DU-15, Yǎ mén, 哑门, Muteness Gate
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| Categories |
| Sea of Qi • Meeting point of DU and Yang Wei • Empirical - speech disorders |
| Location |
| .5 cun directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline. In the depression below the spinous process of C1. [CAM] • In the depression 0.5 cun below DU-16.[36] Below C1 spinous process ( not palpable) |
| Needling |
| Type: Perpendicular Depth: 0.5 to 1 cun |
| Description: Perpendicularly 0.5-0.8 cun.[CAM] • Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 1 cun, pointing slightly inferiorly[36] |
| Caution: Contraindicated for moxa.[36] • Neither upward orbliquely nor deep pucture is advisable. It is near the medullary bulb in the deep layer and it's crucial to pay attention to the depth and angle[CAM] |
| Notes |
| Energetics 1 |
| Mental disorders, epilepsy, deafness, mute, sudden voice hoarseness, apoplexy, tongue stiffness, aphasia, occipital headache, neck rigidity[CAM] • SEA OF QI: expel wind - head wind, windstroke, epilepsy, head heaviness, mania or depression. Tongue stiffness: aphasia, lotus flower tongue, voice loss, muteness[36] |
| Energetics 2 |
| chills and fever with no sweating, incessant nosebleeds[36] |
| Energetics 3 |
| helps neck and spine: neck stiffness, spine stiffness[36] |
| Energetics 4 |
| Energetics 5 |
| Energetics 6 |
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