Clinical Application and Mechanism of Shuigou Acupoint in Acute Encephalopathy Based on"First Aid Stabbing of Shuigou Acupoint"
SAHNG Zuoxiang
HE Teng
ZHANG Zhen
YAN Jinglan
CHEN Yongjun
Abstract："First aid stabbing of Shuigou acupoint"is a critical therapy in traditional Chinese medicine,and the mechanisms and clinical applications of this therapy in the treatment of acute encephalopathy have received significant attention.This review summarises the clinical efficacy and underlying mechanisms of the Shuigou acupoint in the treatment of acute cerebral diseases(e.g.traumatic brain injury,stroke and hepatic encephalopathy).Based on classical theories and modern research,stimulation of the Shuigou acupoint exerts therapeutic effects via multiple pathways and targets by stimulating the trigeminal nerve and other neuroanatomical structures.This includes regulating cerebral haemodynamics,inhibiting neuronal apoptosis,modulating inflammatory responses and influencing key signalling pathways.There are 43 references.
Keywords：first aid stabbing Shuigou acupointShuigou acupointacute encephalopathyneuroprotection
Publication Date：2025-06-05
Online Publishing Date：2026-05-22(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：7( 704-710 )