Ear Acupuncture

Front 1

Sympathetic

Back 1

Strong analgesic & relaxant effect on internal organs; especially effective for pain from GI organs & KD stone; anesthesia; antispasmodic; dilate blood vessels; nourishes yin; supports yang (pain of internal organs, palps, spontaneous sweating, night sweating, autonomic nervous system dx)

Front 2

Anti-helix

Back 2

Strengthens spine, nourishes marrow

Front 3

Shen Men

Back 3

Sedation; easing mind; relieving pain; clearing heat

Front 4

Uterus, Seminal Place

Back 4

Reproductive problems in men & women; supports KD yang; nourishes essence; regulates menstruation; harmonizes blood

Front 5

Mouth

Back 5

Clears HT fire (stomatitis); removes pathogenic wind (facial paralysis); stiffness of TMJ

Front 6

Esophagus

Back 6

Regulates diaphragm & harmonizes ST

Front 7

Stomach

Back 7

Harmonizes ST (indigestion, gastritis, peptic ulcer, belching), replenishes SP, reinforces middle jiao; eases mind (insomnia);

Front 8

Duodenum

Back 8

Warms middle jiao; harmonizes ST (duodenal ulcer, pylorospasm, hypoacidic ST)

Front 9

SI

Back 9

Reinforces SP and harmonizes middle jiao (indigestion, enteritis, distention of intestine buy gas); nourishes HT and produces blood (palps, HT dx)

Front 10

Appendix

Back 10

Clears DH from lower jiao (appendicitis, diarrhea)

Front 11

LI

Back 11

Clears lower jiao (diarrhea, constipation, enteritis, dysentery, hemorrhoids); replenishes LU qi (respiratory dx)

Front 12

LV

Back 12

Clears LV, brightens vision; promotes smooth circulation of qi & blood to relax muscle and tendons (LQS, eyes, dx of lateral-lower abdomen, hepatitis, anemia, blood dx, arthritic pain, neuralgia, h/a, vertigo, ST/GI gas/pain, hemiplegia, seizures, muscle spasm)

Front 13

GB/Pancreas

Back 13

Replenishes GB; builds up ST; removes LQS and LV wind (problems of bile duct, panrceatitis, migraine h/a, diabetes, chest & rib pain)

Front 14

KD

Back 14

Strengthens, benefits cerebrum, KD & hematopoeitic system, assists bone mending; reinforces KD, promotes healing; strengths bones & fills marrow

Front 15

Ureter

Back 15

KD stone & colic pain of ureter

Front 16

UB

Back 16

Replenishes lower jiao, reinforces lower jiao (LBP, sciatica, cystitis, enuresis, retention of urine, neck pain)

Front 17

HT

Back 17

Calms HT, eases mind; strengthens HT; anti-shock; regulates BP; regulates ying-blood; relieves pain & itching (insomnia, palps, hysteria, night sweating, HT pain, mental diseases, anemia)

Front 18

LU

Back 18

Anesthesia; promotes smooth flow of qi & blood; reinforces (-), clears heat; nourishes skin & hair (cough, asthma, hoarse voice, respiratory & skin dx, rhinitis, mutism, night sweat, spontaneous sweating)

Front 19

Trachea

Back 19

Stops cough, dispels phlegm (cough, asthma)

Front 20

SP

Back 20

Digests food; produces ying-blood; nourishes muscles; builds up SP qi (abdominal distention, diarrhea, indigestion, stomatitis, uterine bleeding, muscle atrophy, blood dx, prolapsed anus, weakness, organ prolapse)

Front 21

Endocrine (Pituitary Gland)

Back 21

Removes LQS; regulates menstruation; activates blood circulation; expels pathogenic wind; reinforces lower jiao (skin dx, impotence, irregular menstruation, dysfunction of endocrine)

Front 22

Adrenal

Back 22

Reduces heat, relieves pain; expels wind; antispasmodic; stimulates adrenaline and adrenocortical hormones (inflammation, allergies, rheumatism, shock, poisoning from bacterial infection); dilates & constricts blood vessels (hyper- & hypotension, capillary hemorrhage); regulates excitation or inhibition of respiratory function (fever, skin dx, chronic illness)

Front 23

Internal nose

Back 23

Removes obstructions of the nose (allergic rhinitis, nose dx)

Front 24

External nose

Back 24

Brandy-nose

Front 25

External ear

Back 25

Tinnitus, deafness

Front 26

Hunger (Appetite Control)

Back 26

Relieve hunger (diabetes, compulsive eating)

Front 27

Soothing Asthma (antitragus apex)

Back 27

Strengthens LU, stops asthma; clears heat; antitoxic; expels wind (asthma, bronchitis, parotitis, itchy skin)

Front 28

Brain

Back 28

Replenishes brain; eases mind (incomplete development of intelligence, enuresis)

Front 29

Occiput

Back 29

Sedates, analgesic; eases mind; removes wind; neuropsychiatric disorders & symptoms d/t meningeal irritation (dizziness, h/a, insomnia, convulsions, lock jaw, psychosis, stiff neck, motion/sea sickness, skin dx, eyes, inflammation, pain, shock)

Front 30

Temple

Back 30

Sedates, analgesic (shao yang temple h/a, migraine, vertigo, lassitude)

Front 31

Forehead

Back 31

Sedates, analgesic (yang ming forehead h/a)

Front 32

Vertex

Back 32

Sedates, analgesic (jue yin vertex h/a)

Front 33

Eye 1

Back 33

Clears LV, brightens vision (glaucoma, pseudomyopia, other eye dx)

Front 34

Elevating Blood Pressure

Back 34

Reinforces qi; elevates yang (hypotension)

Front 35

Eye 2

Back 35

Clears LV fire, brightens vision (astigmatism, farsightedness, nearsightedness, external eye inflammation)

Front 36

Tooth Extraction (upper)

Back 36

Toothache, anesthesia for tooth extraction

Front 37

Tongue

Back 37

Clears HT fire (tongue inflammation, nervous aphasia)

Front 38

Jaw

Back 38

Toothache, TMJ

Front 39

Neurasthenic Point

Back 39

Nervous exhaustion

Front 40

Tooth Extraction (lower)

Back 40

Toothache, anesthesia for tooth extraction

Front 41

Eye (in #5)

Back 41

Eye dx

Front 42

Internal Ear

Back 42

Relieves vertigo; improves hearing (tinnitus, impaired hearing, auditory vertigo)

Front 43

Tonsil

Back 43

Relieves throat problems (acute tonsillitis)

Front 44

Cheek

Back 44

Removes obstructions from the meridians on facial region (facial paralysis, other facial problems

Front 45

Point Zero (Auricular Center)

Back 45

Brings body to ideal state; balances hormones & brain activity; harmonize; jet lag

Front 46

Diaphragm

Back 46

Descends ST qi; expels wind; regulates diaphragm (spasm of diaphragm, hiccup, hemorrhage, itchy skin, skin dx)

Front 47

Urethra

Back 47

UTI, incontinence, retention of urine

Front 48

Hemorrhoid

Back 48

Hemorrhoid, fissure of anus

Front 49

External Genitalia

Back 49

Sexual dysfunction, inflammation of external genitalia

Front 50

LV Yang #1 & #2

Back 50

Chronic hepatitis, LQS, LYR

Front 51

Ear Apex

Back 51

Removes heat/wind; anti-spasmodic; analgesic; pacifies LV, clears vision (fever, inflammation, hypertension, revival from hepatic coma, analgesic, sedative, inflammation of eyes, painful dx)

Front 52

Helix 1-6

Back 52

Clears heat; relives pain; pacifies LV; removes wind (tonsillitis, pharyngitis, hypertension, fever)

Front 53

Special Tumor Area

Back 53

Analgesic effect for pain from tumors