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POINT: LI-20 (LARGE INTESTINE-20)

NAME: YINGXIANG

English:	Welcome Fragrance
Also Known As:	Greeting Scent Receiving Fragrance

LOCATION:

In the nasolabial groove, at the level of the midpoint of the lateral border of the ala nasi.
0.5 cun lateral to the nostril, in the nasolabial sulcus.

NEEDLING:

Puncture obliquely or subcutaneously 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
Transverse insertion medio-superiorly 0.3 to 0.5 cun or join BitongM-HN-14 at the highest point of the nasolabial groove.
For roundworms in the bile duct: transverse insertion joined to ST-2 Sibai, 0.5 to 1 cun.
For diseases of the nose: join to M-HN-14 Bitong, 0.5 to 0.8 cun. Sensation: local distention and soreness, sometimes extending throughout the nose and lachrymation.

COMMAND FUNCTIONS:

Meeting point of the Large Intestine channel with the Stomach channel
Exit point

ACTIONS:

Dispels Exterior Wind
Opens the nasal passages
Clears Heat
Strengthens the activities of the contractile elements in the nasal cavity
Disperses Wind-Heat

INDICATIONS:

Sneezing
Loss of sense of smell
Epistaxis
Runny nose
Stuffy nose
Allergic rhinitis
Nasal polyps
Swelling of the face
Sensation of ants crawling on the face
Hyposmia
Cannot smell even stinking odors
Hemiplegia with deviation of the mouth
Swelling of the lips
Subcutaneous edema
Difficulty breathing
Round worms in the bile duct
Pus in the nose
Deafness
Nasal congestion
Nasal congestion and discharge
Pain and swelling of the lip
Dyspnea
Cracked lips
Common cold with nasal obstruction

Sinusitis
Wind Cold Invasion
Wind-Heat Invasion
Facial paralysis
Trigeminal neuralgia
Tic
Nasal obstruction
Deviation of the mouth and eyes
Eating up the face
Suffocation
Rhinorrhea
Itching of the face
Inability to distinguish odors
Nasosinusitis
Inflammation of facial structures
Acute and chronic rhinitis
Oppression
Stridor
Sensation of a wound in the nose
Dermatoses
Profuse nasal discharge
Nasal sores
Heat and redness of the eyes
Facial eczema
Facial acne

COMBINATIONS:

Join to ST-2 Sibai	DU-23 Shangxing UB-5 Wuchu LI-19 Kouheliao	LI-4 Hegu UB-12 Fengmen DU-24 Shenting UB-2 Zanzhu UB-67 Zhiyin KI-20 Futonggu
Pain of biliary ascariasis (use strong manipulation)	Nasal congestion and inability to distinguish the fragrant from the foul	Rhinitis with clear nasal discharge
LI-2 Erjian DU-16 Fengfu	LI-4 Hegu	Join to ST-2 Sibai DU-26 Renzhong M-LE-23 Dannangxue ST-36 Zusanli REN-12 Zhongwan
Rhinitis with epistaxis	Itching and swelling of the face	Round worms in the bile duct
Join to M-HN-14 Bitong DU-23 Shangxing LI-11 Quchi LI-4 Hegu
Nasosinusitis

CONTRAINDICATIONS:

According to some classical and modern texts, this point is contraindicated to moxibustion.

NOTES:

This is a good local point for nose problems of any kind.