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POINT: DU-28 (GOVERNING VESSEL-28)

English: Gum Intersection
Also Known As: Gum's Junction
Mouth Crossing
  • At the junction of the gum and the frenulum of the upper lip.
  • At the midpoint between the inside of the upper lip and the upper gum, slightly above the incisive suture when the upper lip is rolled back.
  • Inside the mouth, in the superior frenulum, at the junction of the upper lip and gum.
  • Puncture obliquely upward 0.1 to 0.2 cun, or prick to bleed.
  • Slanted insertion upward, 0.2 to 0.3 cun.
  • Meeting point with the REN channel and the Stomach channel
  • Exit point
  • Clears Heat
  • Benefits the gums
  • Benefits the nose and eyes
  • Mental disorders
  • Redness, pain and swelling of the gums
  • Rhinorrhea
  • Erosion of the gums
  • Bleeding from the gums
  • Excessive lachrymation
  • Redness, itching and pain of the inner canthus
  • Lack of visual clarity
  • Superficial visual obstruction
  • Eye pain
  • Acute wrist sprain
  • Rhinopolypus (nasal polyps)
  • Pain and bleeding around the teeth
  • Nasal sores
  • Nasal congestion
  • Pain of the forehead and glabella
  • Red face with agitation
  • Jaundice
  • Stiffness of the neck with inability to turn the head

DU-16
Fengfu

DU-26
Renzhong

 

Stiffness and pain of the neck with inability to turn the head

Madness