TB23 (Silken Bamboo Hollow)

絲竹空sī zhú kōng

Triple Burner Meridian

Location of acupuncture point TB23 (Silken Bamboo Hollow)
43
Indications
12
Protocols

Location

In the depression the at the lateral end of the eyebrow.

Cautions

Caution near eye.

Indications

Conditions for which TB23 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Aversion ColdAversion ColdAversion WindAversion WindBenefit EyesBenefit EyesDeviation EyeDeviation EyeDeviation FaceDeviation FacePsychological Periodic DisorderPsychological Periodic DisorderDizzinessEpilepsyExpectoration FoamExpectoration FoamEyesight / Vision BlurredBlurred VisionEyesight / Vision DizzyDizzy VisionIngrowing EyelashIngrowing EyelashOculogyric Crisis Eyes Staring UpwardsOculogyric Crisis Eyes Staring UpwardsPainHeadacheHeadacheMigraineHeadache One-sided PainToothacheToothacheRed EyesRed EyesTetanyTwitch EyebrowsTwitch EyebrowsTwitch EyelidTwitch EyelidWindWind HeadWind HeadWind Umbilical (infant)Wind Umbilical Infantile

Protocols using TB23

  • Headache MigraineLI04, TB05, TB23, GB08, GB20, GB34, GB41, LV03 (https://doi.org/10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190714-k0006)
  • Headache MigraineLI04, ST45, BL67, TB05, TB23, GB08, GB20, GB34, GB41, GB44, LV03 (https://doi.org/10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190714-k0006)
  • Blurred Vision, Asthenopia, Dry Eye, Foreign Body Sensation Eye, Burning Eye, Dryness OcularLI04, ST02, SP06, BL01, BL02, TB23, GB14, GB20, GB37, LV03 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/492150)
  • MyopiaST01, BL01, BL02, TB23, GB01 (韩贯宇解孝锋吴建峰毕宏生. 穴位电刺激与传统针刺疗法治疗青少年近视效果对比观察. 山东医药 ., 2016 [CNKI])
  • Dry Eye SyndromesLI04, ST02, ST36, BL02, TB23 (Laser Acupuncture for Dry Eye Disease Due to Visual Display Terminal Use. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06688630)
  • Skin Aging, Wrinkles, Skin LaxityLI20, ST02, ST03, ST05, ST07, SI18, BL02, TB23, GB14, CV24, XH03, XH05 (https://doi.org/10.1111/jocd.70839)
  • Dry Eye, Eye Itching, Eye Foreign Body Sensation, Eye Dryness, Eye Congestion, Eye Strain, Eye Blurred Vision, Eye Dazzle, Eye Excessive TearingST01, BL02, TB23, GB14 (https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000036864)
  • Eye Pain, Dry Eye, Eye Foreign Body Sensation, Eye Dryness, Eye Pruritus, Eye Irritation, Eye Blurry Vision, Eye Congestion, Lacrimation ExcessiveST01, BL02, TB23, GB14 (https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000031468)
  • Dry Eye SyndromesLU09, LU10, ST01, SP03, HT08, BL02, TB23, GB14, GB20, GV23 (Acupuncture for Dry Eye Syndrome. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00969280)
  • Dry Eye Syndrome, Ocular Discomfort, Tear Film InstabilityLI04, LI11, ST01, BL02, TB23, GB14, GB20, GV23 (https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0036638)
  • MyopiaST01, ST36, SP06, BL01, BL02, TB23, GB20, GB37 (韩贯宇解孝锋吴建峰毕宏生. 穴位电刺激与传统针刺疗法治疗青少年近视效果对比观察. 山东医药 ., 2016 [CNKI])
  • Photophobia, Eye Pain, Vision Blurred, Dry Eye, Eye Itching, Eye Foreign Body Sensation, Eye Burning, Eye DrynessLU09, LU10, ST01, SP03, HT08, BL02, TB23, GB04, GB20, GV23 (https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-10-112)