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Miscellaneous Points
Miscellaneous points
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Four points at the vertex of the scalp, grouped around DU20, 1 cun anterior, posterior, and lateral to it | Shishencong |
| Calms the spirit, pacifies wind (windstroke, headache, epilepsy), benefits the eyes and ears, stimulates the brain | shishencong |
| At the glabella, at the midpoint between the medial extremities and the eyebrows | Yintang |
| Pacifies the wind, calms the shen, benefits the nose, activates the channel and alleviates pain, stops convulsions, benefits the nose | Yintang |
| In the center of the eyebrow, in the depression directly above the pupil when the eyes are looking straight forward | Yuyao |
| Four alert spirit | Shishencong |
| Hall of impression | Yin tang |
| Fish waist | Yuyao |
| Needle yuyao to what other acupuncture point? | UB2 |
| Benefits the eyes (supraorbital, red, swollen), relaxes the sinews and alleviates pain (witching or drooping of the eyelid or frontal headache) | Yuyao |
| Behind the ball | qiuhou |
| Along the inferior border of the orbit, at the junction of the lateral 1/4 and medial 3/4 of the infraorbital margin | qiuhou |
| Benefits the eyes and all disease - myopia, hyperopia, strabismus, conjunctivitis | qiuhou |
| Sun | Taiyang |
| At the temple, in the tender depression about 1 cun posterior to the midtpoint between the lateral extremity of the eyebrow and the outer canthus of the eye | taiyang |
| Eliminates wind and clears heat, reduces swelling and stops pain (toothache or breast tenderness), activates qi and blood and alleviates pain (trigeminal neuralgia) | taiyang |
| Tip of the ear | erjian |
| When the ear is folded forawrds, this point lies at the apex of the ear | erjian |
| Clears the heat and dissipates swelling form the upper body and the ear, benefits the eyes and throat | erjian |
| Penetrating the nose | Bitong |
| At the highest point of the nasolabial groove | Bitong |
| Benefits the nose (rhinitis, allergic rhinitis, nasal congestion and d/c, nosebleed, nasal polyps) | Bitong |
| Hundred taxations | Bailao |
| At the back of the neck, 2 cun superior to DU14, 1 cun lateral to the midline | Bailao |
| Transforms phlegm and dissipates nodules, stops cough and calms dyspnea | Bailao |
| Peaceful sleep | Anmian |
| Behind the ear, midway between GB20 and SJ17 | Anmian |
| Calms the spirit and pacifies the liver (helps with insomnia, agitation and resltessness, palpitations, epilepsy, dizziness, headache, tinnitus, or HTN) | Anmian |
| Adjacent to the container of the fluids | Jiachengjiang |
| 1 cun lateral to REN24 over the mental foramen | Jiachengjiang |
| Eliminates wind, activates qi and blood, and alleviates pain (deviation of the moutha nd eye, pain of the face, toothache, swelling of the gums, jaundice) | Jiachengjiang |
| Calm dypnea | Dingchuan |
| 0.5-1.0 cun lateral to the depression below the spinous process of DU14 | dingchuan |
| Calms dyspnea and wheezing and stops cough (calms down lung stuff) | dingchuan |
| Stomach controller lower shu | weiguanxiashu |
| 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of T8 | weiguanxiashu |
| Clears heat and generates fluid (Type I diabetes), treats pancreatic problems and increases pancreatic enzymes | weiguanxiashu |
| Lumbar eyes | yaoyan |
| In the depression 3.5 cun lateral to the lower border of L4 | yaoyan |
| Strengthens the kidneys and benefits the lumbar region | yaoyan |
| Below the 17th vertebra | Shiqizhuixia |
| On the midline of the lower back, in the depression of the spinous process of the 5th lumbar vertebra | Shiqizhuixia |
| Tonifies the kidneys and promotes urination, activates qi and blood and alleviates pain "fetus pressing on the bladder" | shiqizhuixia |
| Paravertebral points | huatuojiaji |
| 0.5-1.0 cun lateral to the depressions below the spinous processes of the 17 vertebrae | huatuojiaji |
| Regulates and harmonizes the 5 zang and 6 fu | huatuojiaji |
| huatuo's for C1-C7 help the | neck |
| huatuo's for T1-T4 help the | Lung and upper extremities |
| huatuo's for T4 - T7 help the | heart |
| huatuo's for T7- T10 help the | liver and gall bladder |
| huatuo's for T10-T12 help the | spleen and stomach |
| huatuo's for L1-L2 help the | kidneys |
| huatuo's for L3-L5 help the | UB, SI, LI, Uterus, and lower extremities |
| palace of the child | zigong |
| Same level as Ren 3 (1 cun up from pubic symphysis) and 3 cun out | zigong |
| Raises and regulates qi (uterine prolapse and infertility), regulates menstruation and alleviates pain (calms the fetus for threatened abortions) | zigong |
| Lift and support | tituo |
| on the lower abdomen, 4 cun lateral from the midline, in line with REN4 | tituo |
| Raises and regulates qi (uterine prolapse, dysmenorrhea, hernia) | tituo |
| ten diffusions | shixuan |
| on the tips of all 10 fingers, about 0.1 cun from the finger nail | shixuan |
| Opens the portals, revives consciousness, drains heat, and pacifies wind | shixuan |
| four seams | sifeng |
| on the palmar surface of the hand, at the midpoints of the traverse creases of the proximal interphalangeal joints of the index, middle, ring, and little fingers | sifeng |
| fortifies the spleen and dissipates accumulation (childhood nutriitional impairments and digestive d/o) | sifeng |
| Eith pathogens | baxie |
| When the hand is made into a fist, 6 of these points lie in the depressions between the metacarpal heads, proximal to the web margins. the remaining two points lie equidistant between the thumba nd index metacarpals, proximal to the web margins | baxie |
| clears heat and dissipates swelling of the hand (bi syndrome of the hand) | baxie |
| Lumbar pain point | Yaotongxue |
| Between the 2nd/3rd and 4th/5th metacarpal bones, in the depressions toward the bases | yatongxue |
| Acute lumbar sprain | yaotongxue |
| stiff neck | luozhen |
| on the dorsum of the hand, in the depression just proximal to the 2nd and 3rd metacarpo-phalangeal joints | luozhen |
| invigorates qi and blood to the neck region (acute pain and stiffness of the neck) | luozhen |
| two whites | erbai |
| On the flexor aspect of the forearm, 4 cun proximal to P7, either side of the tendon of flexor carpi radialis | erbai |
| Treats prolapse of the rectum or hemorrhoids | erbai |
| Elbow tip | zhoujian |
| Transforms phlegm and dissipates swelling (scrofula or intestinal abscesses) moxa only | zhoujian |
| Front of the shoulder | Jianqian |
| on the anterior aspect of the shoulder joint, midway between LI15 and the anterior axillary crease | Jianqian |
| Activates qi and blood and benefits the shoulder joint | Jianqian |
| Hundred insect burrow | Baichongwo |
| 3 cun proximal to the superior border of the patella, in a tender depression on the bulge of the vastus medialis muscle (1 cun superior to SP10) | baichongwo |
| Clears heat from the blood (itching all over the body), eliminates wind and drains dampness | baichongqo |
| Crane's summit | heding |
| In the depression at the midpoint of the superior border of the patella | heding |
| Activates qi and blood and benefits the knee joint | heding |
| Eyes of the knee | Xiyan |
| on the knee, in the hollows formed when the knee is flexed, immediately below the patella, medial and lateral to the patellar ligament | xiyan |
| Dispels wind damp, reduces swelling and alleviates pain from the knee | xiyan |
| Appendix point | lanweixue |
| about 2 cun distal to ST36 ON THE RIGHT LEG ONLY | LANWEIXUE |
| Activates qi and blood and clears heat and fire poison from the LI (appendicitis) | lanweixue |
| Gallbladder point | Dannangxue |
| Between 1-2 cun distland to GB34 ON THE RIGHT LEG | dannangxue |
| Clears heat and drains damp (acute and chronic cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, diseases of the bile duct, ascariasis, etc.) | dannangxue |
| Eight winds | bafeng |
| ON the dorsum of the foot between the toes, 0.5 cun proximal to the margin of the web | bafeng |
| Clears heat and dissipates swelling, malaria or dysmenorrhea | bafeng |
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