Atlas of Acupuncture

6.1 Extra Points: Head and Neck (EX-HN)

Location

1 cun lateral to the centre of the mentolabial groove.

How to find

This point is located on the mental foramen. ➞ Ren-24

(chengjiang) is located in the centre of the mentolabial groove.

Needling

0.3–0.5 cun vertically or up to 1 cun obliquely towards the men-

tal foramen.

Actions/Indications

● Dispels Wind, opens the channel

Adjacent to Container of Fluids JIACHENGJIANG Ex-HN

Ex-HN (jiachengjiang)

1 cun Mentolabial groove

Ren-24

L.I.-19 Du-26

Ex-HNRen-4

ST-5

ST-4

Ren-24

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