Acupuncture Points on the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel)
- Meeting Point of the Conception and Yin Linking Vessels
Benefits the tongueDescends Qi and alleviates cough
Swelling and pain of the subglossal region, salivation with glossoplegia, aphasia with stiffness of tongue by apoplexy, sudden hoarseness of the voice, difficulty in swallowing.
Where is REN-23 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 523): On the anterior midline of the neck, in the depression above the hyoid bone.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 241): Above the Adam's apple, in the depression of the upper border of the hyoid bone.
Puncture obliquely 0.5-1.0 inch toward the tongue root. Moxibustion is applicable.
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