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Jinjin and Yuye

Pinyin Name & English Translation
"Gold Fluid" and "Jade Humor (Fluid)"

Location
On the veins on both sides of the frenulum of the tongue, Jinjin is on the left, Yuye, on the right.

Indications
Swelling of the tongue, vomiting, aphasia with stiffness of the tongue.

Traditional Action

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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