Beside Chengjiang

夹承浆Jiā Chéng Jiāng

Anatomical location

Bilateral to CV24 (Chengjiang), 1 cun lateral to the midline, at the mental foramen.

Main function

Disperses local Wind, activates the facial collateral.

Therapeutic indications

Facial paralysis
trigeminal neuralgia (mandibular branch)
dental pain

Name and classical tradition

Jiachengjiang, 夹承浆, means “on either side of Chengjiang”: 夹 (夾), to flank, to lie on both sides; 承浆 (承漿) is CV24, the point at the center of the mentolabial groove, “the one that receives the fluids.” They are two points, one cun from it, over the mental foramen.

The name is formed like that of EX-BW2, the Jiaji of the spine, from a reference point, and it does not appear in the classical works we were able to check, so its textual history remains unclear. Because of its position it has been used for toothache and facial paralysis.

Location of point EX-JIACHENGJIANG, Beside Chengjiang — Reusable plate · CC BY-ND 4.0 (opens in a new tab)

View point on the 3D modelEX-JIACHENGJIANG on the anatomy

Needling techniqueOblique insertion.

Depth0.3-0.5 cun

MoxibustionUncommon.

PrecautionsNone in particular.

Protocols for the 20 patterns you see most in practice

Each pattern with its tongue, its pulse, the treatment principle and the points to tonify and disperse. Made for the treatment table, not the bookshelf.