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DU 25 (GV 25)

Pinyin Name & English Translation
Suliao, White Bone-Hole

Location
On the tip of the nose.

Indications
Loss of consciousness, nasal obstruction, epistaxis, rhinorrhea, rosacea.

Traditional Action
Discharges heat and opens the portals, returns yang and stems counterflow.

Contraindications


References:

Maciocia, Giovanni.  The Foundations of Chinese Medicine. London: Churchill Livingstone, 1989

O’Connor, John and Bensky, Dan, trans. Acupuncture, A Comprehensive Text. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1981

Xinnong, Cheng, et al. Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion.  Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 1987.



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