13 Needles

Question 1

What are the points for the 13 Needles?

Answer 1

DU20 Baihui
SJ6 Waiguan
REN12 Zhongwan
ST25 Tianshu
REN4 Guanyuan
SP10 Xuehai
ST36 Zusanli
SP6 Sanyinjiao

Question 2

Where is DU20 Baihui located and what is it used to treat?

Answer 2

The middle of the line between the apex of the two ears

Benefits the brain and the mind
Raises yang energy to stop things like prolapse
Emotional issues

Question 3

Where is SJ5 Waiguan located? What is it used to treat?

Answer 3

2 cun proximal to SJ4 Yangchi on the wrist crease. Between the radius and ulnar bones

External conditions
Headaches especially sides of the head
Shoulder neck and arm pain
Strengthening weiqi

Question 4

Where is REN12 Zhongwan located?

Answer 4

4 cun above the umbilicus

Digestive issues
Bloating
Stomach pain
Acid reflux
Tonifies Stomach and Spleen

Question 5

What is the location and function of ST25 Tianshu?

Answer 5

2 cun lateral to the umbilicus

Digestive issues
Constipation
Diarrhea
Menstruation and fertility

Question 6

What is the location and function of CV4 Guanyuan?

Answer 6

Tonify kidneys
Lumbar pain
Fertility
Constipation and diarrhoea
Abdominal pain

Question 7

What is the location and function of SP10 Xuehai?

Answer 7

Highest point of the VMO muscle

Blood issues: blood stasis, blood stagnation, anemia etc.

Menstruation

Knee issues

Question 8

What is the location and function of ST36 Zusanli?

Answer 8

3 cun below dubi, 1 midfingers breadth from the tibia bone

Facial issues
Yangming headache
Stomach issues
Poor appetite
Indigestion
Abdominal pain
Breast and chest pain

Used to tonify qi and blood
Tonify spleen and thus treat damp

Question 9

What is the location and function of SP6 Sanyinjiao?

Answer 9

3 cun above the medial malleolus, in the depression close to the tibia

Tonify Spleen and Stomach
Tonify Kidney
Treat Liver
Treats fertility, menstruation, sexual function, urinary problems