顱息 (Lúxī) — Skull Rest
Triple Energiser channel · point 19
Traditionally used for
- Headaches
- Ears & hearing
- Digestion
- Nerves & recovery
Location
Behind the ear, at the junction of the upper and middle thirds of the curve formed by TE17 and TE20.
How to locate: On the same curve behind the ear from TE17 to TE20, the point is at the junction of its upper and middle thirds, in a depression just behind the auricle at about 10 o'clock on the right ear (2 o'clock on the left) with the apex at 12.
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
Techniques — the source gives these as alternatives:
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Transverse insertion — subcutaneous, along the course of the channelDepth 0.3–0.5 cunskindeeper
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Prick to bleed
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. 409 Supports: techniques (names this point)
Site notes · not cited
Functions
- Settles wind and benefits the ears
- Clears heat
- Activates the channel
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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