LOCATION: Above the Adam's apple, in the depression of the upper border of the hyoid bone.
IMAGE: Also translated as "Pure Spring." A reference to the salivary glands as being the "spring"
or source of fluids in the mouth. Also a reference to the point's function of tonifying the body's yin.
FUNCTIONS: Builds Yin and Body Fluids
Benefits Tongue, Clears Heat & Fire, Frees & Moistens the Throat, Transforms Phlegm +
INDICATIONS:
bronchitis
loss of voice
paralysis of hypoglossus muscle
pharyngitis
tonsillitis
NEEDLING: Obliquely 0.5 - 1.0 cun toward the root of the tongue
PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL USES:
POINT COMBINATIONS:
ANCIENT USES: Nei Jing:
The energy of the Kidneys & Liver emerges here and at Liv 1. These points are the meeting
points of Yin and Yang energy.
"This point and St 18 are the pathways of the Jin Ye. Used to treat thirst and body fluid
deficiency."
OTHER: Used a lot for tongue problems, thirst, thyroid problems, mouth sores, herpes
