T.77.22

Ce San Li

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側三里 (Cè Sān Lǐ) — Lateral Three Li

Master Tung's Extraordinary Points · Zone 7 — Lower Leg (七七部位) · point 77.22

Not yet clinically reviewed

Traditionally used for

Headaches
Ears & hearing
Teeth & mouth
Nerves & recovery

Location

On the lateral aspect of the lower leg, 1.5 cun lateral to Si Hua Shang, on the anterior border of the fibula.

Distances are in cun, a proportional unit — how to measure.

Body map, front: T.77.22 · Lower leg — Fig. — T.77.22 · Lower leg After Albinus, 1747

Bones of the leg — Gray's Anatomy plate — Bones of the leg Gray's Anatomy, 1918

3D view

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Needling

Depth: 1.0–1.5 cun

Angle: Perpendicular

Functions

Relieves toothache and facial pain
Benefits the ear
Relieves lateral leg pain

Indications

Toothache — a primary indicationfacial pain and trigeminal neuralgiatinnitus and ear painlateral leg painmigraine

In Master Tung's System

Zone: Zone 7 — Lower Leg (七七部位)

Correspondence: Images the Gallbladder channel's territory and, by the leg-to-arm correspondence, the face and teeth.

Needled as a Dao Ma group with: T.77.23

Clinical Notes

Needled with Ce Xia San Li as a two-needle Dao Ma; the pair is Tung's standard distal treatment for toothache and trigeminal pain, on the side opposite the pain.

Combinations Using This Point

Ce San Li and Ce Xia San Li

Two points on the lateral lower leg, opposite side — Tung's distal pairing for toothache and trigeminal pain.

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