The exact location of the Mute Gate point is in is located in the posterior cervical region, in the depression of the superior border of the spinous process of the 2nd cervical vertebra, on the posterior midline.
Mute Gate is an acupoint from “Su Wen – Qi Points”, located in the posterior cervical region, in the depression of the superior border of the spinous processes of the 2nd cervical vertebrae, on the posterior midline, that is, in the middle of the collateral ligament and the collateral muscles.
This point has the efficacy of clearing the brain, dispelling wind and diarrhea, and clearing the collaterals. It can be used for the treatment of violent mute (sudden loss of voice), slow tongue and speechlessness, epilepsy, hysteria, headache, and strong pain in the neck and neck, etc. It can only be treated by acupuncture, but not moxibustion; it can be treated by acupuncture alone, or it can be used in conjunction with Tongli point, Hegu point, Shaoshang point, Yinbai point, and Daling point, etc., to carry out a combined treatment.
Acupuncture and moxibustion treatment at the mute door point requires high technical requirements, and needs to be operated by professionals in regular hospitals.