Correct Deviation

牵正Qiān Zhèng

Anatomical location

0.5-1 cun anterior to the earlobe, at the level of the tragus.

Main function

Disperses Wind, activates the facial collateral.

Therapeutic indications

Peripheral facial paralysis
stomatitis
mouth ulcers

Name and classical tradition

Qianzheng, 牵正, is “the one that pulls to straighten”: 牵 (牽), to pull on something; 正, straight. The name describes its use in facial paralysis, when the mouth is pulled to one side and the point must bring it back into place. It is also the name of a classical formula for that condition, 牽正散.

As a point, it belongs to modern acupuncture: it does not appear in the classical works we were able to check. It lies in front of the earlobe, on the cheek, in an area crossed by ST6, Jiache, and ST7, Xiaguan, the traditional points of the jaw.

Location of point EX-HN20, Correct Deviation — Reusable plate · CC BY-ND 4.0 (opens in a new tab)

View point on the 3D modelEX-HN20 on the anatomy

Needling techniqueOblique or perpendicular insertion.

Depth0.5-1 cun

MoxibustionUncommon.

PrecautionsNone in particular.

Protocols for the 20 patterns you see most in practice

Each pattern with its tongue, its pulse, the treatment principle and the points to tonify and disperse. Made for the treatment table, not the bookshelf.