The Extra points

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JINJIN YUYE (M-HN-20)
Golden Liquid & Jade Fluid
LOCATION
These paired points are located on the
veins either side of the frenulum of the
tongue, Jinjin to the left and Yuye to the
right.
LOCATION NOTE
The tongue should be rolled back to locate and treat these
points. If required the practitioner should roll the tongue
back using a gauze swab or wooden spatula.
NEEDLING
Prick to bleed.
ACTIONS
Clears heat and reduces swelling
Generates fluids
INDICATIONS
Lotus flower tongue, pain and swelling of the
tongue, mouth ulcers, throat painful obstruction, loss
of voice, loss of voice following windstroke.
Wasting and thirsting disorder, vomiting, nausea
and vomiting of pregnancy, diarrhoea.
COMMENTARY
These points were first mentioned in the Essential Ques-
tions. Several centuries later Sun Si-miao wrote in the
Thousand Ducat Prescriptions Sudden swelling of the
tongue like an inflated pigs bladder obstructs the respira-
tion and can kill the patient if not treated promptly. Prick
the two large vessels on either side of the frenulum.
Although not commonly used in clinical practice due to
their location beneath the tongue, these points may be
used in severe and recalcitrant disorders of the tongue,
including stiffness of the tongue and difficulty in speak-
ing following windstroke. Other disorders that these
points may be considered for are parched mouth associ-
ated with wasting and thirsting disorder, and severe and
unremitting nausea and vomiting of pregnancy.
COMBINATIONS
Swelling of the tongue with difficulty speaking: Jinjin
(M-HN-20), Yuye (M-HN-20) and Lianquan REN-23
(Great Compendium).
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