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adv tech, location indication and needling
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Yin Tang | stress, 4 gates, insomnia with racing mind, anxiety, depression |
| Yintang | calms shen/mind; slows firing in brain from beta to alpha |
| Yintang | internal/external wind; post-stroke; headaches; convulsions; benefits nose |
| Shishencong | stimulates the brain |
| Shishencong | calms the spirit, stimulates brain, pacifies wind (headache, windstroke, epilepsy), benefits neural processing of eyes and ears |
| Shishencong | "smart points" |
| Shishencong | used mostly with deficiencies |
| Yuyao location | center of the eyebrow, above pupil |
| Yuyao | benefits the eyes, droopy eylids, supraorbital pain, eyelid twitching, sinus headaches |
| Taiyang | eliminates wind and clears heat (headaches, migranes) |
| Taiyang | reduces swelling and stops pain, liver yang rising, liver fire |
| Taiyang | trigeminal neuralgia, toothache, dizziness |
| Needle with GB 9 for problems of the eye | Taiyang |
| Taiyang | Headache, redness, swelling and pain of the eye Toothache, facial pain |
| bleed vein if distended from liver yang rising | taiyang |
| Erjian location | apex of ear |
| Erjian | major point for heat and swelling, benefits eyes and throat |
| Erjian | red, swelling pain of eyes, sore throat, high fever, mumps, pink eye |
| Bitong location | highest point of nasolabial groove (run from LI 20) |
| Bitong | *Benefits the nose, rhinitis, sinitus, maxillary sinus pain or congestion, nasal congesting, discharge, nose bleed, nasal polyps) |
| Bailao Location | back of neck, 2 cun superior to DU 14, 1 cun lateral to midline |
| Bailao | great for transforming phlegm and dissipating nodules, goiter, scrofula, mass on necks |
| Bailao | stiffness and pain in the neck, stops cough and calms dyspnea |
| An mian "calm sleep" Location | behind the ear, midway between GB 20 and SJ 17, needle perpendicularly 0.5-0.8 |
| Anmian | best point to treat insomnia (calms nervous system, over reticular formation) |
| Anmian | calms spirit, pacifies the liver, agitation, restlessness, mania |
| Ding chuan "stop asthma" Location | .5 - 1 cun lateral to the depression below the spinous process of C7 (DU 14) |
| Dingchuan | calms dyspnea and wheezing, lung problems (strong descending action), stops cough |
| Dingchuan | moves wei qi to surface to expel exterior wind |
| Needle with LU 6 for acute asthma, wheezing, cough, pain of the upper back) | Dingchuan |
| Weiguanxiashu (Yishu- pancreas point) Location | 1.5 cun lateral to lower border of spinous process of T8 on inner shu line between UB 17 and 18 |
| Weiguanxiashu caution | pneumothorax, needle obliquely 0.5-0.7 toward spine |
| Weiguanxiashu | clears heat and generates fluids (wasting and thirsting), excessive urination with type 1 diabetes |
| Weiguanxiashu | backshu for pancrease, treats pancreativ problems, decreases production of digestive enzymes |
| Yaoyan Location | 3.5 cun lateral to lower border of L4 (level with iliac crest) |
| Yaoyan | benefits the lumbar region, back pain (strain, sprain, certain muscle), works quadratus lumborum |
| Yaoyan | strengthens the kidneys |
| Shiqizhuxia location | midline of lower back below L5 |
| Shiqizhuxia caution | spinal canal |
| Shiqizhuxia | tonifies the kidneys and promotes urination, difficult urination (especially when prego) |
| Shiqizhuxia | sacral back pain |
| Huatuojiaji locations | 0.5 cun lateral to BODY of spinous processes, not lower borders, not level w Du or UB points |
| (HTJJ) | regulates and harmonizes the five zang and 6 fu; compression of nerve, stenosis in low back, slows firing of nerves down, use for nerve problems |
| HTJJ T1-T4 | lung and upper limb problems (brachioplexus) |
| HTJJ T4-T7 | heart problems |
| HTJJ T7-T10 | LV and GB |
| HTJJ T10-T12 | Sp and ST (gastrointestinal) |
| HTJJ L1 and L2 | kidney |
| HTJJ L3-L5 | bladder, SI, LI, uterus, lower limbs |
| HTJJ ervical points | neck problems |
| HTJJ | treat herpes zoster at the level of affected segmental nerve (shingles) |
| Zi Gong Location | on the lower abdomen, 3 cun lateral to midline, level with Ren 3 |
| Zi Gong | tonifies and warms yuan qi, calms the fetus, raises and regulates qi, regulates menstruation and alleviates pain |
| Zi Gong | irregular menstruation, prevents miscarrige, resivoir of jing for female reproductive parts, tonifies kidneys, uterine bleeding |
| Shixuan Location | on the tips of the ten fingers, .1 cun from fingernail (prick to bleed) |
| Shixuan | opens the portals, revives consciousness, drains heat, pacifies wind |
| Shixuan | reconnects to shen, fainting, numbness of fingers, summer heat stroke, febrile disease |
| Shixuan | swelling and pain of the throat, childhood fright wind |
| Sifeng location | on palmar surface of hand, midpoints of transverse crease of the PIP joints on 2-5 (prick to sqeeze yellow fluid) |
| Sifeng | fortifies the spleen and dissipates accumulation, childhood digestive/nutritional disorders, malnurition, food stagnation |
| Baxie location | when the hand is made into a fist, lie in depressions, proximal to web margins of knuckles |
| Baxie | clears heat and dissipates swelling (ying spring), treats bi syndrome in hands |
| Baxie | treats pain, swelling, stiffness numbness and spasms of fingers/hand |
| Baxie | poor circulation, moxa for Raynauds |
| Bafeng location | on the dorsum of the foot, between the toes .5 cun proximal to margins of web (run needle b/w metatarsals) |
| Bafeng | Clears heat and dissipates swelling (Ying springs); treats disorders of the toes, peripheral neuropathy, numbness |
| Bafeng | malaria, dysmennorrhea (LV 2, GB 43) |
| Bafeng | use for diabetics, raynauds |
| Yaotongxue | "back pain point" |
| Yaotongxue location | dorsum of hand, 2 points, distal to metacarpal bones bw 2 and 3 & 4 and 5 (needle while standing, move back) |
| Yaotongxue | invigorates qi and blood in lumbar region, acute lumbar sprain |
| Luozhen Location | on the dorsum of the hand in the depression proxial to knuckle b/w 2 and 3 |
| Luozhen | invigorates qi and blood in neck region, acute pain and stiffness of the neck |
| Erbai Location | on the flexor aspect of the forearm, 4 cun proximal to P7, on both sides of tendon flexor carpi radialis |
| Erbai | treats hemorrhoids, treats prolapse of anus |
| ZhouJian location | tip of olecranon process of ulna (moxa only) |
| ZhouJian | transforms phlegm and dissipates swelling, intestine absecess, scrofula |
| Jianqian (Jianeiling) Location | midway between anterior axillary crease and LI 15 |
| Jianqian | benefits the shoulder joing, activates qi and blood, anterior deltoid, bicipital groove pain; numbness paralysis of shoulder joint |
| Baichongwo location | 3 cun proximal to the superior border of the patella, on bulge of vastus medialis |
| Baichongwo | hundred bugs, itching of the skin (wind due to blood deficiency or heat) |
| Baichongwo | clears heat from blood, eliminates wind and drains dampness |
| Heding Location | in the depression at the midpoint of the superior border of the patella |
| Heding | activates qi and blood, benefits the knee joint |
| Xiyan Location | on the knee, in the hollows formed when knee is flext, medial and lateral to the patellar ligament (needle with knee flexed) |
| Xiyan Caution | MRSA, betadine first |
| Xiyan | dispels wind damp, reduces swelling, alleviates pain, knee disorders |
| Lanweixue Location | 2 cun distal to ST 36 on the right leg only (palpate for tenderness) |
| Lanweixue | activates qi and blood, clears heat and fire poison from the LI |
| Lanweixue | appendicitis w/ (ST 25, ST 37, LI 11) |
| Lanweixue caution | check for rebound tenderness (McBurney's sign); don't treat |
| Dannangxue Location | between 1 and 2 cun distal to GB 34, right leg only (palpate for tenderness) |
| Dannagxue | gallstones, gallbladder inflamation (cholecystitis), clears heat, drains damp, diseases of bile duct |
| Qiuhou location | at the inferior border of the orbit, 1/2 the distance b/w lateral border and ST 1 |
| Qiuhou caution | blood vessels, no manipulation of needle advised |
| Qiuhou | benefits the eyes, myopia, hyperopia, stabismus, conjuctivitis, glacoma, cateracts |
| Jiachengjiang Location | 1 cun lateral to Run 24, above chin on chin line |
| Jiachengjiang | eliminates wind, stroke, bellspalsy, facial nerve, trigeminal neuralgia |
| An Mian location | midpoint bw SJ 17 and GB 20 |
| An Mian indications | insomnia, headache, vertigo, palpitations, mental disorders |
| Bi Zhong location | ventral forearm midway bw the transverse wrist crease and elbow wrist crease |
| Bi Zhong indications | forearm pain, paralysis, spasm and contracture of upper ext |
| Huan Zhong location | midway bw Du 2 and GB 30 |
| Huan Zhong indication | sciatica, lumbar and thigh pain |
| Pi Gen location | 3.5 cun lateral to lower border spinous process L1 |
| Pi Gen indication | lumbar pain, hepatosplenomegaly, prolapse of Kidney, gastritis, enteritis |
| Shang Lian Qian location | above R 23, 1 cun below midpoint lower jaw |
| Shang Lian Qian indication | swallowing or speech difficulties, stomatitis, pharyngitis, salivation |
| Shen Guan location | 1.5 cun distal to Spleen 9 |
| Shen Guan indication | increase synovial fluid production to lubricate opposite shoulder, tonifies Kidney |
| Zhong Kui location | midpoint middle finger knuckle - MOXA or acupressure only |
| Zhong Kui indication | N/V, esophageal spasm, hiccups, nosebleed |
| Zhong Quan location | in depression bw LI 5 and SI 4 |
| Zhong Quan indication | bronchitis, asthma, corneal opacity |
| Yi Ming Location | 1 cun behind SJ 17 on line toward EOP, above and anterior to An Mian |
| Yi Ming indication | Vision or hearing disorders, vertigo, headache, insomnia, mental illness |
| Yao Yan location | 3.5 cun lateral to LBSP of L4 in depression |
| Yao Yan indication | irreg menses, GYN diseases, prolapsed Kidney, orchitis |
| Jin Jin location | left sublingual veins |
| yu ye location | Right sublingual veins |
| Jin Jin Yu Ye indications | upper GI tract inflammation, aphasia, emaciation and thirst |
| Qian Zheng "one hole" location | 0.5-1.0 cun ant to ear lobe between St 6 and St 7 |
| Qian Zheng "one hole" caution | facial artery may lie beneath- instead thread from St 4 to St 6 w 2-3 cun needle |
| Qian Zheng "one hole" indication | deviation of face and mouth, ulcers of tongue and mouth, |
| Burn the Mountain technique purpose | tonifying - pushes heat into body and keeps it inside |
| Burn the Mountain technique | lift and thrust 3 x at superficial medial and deep levels |
| Cool the Heaven purpose | sedating, clears heat, reduces body temperature |
| Cool the Heaven technique | opposite of Burn the Mountain |
| for any type of neck pain | lou zhen |
| for any type of lower back pain | daily treatment w only one the MOST TENDER yao tong xue point and have patient walk, bend forward and backward for 10-15 minutes, stay with patient as they walk around |
| for acid regurg | Zhong Quan on dorsum wrist crease bw LI 5 and SJ 4 in depression on radial side common extensor tendon, needle perpendicular 0.3-0.5 cun |
| what point stimulates the ovaries but not the uterus for irregular menses or infertility? | zi gong xue |
| needle an mian | 0.5-0.8 perp |
| needle ba feng/ ba xie | 0.5-0.8 oblique not all of them, just as needed |
| needle Bai chong wo ( 100 insects) | 1-1.2 perp |
| locate Bai Chong Wo | 1 cun above Sp 10 |
| needle Bai Lao | 0.3-0.5 perp |
| needle Bi Tong | transverse 0.3-0.5 |
| needle Bi Zhong | perp 1-1.2 |
| needle Dan Nang Xue | perp 0.8-1.2 |
| needle ding chuan | perp 0.5-0.8 |
| needle Er Bai | perp 0.5-1.0 |
| needle Er Jian | perp 0.1-0.2 |
| Needle He Ding | perp 0.3-0.5 |
| needle the cervical and thoracic HTJJ | perp 0.5 to 1.0 |
| needle lumbar HTJJ | perp 1-1.5 |
| needle Huan Zhong | perp 1-2 inches ++ |
| needle jia cheng jiang | perp 0.5-1.0 |
| prick to bleed only | jin jin yu ye |
| needle jian qian aka jian nei ling | perp 0.8-1.2 |
| needle lan wei xue (appendix point) | perp 1-1.2 |
| needle lou zhen | perp 0.5-0.8 |
| needle pi gen | perp 0.5-0.8 |
| needle Qian Zheng | oblique 0.5-1.0 |
| needle Qiu Hou | perp 0.5-1.2 |
| needle shang lian quan | oblique 0.8-1.2 |
| needle shi xuan | perp 0.1-0.2 |
| needle shi qi zhui xia | perp 0.8-1.2 |
| needle si feng | prick to squeeze out yellow fluid |
| needle si sheng cong | transverse 0.5-1.0 inward to supplement, outward to sedate |
| needle tai yang | perp 0.3-0.5 |
| needle wei guan xia shu | oblique 0.5-0.7 |
| needle xi yan | perp 0.5-1.0 |
| needle yao qi | transverse 1-2 inches |
| needle shen guan | on the spleen channel 1.5 cun distal to Sp 9 is master tungs main point for tonifying the Kidney |
| Master Tong points Shui Jin threaded to Shui Tong - location and action especially w Shen Guan bilat for 30 minutes | 0.4 cun below corner of mouth and 0.5 cun medial and inferior to that, for asthma, bronchitis, angina, common cold, productive cough |
| Master Tong point Huo Zhu Xue (Fire Ruler Point) is found just distal to the junction of the first and second metatarsal bones, which is the original location of Tai Chong (Liver 3) and has the function of treating | palpitations, vertigo, heart weakness, uterine inflammation, fibroid tumors, headaches due to heart disease, liver yang rising, TMJ, groin pain, and prostatitis. |
| Master Tong point Tian Huang (Heaven Emperor) is at the same location as SP 9 (Sanyinjiao), but has different functions of | shoulder pain, hyperacidity of the Stomach, nephritis, diabetes, proteinurea, frequent urination, prostatitis, heart disease, vertigo, insomnia, high blood pressure, neck pain, and treats other disorders of the Spleen, Kidney and Liver channels. |
| 5 points equidistant found at the proximal segment of the big toes just distal to Spleen 2 a set of five points on the Spleen channel at the junction of the red and white skin on the big toe | Zu Wu Hu (Foot Five Tigers), flexibly used for a multiple of musculoskeletal disorders arising from wind cold, damp Bi syndrome, arthritis, joint pain and swelling. |
| Master Tung Wu Hu Xue (Five Tiger points), are located at and treat | the junction of the red and white skin on the proximal segment of the thumb, Whether on hands or feet, the Wu Hu points are flexibly used for a multiple of musculoskeletal disorders arising from wind cold, damp Bi syndrome, arthritis, joint pain and swel |
| Wu Hu and Zu Wu Hu 5 treats | pain of the heel or plantar region, |
| Wu Hu and Zu Wu Hu 1 treats | pain of the fingers. |
| Wu Hu and Zu Wu Hu 2 treats | pain of the hand/palm. |
| Wu Hu and Zu Wu Hu 3 treats | pain of the toes or is used as an assistant point to strengthen the effect of the other Wu Hu points. |
| Wu Hu and Zu Wu Hu 4 treats | pain of the dorsal foot. |
| Yao Qi location |
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