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Treating tongue stiffness (tongue rigidity). Select Zhongchong (PC 9) acupoint.

Treating tongue flaccidity with drooling, mental restlessness with counterflow qi, difficult urination, urgency and pulling pain in the lower abdomen radiating to the genitals, and pain along the medial aspect of the thigh. Select Yinval (KI 10) acupoint.

Treating tension in the sublingual region. Select Tantu (CV 22) acupoint.

Treating tongue flaccidity. Select Ranggu (KI 2) acupoint.

Treating oral pain accompanied by biting of the tongue. Select Jiexi (ST 41) acupoint.

Treating bluish-green veins visible at the lateral margins of the tongue. Select Tantu (CV 22) acupoint.

Treating yellow coating on the tongue accompanied by body heat. Select Yuji (LU 10) acupoint.

Treating tongue stiffness. Select Qiaoyin (GB 3) acupoint.

Treating protrusion of the tongue and deviation of the neck. In infants, protrusion of the tongue and tongue stiffness preventing suckling. Select Yanggu (SI 5) acupoint.

Treating protrusion of the tongue. Select Rouhoumen (ST 87), Shaohai (HT 3), and Wenliu (LI 7) acupoints.

Treating tongue stiffness. Select Daying (ST 5) acupoint.

Treating protrusion of the tongue. Select Qubin (GB 7) and Taiyi (SP 15) acupoints.

Treating retraction of the tongue. Select Guanchong (SJ 1) acupoint.

Treating protrusion of the tongue. Select Yangxi (LI 5), Erjian (LI 2), Feiyang (BL 58), and Wenliu (LI 7) acupoints.

Treating tongue stiffness. Select Yamen (GV 15) acupoint.

Treating tongue tension. Select Fengfu (GV 16) acupoint.

Treating tongue flaccidity. Select Yinval (KI 10) acupoint.

Treating bleeding from the root of the tongue. Select Futu (LI 18), Dazhong (KI 4), and Qiaoyin (GB 3) acupoints.

Treating dryness of the tongue accompanied by hypochondriac pain. Select Quze (PC 3) acupoint.

Treating pain at the root of the tongue. Select Zhongchong (PC 9) acupoint.

Treating tongue flaccidity with drooling, mental restlessness, and oppression. Treat using points from the Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian.

Treating double tongue (macroglossia/sublingual swelling resembling a second tongue). Puncture the lingual frenulum with a needle.

Treating double tongue. Select Xingjian (LR 2) acupoint. Apply moxibustion, with the number of cones determined by the patient's age (age-dependent moxa cones).

Treating severe cases of double tongue. Use the right hand to remove the fascia at the "Quzhao" area. Start by rubbing the tendons under the tongue upwards towards the root, gradually increasing depth and pressure. Repeat this three times. Then, dip fingers in water and locate the fascia within the small depression at Yanke (located at the back of the neck). Rub downwards deeply into the small cavity. Repeat three times. If the infant can suckle milk as before, the disease is cured.

Treating bleeding from the tongue surface resembling pinpricks. Cover the area below the umbilicus with a copper coin and apply moxibustion to the edge of the coin for fifty cones.

Treating sudden swelling of the tongue filling the mouth, dryness of the throat, and obstruction of breathing resembling an inflated pig bladder. Failure to treat urgently may result in death. Urgently scrape both sides of the tongue with fingers until fluid drains out, which leads to recovery. Alternatively, incise both sides using a bi-blade (nine-edged needle/surgical knife) and apply wound ointment.

Treating sudden tongue swelling. Puncture the large vessels on both sides under the tongue to allow bloodletting. Avoid puncturing the central vessel under the tongue, as uncontrolled bleeding may be fatal. If previous treatments fail or if several sheng (a unit of volume) of blood are lost, heat an iron comb until red-hot and apply it to the wound several times to stop the bleeding.