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M-HN-18

Jiachengjiang

Adjacent to Container of Fluids

Also known asGrasping Contain Fluid

Channel
Extra points

Location

  1. 011 cun to the side of REN-24 Chengjiang, directly beneath ST-4 Dicang, where the mental foramen of the mandible can be palpated.
  2. 021 cun lateral to REN-24 Chengjiang, directly over the mental foramen.

Needling

  1. 01Insert straight, 0.2–0.5 cun deep, producing local distention and soreness.
  2. 02For trigeminal neuralgia, locate the mandible's mental foramen, then insert obliquely downward and medially, 0.5 cun deep, producing an electric, numb sensation extending to the lower lip.
  3. 03Insert perpendicular-obliquely, medially and downward into the mental foramen, 0.3–0.5 cun deep.
  4. 04Insert transversely, 0.5–1.5 cun deep.
  5. 05Puncture obliquely, 0.5–1 cun deep.

Actions

  • Expels Wind
  • Activates the channel
  • Relieves pain

Indications

  • Trigeminal neuralgia
  • Paralysis of the face
  • Facial pain
  • Toothache
  • Spasm of the face
  • Deviation of the mouth and eyes
  • Gum swelling
  • Jaundice