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Alternate names: 鬼市 guǐ shì, Ghost Market; 天池 tiān chí, Celestial Pool; 悬浆 xuán jiāng, Suspended Sauce; 重浆 zhòng jiàng, Heavy Sauce

Channel: CV, Controlling (rèn) Vessel

Modern location: An acupoint located on the chin, below the lower lip, in the center of the mentolabial groove.

Classic location: When the mouth is open, the point is in the center of the depression beneath the protrusion of the lower lip. (Zhēn Jiǔ Dà Chéng)

Local anatomy: The branches of the inferior labial artery and vein. The branch of the facial nerve.

Action: Dispels wind and frees the network vessels; relieves pain and settles tetany; eliminates wind and disperses swelling.

Modern indications: Deviated mouth; painful swollen gums; toothache; drooling; fulminant loss of voice; mania and withdrawal.

Classic indications: fulminant loss of voice; dispersion-thirst; hemilateral wind.

Needle stimulus: Needling: 0.2‒0.3 cùn upward oblique insertion. Moxa: 3‒5 cones; pole 5‒20 min.

Needle sensation: Localized twinge and distension.

Point groups: Intersection point (jiāo huì xué) of the controlling vessel and stomach channel; one of the thirteen ghost points.

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