Acupuncture Extra Points

Front 1

Tai yang
(sun)

Back 1

headache
eye diseases
facial paralysis
trigeminal neuralgia
common cold
p .3-.5 p2b

Front 2

Yin tang
(seal hall)

Back 2

headache
vertigo
head heaviness
epistaxis
rhinorrhea
common cold
hypertension
insomnia
infantile convulsion
s .3-.5

Front 3

Shang lian quan
(upper spring of integrity)

Back 3

salivation w/stiff tongue
sore throat
difficulty in swallowing
loss of voice
stomatitis
o .8-1.2 toward tongue

Front 4

Er jian
(ear tip)

Back 4

eye problems (redness, swelling, pain, nebula)
febrile dx
p .1-.2 p2b

Front 5

Yu yao
(fish waist)

Back 5

pain in the supraorbital region
twitching of the eye lids
ptosis
cloudiness of the cornea
eye problems (redness, swelling, pain)
s .3-.5

Front 6

Si shen cong
(four spirit smart)

Back 6

headache
vertigo
insomnia
poor memory
epilepsy
s .5-1

Front 7

Qio hou
(behind the ball)

Back 7

eye dx
p .5-1.2

Front 8

Jia cheng jiang

Back 8

facial pain
deviation of the eyes & mouth
spasm of the facial muscle
o .5-1

Front 9

Jin jin, Yu ye
(golden fluid, jade liquid)

Back 9

swelling of the tongue
vomiting
aphasia w/stiffness of the tongue
p2b (both sides)

Front 10

Bi tong
(nose passage)

Back 10

rhinitis
nasal obstruction
nasal polypus
sinusitis
s .3-.5 upward or t&t LI20

Front 11

Qian zheng
(pull aright)

Back 11

deviation of the eyes & mouth
ulceration on tongue & mouth
facial distortion
o .5-1

Front 12

Yi ming
(shilding brightness)

Back 12

eye dx
tinnitus
insomnia
p .5-.8

Front 13

An mian
(peaceful sleep)

Back 13

insomnia
vertigo
headache
palpitations
mental dx
p .5-.8

Front 14

Ding chuan
(stop wheezing)

Back 14

asthma
cough
neck rigidity
pain in the shoulder & back
rubella (German measles)
p .5-.8

Front 15

Hua tou jia ji
(Hua tou lining the spine)

Back 15

T1-T3: dx in upper limbs
T1-T8: dx in chest region
T6-L5: dx in abdominal region
L1-L5: dx in lower limbs
T: p .5-1
L: p 1-1.5

Front 16

Bai liao
(one hundred labor)

Back 16

scofula
cough
asthma
whooping cough
neck rigidity
p .3-.5

Front 17

wei guan xia shu
(below ST duct)

Back 17

diabetes
vomiting
abdominal pain
chest pain
hypo pain
o .5-.7

Front 18

shiqi zhui xia
(below the 17th vertebra [L5])

Back 18

lumbar pain
thigh pain
paralysis of the lower extremities
irregular menstruation
dysmenorrhea
p .8-1.2

Front 19

yao qi
(lower back miscellany/strange)

Back 19

epilepsy (empirical)
headache
insomnia
constipation
s 1-2 upward

Front 20

Pi gen
(root of mass/tumor root)

Back 20

hepatosplenomegaly
lumbar pain
p .5-.8

Front 21

yao yan
(waist's eye/hip eye)

Back 21

lumbar pain
frequency of urine
irregular menstruation
p .8-1.2

Front 22

zi gong xue
(uterus)

Back 22

uterine prolapse
irregular menstruation
p .8-1.2

Front 23

jiang qian
(anterior shoulder)
or
jian nei ling
(shoulder's inner tomb)

Back 23

pain in the shoulder & arm
paralysis of the upper extremities (frozen shoulder)
p .8-1.2

Front 24

shi xuan
(ten spreading)

Back 24

apoplexy
coma, stroke
epilepsy
high fever
acute tonsillitis
infantile convulsions
numbness of the finger tips
superficially .1-.2 p2b

Front 25

si feng
(four seams)

Back 25

malnutrition & indigestion syndrome in children
whooping cough
p2b (squeeze out small amount of yellowish viscous fluid)

Front 26

zhong kui

Back 26

nausea
vomiting
hiccup
moxa only (direct, 3 cones)

Front 27

ba xie
(eight evils)

Back 27

excessive heat
finger numbness
spasm & contracture of the fingers
redness & swelling of the dorsum of the hand
o .3-.5 p2b

Front 28

luo zhen
(stiff neck/drop pillow)

Back 28

sore neck
pain in the shoulder & arm
p .5-.8 (usually contralateral)

Front 29

yao tong xue
(lower back pain pt)

Back 29

acute lumbar sprain
o .5-1 toward center of metacarpals from both sides

Front 30

zhong quan
(middle spring)

Back 30

stuffy chest
gastric pain
spitting of blood
p .3-.5

Front 31

er bai
(two white)

Back 31

hemorrhoids
prolapse of the rectum
p .5-1

Front 32

bi zhong
(middle of arm)

Back 32

paralysis, spasm & contracture of the arms
pain of the forearm
p 1-1.2

Front 33

Zhou Jian
(elbow tip)

Back 33

scrofula
moxa only (direct, 7-14 cones)

Front 34

Huan Zhong
(center of the circle)

Back 34

lumbar pain
thigh pain
hip pain (sciatica)
p 1.5-2

Front 35

Bai Chong Wo
(cave of one hundred worms)

Back 35

rubella
eczema
gastrointestinal parasites
p 1-1.2

Front 36

Xi Yan
(eyes of the knee)

Back 36

knee pain
weakness of the lower extremities
p .5-1 (CAUTION, swab w/betadine & then alcohol)

Front 37

Lan Wei Xue
(appendix orifice)

Back 37

appendicitis
indigestion
paralysis of the lower extremities
p 1-1.2

Front 38

He Ding
(crane summit)

Back 38

knee pain
weakness of the foot and leg
paralysis
p .3-.5

Front 39

Dan Nang Xue
(GB orifice)

Back 39

cholecystitis
cholelithiasis
bilary ascariasis (worms in bile duct)
muscular atrophy & numbness of lower extremities
p .8-1.2

Front 40

Ba Feng
(eight wind)

Back 40

beriberi
toe pain
redness & swelling of the dorsum of the foot
o .5-.8

Front 41

hai quan
(sea spring)
ghost point

Back 41

heaviness, swelling & pain of the tongue
lotus flower tongue in children
facial paralysis
wasting & thirsting disorder
vomiting
abdominal pain
diarrhea
hiccup
p .1-.2 p2b or 1.5 toward DU15

Front 42

huan men
(gate of suffering)

Back 42

five taxations
seven injuries
steaming bone
night sweating
agitation & heat
poor appetite
heaviness of the limbs
fatigue
cough, dyspnea
o .5-.7

Front 43

san jiao jiu
(triangle moxibustion)

Back 43

chronic diarrhea
abdominal pain
pain around the umbilicus
shan disorder
running piglet qi arising from umbilicus
moxa only

Front 44

ti tuo
(lift and support)

Back 44

*uterine prolapse*
dysmenorrhea
abdominal distention & pain
o toward RN2, rotate needle, firmly pull up & tape 20-30 min

Front 45

zi gong xue
(palace of the child [uterus])

Back 45

prolapse of the uterus
irregular menstruation
p .8-1.2