Oral ulcer is a common ulcerative lesion in oral mucosal diseases, which mainly occurs on the lips, cheeks, and tongue edges, and has the characteristics of recurrent episodes. So how to regulate oral ulcers? It is said that massaging the Yu Ye acupoint can help regulate oral ulcers. Let's learn more about it with the following article!
【Location of Yu Ye Acupoint】
The method of locating the acupoint: The patient sits upright, and when the mouth is open, the Yu Ye acupoint is inside the oral cavity, above the vein on the right side of the frenulum.
Anatomy of the acupoint: The acupoint is located below the mucosa, submucosal tissue, and tongue muscles. It is distributed with the branches of the lingual artery, deep lingual vein, and lingual vein. It is located in the genioglossus and hyoglossus muscles, and contains the lingual vein, sublingual nerve, and lingual nerve.
【Functions of Yu Ye Acupoint】
Functions of the Yu Ye acupoint: It clears heat evil and generates fluids to relieve thirst. It is used to treat severe tongue swelling, difficulty in speaking, jaundice, oral ulcers, throat heat, vomiting, acute abdominal pain, sequelae of stroke, and intractable vomiting.
Mainly used to treat: Acute tonsillitis, oral ulcers, glossitis, pharyngitis, and polydipsia.
【Combination of Acupoints】
Stroke-induced aphasia: Jinjin Yu Ye acupoint (prick and bleed), Juquan acupoint or Lianquan acupoint (deep needle to the root of the tongue), Fengchi acupoint, Quchi acupoint, Neiguan acupoint, Zusanli acupoint, Taichong acupoint, etc.
Thirst caused by diabetes: Jinjin Yu Ye acupoint (prick and bleed), Neiguan acupoint, Shaofu acupoint, Yuzhi acupoint, Zusanli acupoint, Zhongwan acupoint, Qihai acupoint, Mingmen acupoint, Shenzhu acupoint, Beishu acupoint, etc., divided into groups and separated by ginger moxibustion.
Chronic oral ulcers: Jinjin Yu Ye acupoint (prick and bleed), Sanyinjiao acupoint, Zusanli acupoint (tonify and purge), around the ulcer (prick).
Acute abdominal pain: Jinjin acupoint, Yu Ye acupoint.
Severe tongue swelling, extreme heat and difficulty in speaking: Shixuan acupoint, Haiquan acupoint in the middle of the tongue, Jinjin acupoint on the left side of the tongue, Yu Ye acupoint on the right side of the tongue.
Double eyelid wind, closure of the throat: Shaoshang acupoint, Jinjin Yu Ye acupoint, Shixuan acupoint.
Oral ulcers with foul odor: Shixuan acupoint, Renzhong acupoint, Jinjin Yu Ye acupoint, Chengjiang acupoint, Hegu acupoint.
Extreme heat in the triple burner, oral ulcers: Guanchong acupoint, Waiguan acupoint, Renzhong acupoint, Yingxiang acupoint, Jinjin Yu Ye acupoint, Dicang acupoint.
Offensive breath, unbearable odor: Shaochong acupoint, Tongli acupoint, Renzhong acupoint, Shixuan acupoint, Jinjin Yu Ye acupoint.
Polydipsia: Shuigou acupoint, Chengjiang acupoint, Jinjin Yu Ye acupoint, Quchi acupoint, Laogong acupoint, Taichong acupoint, Xingjian acupoint, Shangqiu acupoint, Rangu acupoint, Yinbai acupoint.
Acupuncture and moxibustion method: Use a triangular needle to prick and bleed.
【Massage Techniques for Yu Ye Acupoint】
Use acupuncture and moxibustion method to prick and bleed.
Acupuncture and moxibustion method: Use a triangular needle to prick and bleed.
【Dietary Restrictions for Oral Ulcers】
1. Avoid eating spicy condiments such as chili, vinegar, ginger, onions, star anise, etc. These foods not only induce pain but also stimulate the ulcer surface, causing further enlargement.
2. Avoid eating coarse and hard foods such as fried ribs, fried chicken legs, nuts, etc. These hard foods can easily cause friction on the ulcer surface, worsening the condition.
3. Avoid chewing gum, chocolate, tobacco and alcohol, coffee, hot foods, spicy barbecue, fried foods, etc. These are all things that can easily trigger or worsen oral ulcers.
4. Avoid eating ground food such as bread crumbs, corn or potato chips, etc., because ground food can easily adhere to the ulcer surface, affecting the healing of the ulcer surface.
