bubble_chart Category extra point.
bubble_chart Etymology
The point is in the nasal cavity, opposite to the large intestine meridian Yingxiang (LI20) point across the nose, hence the name Neiyingxiang (EX-HN9).
bubble_chart Location
In the nostril, at the adhesive membrane between the alar cartilage and the turbinate.
bubble_chart Anatomy
On the membrane at the bottom of the nasal cavity; dorsal nasal branch with facial artery and vein; external nasal branch with preethmoidal nerve.
bubble_chart Manipulation
The three-edged needle can bleed when pricked, but it is contraindicated by people with a history of bleeding constitution. No moxibustion.
bubble_chart Efficacy
attack of noxious factor, hot and violent eye pain, sudden death, throat closure, nasal disease.
bubble_chart Combinations
- Heart blood inflammation: Neiyingxiang (EX-HN9), Hegu (LI4).
