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POINT:DU-27 (GOVERNING VESSEL-27)

English: Extremity of the Mouth
Also Known As: Exchange Terminus
  • At the lower tip of the philtrum
  • On the midline, at the junction of the margin of the upper lip and the philtrum.
  • On the labial tubercle of the upper lip, on the vermilion border, between the philtrum and the upper lip.
  • Slanted insertion, 0.2 to 0.3 cun.
  • Oblique insertion directed superiorly, 0.2 to 0.3 cun.
  • Clears Heat
  • Generates Fluids
  • Benefits the mouth
  • Calms the Shen
  • Vomiting
  • Vomiting of foam
  • Occluded nose
  • Rhinopolypus
  • Seizures
  • Stomatitis
  • Mania-depression
  • Epilepsy
  • Lockjaw
  • Dark urine
  • Lip twitching
  • Ulceration of the mouth
  • Foul breath
  • Swelling and pain of the gums
  • Dry tongue
  • Wasting and thirsting disorder with much drinking
  • Swelling and stiffness of the lips
  • Ceaseless nosebleed
  • Nasal congestion
  • Mental disorders

GB-16
Muchuang
GB-17
Zhengying
SJ-21
Ermen

HT-3
Shaohai
GB-13
Benshen

LI-19
Kouheliao

PC-8
Laogong

Stiffness of the lips

Upper jaw pain from tooth decay

Vomiting of foam

Incessant nosebleed

  • This point is used as first aid for toothache and oral thrush.