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extra point(s)
qian zheng
acupuncture

definition

qian zheng = pull aright
location: 0.5 - 1.0 cun anterior to the earlobe
• N-HN-20
actions: clears Heat and dispels Wind
indications: Bell's palsy; facial paralysis; parotitis; mouth ulcers
needle technique: slanted insertion, with anterior direction, 0.5 - 1.0 cun, producing a local sensation of soreness and distension, which sometimes extends throughout the cheek
combinations:
» with TW-17 and LI-4 for parotitis (Shanghai, p. 156);
» with St-4, GB-20 and GB-14 for facial paralysis (Shanghai, p. 156);
» with CV-24, GV-28, St-4 and LI-4 for mouth ulcers (Shanghai, p. 156).


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