Acupuncture Extra Points - Locations

Front 1

Tai yang

Back 1

(sun)

in depression 1 cun posterior to the midpoint between the lateral end of the eyebrow and the outer canthus

Front 2

Yin tang

Back 2

(seal hall)

midway between the medial ends of the eybrows

Front 3

Shang lian quan

Back 3

(upper spring of integrity)

1 cun below the midpoint of the lower jaw in the depression between the hyoid bone and the lower jaw

Front 4

Er jian

Back 4

(ear tip)

at the apex of the auricle

Front 5

Yu yao

Back 5

(fish waist)

at the midpoint of the eyebrow

Front 6

Si sheng cong

Back 6

(four spirit smart)

4 points at the vertex, 1 cun posterior, anterior and lateral to DU20

Front 7

Qiu hou

Back 7

(behind the ball)

at the junction of the lateral 1/4 and medial 3/4 of the infraorbital margin

Front 8

Jia cheng jiang

Back 8

(grasping contain fluid)

1 cun lateral to RN24

Front 9

Jin jin, Yu ye

Back 9

(golden fluid, jade liquid)

on the veins on both sides of the frenulum of the tongue, yu ye on the right, jin jin on the left

Front 10

Bi tong

Back 10

(nose passage)

at the highest point of the nasolabial groove

Front 11

Qian zheng

Back 11

(pull aright/correct)

.5 to 1 cun anterior to the earlobe (ashi)

Front 12

Yi ming

Back 12

(shielding brightness)

1 cun posterior to SJ17

Front 13

An mian

Back 13

(peaceful/sound sleep)

midpoint between SJ17 & GB20

Front 14

Ding chuan

Back 14

(stop wheezing)

bilateral, .5 cun lateral to DU14

Front 15

Hua tou jia ji

Back 15

(Hua tou lining the spine)

on both sides of spine, .5 cun lateral to the lower border of each spinous process

Front 16

Bai lao

Back 16

(one hundred labor)

2 cun above DU14, 1 cun lateral to midline

Front 17

Wei guan xia shu

Back 17

(below ST duct)

1.5 cun lateral to lower border of T8

Front 18

Shiqi zhui xia (shu)

Back 18

(below the 17th vertebra)

below spinous process of L5

Front 19

Yao qi

Back 19

(lower back's miscellany/lower back strange)

2 cun directly above the tip of the coccyx

Front 20

Pi gen

Back 20

(root of mass/tumor root)

3.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of L1 (DU5)

Front 21

Yao yan

Back 21

(waist's eye/hip eye)

about 3.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of L4, in the depression appearing in the prone position

Front 22

Jiang qian or Jian nei ling

Back 22

(anterior shoulder; shoulder's inner tomb)

midway between the end of the anterior axillary fold and LI15

Front 23

Shi xuan

Back 23

(ten spreading)

on the tips of the ten fingers, about .1 cun distal to the nails

Front 24

Si feng

Back 24

(four seams)

on the palmar surface in the midpoint of the transverse creases of the PIP joint of the indices, middle, ring and little fingers

Front 25

Zhong kui

Back 25

on the midpoint of the PIP joint of the middle finger at the dorsal aspect

(MOXA ONLY)

Front 26

Ba xie

Back 26

(eight evils)

on the dorsum of the hand at the junction of the red and white skin of the hand webs, 8 in all (make a loose fist to locate points)

Front 27

Luo zhen

Back 27

(stiff neck/drop pillow)

in the dorsum of the hand between the 2nd & 3rd metacarpal bones about .5 cun proximal to the MP joint

Front 28

Yao tong xue

Back 28

(lower back pain point)

on the dorsum of the hand, midway between the transverse wrist crease and MP joint, between 2nd & 3rd and between 4th & 5th MP bones, 4 points in all on both hands

Front 29

Zhong quan

Back 29

(middle spring)

in the depression between LI5 and SJ4

Front 30

Er bai

Back 30

(two white)

on the palmar aspect of the forearm, 4 cun above the transverse wrist crease, on both sides of the tendon of m. flexor carpi radialis, 2 points on one arm

Front 31

Bi zhong

Back 31

(middle of arm)

on the palmar aspect of the forearm, midway between the transverse wrist crease and the elbow crease, between the radius and the ulna

Front 32

Zhou jian

Back 32

(elbow tip)

on the tip of the ulnar olecranon when the elbow is flexed

(MOXA ONLY, direct, 7-14 cones)

Front 33

Huan zhong

Back 33

(center of the circle)

midway between GB30 and DU2

Front 34

Bai chong wo

Back 34

(cave of one hundred worms)

1 cun above SP10, 3 cun above superior border of patella (medial side)

Front 35

Xi yan

Back 35

(eyes of the knee)

a pair of points in the two depressions medial and lateral to the patellar ligament, located with knee flexed

Front 36

Lan wei xue

Back 36

(appendix orifice)

tender spot about 2 cun below ST36

Front 37

He ding

Back 37

(crane summit)

in depression of the midpoint of the superior patellar border

Front 38

Dan nang xue

Back 38

(GB orifice)

tender spot 1-2 cun below GB34

Front 39

Ba feng

Back 39

(eight wind)

on the dorsum of the foot, in the depression on the webs between the toes, proximal to the margins of the webs, 8 points in all

Front 40

Hai quan

Back 40

(sea spring)

in the center of the frenulum of the tongue, between yu ye and jin jin

Ghost Point

Front 41

Huan men

Back 41

(gate of suffering)

1.5 cun lateral to the prominence of the spinous process of T5

Front 42

San jiao jiu

Back 42

(triangle moxibustion)

on the lower abdomen, an equilateral triangle of which the apex is RN8 and the sides are equal to the length of the patient's smile. Points are at the points of the triangle.

MOXA ONLY

Front 43

Ti tuo

Back 43

(lift and support)

on the lower border of the abdomen, 4 cun lateral to RN4, level with ST28 and KD13

Front 44

Zi gong xue

Back 44

(palace of the child/uterus)

on the lower abdomen, 3 cun lateral from RN3, level with ST29 and KD12