TH 17 Acupuncture Point - Yi Feng - Triple Heater Meridian
- Chinese Name Yifeng
- English Name Wind Screen
- Location: Posterior to lobule of ear in depression between the mandible and mastoid process.
- Point Associations:
- Intersection Point of the TH & GB Channels
- Actions & Effects:
- Wind problems deriving from internal or external sources, Bell's palsy.
- Ear problems, tinnitus, deafness, acute earache due to wind cold.
- Triple Heater Meridian Points (23):
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
Sources and More Information
The information on our site is drawn from our own lecture notes and clinical experience. The following lecture notes were used within this section:
- Ferro, Barbara: New England School of Acupuncture, Point Location Lecture Notes
- Harstein, Rachel: New England School of Acupuncture, Actions & Effects Lecture Notes
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