TH 21 Acupuncture Point - Er Men - Triple Heater Meridian
Submitted by yyh_staff on Sat, 2006-05-20 14:00.
- Chinese Name Ermen
- English Name Ear Gate
- Location: Anterior to the supratragic notch and behind the posterior border of the condyloid process of the mandible with the mouth open.
- Point Associations:
- Intersection Point of the TH, SI & GB Channels
- Actions & Effects:
- Ear problems of an excess or deficient nature, tinnitus, deafness, earache.
- TMJ problems, upper jaw toothache, combine with ST 6 & ST 7.
- 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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