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DU-15

Yamen

Gate of Muteness

Autres nomsDoor of Muteness · Gate to Dumbness · Mute Door

Méridien
Du Mai
Classification
Point de croisement, Mer

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Localisation

  1. 01On the midline at the nape, 0.5 cun below DU-16 Fengfu and below the (impalpable) spinous process of the first cervical vertebra. Note: the posterior hairline lies one cun below DU-16 Fengfu, so DU-15 Yamen, at the midpoint, sits 0.5 cun above the hairline.
  2. 02Located between the spinous processes of the first and second cervical vertebrae, in the hollow 0.5 cun inside the hairline at the nape's midline and 0.5 cun below DU-16 Fengfu.

Puncture

  1. 01Insert perpendicularly, angled slightly downward, 0.5 to 1 cun.
  2. 02Moxibustion has traditionally not been used at this point.
  3. 03Caution: the spinal canal sits roughly 1.5 to 2 cun beneath the skin, depending on build; deep perpendicular needling and oblique insertion toward the brain are both strictly forbidden.
  4. 04Insert straight, one to two cun, aiming level with the mouth or earlobe; once placed, the needle should not be twisted or manipulated. Expect local distention. A pronounced electric sensation signals that the needle has reached the spinal cord — if this occurs, withdraw it at least partway.
  5. 05Caution: take great care not to direct the needle upward into the medulla oblongata, as this can be fatal.
  6. 06Needle perpendicularly, 0.5 to 0.8 cun.

Fonctions du point

  • Meeting point of the DU and Yangwei channels
  • Point of the Sea of Qi
  • One of the nine needles to retur Yang

Actions

  • Benefits the tongue
  • Treats muteness
  • Eliminates Wind
  • Benefits the neck and spine
  • Addresses Yang collapse
  • Clears the senses
  • Clears consciousness
  • Clears the mind
  • Stimulates speech
  • Moistens the throat
  • Promotes the flow of Qi

Indications

  • Tongue stiffness with loss of speech
  • Loss of voice
  • Lotus-flower tongue (prominent, distended sublingual vessels)
  • Tongue flaccidity
  • Heaviness of the head
  • Head Wind
  • Loss of consciousness following Windstroke
  • Epilepsy
  • Clonic spasm
  • Manic-depression
  • Headache
  • Deaf-mutism
  • Seizures
  • Cerebral palsy
  • Incomplete maturation of the brain
  • Hysteria
  • Convulsions
  • Mumps
  • Tinnitus
  • Sudden voice loss
  • Sudden hoarseness
  • Aphonia
  • Mutism
  • Tongue swelling
  • Tongue stiffness that blocks speech
  • Suprahyoid muscle paralysis
  • Mental disorders
  • Insanity
  • Loss of consciousness from cerebral hemorrhage
  • Cerebral congestion
  • Loss of consciousness
  • All Excess Yang Heat patterns
  • All patterns of Qi exuberance
  • Anhidrosis
  • Chills and fever
  • Unremitting nosebleed
  • Stiffness of the neck
  • Stiffness of the spine
  • Spinal spasm
  • Aversion to cold
  • Cold counterflow of the limbs
  • Purple lips
  • Hysteria
  • Convulsions
  • Occipital headache
  • Apoplexy
  • Insanity
  • Stroke-related aphasia
  • Tongue swelling or paralysis
  • Congenital deafness
  • Throat swelling
  • Pharyngitis
  • Sublingual swelling that resembles a second tongue
  • Deaf-mutism
  • Convulsions with an arched back
  • Madness
  • Apoplexy
  • Meningitis
  • Incomplete maturation of the brain

Associations

Notes

  • This point sits directly posterior to the tongue's root and connects to it directly.
  • Its primary function is stimulating speech.