Acupuncture Points on the The Extra Points
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Deviation of the mouth & eye, pain of the face, toothache, swelling of the gums, jaundice. Commonly used for facial paralysis & TMJ
Where is Jia Cheng Jiang located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 570): 1 cun lateral to Chengqiang (REN-24), over the mental foramen.
i. Perpendicular-oblique insertion medially and inferiorly into the mental foramen, 0.3 to 0.5 cun; ii. Transverse insertion 0.5 to 1.5 cun.
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