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Base de conocimientoPuntos de acupuntura

M-HN-9

Taiyang

Sun (Supreme *Yang)*

También conocido comoGreater *Yang*

Canal
Puntos extraordinarios

Esta entrada aún no está traducida: el texto siguiente está en inglés.

Localización

  1. 01In the hollow roughly one finger-width posterior to the midpoint between the outer end of the eyebrow and the outer canthus.
  2. 02At the temple, in the tender hollow about 1 cun posterior to the midpoint between the lateral end of the eyebrow and the outer canthus of the eye.

Punción

  1. 01Insert perpendicularly 0.3 to 0.5 cun, or prick to bleed.
  2. 02Perpendicular insertion, 0.5 to 1 cun; sensation is local distention and soreness.
  3. 03For migraine, insert transversely, directing the needle posteriorly toward GB-8 Shuaigu, 1 to 2 cun; sensation is distention and soreness spreading through the temple.
  4. 04For facial paralysis, insert transversely, directing the needle downward toward ST-6 Jiache, 3 cun; sensation is distention and soreness that may extend to the tongue.
  5. 05For acute conjunctivitis or headache, prick to release a few drops of Blood.
  6. 06Perpendicular insertion, 0.5 to 0.8 cun.
  7. 07Insert transversely, directed posteriorly toward GB-8 Shuaigu, 0.5 to 1.5 cun.
  8. 08Oblique insertion directed anteriorly, 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
  9. 09Prick the point to bleed.

Acciones

  • Dispels Wind
  • Clears Fire (Heat)
  • Cools and benefits the eyes
  • Reduces swelling
  • Relieves pain
  • Frees the channel

Indicaciones

  • Febrile convulsions
  • Common cold accompanied by headache
  • Hypertension from excess Yang
  • One-sided headache
  • Facial paralysis
  • Trigeminal neuralgia
  • Dizziness caused by Liver Wind
  • Erysipelas of the upper body from Wind-Heat
  • Conjunctivitis
  • Optic nerve atrophy
  • Sudden blindness
  • Headache
  • Migraine
  • Eye disorders
  • Temporal and midline headaches
  • Red, sore and swollen eyes
  • Membrane covering the eye
  • Toothache
  • Blurred vision
  • Eye pain
  • Deviated mouth and eye

Combinaciones

    • M-HN-3
    • LI-4

    For headache and the common cold

  • For eyelid inflammation

  • For toothache

  • For eye disorders

  • Bleeding Taiyang addresses redness, swelling and severe pain in both eyes with photophobia

Notas

  • One of the most important and frequently used extra points.
  • Commonly chosen as a local point for headaches arising from Liver Yang or Liver Fire.
  • Also applicable to Heat-related eye conditions.
  • A martial-arts strike point that can be fatal.
  • Bleeding it bilaterally can be used for blurred vision.

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