- Tetany leading to bone pain
Contraindications
Deep insertion is not advisable.
Notes
This point is sometimes needled 0.5 cun anterior to the textbook location.
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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