Location
Above adam's apple in the depression of the upper border of the hyoid bone.
Cautions
Caution with hyoid bone.
Indications
Conditions for which CV23 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Benefit Descend QiBenefit TongueBenefit TongueCoughDescend QiDry MouthDry MouthEating ProblemsEating ProblemsShortness of BreathTongue Contraction StiffnessImmobility Tongue ContractionChest PainChest PainRebellion QiRebellion QiSaliva ExcessiveSaliva ExcessiveSpeech DysfunctionSpeech DysfunctionMouth Below Tongue SwellingMouth Below Tongue SwellingTetanusThirsting ExcessiveThirsting ExcessiveTongue Body ProtrusionTongue Body ProtrusionMouth UlcersMouth UlcersVoice LossVoice LossVoice Loss WindstrokeVoice Loss WindstrokeVomiting FoamVomiting Foam
Protocols using CV23
- Stroke, Dysarthria, Dysarthria Post-stroke, Speech Disorder – TB17, GB20, CV23, GV15, GV16, GV20, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D (https://doi.org/10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250306-k0006)
- Ischemic Stroke, Dysphagia Post-stroke – ST09, SP06, PC06, TB17, GB12, GB20, CV23, GV26 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-024-04657-1)
- Stroke, Aphasia Post-stroke, Aphasia Motor – HT05, GB39, CV23, GV20 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/8880590)
- Hemiplegia, Ischemic Stroke, Dysphagia – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, ST34, ST36, ST40, ST41, SP06, BL10, TB05, GB20, GB34, LV03, CV23, GV16, MS06, MS07 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-016-1193-y)
- Cerebral Palsy, Motor Dysfunction, Posture Abnormalities – LI04, LI11, ST02, ST25, ST36, ST40, ST44, SP06, HT07, SI19, BL01, BL17, BL18, BL23, BL40, BL60, BL62, KD01, KD03, KD06, PC06, PC08, TB05, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB13, GB14, GB19, LV03, CV06, CV10, CV12, CV13, CV14, CV23, GV17, GV20, GV24 (Yu Hai-bo, Liu Yong-feng & Wu Li-xiong. Acupuncture Combined with Music Therapy for Treatment of 30 Cases of Cerebral Palsy. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2009, 29(4): 243-246)
- Bedwetting, Restlessness, Mental Retardation, Slow Reaction, Glossolalia, Salivation, Feeble Neck – LI04, ST04, ST36, ST40, SP06, SP09, HT07, BL10, BL15, BL18, BL20, BL23, PC06, GB13, GB20, LV03, CV04, CV06, CV12, CV23, GV14, GV15, GV17, GV20 (Tian Yong-ping et al. Acupuncture for Promoting Intelligence of Children — An Observation on 37 Cases with Mental Retardation. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2010, 30(3): 176-179)
- Dysphagia Neurogenic – TB17, GB12, GB20, CV23 (Chan SL et al. Therapeutic effects of acupuncture for neurogenic dysphagia—a randomized controlled trial. J Traditional Chinese Medicine 2012; 32(1): 25-30)
- Dysphagia Post-stroke, Swallowing Dysfunction – TB17, GB20, CV23 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/8837625)
- Masticatory Pain, Temporomandibular Pain, Myofascial Pain Jaw – LI04, LI11, SI19, BL02, TB23, GB20, GB21, GB34, LV02, CV23 (https://doi.org/10.1590/1678-7757-2020-1035)
- Stroke, Hemiplegia, Spasticity, Paralysis Limb, Motor Deficit Upper Limb, Motor Deficit Lower Limb – LI04, LI11, LI15, ST36, SP06, BL10, TB05, GB30, GB39, LV03, CV23, GV20 (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-025-08072-3)
- Stroke, Dysphagia Post-stroke – CV23 (https://doi.org/10.13703/j.0255-2930.2015.10.003)
- Stroke Sequelae, Dysphagia Pharyngeal – SI17, CV23 (https://doi.org/10.27026/d.cnki.ggszc.2023.000386)