ST 45 Acupuncture Point

• English Name: Severe Mouth
• Pinyin Name: Lidui
• Chinese Character: 厲兌

ST 45 Clinical Usages

• Release heat a/or move stagnation from the channel and organ - headaches, toothaches, facial pain, sore throat, TMJ, bell's palsy, facial deviation from stroke.
• Agitation a/or insomnia w/heat signs, excessive dreaming, loss of consciousness, manic depression - calms the spirit.
• Moves cold in the lower limbs, shin, knee.

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ST 45 Acupuncture Point Associations

This point along with others in a proper point prescription may be used to balance the following TCM Patterns:

• Phlegm Misting the Heart
• Heart Yin Deficiency
• Liver Wind

For more on this, read "What Does Acupuncture Treat?" and "Point Prescription Guidelines".

This point along with others in a proper point prescription may be used to balance the following Conditions / Symptoms:

• Headache
• Toothache
• Sore Throat
• Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMJ)
• Bells Palsy
• Stroke (CVA)
• Manic Depression
• Fainting (Loss of Consciousness)
• Insomnia
• Knee Pain

For more on this, read "What Does Acupuncture Treat?" and "Point Prescription Guidelines".

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