POINT: M-HN-18
| English: | Adjacent to Container of Fluids |
| Also Known As: | Grasping Contain Fluid |
- 1 cun lateral to REN-24 Chengjiang, directly below ST-4 Dicang, under which can be felt the mental foramen of the mandible.
- 1 cun lateral to REN-24 Chengjiang, over the mental foramen.
- Straight insertion, 0.2 to 0.5 cun. Sensation: local distention and soreness.
- For trigeminal neuralgia, after finding the mental foramen in the mandible. slanted insertion in a medial downward direction, 0.5 cun. Sensation: electric, numb sensation extending to the lower lip.
- Perendicular-oblique insertion medially and inferiorly into the mental foramen, 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
- Transverse insertion 0.5 to 1.5 cun.
- Puncture obliquely 0.5to 1 cun.
- Eliminates Wind
- Activates the channel
- Alleviates pain
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