ACUPUNCTURE
Shang Lian Quan: TCM Acupoint Guide
SHANGLIANQUAN
Name
Shang Lian Quan (Shanglianquan)
Location
1 cun above the laryngeal prominence, in the depression between the mandible and the hyoid bone.
Needling
- Slanted insertion toward the root of the tongue, 1 to 1.5 cun.
- Partially withdraw the needle and direct it toward the left, then repeat toward the right. Sensation: alternately distended and constricted sensation around the root of the tongue and pharynx.
- Puncture obliquely, 0.8 to 1.2 cun toward the tongue root.
Indications
- Slurred speech
- Mutism
- Salivation
- Salivation with a stiff tongue
- Difficulty swallowing
- Stomatitis
- Acute or chronic pharyngitis
- Alalia
- Sore throat
- Loss of voice
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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