玉液 (Yùyè) — Jade Fluid
Extra point · Extra (Head and Neck) · point EX-HN13
Traditionally used for
- Teeth & mouth
- Digestion
Location
On the underside of the tongue, on the vein to the right of the frenulum.
How to locate: Ask the patient to curl the tongue upward to expose the veins on its underside; the point is on the vein to the right of the frenulum.
Distances are in cun, a proportional unit — how to measure.
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Needling
Depth:
0.1–0.2 cun
Angle:
Prick to bleed
Functions
- Clears heat and generates fluids
- Expels wind
- Benefits the tongue
Indications
Swelling and pain of the tonguemouth ulcersdiabetes with thirstvomitingaphasia after stroke
Clinical Notes
The right-side counterpart of Jinjin.
Sources
- Focks C, ed. Atlas of Acupuncture. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2008. (Locating method and actions.)
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