Acu Point DU-15 (Ya Men) Mute's Gate

• Point of the Sea of Qi, Meeting Point of the Governing and Yang Linking Vessels

• Benefits the tongue and treats muteness
• Eliminates wind
• Benefits the neck and spine

• Mental disorders, epilepsy, deafness and mute, sudden hoarseness of voice, apoplexy, stiffness of the tongue and aphasia, occipital headache, neck rigidity.

• 0.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline, in the depression below the spinous process of the first cervical vertebra.

• On the midline at the nape of the neck, in the depression 0.5 cun inferior to Fengfu DU-16, below the spinous process of the first cervical vertebra (impalpable).

• Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-0.8 inch. Neither upward obliquely nor deep puncture is advisable. It is near the medullary bulb in the deep layer, and the depth and angle of the puncture should be paid strict attention to.

References

Acupuncture

• 11. Grasping the Wind (First Edition) - Andrew Ellis, Nigel Wiseman, Ken Boss
• 9. Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (Revised Edition) - Cheng Xinnong
• 8. A Manual of Acupuncture (First Edition) - Peter Deadman
• 10. Acupuncture: A Comprehensive Text (First Edition) - Shanghai College of TCM