Du26 Shuigou ( also known as Renzhong , Vg26 )

Location A little above the midpoint of the philtrum , near the nostrils

Indications Mental disorders , epilepsy , hysteria , infantile convulsion , coma , apoplexy faint , trismus , deviation of the mouth and eyes , puffiness of the face , pain and stiffness of the lower back .

Method Puncture obliquely upward - 0 . 3 - 0 . 5 inch .

Vasculature The superior labial artery and vein .

Innervation The buccal branch of the facial nerve , and the branch of the intraorbital nerve .