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CV-23: XIII-23: lian quan
acupuncture

definition

lian quan = modesty's spring; ridge spring; angle spring; screen spring
Jiao Hui Intersecting point of the Yin Wei Mai (Yin Linking Vessel) and Ren Mai (Conception Vessel); meeting point of the Kidney and Heart (Finkelstein, p. 93); directly linked to GV-16
location: On the midline, superior to the Adams apple, in the depression at upper border of hyoid bone.
actions: clears Fire and Heat; benefits the tongue; opens and moistens the throat; transforms Phlegm; impels the downward flow of Phlegm; generates Fluids; revives the sensory organs from unconsciousness
indications: deafness; mouth and tongue ulcers; dry tongue and mouth; wasting and thirsting syndrome with intense thirst; excessive salivation; sudden aphasia; difficulty speaking; tongue stiff or loose; paralysis of hypoglossus muscle; subglossal swelling; difficulty swallowing; pharyngitis; tonsillitis; cough and catarrh; spasm of the larynx; bronchitis; asthma
needle technique: with the patient's head tilted back, upward oblique insertion, 0.3 - 1.0 cun, with the needle pointed toward the base of tongue and GV-17, producing a sensation of numbness and distension at the root of the tongue;
or oblique insertion 0.5 - 0.8 cun toward the base of the tongue
moxa: 2 - 3 cones of direct moxa; 5 - 10 minutes of indirect moxa with a pole; direct moxibustion is contraindicated (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 364)
combinations:
» with PC-9 for sublingual swelling and pain (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 364);
» with Ht-5 to relieve aphasia and bring back the voice (Finkelstein, p. 93);
» with GV-15 to regulate Qi of the speech apparatus (Finkelstein, p. 93);
» with GV-15 and LI-4 for paralysis of the hypoglossus muscle (Shanghai, p. 557);
» with CV-22 to descend rebelling Qi and facilitate the throat (Finkelstein, p. 93).


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