TB19 (Lúxī, “Lúxī”) is an acupuncture point on the Triple Burner Meridian. It is located posterior to the ear, on a line connecting Jiaosun (TB20) and Yifeng (TB17), approximately two-thirds of the distance from Yifeng, over a visible blue vein. It benefits the ears, clears the head, alleviates pain, and calms fright.
Posterior to the ear, on a line connecting Jiaosun (TB20) and Yifeng (TB17), approximately two-thirds of the distance from Yifeng, over a visible blue vein.
Subcutaneous insertion 0.3-0.5 cun, often directed along the channel.
Benefits the ears, clears the head, alleviates pain, and calms fright.
Ear pain, tinnitus, deafness, chest and hypochondriac pain that pulls and prevents turning to the side, body heat and pain, infantile convulsions with difficulty breathing, infantile fright and convulsions, vomiting, diarrhea.
Lúxī is a significant local point for a variety of ear disorders, including tinnitus, deafness, and pain, consistent with its location on the San Jiao channel which encircles the ear. Its classical indication for chest and rib-side pain that restricts turning suggests a distal effect along the channel pathway. The point was also used for severe pediatric conditions like convulsions with respiratory distress, highlighting its function in calming fright and regulating Qi.
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 · 卷之一·神照集 · 手少陽三焦經圖穴十七 · 手少陽三焦經所發二十三穴 · Source: jicheng.tw ↗
顱息二穴，在耳後青絡中。 《針經》刺入一分，出血如豆，多則殺人，灸三壯According to this text, TB19 lies on the bluish network vessel behind the ear; the Zhenjing gives needling of 0.1 cun to let out blood the size of a bean, warning that too much bleeding can kill, and 3 moxa cones.
《針灸甲乙經》 Zhēnjiǔ Jiǎyǐ Jīng — Systematic Classic of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, c. 256–282 · 卷03 · Source: Wikisource ↗
顱息，在耳後間青絡脈，足少陽脈氣所發，刺入一分，出血多則殺人，灸三壯According to this text, TB19 lies on the bluish network vessel behind the ear, where the qi of the foot shaoyang vessel issues; it is needled 0.1 cun, it warns that heavy bleeding can kill, and it receives 3 moxa cones.
《類經圖翼》 Lèijīng Túyì — Illustrated Wings to the Classified Canon, Zhang Jiebin, 1624 · 卷七 · 經絡（五） · 手少陽三焦經穴 · Source: jicheng.tw ↗
顱息 在耳後間青絡脈中。 刺一分，灸七壯。 甲乙經曰：灸三壯。 一曰禁刺，出血多則殺人。 主治耳鳴喘息，小兒嘔吐，瘛瘲驚恐發癇，身熱頭痛不得臥，聤耳腫流膿汁According to this text, TB19 lies on the bluish network vessel behind the ear, needled 0.1 cun with 7 cones (the Jiayi jing says 3); one view forbids needling because heavy bleeding can kill. It was used for tinnitus with panting, vomiting in children, convulsions with fright and epilepsy, fever with headache preventing sleep, and swollen, pus-discharging ears.
TB19 is one of 23 points on the Triple Burner Meridian. Nearby points:
TB19 (Lúxī) is located posterior to the ear, on a line connecting Jiaosun (TB20) and Yifeng (TB17), approximately two-thirds of the distance from Yifeng, over a visible blue vein.
TB19 benefits the ears, clears the head, alleviates pain, and calms fright. Common clinical indications include ear pain, tinnitus, deafness, chest and hypochondriac pain that pulls and prevents turning to the side, body heat and pain, infantile convulsions with difficulty breathing, infantile fright and convulsions, vomiting, diarrhea.
Subcutaneous insertion 0.3-0.5 cun, often directed along the channel. Caution: Classical texts strongly warn against needling this point in a way that causes excessive bleeding, stating that it can be fatal. Some sources explicitly forbid needling.
TB19 is a point on the Triple Burner Meridian (Sān Jiāo).