[Category]
This point Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing belongs to hand yangming, and Tongren acupoint acupuncture and moxibustion Tujing belongs to governor vessel (GV).
[Origin]
"Dui" connects to "Rui", and the point is the tip of the upper lip, hence its name. Yi Xin Fang is written as: "The sharp end of the lip".
[Location]
Duiduan (GV27) acupoint
(quoted from "Meridians and Acupoints")
At the tip of the upper lip on the face, at the transition between the skin at the lower end of the
Renzhong groove and the lip.
- Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "On the top of the lip",
- Yixue Rumen: "On the center tip of the upper lip";
- Xunjing Kaoxue Bian: "The center of the lip is between the red and white flesh."
[Anatomy]
- Muscle: Orbicularis oris.
- Nerve: buccal branch of facial nerve and branches of infraorbital nerve.
- Vessels: Upper labial artery and vein.
[Manipulation]
perpendicular insertion or upward oblique insertion 0.3~0.5 inches. Moxibustion is prohibited.
[Efficacy]
Refreshes the mind and relieves heat.
- Classical: epilepsy, red and astringent urine, dry tongue, strong lip kiss, dental caries pain, consumptive thirst, epistaxis, Hanre.
[Recipe]
- Epilepsy and frothing: Duiduan (GV27), Benshen (GB13).
- Long lip kiss, upper dental caries painful: Duiduan (GV27), Muchuang (GB16), Zhengying (GB17), Ermen (TE21).
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