厥陰俞治牙痛探析

Exploration of the Treatment of Toothache with Jueyinshu

厥陰俞是距今約一百年前日本著名灸師澤田健治療上齒痛的特效穴，早在北宋《太平聖惠方》就有厥陰俞治牙痛的記載，然而現代以厥陰俞治牙痛的報導並不常見。厥陰俞為何能治上齒痛，研究者分別以臟腑別通、心源性牙痛等解釋，然而經過分析，這些說法都無法成立，可能的機轉仍待進一步研究。厥陰俞除了治療上齒痛，其他醫家也有用於下齒痛的記載。根據澤田健等前賢的經驗，牙痛患者若在厥陰俞有明顯壓痛，取厥陰俞治療會有效。此外，牙痛若伴有牙齒浮起感，以厥陰俞治療也多半有效。

Jueyinshu (BL 14) is a highly effective acupuncture point for treating upper tooth pain, discovered by the renowned Japanese acupuncturist Ken Sawada approximately 100 years ago. The treatment of toothache with Jueyinshu was already documented in the Northern Song Dynasty's book Taiping Sheng Hui Fang; however, reports of using Jueyinshu to treat toothache are not commonly seen in modern times. Why Jueyinshu can treat upper tooth pain has been explained by researchers in terms of Zang Fu Bei Tong (extraordinary connections of Zang Fu organs), as well as the cardiac toothache. However, after discussion, these claims were found to be unsubstantiated, and the possible mechanism still awaits further investigation. In addition to treating upper tooth pain, there are also records of other acupuncturists using Jueyinshu to treat lower tooth pain. Based on the experience of Ken Sawada and others, if a toothache patient has a clear tenderness in the Jueyinshu area, treatment with Jueyinshu will be effective. In addition, if a toothache is accompanied by a sensation of the tooth being lifted, treatment with Jueyinshu is also mostly effective.