Tongziliao GB1 : Nomenclature, Location, Function, Indication, Method

Nomenclature:

Tongzi: pupil              Liao: foramen
Tongziliao is in a foramen lateral to the outer canthus and on a level with the pupil.

Point: GB-1
Chinese Name: 瞳子髎
Name: Tongziliao
English Name/Meaning: Pupil Crevice
Pinyin: tóng zǐ liáo
Han Geul 한글: dong ja ryo동자료
Romaji: dō shi ryō
Vietnamese: Đồng tử liêu

Location:

Beside the outer canthus, in the depression on the lateral side of the orbital margin.

Functions of tongziliao:

• Eliminate wind and heat (Both external : painful, red itchy eyes, dry eyes, burning eyes).
• Clears channel and invigorates the collaterals (Headache behind eyes, eye pain, migraines).
• Benefits eye/vision.

Indications:

• Tongziliao is good for painful and eyes, cataracts, poor vision, night blindness, cloudiness of cornea ( optic neuritis, retinitis, retinal atrophy).
• Also useful in headache, migraine, deviation of the mouth and eye.

Method:

Puncture transversely 0.3-0.5 cun.
Prick with three-edged needle to induce bleeding.

Remark:

Entry point.
Crossing Point of Small Intestine, Triple energizer and Gall Bladder.

Precautions:

Not applicable for moxibustion.

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