Yingxiang (LI 20)

⁠ Jiao Hui (crossing) point with the Stomach meridian.

Location

Then, at the level of the neck, a branch leaves the main pathway and runs up the neck. It crosses the mandible, runs up the cheek, passes between the upper lip and the nose, and ends on the opposite side, below the wing of the nose, at the point Yingxiang.

Therapeutic functions and clinical indications

• Yingxiang is used for all nasal disorders: dryness, nasal mucosa problems, discharge, blocked nose, sinusitis, bleeding, problems with the sense of smell;
• Local point for facial paralysis.

In children with intestinal parasites, this point is checked because spots appear on it.