-IBIS-1.5.0-
rx
extra point(s)
bi tong
acupuncture

definition

bi tong = nose passage
location: in depression below the nasal bone at the superior end of the nasolabial sulcus
• M-HN-14
actions: clears the nose
indications: all nasal and sinus problems including allergic rhinitis, sinusitis and nasal polyps
needle technique: transverse insertion, 0.5 - 0.8 cun, superiorly, producing a local sensation of soreness and distension
combinations:
» with GV-23, yin tang and LI-4 for chronic rhinitis (Shanghai, p. 155);
» with UB-2 and Lu-7 for nasosinusitis (Shanghai, p. 213).


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