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Ext pts, head & neck
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 4 points at the vertex of the head, one cun anterior, posterior and lateral to Bai hui (du 20) | Sh shen cong 4 mind intelligence |
| At midpoint between medial aspect of eyebrows in line with tip of nose (level with top of eyebrow arch) | Yin tang Hall of impression |
| In center of eyebrow, in depression directly above pupil(with eyes lookin straight ahead) | Yu yao Fish waist |
| At junction of lateral 1/4 and medial 3/4 of infraorbital margin | Qiu hou Behind the ball |
| In depression 1 finger-breath lateral to midpoint of outer canthus of eye and lateral end of eyebrow. (Sj23 &gb1) | Tai yang Supreme yang |
| When the ear is folded forward, this point lies at the apex of the ear. | Er jian Tip of the ear |
| At highest point of nasolabial groove (at the top of outer nostril where it meets body of the nose | Bi tong AKA:shang ying xiang Upper welcome fragrance |
| Inside nasal cavity, opposite shang ying xiang (bi tong) | Nei ying xiang Inner welcome fragrance |
| On back of neck,1 cun bilateral and 2 cun superior to dazhui (Du 14) | Bai Lao Hundrd taxations |
| Behind ear, midway between yi feng (SJ17) & feng chi (gb 20) | An mian Peaceful sleep |
| Behind the ear, 1 cun posterior to yi feng (TB17) | Yi ming Opacity brighter |
| 1 cun bilateral to cheng jiang (Ren 24) | jia cheng jiang Beside jam shelf |
| On the underside of the tongue on the large veins on either side of the frenulum | Jin Jin (left) golden liquid Yu Ye (right) jade fluid |
| On underside of the tongue in the center of the frenulum, between jin jin and yu ye | Hai quan Sea spring |
| I the center of the dorsum (top) of the tongue | Ju quan Gathering spring |
| On the anterior midline, between the mandible and the hyoid bone | Shang lian quan Upper border spring |
| 2.5 cun directly inferior to feng chi (gb 20) | Xin she New construction |
| 0.5-1 cun anterior to the earlobe, level with the midpoint of the earlobe (palpate to find the most tender spot) | Qian zheng Pull and rectify |
| On the posterior midline below the spinous process of C6 | Chong Gu Lofty bone |
| 2 cun bilateral to the lower border of the spinous process of C6 | Xue Ya Dian Blood pressure point |
| 1 cun above yin tang | E zhong |
| Lower 1/3 of the philtrum | Ding shen |