ST3 (Juliao, “Juliao”) is an acupuncture point on the Stomach Meridian. It is located directly below the pupil of the eye, on the same vertical line as ST2 (Sibai), at the level of the lower border of the ala nasi (the wing of the nose). It dispels wind, clears heat, and brightens the eyes.
Directly below the pupil of the eye, on the same vertical line as ST2 (Sibai), at the level of the lower border of the ala nasi (the wing of the nose).
Perpendicular or oblique insertion 0.3-0.5 cun. Avoid deep insertion to prevent damage to the eyeball or infraorbital nerve and artery.
Dispels wind, clears heat, and brightens the eyes.
Excessive tearing with discharge, redness, pain, and itching of the inner canthus, white opacity covering the pupil, white skin-like opacity on the eye.
Juliao is a primary local point for a wide range of eye disorders, particularly those involving inflammation, pain, and visual obstruction like cataracts or pterygium. Its location directly over the infraorbital foramen also makes it relevant for treating facial paralysis, trigeminal neuralgia, and sinusitis. The classical sources strongly emphasize its use for opacities and inflammatory conditions of the eye.
Classical text; the translation was prepared with AI and is not clinical advice.
《針方六集》 Zhēnfāng Liùjí — Six Collections on Needling, Wu Kun, 1618 · 卷之五·紛署集 · 面部凡三十九穴第十 · Source: jicheng.tw ↗
巨髎二穴，主目障白膜，目盲無見，翳覆瞳子，鼻塞，面風頰腫，口喎，瘛瘲，腳氣膝腫The text records that ST3 was used for white membranous screens over the eye, blindness, nebulae covering the pupil, nasal blockage, facial wind with swollen cheeks, deviated mouth, clonic spasms (chi-zong), and leg qi with swollen knees.
《醫學綱目·刺灸》 Yīxué Gāngmù · Cìjiǔ — Outline of Medicine: Needling and Moxibustion, Lou Ying, 1565 · 卷之八·陰陽臟腑部 · 穴法下 · Source: jicheng.tw ↗
巨髎二穴，在俠鼻孔旁八分，直目瞳子，蹺脈足陽明之會。 針入三分，可灸七壯According to this text, ST3 lies 0.8 cun beside the nostril, directly below the pupil, and is a meeting point of the Qiao vessel and the foot yangming; it is needled 0.3 cun and may receive 7 moxa cones.
《神灸經綸》 Shénjiǔ Jīnglún — Principles of Divine Moxibustion, Wu Yiding, 1851 · 卷之二 · 十二經脈起止 · 胃經四十五穴分寸 · Source: jicheng.tw ↗
巨髎 從四白下行俠鼻孔旁八分亦直瞳子取之灸七壯According to this text, ST3 is found by going down from Sibai to 0.8 cun beside the nostril, also in line with the pupil, and receives 7 moxa cones.
《備急千金要方》 Bèijí Qiānjīn Yàofāng — Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold for Emergencies, c. 650 · 第六上 · Source: Wikisource ↗
青盲無所見，遠視，目中淫膚白幕覆瞳子，巨窌主之The text records that ST3 (written Juliao with a variant character) was used for qingmang blindness with nothing seen, and for a white film of excess tissue in the eye covering the pupil.
ST3 is one of 45 points on the Stomach Meridian. Nearby points:
ST3 (Juliao) is located directly below the pupil of the eye, on the same vertical line as ST2 (Sibai), at the level of the lower border of the ala nasi (the wing of the nose).
ST3 dispels wind, clears heat, and brightens the eyes. Common clinical indications include excessive tearing with discharge, redness, pain, and itching of the inner canthus, white opacity covering the pupil, white skin-like opacity on the eye.
Perpendicular or oblique insertion 0.3-0.5 cun. Avoid deep insertion to prevent damage to the eyeball or infraorbital nerve and artery. Caution: The Great Compendium (1601) notes that the Stomach channel is '多血多氣' (abundant in both qi and blood), a general characteristic to be mindful of during needling.
ST3 is a point on the Stomach Meridian (Zú Yángmíng Wèijīng).