ACUPUNCTURE
Lian Quan: TCM Acupoint Guide
Name
Lian Quan (Lianquan)
Location
On the anterior midline of the neck, in the depression of the upper border of the hyoid bone, above the laryngeal prominence. Note: run a finger along the underside of the chin towards the throat until it falls into the deep depression just in front of the hyoid bone.
Needling
- Slanted insertion toward the base of the tongue, 1 to 1.5 cun.
- Oblique insertion in the direction of DU-20 Baihui, 0.5 to 1.2 cun.
- Puncture obliquely 0.5 to 1 cun toward the tongue root.
- Moxibustion is applicable.
Command Functions
- Meeting point of the Yang Wei and Chong channels
- Meeting point of the REN, Liver, Spleen and Heart channels
Actions
- Dispels Interior Wind
- Promotes speech
- Clears Fire
- Resolves phlegm
- Subdues Rebellious qi
- Benefits the tongue
- Descends qi
- Alleviates cough
Indications
- Swelling and pain of the subglossal region
- Salivation with glossoplegia
- Aphasia with stiffness of the tongue by apoplexy
- Sudden hoarseness
- Difficulty swallowing
- Nodules on the vocal cords
- Bronchitis
- Paralysis of the hypoglossal muscle
- Contraction of the root of the tongue with difficulty eating
- Protrusion of the tongue
- Much spittle
- Thirst
- Lockjaw
- Rebellious qi
- Dyspnea
- Chest pain
- Vomiting of foam
- Sore throat
- Diabetes with intense thirst
- Closed-type Windstroke with aphasia and tongue stiffness, swelling or pain
- Hysteria with loss of voice
- Asthma
- Tonsillitis
- Pharyngitis
- Deaf-mutism
- Mouth and tongue ulcers
- Tongue paralysis or stiffness
- Sudden aphasia
- Sudden loss of voice
- Spasm of the larynx
- Hypersalivation
- Dry tongue and mouth
- Cough and catarrh
- Lack of saliva
- Flaccid tongue with salivation
- Aphonia
- Cough with a sensation of qi rising up to the upper part of the body
Combinations
| Points | Indications |
|---|---|
| HT-5 Tongli | Speech difficulties, aphasia |
| KI-2 Rangu, KI-10 Yingu | Swelling below the tongue with difficulty speaking, protrusion of the tongue with drooling |
| PC-9 Zhongchong | Swelling and pain below the tongue |
| M-HN-20 Jinjin-Yuye | Swelling of the tongue with difficulty speaking |
| LI-18 Futu, SI-17 Tianrong, UB-42 Pohu, ST-11 Qishe, UB-45 Yixi | Cough with rebellious qi, dyspnea, vomiting, lockjaw |
Contraindications
Use moxibustion with caution. According to several modern texts, moxibustion is contraindicated.
Notes
This point is mostly used for aphasia or slurred speech following Windstroke.
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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