Ren23 Lianquan ( Vc23 )

Location Above the Adam s apple , in the depression of the upper border of the hyoid bone

Indications Swelling and pain of the subglossal region , salivation with glossoplegia , aphasia with stiffness of tongue by apoplexy , sudden hoarseness of the voice , difficulty in swallowing .

Method Puncture obliquely - 0 . 5 - - 1 . 0 inch toward the tongue root . Moxibustion is applicable .

Vasculature The anterior jugular vein .

Innervation The branch of the cutaneous cervical nerve , the hypoglossal nerve , and the branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve .