Results for tongue:rigid

🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Head

🇨🇳 Chinese: 金津 (jīn jīn)

🎯 Location: In the mouth, on the vein the in the left side of the frenulum of the tongue.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution with sublingual vessels.

🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Heat, Vomiting, Swelling, Pain

🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Head

🇨🇳 Chinese: 玉液 (yù yè)

🎯 Location: In the mouth, on the vein the in the right side of the frenulum of the tongue.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution with sublingual vessels.

🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Heat, Vomiting, Swelling, Pain

🗺️ Meridian: Kidney Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 太谿 (tài xī)

🎯 Location: In the depression the between tip of the medial malleolus and achilles tendon.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Cough, Chest Pain, Shortness of Breath, Heat Deficiency, Asthma

🗺️ Meridian: Kidney Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 照海 (zhào hǎi)

🎯 Location: In the depression the below tip of the medial malleolus.

⚠️ Cautions: Traditionally forbidden in pregnancy – these are the points used to bring on labour at term. Controlled data show no excess of preterm birth or stillbirth (Carr 2015), but in pregnancy needle only on a clear obstetric indication.

🛡️ Treats: Heat Deficiency, Dizziness, Constipation, Chest Fullness, Abdominal Bloating

🗺️ Meridian: Pericardium Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 勞宮 (láo gōng)

🎯 Location: At the center of the palm between 2nd and 3rd metacarpal bones but closer to the latter and in the part touching tip of the middle finger when fist is made.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in patients with bleeding disorders.

🛡️ Treats: Cough, Chest Pain, Fever, Jaundice, Depression

🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 風池 (fēng chí)

🎯 Location: In the depression the between upper portion of the scm and trapezius on the same level with GV16.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution with vertebral artery; avoid deep perpendicular needling.

🛡️ Treats: Stress, Fever, Dizziness, Tinnitus, Wind

🗺️ Meridian: Liver Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 太衝 (tài chōng)

🎯 Location: On the dorsum of the foot in the depression the distal to the junction of the 1st and 2nd metatarsal bones.

⚠️ Cautions: Monitor blood pressure and avoid strong stimulation where hypertension is uncontrolled or unstable; hypertensive crisis is a medical emergency.

🛡️ Treats: Cough, Diarrhea, Anxiety, Shortness of Breath, Sweating

🗺️ Meridian: Conception Vessel

🇨🇳 Chinese: 廉泉 (lián quán)

🎯 Location: Above adam's apple in the depression of the upper border of the hyoid bone.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution with hyoid bone.

🛡️ Treats: Cough, Chest Pain, Shortness of Breath, Excessive Salivation, Dry Mouth

🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Head

🇨🇳 Chinese: 聚泉 (jù quán)

🎯 Location: With maximal extension of the tongue, in the centre of the tongue body..

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Taste Loss, Neutralise Yin, Neutralise Yang, Deviation Tongue, Atrophy Tongue