Megbenton: Name That Acupuncture Point Category

Front 1

clears EXCESS heat from the uppermost reaches of the channel

Back 1

Jing-well

Front 2

restores consciousness and rescues collapse

Back 2

Jing-well

Front 3

treats fullness below the heart (stagnation)

Back 3

Jing-well

Front 4

treats disorders of the SPIRIT (mania, insomnia, nightmares)

Back 4

Jing-well

Front 5

clears both deficient and excess heat all along the channel, but more so upper reaches

Back 5

Ying-spring

Front 6

treats changes in the complexion (heat)

Back 6

Ying-spring

Front 7

treats diseases of the yang channels and zang organs

Back 7

Ying-spring

Front 8

treats heaviness of the body and pain in the joints

Back 8

Shu-stream

Front 9

treats disorders of the zang organs

Back 9

Shu-stream, Yuan source, back-shu

Front 10

treats diseases that have intermittent manifestations (i.e. malaria)

Back 10

Shu-stream

Front 11

treats cough, dyspnea, chills and fever

Back 11

Jing-river

Front 12

treats diseases manifesting in the voice

Back 12

Jing-river

Front 13

treats diseases of the sinews and bones (local)

Back 13

Jing-river

Front 14

treats counterflow Qi and diarrhea

Back 14

He-sea

Front 15

treats diseases of the fu organs

Back 15

He-sea, front mu, lower he-sea

Front 16

treats diseases of the skin

Back 16

He-Sea

Front 17

tonifies and regulates zang organs

Back 17

Yuan Source, Back shu

Front 18

dispels excess pathogenic factors and treats disorders along the pathway

Back 18

Yuan Source

Front 19

same as Shu-stream point on YIN channels

Back 19

Yuan Source

Front 20

4th point from distal end on YANG channels - except on Gall Bladder Channel

Back 20

Yuan Source

Front 21

typically located near wrists and ankles

Back 21

Yuan Source, Shu-stream

Front 22

treats acute conditions and pain on YANG channels

Back 22

Xi-cleft

Front 23

treats disorders of the blood on YIN channels

Back 23

Xi-cleft

Front 24

typically located near elbows and knees

Back 24

Xi-cleft & He-sea

Front 25

usually needled more deeply to make contact with the Qi

Back 25

Xi-cleft

Front 26

treats yin/yang paired channels or organs

Back 26

Luo Connecting point

Front 27

treats disorders in regions reached by this Luo connecting channel

Back 27

Luo connecting point

Front 28

treats psycho-emotional disorders

Back 28

Luo connecting points & Window of the sky points

Front 29

treats problems of the five sense organs

Back 29

Back-shu & Window of the Sky

Front 30

treats diseases of the connective tissues

Back 30

Back-shu

Front 31

often combined with Yuan source points to tonify zang organs

Back 31

Back-shu

Front 32

located at roughly the same anatomic location as the organ

Back 32

Back-shu & Front-mu

Front 33

often combined with lower he-sea points to treat fu organs

Back 33

Front-mu

Front 34

these points have the most direct effect on the corresponding structure (i.e. vessels, bones, blood...)

Back 34

Hui meeting points

Front 35

used to activate or open extraordinary channels

Back 35

Confluent points

Front 36

only exist on lower extremities around or below the knees

Back 36

Lower He-sea points

Front 37

often combined with Front-mu points to treat Fu organs

Back 37

Lower He-sea points

Front 38

treats disharmony between the Qi of the body and the head (i.e. rebelling Qi or blood upward)

Back 38

Window of the Sky points

Front 39

treats goiter, scrofula or throat disorders

Back 39

Window of the Sky points

Front 40

treats disorders with sudden onset

Back 40

Window of the Sky points

Front 41

all but two of these points are located around the neck

Back 41

Window of the sky points

Front 42

treat mental disorders like mania, epilepsy and depression

Back 42

Ghost points

Front 43

Example: the metal point on the metal channel

Back 43

Horary

Front 44

described as where the Primary Qi surfaces and lingers

Back 44

Yuan Source Points

Front 45

described as where the Luo connecting channel diverges from the primary channel

Back 45

Luo connecting points

Front 46

described as where the Qi & blood gather and plunge deeper

Back 46

Xi-cleft points

Front 47

described as where the Qi of that organ manifests

Back 47

Front Mu & Back Shu

Front 48

described as where the energy of that tissue or organ converges

Back 48

Hui meeting points

Front 49

described as where the energy of the extraordinary channels enters the primary channels

Back 49

Confluent points