Extra Points: Head and Neck (EX-HN)

Jiali EX-HN

Chinese: 颊里

Pinyin: Jiá Lǐ

Location

Inside the mouth, on the mucosa of the cheek, 1 cun posterior to the corner of the mouth.

How to locate

Locate this point on the mucosa of the cheek, 1 cun posterior to the corner of the mouth. 

Main actions

Clear Heat

Indications

Gastritis Mouth inflammation Throat inflammation

Needling

0.3–0.5 cun obliquely in a posterior direction, prick to bleed.

Commentary for Jiali EX-HN

Jiali EX-HN is not a major point. Its main function is to clear Heat from the mouth and throat.