Atlas of Acupuncture

5 The Eight Extraordinary Vessels (qi jing ba mai) with Points

Location

On the inside of the upper lip, at the junction of the frenulum and

the upper gum.

How to find

Hold the upper lip in a raised position in order to reveal the

frenulum and the upper gum. Locate Du-28on the midline, at

the junction of the frenulum with the upper gum.

Needling

0.1–0.2 cun obliquely in a superior direction or prick to bleed.

Do not puncture the frenulum.

Actions/Indications

● Clears Heat (especially from the eyes and the mouth)

Special features

As the name implies, meeting point with the ren maiand the ST

channel

Du-28 Gum Intersection YINJIAO

Du-28

Midline

Junction of the

frenulum and

upper gum

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