San Jiao

SJ23

丝竹空 · Sizhukong

Silken Bamboo Hollow

Outer eyebrow hollow for temple-side headaches.

Local temple and eyebrow point

Use caution

System

Channel: San Jiao (SJ)
Element: Fire
Yin or yang: yang
Organ system: San Jiao
Region: Head and face
Limb rule: Hand Shaoyang

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Where it is

In the hollow at the outer end of the eyebrow.

Nearby: The eye and the temple. This is a shallow face point.

Traditionally said to

End region of San Jiao on the face. Taught for temporal headache and twitching around the eye in classical language. Do not expect it to treat eye disease.

What people look up

Headache Local muscle tension Stress and shen

Acupressure

One fingertip, very light circles, 20–40 seconds. Never toward the eyeball.

When not to press: Skip if the eye is red, painful, or vision has changed. That is an eye exam, not a point.

About 30–90 seconds is the usual window, unless the step above is shorter. Stop if pain, dizziness, or anything unusual shows up.

Licensed practice only

Needle depth, angle, electroacupuncture

Textbook language for students. Not instructions. A cun is a body-inch on that person, not a ruler inch. Do not needle yourself.

Depth

Transverse only, often about 0.3–0.5 cun subcutaneously. No deep insertion. The eye is adjacent.

Angle

Transverse, posteriorly along the temple or along the brow — never deep, never toward the eye.

Electroacupuncture

Introductory charts rarely assign a standard electroacupuncture setting here. Clinics that use current choose frequency and intensity for that person. No milliamp figure is given, because copying one would be misleading.