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LI4 • He Gu
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Large Intestine Meridian
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Toothache
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Wind-Fire
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| Condition:
Toothache • Wind-Fire |
| Treatment:
Clear Wind. |
| Description:
Acute toothache with gingival swelling accompanied by chills and fever, superficial and rapid pulse |
| Comment:
A common symptom in stomotopathy, can be due to pulpitis, dental caries, periodentitis and can be aggravated by stimulation of either cold or heat. It is more of a complaint with children and the old. |
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| GB20 • Feng Chi •
At the posterior head, at the junction of the occipital and nuchal regions, in the depression between the origins of Sternocleidomastoid and Trapezius muscles. |
| Wind Pool. Meeting Point on Gall Bladder Channel with the Triple Energizer Channel, Yang Linking and Yang Motility Vessels. |
| Explanation:
Clears Wind |
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LI4 • He Gu •
On the dorsum of the hand, approximately at the midpoint of the second metacarpal bone, in the belly of the first interosseus dorsalis muscle.
Contraindication: Do Not Needle If Pregnancy is known or suspected |
| Union Valley. Yuan Source Point on the Large Intestine Channel. Command Point of the Face and Mouth. |
| Explanation:
Clear Heat and stop pain. |
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| ST6 • Jia Che •
On the cheek, 1 cun anterior and superior to the angle of the mandible, in the belly of masseter muscle. |
| Jaw Bone. |
| Explanation:
Clear Heat and stop pain. |
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| ST7 • Xia Guan •
On the lateral face, in the depression at the lower border of the zygomatic arch, anterior to the condyloid process of the mandible. ST 7 is located with the mouth closed. |
| Below the Joint. Meeting Point on the Stomach Channel with the Gall Bladder Channel. |
| Explanation:
Clear Heat and stop pain. |
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