Knowledge baseAcupuncture points
DU-28
Yinjiao
Gum Intersection
Also known asGum's Junction · Mouth Crossing
- Channel
- Du Mai
- Classification
- Crossing, Exit
Location
- 01Where the gum meets the frenulum of the upper lip.
- 02Midway between the inner upper lip and the upper gum, just above the incisive suture, found by rolling the upper lip back.
- 03Inside the mouth on the superior frenulum, where the upper lip and gum meet.
Needling
- 01Insert obliquely upward, 0.1-0.2 cun, or prick to cause bleeding.
- 02Insert at an upward angle, 0.2-0.3 cun deep.
Point functions
- Meeting point with the REN channel and the Stomach channel
- Exit point
Actions
- Clears Heat
- Benefits the nose and eyes
- Benefits the gums
Indications
- Mental disorders
- Gum redness, pain and swelling
- Rhinorrhea
- Gum erosion
- Gum bleeding
- Excessive tearing
- Inner canthus redness, itching and pain
- Blurred vision
- Superficial visual obstruction
- Eye pain
- Acute wrist sprain
- Rhinopolypus (nasal polyps)
- Dental pain and bleeding
- Nasal sores
- Nasal congestion
- Forehead and glabella pain
- Facial redness with agitation
- Jaundice
- Neck stiffness preventing head turning