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Neijing

Base de connaissancesPoints d’acupuncture

M-HN-21

Shanglianquan

Upper Spring of Integrity

Méridien
Points hors méridiens

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Localisation

  1. 01One cun superior to the laryngeal prominence, within the hollow between the mandible and hyoid bone.
  2. 02One cun inferior to the midpoint of the lower jaw, in the hollow formed between the hyoid bone and the jaw's lower margin.

Puncture

  1. 01Angle the needle toward the tongue root, inserting 1 to 1.5 cun.
  2. 02Direct the needle obliquely toward the tongue root, 1 to 1.5 cun deep; then draw it back partway and redirect first leftward, then rightward. Patients typically feel alternating distention and tightness around the tongue root and pharynx.
  3. 03Needle obliquely toward the tongue root to a depth of 0.8 to 1.2 cun.

Indications

  • Loss of voice
  • Alalia
  • Mutism
  • Slurred speech
  • Difficulty swallowing
  • Excess salivation
  • Excess salivation with tongue stiffness
  • Stomatitis
  • Sore throat
  • Acute or chronic pharyngitis