Auricular Acupuncture Flashcards
sympathetic nerve (infratragic apex) location
at junction of terminal of inferior antihelix crus and the medial aspect of the helix
sympathetic nerve (infratragic apex) indications
dysfx of digestive or circulatory system, acute infantile convulsions, asthma, dysmenorrhea, etc.
ear-shenmen location
at lateral third of triangular fossa, anterior to the bifurcating point b/w the superior and inferior antihelix crura
ear-shenmen indications
insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, irritability, inflammation, asthma, cough, vertigo, uritcaria; sedative and analgesic
internal nose location
lower half of medial aspect of the tragus, inferior to “throat”
internal nose indications
rhinitis, maxillary sinusitis, common cold
adrenal gland location (infratragic apex)
at the tip of the lower tubercle on the border of the tragus
adrenal gland (infratragic apex) indications
hypotension, syncope, pulseless disease, cough, asthma, common cold, heat-stroke, malaria, mastitis
brain point (mid-border) location
midway b/w antitragic apex and the antihelix tragic notch
brain point (mid-border) indications
nocturnal enuresis, massive uterine bleeding, acute infantile convulsions
parotid gland (soothing asthma) location
at tip of tragus
parotid gland (soothing asthma) indications
asthma, cough, mumps, nocturnal enuresis, acute infantile convulsions
brain (subcortex) location
at medial aspect of antitragus
brain (subcortex) indications
insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, painful diseases, mental retardation, asthma, vertigo, tinnitus
occiput location
posterior and superior to the lateral aspect of the antitragus
occiput indications
diseases of the nervous system, skin diseases, syncope, occipital headache, insomnia
forehead location
anterior and inferior to the lateral aspect of the antitragus
forehead indications
frontal headache, dizziness, insomnia, vertigo
endocrine (intertragus) location
at the base of the cavum concha and in the intertragic notch
endocrine (intertragus) indications
dysfx of genital system, menopause or climateric syndromes, skin disease
mouth location
close to posterior and superior border of the orifice of the external auditory meatus
mouth indications
facial paralysis, stomatitis
stomach location
where the helix crus disappears
stomach indications
gastric pain, hiccups, vomiting, indigestion, gastric ulcers, insomnia
kidney location
at the lower border of the antihelix crus, directly above “small intestine”
kidney indications
diseases of the urinary-genital system, gynecological disease, lumbar pain, tinnitus, insomnia, vertigo, hypertrophy of cervial and lumbar vertebrae
liver location
posterior to “stomach” and “duodenum”
liver indications
stagnant liver qi, eye diseases, malaria, flank pain, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea
heart location
in the central depression of the cavum concha
heart indications
cardiovascular diseases, heat-stroke, acute infantile convulsions
lung location
superior, inferior, and lateral to “heart”
lung indications
diseases of respiratory system, skin diseases, common cold
trachea location
between “mouth” and “heart”
trachea indications
cough, asthma
antihypotensive point location
inferior to intertragic notch
antihypotensive point indications
hypotension, prostration
antihypertensive groove location
on back of ear, in the groove running from the medial superior region to the lateral inferior region
antihypertensive groove indications
hypertension
root of the auricular vagus nerve location
at the junction of the back of the ear and the mastoid, level w/ the helix crus
root of the auricular vagus nerve indications
gastric pain, biliary ascariasis, diarrhea, asthmatic breathing, nasal obstruction
