ST03 Juliao (Great Bone Hole)

Location

Directly below pupil at the level of the lower border of the ala nasi on the lateral side of the nasolabial groove.

Indications

Conditions for which ST03 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Protocols using ST03

• Trigeminal Neuralgia – LI03, LI04, ST02, ST03, ST06, ST07, ST44, SI18, BL02, GB14, CV24 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(10)60018-0 ↗)
• Trigeminal Neuralgia – LI04, LI20, ST02, ST03, ST04, ST06, ST07, ST36, SP06, SI18, GB14, GB15, GB34, CV24 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(10)60018-0 ↗)
• Neuralgia Trigeminal, Facial Trigeminal Pain – LI04, LI20, ST02, ST03, ST07, ST36, ST44, ST45, SI18, TB05, TB17, TB21, GB02, LV03, GV26 (doi:10.1590/S1807-59322009001200014 ↗)
• Paralysis Facial, Synkinesis, Sequelae Facial Nerve Palsy – ST02, ST03, ST04, ST06, ST07, SI19, GB02, GB21, LV03, CV17 (doi:10.1016/j.jams.2015.01.006 ↗)
• Anxiety, Palpitations, Insomnia, Anger, Chest Discomfort, Paralysis Facial, Irritability – ST01, ST02, ST03, ST04, GB14, GB20, GB21, CV06, CV12, CV17 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2017.20.018 ↗)
• Paralysis Facial, Paralysis Facial Traumatic, Eyelid Incomplete Closure, Taste Abnormal – LI04, LI20, ST03, ST04, ST06, ST07, SI18, BL02, TB17, TB23, GB12, GB20 (doi:10.3390/healthcare11182546 ↗)
• Anxiety, Depression, Rosacea, Inflammation Skin, Erythema Facial, Edema Facial, Long Covid – LI04, LI06, LI11, LI20, ST02, ST03, ST04, ST36, ST40, SP09, SI18, LV03 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000043407 ↗)
• Dental Pain, Orthodontic Pain – ST03, ST06 (doi:10.1016/j.jtumed.2026.01.003 ↗)
• Paralysis Facial, Cheek Weakness, Peripheral Facial Palsy – ST01, ST03, ST04, BL01, BL59, BL62, GB20 (doi:10.27820/d.cnki.gszxy.2023.000108 ↗)
• Skin Aging, Wrinkles, Skin Laxity – LI20, ST02, ST03, ST05, ST07, SI18, BL02, TB23, GB14, CV24, XH03, XH05 (doi:10.1111/jocd.70839 ↗)
• Facial Paralysis, Synkinesis Facial – ST01, ST02, ST03, ST04, ST06, GB14, CV24, GV24, GV26, XH03, XH04 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000049719 ↗)
• Myopia, Reduced Visual Acuity, Eye Strain – LU01, LU02, LI20, ST01, ST02, ST03, ST36, ST40, SP03, SP06, SP09, SP10, SI18, BL02, BL13, BL15, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL21, BL23, BL40, BL57, KD01, KD03, PC06, PC08, TB05, TB17, TB23, GB01, GB14, GB20, GB34, LV03, GV04, GV14, GV16, XH03, XH04, XH05 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000046414 ↗)
• Hoarseness, Dysphagia, Tongue Weakness, Facial Muscle Weakness, Cranial Nerve Injury, Facial Palsy, Injury Cranial Nerve – LI04, LI20, ST02, ST03, ST04, ST06, ST07, ST25, ST36, SP06, SI18, BL01, BL02, TB23, GB14, CV04, CV06, CV23, XH03, XH05, XH12, XH13 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250218-k0004 ↗)
• Paralysis Facial, Bell Palsy – ST01, ST02, ST03, ST04, ST05, ST06, SI19, TB21, GB02, GV20, XH03, XH04 (doi:10.7759/cureus.112675 ↗)
• Spasm Hemifacial – LI04, ST03, ST04, ST06, TB17, GB14, GB34, GV20, XH05 (doi:10.51507/j.jams.2023.16.2.65 ↗)
• Facial Paralysis – LI04, LI20, ST03, ST04, ST06, ST07, SI18, BL02, TB17, TB23, GB12, GB20, XH05 (doi:10.3390/healthcare11182546 ↗)
• Rosacea, Edema Facial – LI04, LI06, LI11, LI20, ST02, ST03, ST04, ST36, ST40, SP09, SI18, LV03 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000043407 ↗)
• Oculomotor Nerve Palsy – LI04, LI06, LI11, ST02, ST03, BL01, BL02, TB05, TB23, GB01, GB04, GB14, GB20, XH43 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190514-k0006 ↗)
• Myopia – LU01, LU02, LI20, ST01, ST02, ST03, ST36, ST40, SP03, SP06, SP09, SP10, SI18, BL02, BL13, BL15, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL21, BL23, BL40, BL57, KD01, KD03, PC06, PC08, TB05, TB17, TB23, GB01, GB14, GB20, GB34, LV03, GV04, GV14, GV16, XH03, XH04, XH05 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000046414 ↗)
• Aging Facial, Skin Aging, Wrinkles, Skin Laxity – LI20, ST02, ST03, ST05, ST07, SI18, BL02, TB23, GB14, CV24, XH03, XH05 (doi:10.1111/jocd.70839 ↗)
• Cancer Head And Neck, Quality Of Life Reduced – LU05, LU09, LI04, LI11, ST03, ST04, ST05, ST06, ST07, ST36, SI19, KD03, KD05, PC03, TB21, GB02, GV20, XH03 (doi:10.3390/cancers18132132 ↗)
• Paralysis Facial, Synkinesis Facial – LI04, ST01, ST02, ST03, ST04, ST06, ST07, ST36, ST44, TB17, GB14, LV03, CV24, GV16, GV20, GV24, GV26, XH03, XH04, XH05 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000049719 ↗)
• Epistaxis – LI20, ST02, ST03 (doi:10.1097/md.0000000000050558 ↗)
• Epistaxis – LI20, ST02, ST03 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000050558 ↗)
• Facial Paralysis, Synkinesis Facial – ST02, ST03, ST04, ST06, ST07, SI19, GB02, GB21, LV03, CV17, XH03 (doi:10.1016/j.jams.2015.01.006 ↗)
• Trigeminal Neuralgia – LI04, LI20, ST02, ST03, ST07, ST36, ST44, ST45, SI18, TB05, TB17, TB21, GB02, LV03, GV26, CVC02, TF10 (doi:10.1590/S1807-59322009001200014 ↗)
• Insomnia – ST03, ST41, ST43, HT03, HT07, SI05, KD10, GB41 (doi:10.1177/09645284231210582 ↗)
• Wrinkles Nasolabial-fold – LI20, ST02, ST03, ST04, ST07, ST36, SI18 (doi:10.1089/acu.2023.0125 ↗)
• Bell's Palsy – LI11, LI20, ST02, ST03, ST04, ST06, ST07, ST36, ST40, SP06, SP10, HT08, SI03, SI18, BL02, BL67, PC08, TB05, TB17, TB23, GB14, LV03, CV24, GV26, XH05, XH16 (doi:10.1089/acm.2007.0780 ↗)
• Orthodontic Pain – ST03, EL01 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Wind Liver, Wind Liver – LU11, ST01, ST03, ST04, ST05, ST06, ST07, ST08, ST42, ST45, SI03, SI08, BL01, BL02, BL03, BL04, BL05, BL06, BL09, BL10, BL41, XU25 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
• Anxiety, Headache, Constipation, Insomnia, Nausea, Nervousness, Hiccup, Abdominal Pain, Stomach Bloating, Stomach Pain, Anorexia, Eructation – ST03, ST40, SP01, SP03, SP09, HT07, BL20, BL21, KD03, PC06, GB34, LV03, LV13, CV05, CV06, CV12 (Zhao Yaping, Ding Min, Wang Yanjun. Forty Cases of Gastrointestinal Neurosis Treated by Acupuncture. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2009, 29(3): 207-209)
• Trigeminal Neuralgia – LI04, ST03, ST06, ST07, ST44, SI18 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)
• Sciatica, Lumbar Disc Herniation – ST03, ST36, BL23, BL24, BL36, BL54, BL58, GB30, GB34, GB39 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
• Spasm Facial – LI04, ST02, ST03, ST04, ST06, ST36, SP06, SI18, TB05, GB20, CV24, GV14, XH05 (Zhu Bing, Wang Hongcai (eds). Case Studies from the Medical Records of Leading Chinese Acupuncture Experts. London: Singing Dragon, 2011)
• Deviation Eye, Facial Droop, Attack Wind, Cold Meridian, Lips Stiffness, Deviation Eye, Facial Droop, Attack Wind, Cold Meridian, Lips Stiffness – LI04, ST03, ST04, ST06, ST07, SI18, TB17, GB14, XH05 (sacredlotus.com ↗)

Most often selected alongside ST03

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with ST03. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• ST02Four Direction Brightness23 protocols
• ST04Earth Granary20 protocols
• SI18Cheek Bone Hole18 protocols
• ST06Jaw Bone18 protocols
• ST07Below The Arch18 protocols
• LI04Junction Valley16 protocols
• LI20Receiving Fragrance16 protocols
• GB14Yang Bright14 protocols
• ST36Leg Three Miles14 protocols
• BL02Gathered Bamboo11 protocols
• LV03Great Surge11 protocols
• XH05Supreme Yang (Sun)11 protocols

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