Main Treated Disease Name
Wooden Tongue

Song Formula
The wooden tongue is originally due to the heat in the heart and spleen. Suddenly, the tongue swells and becomes hard, and speech is clumsy. Prick Shangqiu, Shaoze, Guanchong, Shaochong, Yamen, and Lianquan, and the condition will improve.

Introduction of Acupoints
Shangqiu: Located below the medial malleolus of the foot, in a slight depression in front. There is Zhongfeng in front and Zhaohai behind, and this acupoint is in the middle.
Shaoze: Located on the outer side of the tip of the little finger of the hand, in a depression one fen away from the nail.
Guanchong: Located on the outer side of the ring finger of the hand, at a distance from the corner of the nail as wide as a chive leaf.

Shaochong: Located at the end of the inner edge of the little finger of the hand, at a distance from the corner of the nail as wide as a chive leaf.
Yamen: Located on the Governor Vessel Meridian, five fen below the hairline at the back of the head.
Lianquan: Located on the Conception Vessel Meridian, below the chin, above the Adam’s apple, in the central depression.

Analysis of Etiology and Pathology
[Analysis 1]: According to the Golden Mirror, it is noted that the condition of wooden tongue is all caused by the accumulated heat in the heart and spleen. The meridian of the spleen is under the tongue, and the tongue is the sprout of the heart. When the fire rushes upward, it makes the tongue swell, become wooden and hard, and unable to move, so it is named wooden tongue. If not treated urgently, it will surely be difficult to save.

Medical Cases
[Case 1]: Mr. Liu, 57 years old, from Henan Province, lives on Guiyang Street, Taipei City. He suffered from the disease of swollen wooden tongue and had difficulty speaking. He could make a little sound when speaking slowly, but when he was in a hurry, he couldn’t say a word clearly. Introduced by Mr. Yin, on December 6, 1966 (the fifty-fifth year of the Republic of China), he came to seek treatment. The acupoints of Guanchong, Shaochong, Yamen, and Lianquan were pricked several times, and then he could speak as before.
[Case 2]: Ms. Yu, 18 years old, from Shandong Province, lives in Lane 73, Andong Street, Taipei City. She suffered from the disease of swollen wooden tongue, couldn’t speak, and saliva flowed out of her mouth. On August 28, 1968 (the fifty-seventh year of the Republic of China), she came to me for diagnosis and treatment. After pricking the above-mentioned acupoints three times, she was cured.