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Human-center clove sore
人中疔 〔人中疔〕 rén zhōng dīng
A clove sore at the human center (philtrum). A human-center clove sore starts as a small lump like a small bean. It is hard, swollen, and painfuland is attended by general signs. It should not be squeezed for fear of encouraging a process of spread and exacerbation known as running yellow
(see clove sore running yellow). Similar sores may occur in the sauce receptacle (the groove between the lip and chin) or at the corners of the mouth, known as sauce receptacle clove sore and tiger’s-whiskers clove sore respectively.