Acupuncture Point Shuigou (GV26)
Location:
Proper sitting with one's back propped or lie supinely; on the border between the upper and middle third of the distance between the nose and upper lip.

Function:
Tranquilizing the mind, promoting resuscitation, and relieving pain.

Regional Anatomy:
Skin-subcutaneous tissue-orbicular muscle of mouth.
Tere are the branches of the infraorbital nerve and the superior labial artery and vein in this area.

Indications:
Mental disorders, Epilepsy, hysteria, infantile convulsion, Coma, Apoplexy, faint, trismus, deviation of the mouth and eyes, puffiness of the face, and pain and stiffness in the lower back.

Prescription:
Combined use with Neiguan (PC6) Luo-Connecting Point the Eight Confluent Point) for treatment of hysteria and schizophrenia; with Acupuncture Single Point Fengchi for treatment of cerebral thrombosis and encephalorrhagia; with Hegu (LI 4) Yuan-Source Point) for treatment of rhinitis; with Yangxi (LI 5) Jing-River Point), Lieque (LU7)Luo-Connecting Point the Eight Confluent Point), Daling (PC7) Shu-Stream, Yuan-Source Point), and Shenmen (HT 7) Shu-Stream, Yuan-Primary Point) for treatment of hysteria; with YanglingquanGB34 (Yanglingquan (GB34) He-Sea Point, Influential Point of Tendon) and Hegu (LI 4) for treatment of convulsion; and with ZhongwanCV12 (Zhongwan (CV12) Front-Mu Point of the Stomach), Qihaishu (BL24), Quchi (LI 11) He-Sea Point), and Hegu (LI 4) for treatment of sunstroke.

Methods:
Insert the needle obliquely to upward 0.3-0.5 cun depth; needling response: local sensation of distention and pain; moxibustion: using 3-5 moxa-cones (covering the nostril with a piece of paper during moxibustion in supine position), or mild moxibustion for 10 min.