LI20
迎香 · Yingxiang
Welcome Fragrance
Beside the nostril, the point people find for a stuffy nose.
Local point for the nose
Use caution
System
- Channel
- Large Intestine (LI)
- Element
- Metal
- Yin or yang
- yang
- Organ system
- Large Intestine
- Region
- Head and face
- Limb rule
- Hand Yangming
Where it is
Beside the nose, in the groove at the midpoint of the nostril’s outer edge.
Nearby: The eye is above and the nasal cartilage is medial. Stay in the groove. Do not push into the nostril.
Traditionally said to
End of the Large Intestine channel, meeting the Stomach channel in many charts. The usual teaching point for a blocked nose.
What people look up
Acupressure
Small circles with a fingertip in the groove for 30–45 seconds. Gentle.
When not to press: Do not press into the eye, the septum, or broken skin. Skip if sinus pain is severe or one-sided with fever.
About 30–90 seconds is the usual window, unless the step above is shorter. Stop if pain, dizziness, or anything unusual shows up.
Licensed practice only
Needle depth, angle, electroacupuncture
Textbook language for students. Not instructions. A cun is a body-inch on that person, not a ruler inch. Do not needle yourself.
Depth
Common textbook range: about 0.3–0.5 cun, transverse toward the bridge or along the groove. Not deep.
Angle
Transverse, subcutaneously, toward the nose or slightly upward along the groove.
Electroacupuncture
Introductory charts rarely assign a standard electroacupuncture setting here. Clinics that use current choose frequency and intensity for that person. No milliamp figure is given, because copying one would be misleading.
Nearby on this channel
Herbs often paired for a similar pattern
A study link, not a formula and not a dose.
Tags
yingxiang · nose · sinus