Extra Points

Sishencong

4 points each 1cun surrounding DU 20

insomnia, poor memory, headache, dizziness, deafness

Yin Tang

at glabella, midpoint between eyebrows

agitation and restlessness, insomnia, nasal congestion, rhinititis

Yu Yao

centre of eyebrow, depression directly above pupil

frontal headache, eye pain

Qiu Hou

inferior border of the orbit, at the junction of the lateral one quarter

all eye diseases

Tai Yang

depression at temple

One-sided headache, dizziness, toothache, trigeminal neuralgia, eye disorders

Er Jian

apex of ear

bloodletting, redness, pain of eyes, visual impairment, swelling of throat, fever, one-sided headache

Bi Tong

highest point of naso-labial groove

rhinitis, nasal congestion, nosebleed

jia cheng jiang

1c lateral REN24 (below mouth)

Deviation of the mouth and eye, pain of the face, toothache, swelling of the gums, jaundice.

Bai Lao

2c superior to du 14 / 1c below posterior hairline,

1c lateral DU 14

Scrofula, cough, dyspnoea, Lung consumption, night sweating, spontaneous sweating, steaming bone disorder with tidal fever, stiffness and pain of the neck.

An Mian

behind ear, midway between GB 20 and TW 17

Insomnia, agitation and restlessness, palpitations, epilepsy, dizziness, headache, tinnitus, hypertension

Ding chuan

0.5-1c lateral to C7 (Du14)

Asthma, wheezing, cough, urticaria, pain of the upper back.

Huan men

1.5c lateral to spinous process T5 (right above UB15)

“gate of suffering”

The five taxations and the seven injuries, steaming bone disorder, tidal fever, night sweating, agitation and heat, poor appetite, heaviness of the limbs, fatigue, lack of strength, cough, dyspnoea

Wei Guan Xia Shu

1.5c lateral to lower border spinous process T8

• Wasting and thirsting disorder, dry throat, pain of the chest and lateral costal region, epigastric pain, vomiting.

Yao yan

In the depression approximately 3.5 cun lateral to the lower border of L4

Kidney deficiency lumbar pain, lumbar pain, consumption.

Shi Qi Zhu Xia

On the midline of the lower back, in the depression below the spinous process of the fifth lumbar vertebra.

Pain of the lumbar region and legs, difficult urination, foetus pressing on the bladder.

Huato Jia ji

0.5 to 1 cun lateral to the depressions below the spinous processes of the twelve thoracic and five lumbar vertebrae.

The points from the first to the fourth thoracic vertebrae treat disorders of the Lung and upper limb

The points from the fourth to the seventh thoracic vertebrae treat disorders of the Heart

The points from the seventh to the tenth thoracic vertebrae treat disorders of the Liver and Gallbladder

The points from the tenth to the twelfth thoracic vertebrae treat disorders of the Spleen and Stomach

The points from the first to the second lumbar vertebrae treat disorders of the Kidneys

The points from the third to the fifth lumbar vertebrae treat disorders of the Bladder, Large and Small Intestines, uterus and lower limbs

The points from the first to the seventh cervical vertebrae treat local disorders of the neck

All the Huátúojiājǐ (M-BW-35) points treat herpes zoster at the level of the affected segmental nerve

All the Huátúojiājǐ (M-BW-35) points treat pain and stiffness of the local area.

Zi Gong

On the lower abdomen, 3 cun lateral to the midline(RN3) (1c above pubic symphasis)

Prolapse of the uterus, infertility, irregular menstruation, uterine bleeding.

San Jia Ojiu

triangle moxa (moxa only no needling)

On the lower abdomen. Construct an equilateral triangle

apex is the umbilicus (Shénquè REN-8), and the sides are equal to the length of the patient's smile.

Chronic diarrhoea, abdominal pain, pain around the umbilicus, shan disorder, running piglet qi arising from the umbilicus.

Tituo

4 cun lateral RN 4(3c below umbilicus)

Prolapse of the uterus, dysmenorrhoea, abdominal distention and pain.

Shi Xuan

On the tips of the ten fingers, approximately 0.1 cun from the fingernail.

Loss of consciousness, windstroke, summer-heat stroke, febrile disease, swelling and pain of the throat, throat moth, acute childhood fright wind, clonic spasm, epilepsy, mania, vomiting, diarrhoea, numbness or pain of the fingers.

Si feng

palmar surface of the hand, at the midpoints of the transverse creases of the proximal interphalangeal joints of the index, middle, ring and little fingers.

Childhood nutritional impairment, childhood accumulation disorder, childhood diarrhoea, whooping cough.

Ba xie

(wolverine)

When the hand is made into a fist, six of these points lie in the depressions between the metacarpal heads, proximal to the web margins.

Numbness, stiffness, redness, swelling, spasm and pain of the fingers and hand, painful obstruction of the fingers.

Headache, toothache, pain and swelling of the throat, redness and swelling of the eyes, febrile disease.

Luo Zhen

On the dorsum of the hand, in the depression just proximal to the second and third metacarpo-phalangeal joints.

*neck pain

Stiffness and pain of the neck, inability to turn the head, headache, pain of the shoulder and arm.

Pain of the epigastrium, diarrhoea, acute and chronic childhood fright wind

Er Bai

2 points. 4c proximal wrist crease, either side of flexor carpi radialis

treats rectal prolapse and haemorrhoids

Zhou Jian

On the tip of the olecranon process of the ulna. (moxa only)

Scrofula, carbuncles and furuncles, deep-rooted ulcers, intestinal abscess.

Jian Qian

On the anterior aspect of the shoulder joint, midway between the anterior axillary crease and LI 15

Stiffness and pain of the anterior aspect of the shoulder, numbness, paralysis and immobility of the shoulder joint.

Yao tong xue

two points located between the second and third and the fourth and fifth metacarpal bones, in the depressions lying immediately distal to the bases of the metacarpals.

Acute lumbar sprain.

Ba Feng

dorsum of the foot, between the toes, 0.5 cun proximal to the margin of the web. (include ST 44, LV 2)

Leg qi, redness, swelling and pain of the dorsum of the foot, malaria, headache, irregular menstruation.

Lan Wei Xue

2c distal ST36, RIGHT LEG ONLY

Acute and chronic appendicitis, paralysis of the lower limb, drop foot, indigestion.

Dan Nang Xue

1-2c distal to GB 34 RIGHT LEG ONLY

Acute and chronic cholecystitis, acute and chronic cholelithiasis, disease of the bile duct, biliary ascariasis, distention and pain of the lateral costal region, paralysis and numbness of the lower limb.

Hed Ing

In the depression at the midpoint of the superior border of the patella.

Crane's knee wind, swelling and pain of the knee, leg qi, weakness of the knee and leg.

Bai Chong Wo

3 c prox patella , 1c prox SP10

Sores of the lower region, wind rash, itching of the skin.

Xi Yan

in the hollows formed when the knee is flexed, immediately below the patella and both medial and lateral to the patellar ligament.

Swelling and pain of the knee joint, difficulty in flexing and extending the knee, weakness of the knee joint, numbness of the knee, numbness of the lower limb, atrophy disorder of the lower limb, leg qi.