GV27

Duiduan

Duiduan(GV27,兑端) is an acupuncture point in the meridian named Governor Vessel.

Location

On the anterior midline, at the tip of the upper lip, at the junction between the skin below the philtrum and the upper lip.

Indication

• ①Coma, syncope, epilepsy and mania, hysteria;
• ②wry mouth, trismus, toothache, bleeding from the gums, and other mouth problems.

Method

Puncture obliquely upward 0.2-0.3 inch.