曲鬢 (Qūbìn) — Temporal Hairline Curve
Gallbladder channel · point 7
Traditionally used for
- Headaches
- Teeth & mouth
- Digestion
- Pain & joints
Location
On the head, at the intersection of a vertical line along the posterior border of the temple hairline and a horizontal line through the ear apex.
How to locate: Take a horizontal line through the ear apex and a vertical line along the back edge of the temple hairline in front of the ear; the point is in the small depression where they cross, in front of TE20.
Distances are in cun, a proportional unit — how to measure.
3D view
3D view not available for this point: its position can't be carried onto the 3D model reliably (it failed a placement check). The 2D maps above show it.
Needling
Cited needling
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Transverse insertionDepth 0.5–1.5 cunskindeeper
Within the hairline: see the needling note at Hanyan GB4.
Depths describe average adult habitus in the cited population, never a single safe number for the patient in front of you. Palpate and adjust.
Sources (1)
- Deadman P, Al-Khafaji M, Baker K. A Manual of Acupuncture. Hove: Journal of Chinese Medicine Publications; 1998 — p. 426 Supports: techniques (names this point)
Site notes · not cited
Functions
- Expels wind and relieves headache
- Benefits the mouth and jaw and reduces swelling
Indications
Sources
- World Health Organization. WHO Standard Acupuncture Point Locations in the Western Pacific Region. Manila: WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2008. (Location.)
- Focks C, ed. Atlas of Acupuncture. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2008. (Locating method and actions.)
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