What Are the Benefits and Functions of Silk Bamboo Hollow?

The Silk and Bamboo Hollow acupoint is an important one in the human body, but many people do not have a specific understanding of it. It belongs to a commonly used acupoint of the Hand Shao Yang San Jiao meridian. Regular massage of this acupoint can help alleviate eye fatigue. For those who frequently use their eyes, massaging this acupoint can be beneficial. Additionally, it can also be effective in preventing some eye diseases such as conjunctivitis. Let's explore the benefits and functions of the Silk and Bamboo Hollow acupoint:

a. Relieves red and swollen eyes, eyelid spasms, and visual fatigue.

b. Treats toothache, headache, dizziness, conjunctivitis, electric ophthalmia, and optic atrophy.

c. Alleviates manic-depressive psychosis.

d. It is commonly used to treat symptoms such as crow's feet, corneal leukoplakia, and facial paralysis. Therefore, women can regularly massage this acupoint.

"Silk and bamboo" refer to stringed instruments, one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments. Here, it refers to the flow of qi and blood, which is like the sound floating in the air. "Hollow" means emptiness. The name "Silk and Bamboo Hollow" suggests that the cold and damp water qi from the outer part of the acupoint converges into the acupoint, and the cold water qi outside the acupoint descends and returns to the ground through the San Jiao meridian. This acupoint is the terminal point of the San Jiao meridian. Since the qi and blood transmitted from the He Liao acupoint to this acupoint is extremely weak, the qi and blood inside the acupoint is in a state of emptiness. The cold and damp water qi from the outer part of the acupoint thus converges into the acupoint, similar to the sound floating in the sky, hence the name.

The Silk and Bamboo Hollow acupoint is located on the face, at the depression of the eyebrow tip. In other words, the depression at the end point of our eyebrow tail is the location of the Silk and Bamboo Hollow acupoint. However, it is important to note that the Silk and Bamboo Hollow acupoint should not be confused with the Temple acupoint as there are differences between them.

【Quick Location】Sit sideways, locate the acupoint on the face, directly above the pupil, in the depression of the eyebrow tip. Pressing on it will produce a feeling of soreness and fullness.

【Anatomy of the Acupoint】It is located in the orbicularis oculi muscle; it is innervated by the frontal branches of the superficial temporal artery and vein; it is innervated by the supraorbital nerve, zygomatic nerve, temporal branch, and zygomatic branch of the facial nerve.