Location
Directly below outer canthus in the depression on the lower border of the zygoma.
Cautions
Caution with facial nerve.
Indications
Conditions for which SI18 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Abscess LipAbscess LipDeviation EyeDeviation EyeFacial DroopFacial DroopHeatJaw Chewing StiffnessImmobility Jaw ChewingInfection Urinary TractInfection Urinary TractJaundice EyesJaundice EyesNephritisPainLower Back PainLower Back PainBladder PainBladder PainChest PainChest PainFacial PainFacial PainKidney PainKidney PainLeg PainLeg PainToothacheToothacheFacial RednessFacial RednessRenal Calculi Kidney StonesRenal Calculi Kidney StonesSinusitis SwellingCheek SwellingCheek SwellingTwitch Eyelid PersistentTwitch Eyelid PersistentFrequent UrinationFrequent UrinationWind
Protocols using SI18
- Paralysis Facial, Paralysis Facial Peripheral, Atrophy Facial Muscle – LI04, LI20, ST04, ST07, SI18, BL02, TB23, GB12, GB20, LV03 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05696-6)
- Paralysis Facial, Wind-heat Syndrome – LI04, LI20, ST02, ST04, ST06, SI18, BL02, TB01, TB23, GB14 (ZHAO Ji-ping, PIAO Yan-zheng, WANG Jun. Effect of Acupuncture Combined with Blood-letting by a Three-edged Needle on 50 cases of Bell's Palsy at the Acute Stage. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2010, 30(2): 118-121)
- Paralysis Facial, Retroauricular Pain – LI04, ST02, ST04, SI18, BL02, TB17, GB14, GV20 (https://doi.org/10.13703/j.0255-2930.20231014-k0003)
- Paralysis Facial, Paralysis Facial Peripheral, Bell Palsy – LI20, ST02, ST04, ST06, ST07, SI18, BL02, TB17, GB14, CV24 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/5419407)
- Paralysis Facial, Wind-heat Syndrome – LI04, LI20, ST02, ST04, ST06, SI18, BL02, TB23, GB14 (ZHAO Ji-ping, PIAO Yan-zheng, WANG Jun. Effect of Acupuncture Combined with Blood-letting by a Three-edged Needle on 50 cases of Bell's Palsy at the Acute Stage. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2010, 30(2): 118-121)
- Neuralgia Trigeminal, Facial Trigeminal Pain, Burning Pain, Electric Shock Pain, Stabbing Pain – LI04, ST02, ST04, ST06, ST07, SI18, TB05, GB01 (https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-024-12433-x)
- Facial Paralysis, Paralysis Facial – LI10, LI20, ST04, ST06, ST07, ST36, SI18, GB01, GB14 (https://doi.org/10.13702/j.1000-0607.20250433)
- Paralysis Facial, Paralysis Facial Peripheral, Facial Paralysis Intractable – LI04, LI20, ST04, ST06, SI18, GB14, GB20, CV24, GV26 (https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2025.1504089)
- Paralysis Facial – LI04, LI20, ST02, ST04, ST06, ST07, SP06, SI18, TB05, TB17, GB14, LV03 (Yang Jin-sheng et al. 44 Cases of Peripheral Facial Paralysis Treated by the SXDZ-100 Nerve and Muscle Stimulator. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2009, 29(3): 182-185)
- Facial Pain, Neck Pain, Ear Pain, Paralysis Facial, Facial Weakness – LI04, ST04, ST06, ST07, SI18, TB17, GB14 (https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-12-158)
- Spasm Facial – LI04, ST04, ST06, SI18, TB17, GB01, LV03, GV14 (陈志强张宁. 浮针透穴结合热敏灸治疗面肌痉挛的临床观察. 四川中医 ., 2023 [CNKI])
- Paralysis Facial, Bell's Palsy, Paralysis Facial Peripheral, Bell Palsy – LI04, LI20, ST04, SI18, BL02, TB23, GB14, LV03 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-0893-9)