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36 Cards in this Set
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EXTRA pt 太陽 (太阳)
Tàiyáng = Supreme Yang |
Location: in depression about 1 cun posterior to midpoint between lateral end of eyebrow and outer canthus
Needling: ⊥ 0.3 – 0.5 cun, prick to bleed |
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EXTRA pt 印堂
Yìntáng = Hall of Impression |
Location: midway between medial ends of two eyebrows
Needling: subcutaneously 0.3 – 0.5 cun |
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EXTRA pt 上廉泉
Shàngliánquán = Upper Corner Spring |
Location: 1 cun below midpoint of lower jaw in depression between hyoid bone and lower border of jaw
Needling: ∠ (toward tongue root) 0.8 – 1.2 cun |
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EXTRA pt 耳尖
Ĕrjiān = Tip of Ear |
Location: fold auricle, point is at apex of auricle
Needling: ⊥ 0.1 – 0.2 cun, prick to bleed |
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EXTRA pt 魚腰 (鱼腰)
Yúyāo = Fish Waist |
Location: at midpoint of eyebrow directly above pupil
Needling: subcutaneously 0.3 – 0.5 cun |
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EXTRA pt 四神聰 (四神聪)
Sìshéncōng = Four Alert Spirit |
Location: group of 4 points at vertex 1 cun respectively posterior, anterior, and lateral to Băihuì
Needling: subcutaneously 0.5 – 1.0 cun |
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EXTRA pt 球後 (球后)
Qiúhòu = Behind Ball |
Location: at junction of lateral ¼ and medial ¾ of infraorbital margin
Needling: ⊥ 0.5 – 1.2 cun; Caution: no needle manipulation |
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EXTRA pt 夾承漿 (夹承浆)
Jiāchéngjiāng = Adjacent Fluid Container |
Location: 1 cun lateral to Chéngjiāng
Needling: ∠ 0.5 – 1.0 cun |
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EXTRA pt 金津and玉液
Jīnjīn and Yùyè = Golden Liquid and Jade Fluid |
Location: on veins on both sides of frenulum of tongue Jīnjīn on left, Yùyè on right
Needling: prick to bleed |
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EXTRA pt 鼻通
Bítōng = Penetrating Nose |
Location: at highest point of nasolabial groove
Needling: subcutaneously (up) 0.3 – 0.5 cun |
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EXTRA pt 翳明
Yìmíng = Bright Screen |
Location: 1 cun posterior to SJ-17
Needling: ⊥ 0.5 – 0.8 cun |
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EXTRA pt 安眠
Ānmián = Peaceful Sleep |
Location: midpoint between SJ-17 and GB-20
Needling: ⊥ 0.5 – 0.8 cun |
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EXTRA pt 定喘
Dìngchuān = Calm Breathing |
Location: 0.5 cun lateral to Du-14
Needling: ⊥ 0.5– 0.8cun |
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EXTRA pt 華佗夾脊 (华佗夹脊)
Huá Túo jiā jĭ = Hua Tuo’s Paravertebral Points |
Location: group of 34 points on both sides of spinal column 0.5 cun lateral to lower border of each spinous process from 1st thoracic vertebra to 5th lumbar vertebra
Needling: ⊥ 0.5 – 1.0 cun (thoracic)/ ⊥ 1.0 – 1.5 cun (lumbar) |
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EXTRA pt 百勞 (百劳)
Băiláo = Hundred Taxations |
Location: 2 cun above Du-14 and 1 cun lateral to midline
Needling: ⊥ 0.3 – 0.5 cun |
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EXTRA pt 胃管下俞 or胃脘下俞
Wèiguănxiàshū or Wèiwănxiàshū = Stomach Controller Lower Shu |
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to lower border of spinous process of 8th thoracic vertebra
Needling: ∠ 0.5 – 0.7 cun |
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EXTRA pt 十七椎
Shíqīzhuī = 17th Vertebra |
Location: below spinous process of 5th lumbar vertebra
Needling: ⊥ 0.8 – 1.2 cun |
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EXTRA pt 痞根
Pĭgēn = Spleen Root |
Location: 3.5 cun lateral to lower border of spinous process of 1st lumbar vertebra
Needling: ⊥ 0.5 – 0.8 cun |
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EXTRA pt 腰眼
Yāoyăn = Lumbar Eyes |
Location: about 3.5-4 cun lateral to lower border of spinous process of 4th lumbar vertebra; point is in depression appearing in prone position
Needling: ⊥0.8 – 1.2 cun |
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EXTRA pt 子宮穴 (子宫穴)
Zĭgōngxué = Child Palace Point |
Location: 3 cun lateral to Ren-3
Needling: ⊥ ∠ 0.2 – 0.3 cun |
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EXTRA pt 肩前
Jiānqián = Front of Shoulder |
Location: midway between end of anterior axillary fold and LI-15
Needling: ⊥ 0.8 – 1.2 cun |
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EXTRA pt 十宣
Shíxuān = Ten Diffusions |
Location: on tips of 10 fingers about 0.1 cun distal to nails
Needling: superficial 0.1 – 0.2 cun, prick to bleed |
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EXTRA pt 四縫 (四缝)
Sìfèng = Four Seams |
Location: on palmar surface in midpoint of transverse creases of proximal interphalangeal joints of index, middle, ring, and little fingers
Needling: prick to bleed |
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EXTRA pt 八邪
Bāxié = Eight Evils |
Location: on dorsum of hand at junction of red and white skin of hand webs, 8 in all, making loose fist to locate points
Needling: ∠ 0.3 – 0.5 cun, prick to bleed |
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EXTRA pt 落枕
Luòzhĕn = Stiff Neck |
Location: on dorsum of hand between 2nd and 3rd metacarpal bones about 0.5 cun posterior to metacarpophalangeal joint
Needling: ⊥ 0.5 – 0.8 cun |
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EXTRA pt 腰痛穴 (腰痛穴)
Yāotòngxué = Lumbar Pain Point |
Location: on dorsum of hand midway between transverse wrist crease and metacarpophalangeal joint between 2nd and 3rd metacarpal bones and between 4th and 5th metacarpal bones
Needling: ∠ (toward center of hand) 0.5 – 1.0 cun |
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EXTRA pt 中泉
Zhōngquán = Middle Spring |
Location: on dorsal crease of wrist in depression on radial side of tendon of common extensor muscle of fingers between LI-5 and SJ-4
Needling: ⊥ 0.3 – 0.5 cun |
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EXTRA pt 二白
Èrbái = Two Whites |
Location: on flexor aspect of forearm 4 cun above transverse wrist crease on both sides of tendon of flexor carpi radialis
Needling: ⊥ 0.5 – 1.0 cun |
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EXTRA pt 環中 (环中)
Huánzhōng = Round Middle |
Location: midway between GB-30 and Du-2
Needling: ⊥ 1.5 – 2.0 cun |
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EXTRA pt 百虫窩 (百虫窝)
Băichóngwò = Hundred Insect Nests |
Location: 1 cun above Sp-10
Needling: ⊥ 1.0 – 1.2 cun |
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EXTRA pt 膝眼
Xīyăn = Knee Eyes |
Location: pair of points in 2 depressions, medial and lateral, to patellar ligament; locate points with knee flexed
Needling: ⊥ 0.5 – 1.0 cun |
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EXTRA pt 闌尾穴 (阑尾穴)
Lánwĕixué = Appendix Point |
Location: tender spot about 2 cun below St-36
Needling: ⊥ 1.0 – 1.2 cun |
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EXTRA pt 鶴頂 (鹤顶)
Hèdĭng = Crane’s Summit |
Location: in depression of midpoint of superior patellar border
Needling: ⊥ 0.3 – 0.5 cun |
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EXTRA pt 膽囊穴 (胆囊穴)
Dănnángxué = Gallbladder Point |
Location: tender spot 1 – 2 cun directly below GB-34
Needling: ⊥ 0.8 – 1.2 cun |
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EXTRA pt 八風 (八风)
Bāfēng = Eight Winds |
Location: on dorsum of foot in depression on webs between toes proximal to margin of webs at junction of red and white skin; 8 points in all
Needling: ∠ 0.5 – 0.8 cun |
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Moxa is counterindicated on which 17 Extra points? (Note: Two of the 17 points are listed together. Points are by names, not numbers.)
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Băiláo = Hundred Taxations
Bítōng = Penetrating Nose Dănnángxué = Gallbladder Point Jiāchéngjiāng = Adjacent Fluid Container Jīnjīn and Yùyè = Golden Liquid and Jade Fluid Lánwĕixué = Appendix Point Luòzhĕn = Stiff Neck Qiúhòu = Behind Ball Shàngliánquán = Upper Corner Spring Shíxuān = Ten Diffusions Sìfèng = Four Seams Tàiyáng = Supreme Yang Yāotòngxué = Lumbar Pain Point Yìmíng = Bright Screen Yúyāo = Fish Waist Zĭgōngxué = Child Palace Point |