LI19 Kouheliao (Grain Bone Hole)
口禾髎kǒu hé liáoKouheliao
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Protocols
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Location
Right below lateral margin of the nostril level with GV26.
Cautions
Caution with facial nerve.
Indications
Conditions for which LI19 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Loss of SmellNasal CongestionFacial DroopNasal DischargeNosebleedNose Soreness PainPolyp NasalRhinitisTetanusLoss of ConsciousnessWind
TCM actions
What classical sources say LI19 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Open Nasal Passages
Protocols using LI19
- Trigeminal Neuralgia – LI19, LI20, ST02, ST04, ST05, ST06, ST07, SI18, SI19, BL02, TB21, TB23, GB02, GB14, GB20, CV24 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(10)60018-0 ↗)
- Ear Pain, Paralysis Facial, Burning Pain, Electric Shock Pain, Postherpetic Neuralgia Pain, Rash Herpes Zoster – LI04, LI19, LI20, ST02, ST04, ST05, ST06, ST07, SI18, BL02, TB05, TB17, GB14 (doi:10.3389/fpain.2024.1474103 ↗)
- Paralysis Facial, Facial Nerve Palsy Idiopathic – LI04, LI19, ST04, ST06, BL02, TB23, GB01, GB14 (doi:10.27465/d.cnki.gzzyc.2020.000523 ↗)
- Nasal Congestion, Allergic Rhinitis, Nasal Discharge, Sneezing, Rhinitis Persistent – LI04, LI19, LI20, ST36, SP06, BL13, BL20, BL23, GB20, GV16, GV23, XH03 (doi:10.1186/s13063-015-0707-0 ↗)
- Ear Pain, Paralysis Facial, Burning Pain, Electric Shock Pain, Postherpetic Neuralgia Pain, Rash Herpes Zoster – LI04, LI19, LI20, ST02, ST04, ST05, ST06, ST07, SI18, BL02, TB05, TB17, GB14 (doi:10.3389/fpain.2024.1474103 ↗)
- Paralysis Facial, Strabismus, Lateral Rectus Palsy, Facial Nerve Injury – LI04, LI19, ST01, ST04, ST05, ST06, SI18, BL02, TB23, GB01, GB14, GB20, XH04 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250220-k0009 ↗)
- Paralysis Facial, Trismus – LI04, LI18, LI19, LI20, ST04, ST06, ST07, SI17, SI19, LV03, GV20 (doi:10.1136/acupmed-2013-010484 ↗)
- Herpes Zoster, Paralysis Facial, Neuralgia Postherpetic – LI04, LI19, LI20, ST02, ST04, ST05, ST06, ST07, SI18, BL02, TB05, TB17, GB14, XH05 (doi:10.3389/fpain.2024.1474103 ↗)
- Facial Paralysis, Paralysis Abducens Nerve, Paralytic Strabismus – LI04, LI19, ST01, ST04, ST05, ST06, SI18, BL02, TB23, GB01, GB14, GB20, XH04, XH23, XH29, XH43 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250220-k0009 ↗)
- Cold Lung, Wind Lung, Cold Lung, Wind Lung – LI04, LI19, LI20, SI10, SI18, BL09, BL12 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
- Heat Lung, Wind Lung, Heat Lung, Wind Lung – LU03, LU06, LU07, LU08, LU10, LU11, LI04, LI19, SI07, SI08, SI09, SI10, SI18, BL02, BL04, BL05, BL06, BL07, BL11 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
Most often selected alongside LI19
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with LI19. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- LI04Junction Valley10 protocols
- BL02Gathered Bamboo8 protocols
- SI18Cheek Bone Hole8 protocols
- ST04Earth Granary8 protocols
- ST06Jaw Bone8 protocols
- GB14Yang Bright7 protocols
- LI20Receiving Fragrance7 protocols
- ST05Great Reception6 protocols
- ST07Below The Arch5 protocols
- GB20Wind Pool4 protocols
- ST02Four Direction Brightness4 protocols
- TB23Silken Bamboo Hollow4 protocols