Acupoints

Relief at Your Fingertips: How Jiao Sun Benefits Your Head, Teeth, and Ears

Easy and simple to stimulate the Jiao Sun acupoint is a strategic command center for addressing a variety of head-related discomforts.
Relief at Your Fingertips: How Jiao Sun Benefits Your Head, Teeth, and Ears
4-22 TE20, SJ20.Epochtimes
Moreen Liao
Moreen Liao
R.Ph. of TCM (Taiwan)
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“A point on the meridian has the potential to heal the areas that the meridian travels through,” traditional Chinese medicine says. Each meridian—one of the body’s energetic pathways—influences different regions and functions within the body.

Recently, we have been exploring the Triple Energizer meridian, also known as Triple Burner or San Jiao. This meridian flows from the tip of your ring finger, up the back of your arm, and through your head. Today’s acupoint, Minute Angle (Jiao Sun, TE20), is particularly important because it is seen as a strategic command center for addressing a variety of head-related discomforts.

An Ancient Point With a Modern Purpose

Jiao Sun was first mentioned in “Ling Shu (Spiritual Pivot),” a classical TCM text that highlighted its ability to “clear the head.” In TCM, clearing refers to dispersing internal heat and toxins or imbalances that manifest as swelling, pain, or inflammation.
Moreen Liao
Moreen Liao
R.Ph. of TCM (Taiwan)
Moreen was born into a family with a lineage of four generations of traditional Chinese medicine doctors and professors. She was Dean of the Natural Therapies Institute in Sydney, Australia. Drawing on her family heritage, she created a certified organic wellness brand, and co-founded the largest Chinese medical image encyclopedia online.