ACUPUNCTURE
Dui Duan: TCM Acupoint Guide
DUIDUAN
Name
Dui Duan (Duiduan)
Location
On the midline, at the junction of the margin of the upper lip and the philtrum.
Needling
- Slanted insertion, 0.2 to 0.3 cun.
- Oblique insertion directed superiorly, 0.2 to 0.3 cun.
Actions
- Clears heat
- Generates fluids
- Benefits the mouth
- Calms the shen
Indications
- Vomiting
- Vomiting of foam
- Occluded nose
- Rhinopolypus
- Seizures
- Stomatitis
- Mania-depression
- Epilepsy
- Lockjaw
- Dark urine
- Lip twitching
- Ulceration of the mouth
- Foul breath
- Swelling and pain of the gums
- Dry tongue
- Wasting and thirsting disorder with much drinking
- Swelling and stiffness of the lips
- Ceaseless nosebleed
- Nasal congestion
- Mental disorders
Notes
This point is used as first aid for toothache and oral thrush.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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