（舌不能言 余见中风失音）
合谷、水沟、主喑。（千见口噤。）承泣等、（见口 。）地仓、（明同。）大迎、鱼
、通理、（见风痉。）主不能言。脑户等、主喑不能言。（见螈 。）孔最、喑门、疗失
音。（明见下。）风府、（下同。）承浆、（下）疗喑不能言。翳风、通理、疗暴喑不能言
。（下）听宫、（明同。）治失声。（铜）颊车、治失音。（见口噤。）阴 、治失音不能
言。间使、（见狂。）合谷、主喑不能言。（千见口噤。）天鼎、治暴喑气哽。明下云、
暴喑咽肿。食不下。喉鸣。（铜）灵道、（见心痛。）天突、（明下）天窗、（明下同。）治暴喑
不能言。口噤。（见颊肿。）支沟、（见口噤。）通谷、（见口 。）三阳络、治暴哑。（明下
同。）颊车、治牙关不开。口噤不语。（明下同。）失音。牙关痛。颔颊肿。（明同。）日月
、治言语不正。（见悲。）小儿五六岁不语者。心气不足。舌本无力。发转难。心俞三壮。
或足两踝各三壮。（千）廉泉、（明同。）然谷、（甲乙作通谷。）阴谷、主舌下肿。难
言。舌纵涎出。（千）风府、主舌缓。喑（明下同。）不能言。舌急语难。支沟、天窗、扶
突、曲鬓、灵道、主暴喑不能言。复留、主舌卷不能言。通理、主不能言。鱼际、主
痉上气。失喑不能言。哑门、治颈项强。舌缓不能言。（铜）明云、失音不能言。舌急。
哑门一名舌横。一名舌厌。督脉阳维之会。入系舌本。则是穴也、其舌本所系欤。凡舌
缓不能言者。宜治此。
廉泉、治舌下肿。难言。舌纵涎出。咳嗽上气。喘息。呕沫。口噤。舌根急缩下食难。
廉泉一名舌本。盖舌之根本也。故能治舌下肿难言。舌纵涎出。舌根急缩诸病。与千金
方所疗略同。凡有此等疾者。宜针灸此。
大迎、治舌强不能言。翳风、主不能言。（千见螈 。）
（舌不能言，余见中风失音）
合谷、水沟穴，主治喑哑。（《千金方》见于口噤证。）承泣等穴、地仓穴、大迎穴、鱼际穴、通里穴，主治不能言语。（风痉证见通里穴。）脑户等穴，主治喑哑不能言语。（抽搐证见脑户穴。）孔最穴、喑门穴，治疗失音。（《明堂经》见于下篇。）风府穴、承浆穴，治疗喑哑不能言语。翳风穴、通里穴，治疗突发喑哑不能言语。听宫穴，治疗失声。颊车穴，治疗失音。阴谷穴，治疗失音不能言语。间使穴、合谷穴，主治喑哑不能言语。天鼎穴，治疗突发喑哑伴气哽。《明堂经》下文说：突发喑哑、咽喉肿痛、饮食不下、喉中鸣响。灵道穴、天突穴、天窗穴，治疗突发喑哑不能言语。口噤。（颊肿证见颊车穴。）支沟穴、通谷穴、三阳络穴，治疗突发失语。颊车穴，治疗牙关不开、口噤不语、失音、牙关痛、下颌脸颊肿胀。日月穴，治疗言语不正。（悲证见日月穴。）小儿五六岁仍不说话的，因心气不足、舌根无力、头发转动困难。针刺心俞穴三壮，或双足内踝各三壮。廉泉穴、然谷穴、阴谷穴，主治舌下肿胀、言语困难、舌体松弛流涎。风府穴，主治舌体松弛、喑哑不能言语、舌体拘急言语困难。支沟穴、天窗穴、扶突穴、曲鬓穴、灵道穴，主治突发喑哑不能言语。复溜穴，主治舌卷缩不能言语。通里穴，主治不能言语。鱼际穴，主治痉病上气、失喑不能言语。哑门穴，治疗颈项强直、舌体松弛不能言语。《明堂经》说：失音不能言语、舌体拘急。哑门又名舌横、又名舌厌，是督脉与阳维脉的交会穴，入系于舌根。那么这个穴位，正是舌根所系之处吧。凡是舌体松弛不能言语的，适宜治疗此穴。
廉泉穴，治疗舌下肿胀、言语困难、舌体松弛流涎、咳嗽上气、喘息、呕吐泡沫、口噤、舌根拘急收缩导致吞咽困难。廉泉又名舌本，即舌的根本所在。所以能治疗舌下肿胀难言、舌体松弛流涎、舌根拘急收缩等各种病症，与《千金方》所治疗的略同。凡是有此类疾病的，适宜针灸此穴。
(Tongue unable to speak; see Stroke with Loss of Voice for details.)
Hegu (LI4) and Shuigou (GV26) treat aphonia. (See Jaw Lock in *Qianjin Fang*.) Chengqi (ST1), etc., Dicang (ST4), Daying (ST5), Yuji (LU10), and Tongli (HT5) treat inability to speak. (See Wind-Convulsion for Tongli.) Naohu (GV17), etc., treat aphonia and inability to speak. (See Convulsions for Naohu.) Kongzui (LU6) and Yanmen (EX-HN18) treat loss of voice. (See Lower Chapter in *Mingtang Jing*.) Fengfu (GV16) and Chengjiang (CV24) treat aphonia and inability to speak. Yifeng (TE17) and Tongli (HT5) treat sudden aphonia and inability to speak. Tinggong (SI19) treats loss of voice. Jiache (ST6) treats loss of voice. YinGu (KI10) treats loss of voice and inability to speak. Jianshi (PC5) and Hegu (LI4) treat aphonia and inability to speak. Tianding (TI17) treats sudden aphonia with Qi obstruction. The lower text of *Mingtang Jing* states: sudden aphonia, throat swelling, difficulty in eating, and hoarse breathing. Lingdao (HT4), Tiantu (CV22), and Tianchuang (SI16) treat sudden aphonia and inability to speak. Jaw lock. (See Cheek Swelling for Jiache.) Zhigou (TE6), Tonggu (BL65), and Sanyangluo (TE7) treat sudden mutism. Jiache (ST6) treats trismus, jaw lock with silence, loss of voice, pain in the teeth and jaws, and swelling of the mandible and cheek. Riyue (GB24) treats abnormal speech. (See Grief for Riyue.) For children aged five or six who do not speak, due to deficiency of Heart Qi, weakness of the tongue root, and difficulty in turning the hair: puncture Xinshu (BL15) three moxibustion doses, or three moxibustion doses on each of the two medial malleoli. Lianquan (CV23), Ranggu (KI2), and Yingu (KI10) treat swelling under the tongue, difficulty in speaking, and tongue relaxation with drooling. Fengfu (GV16) treats tongue relaxation, aphonia, inability to speak, tongue stiffness, and difficulty in speaking. Zhigou (TE6), Tianchuang (SI16), Futu (LI18), Qubin (GB7), and Lingdao (HT4) treat sudden aphonia and inability to speak. Fuliou (KI7) treats tongue curling with inability to speak. Tongli (HT5) treats inability to speak. Yuji (LU10) treats convulsions with upward Qi, loss of voice, and inability to speak. Yamén (GV15) treats neck and nape stiffness, tongue relaxation with inability to speak. *Mingtang Jing* states: loss of voice with inability to speak, and tongue stiffness. Yamén is also called Sheheng and Sheyan; it is the intersection of the Du Mai (Governor Vessel) and Yangwei Mai (Yang Linking Vessel). It enters and connects to the tongue root. Thus, this point is indeed where the tongue root is connected. For cases of tongue relaxation with inability to speak, this point should be treated.
Lianquan (CV23) treats swelling under the tongue, difficulty in speaking, tongue relaxation with drooling, cough with upward Qi, panting, vomiting of foam, jaw lock, and tongue root contraction causing difficulty in swallowing. Lianquan is also called Sheben, meaning the root of the tongue. Therefore, it can treat conditions such as swelling under the tongue with difficulty in speaking, tongue relaxation with drooling, and tongue root contraction, which are similar to those treated in *Qianjin Fang*. For such diseases, acupuncture and moxibustion on this point are appropriate.
Daying (ST5) treats tongue stiffness with inability to speak. Yifeng (TE17) treats inability to speak.