Regional Anatomy:
Skin-subcutaneous tissue-orbicular muscle of mouth.
Tere are the branches of the infraorbital nerve and the superior labial artery and vein in this area.
Location:
Proper sitting with one's back propped or lie supinely; on the border between the upper and middle third of the distance between the nose and upper lip.
Function:
Tranquilizing the mind, promoting resuscitation, and relieving pain.
Indications:
Mental disorders, epilepsy, hysteria, infantile convulsion, coma, apoplexy, faint, trismus, deviation of the mouth and eyes, puffiness of the face, and pain and stiffness in the lower back.
Prescription:
Combined use with NeiguanPC6 (Neiguan (PC6) Luo-Connecting Point the Eight Confluent Point [3]) for treatment of hysteria and schizophrenia; with FengchiGB20 (Fengchi (GB20) [4]) for treatment of cerebral thrombosis and encephalorrhagia; with HeguLI4 (Hegu (LI4) Yuan-Source Point [5]) for treatment of rhinitis; with YangxiLI5 (Yangxi (LI5) Jing-River Point [6]), LiequeLU7 (Lieque (LU7)Luo-Connecting Point the Eight Confluent Point [7]), DalingPC7 (Daling (PC7) Shu-Stream, Yuan-Source Point [8]), and ShenmenHT7 (Shenmen (HT7) Shu-Stream, Yuan-Primary Point [9]) for treatment of hysteria; with YanglingquanGB34 (Yanglingquan (GB34) He-Sea Point, Influential Point of Tendon [10]) and HeguLI4 (LI4) for treatment of convulsion; and with ZhongwanCV12 (Zhongwan (CV12) Front-Mu Point of the Stomach [11]), QihaiCV6 (Qihai (CV6) [12]), QuchiLI11 (Quchi (LI11) He-Sea Point [13]), and HeguLI4 (LI4) for treatment of sunstroke.
Methods:
Insert the needle obliquely to upward 0.3-0.5 cun depth; needling response: local sensation of distention and pain; moxibustion: using 3-5 moxa-cones (covering the nostril with a piece of paper during moxibustion in supine position), or mild moxibustion for 10 min.
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