Points - Extra Points

Front 1

Sishencong

Back 1

"Four Intelligent Points"

Headache
vertigo
insomnia
poor memory
epilepsy

Front 2

Tai Yang

Back 2

"Great Yang"

temporal HA
eye disease
deviation of eyes and mouth

Front 3

Yin Tang

Back 3

Great Seal/Impression

HA
frontal HA
head heaviness
insomnia
infantile convulsions
epistaxis
rhinorrhea

Midway btwn medial ends of the two eyebrows

Front 4

Yu Yao

Back 4

Fish Waist

pain in supra orbital region
cloudiness of cornea
redness
swelling and pain of eyes

midpt of eyebrow, dir above pupil

Front 5

Quihou

Back 5

Behind Ball

eye disease

@ jxn of lat 1/4 and medial 3/4 of infraorbital margin

Push eyeball up, puncture perp 0.5-1.2 in along orbital margin slowly - no stimulation!

Front 6

Erjian

Back 6

Tip of Ear

redness, swelling and pain of eyes
febrile disease (fever, excess heat)
nebula (clouded spot on cornea causing defective vision)

Front 7

Qianzheng

Back 7

Pull Aright

deviation of eyes and mouth
ulceration on tongue and mouth

.5-1.0 cun ant to auricular lobe

Puncture obl 0.5 - 1 cun

Front 8

Bitong

Back 8

Nose Passage

rhinitis
nasal boils
nasal obstruction

At the highest point of the nasolabial groove.

Puncture subq upward 0.3-0.5 inch.

Front 9

Jiachengjiang

Back 9

Adj to "Container of Fluids" R 24

facial pain
deviation of eyes and mouth
spasm of facial muscle

1 cun lateral to R 24

Puncture obl 0.5-1.0 inch

Front 10

Jinjin, Yuye

Back 10

Golden Liquid, Jade Fluid

swelling of tongue
vomiting
aphasia with stiffness of tongue

jinjin left yu, ye? right. (not patient's r/l! yours.)

Front 11

Shanglianquan

Back 11

Upper Spring of Integrity

alalia (loss of speech)
salivation w/ stiff tongue
sore throat
difficulty swallowing
loss of voice

1 cun below mdpt of lower jaw, in depression btwn hyoid and lower border of jaw

Needle obl 0.8-1.2 in toward tongue root

Front 12

Yiming

Back 12

Shielding Brightness

eye disease
tinnitus
insomnia

1 cun post to SJ 17 - Yifeng

Front 13

Anmian

Back 13

Peaceful Sleep

insomnia
vertigo
HA
palpitation
mental disorders

Mdpt btwn SJ 17 & GB 20

Puncture perp 0.5-0.8 inch

Front 14

Dingchuan

Back 14

Calm Dyspnea

Asthma
cough
neck rigidity
pain in shoulder and back
rubella

.5 cun lat to DU 14

Front 15

Bailao

Back 15

Hundred Taxations

scrofula
cough
asthma
whooping cough
neck rigidity

2 cun superior to DU 14, 1 cun lateral to midline

Front 16

Huatuojiaji

Back 16

Hua Tou's Paravertebral Points

T1-T3: Upper limbs
T1-T8: Chest region
T6-L5: Abdominal region
L1-L5: Lower limbs

.5 to 1 cun lateral to depressions below SPs

Front 17

Weiguanxiashu

Back 17

ST controller lower shu

diabetes
vomiting
abd. pain
pain in chest and hypochondriac region

1.5 cun lateral to lower border of SP of T8

Front 18

Shiqizhuixia

Back 18

Below 17th Vertebra (L5)

lumbar pain
thigh pain
paralysis of lower extremities
dysmenorrhea
irregular menstruation

Below SP of L5, on midline

Front 19

Yaoqi

Back 19

epilepsy
HA
insomnia
constipation

2 cun directly above tip of coccyx

Puncture subQ upward 1.0-2.0 inches. Moxa

Front 20

Pigen

Back 20

Root of Glomus

enlargement of LV(hepatomegaly)
enlargement of SP(splenomegaly)
lumbar pain

3.5 cun lat to low border of SP of L1

Front 21

Jianqian/Jianneiling

Back 21

Front of Shoulder

pain in shoulder and arm
paralysis of upper extremities

Midway btwn end of ant axillary fold and LI 15

Puncture perp 0.5 - 1.0 inch

Front 22

Zhoujian

Back 22

Elbow tip

scrofula

On tip of ulnar olecranon when elbow is flexed

Moxa 7-14 cones

Front 23

Bizhong

Back 23

paralysis, spasm and contracture of upper extremities
pain of forearm

On lateral aspect of forearm, midway btwn transverse wrist crease and elbow crease, btwn radius and ulna

Front 24

Erbai

Back 24

Two Whites

hemorrhoids
prolapse of rectum

On metacarpal aspect of forearm, 4 cun above transverse wrist crease, on both sides of the tendon of m. flexor carpi radialis, two points on one hand.

Front 25

Zhongquan

Back 25

spitting of blood
stuffy chest
gastric pain

On the dorsal crease of the wrist, in the depression on radial side of tendon of common extensor muscle of fingers btwn LI 5 and SJ 4.

Front 26

Yaotongxue

Back 26

Lumbar Pain Point

acute lumbar spasm

On dorsum of hand, midway btwn trans wrist crease and metacarpophalangeal joint, btwn 2nd & 3rd MC bones, and btwn 4th & 5th MC bones, four pts in all.

Front 27

Luozhen

Back 27

Stiff Neck

sore neck
pain in shoulder and arm

On dorsum of the hand, btwn 2nd and 3rd MC bones, about 0.5 cun post to metacarpophalangeal joint.

Front 28

Zhongkui

Back 28

nausea
vomiting
hiccups

On the mdpt of PIP joint of the middle finger at dorsum aspect

Front 29

Baxie

Back 29

Eight Pathogens

excessive heat
finger numbness
spasm and contracture of fingers
redness and swelling of dorsum of hand

On dorsum of hand, @ jxn of white & red skin of hand webs, 8 in all, making a loose fist to locate pts.

Front 30

Shixuan

Back 30

Ten Diffusions

apoplexy
coma
epilepsy
infantile convulsion
high fever
acute tonsilitis
numbness of finger tips

On the tips of the ten fingers, about 0.1 cun distal to the nails.

Front 31

Sifeng

Back 31

Four Seams

malnutrition & indigestion syndrome in children
whooping cough

On the palmar surface, in mdpt of trans creases of PIP joints of index, middle, ring and little fingers.

Front 32

Baichongwo

Back 32

Hundred Insect Burrow

rubella
eczema
GI parasitic diseases

1 cun above SP 10

Front 33

Xiyan

Back 33

knee pain
weakness of lower extremities

A pair of points in the two depressions, med and lat to patellar ligament, locate w/ knee flexed.

Front 34

Lanweixue

Back 34

Appendix Point

acute & chronic appendicitis
indigestion
paralysis of lower extremities

Tender spot about 2 cun below ST 36.

Front 35

Heding

Back 35

Crane's Summit

knee pain
weakness of foot and leg
paralysis

In depression of mdpt of superior patellar border.

Front 36

Dannangxue

Back 36

Gallbladder Point

acute & chronic chole-cystitis
cholelithiasis
bilary ascariasis
muscular atrophy
numbness of lower extremities

Tender spot 1-2 cun below GB 34

Front 37

Bafeng

Back 37

Eight Winds

beriberi
toe pain
redness and swelling of dorsum of foot

On dorsum of foot, in depressions on webs btwn toes, prox to the margins of webs, at jxn of red & white skin, 8 pts in all.

Front 38

Zigongxue

Back 38

Palace of the child

prolapse of uterus
irregular menstruation

3 cun lateral to R 3.

Front 39

Yaoyan

Back 39

lumbar pain
freq urination
irregular menstruation

3.5 - 4 cun lateral to lower border of SP of 4th lumbar vertebra. Point is in depression appearing in prone position.

Front 40

Huanzhong

Back 40

lumbar pain
thigh pain

Mdwy btwn GB 30 and DU 2