Extra Points 1-20

Question 1

四神聰 － Si Shen Cong

Answer 1

4 spirits with sharp hearing
4 points on scalp 1 cun Ant, Post, Left, & Right of GV-20
calm spirit - HA (vertex),

Question 2

當陽 - Dang Yang

Answer 2

Manage Yang
1 cun posterior to anterior hairline, on mid-pupil line
whole body overheated, HTN, eye problems

Question 3

印堂 - Yin Tang
(Que Zhong)
[Tian Mu]

Answer 3

Seal Hall (Watchtower middle) [celestial eye]
on GV, at the midpoint between the eyebrows (the glabella)
calm spirit, HA, dizziness, insomnia

Question 4

魚腰 - Yu Yao

Answer 4

Fish’s Waist
at the midpoint of each eyebrow, directly above the pupil
eye problems, sinusitis, facial paralysis

Question 5

太陽 - Tai Yang

Answer 5

Great Yang
on the temple, 1 cun posterior to the midpoint of the line connecting TB-23 to GB-1 (1c post to outer canthus)
HA (esp. unilateral), eye problems, trigeminal neuralgia

Question 6

耳尖 - Er Jian

Er Yong

Answer 6

Ear Apex (Ear Gushing)
at the apex of the ear, where it creases when folded forward on the vertical axis
High fever, furuncles, conjunctivitis, migraines, high BP

Question 7

球後 - Qiu Hou

Answer 7

Behind the (eye) Ball
between the eyeball and the infraorbital ridge, midway between the outer canthus and ST-1
eye, vision, and optic nerve issues.

Question 8

鼻通 - Bi Tong

Shang Ying Xiang

Answer 8

Nose Open (Upper ‘Welcome Fragrance’ - LI-20)
on the face, at the superior end of the naso-labial groove
all nasal problems

Question 9

金津 玉液

Jin-jin Yu-ye

Answer 9

Gold Liquids & Jade Fluids
2 pts under the tongue at the midpoint of each sublingual vein (L: Jin-jin, R: Yu-ye)
dry mouth, extreme thirst, tongue and speech problems

Question 10

夾承漿 - Jia Cheng Jiang

Ke Liao

Answer 10

Pinch ‘catch saliva’ - CV-24 (Chin Bone-holes)
on the chin, at the mental foramen, ~1.5 cun to either side of CV-24
excessive drooling, trigeminal neuralgia, facial spasms or paralysis

Question 11

牽 正 - Qian Zheng

Answer 11

Pull Correct/Aright
on the side of the face - 1/2 to 1 cun anterior to attachment of the ear lobe. (in massater midway b/t ST-6&7)
facial paralysic (Bell’s Palsy), TMD, parotitis, mouth ulcers

Question 12

醫聾 - Yi Long

Answer 12

Treat Deafness
behind the ear - 1/2 cun superior to TB-17, at the base of the auricle
deafness, tinnitus, deaf mutism

Question 13

翳明 - Yi Ming

Answer 13

Screen Brightness (Eye Screens)
behind the ear - 1 cun posterior to TB-17
eye problems (esp cataracts and opacities), myopia, night blindness, vertigo, insomnia, HA, mental disorders

Question 14

安眠 - An Mian

Answer 14

Peaceful sleep
behind the ear - midway between TB-17 & GB-20 (post. edge of mastoid, slightly above GB-12)
insomnia, palpitations, hysteria, mental illness, HA, vertigo

Question 15

上廉泉 - Shang Lian Quan

Answer 15

Upper ‘Pure Spring’ CV-23
under the chin - on the midline, midway between the hyoid and the chin (1/2 cun sup. to CV-23)
hypo or hyper salivation, impaired speech, mutism, tongue or throat inflammation

Question 16

扁桃 - Bian Tao

Answer 16

Flat Peach (Tonsils)
on the neck - in the depression lateral to the hyoid & anterior to the carotid artery
tonsillitis, pharyngitis, laryngitis

Question 17

頸臂 - Jing Bi

Answer 17

Neck & Arm
in the supraclavicular fossa, 1 cun superior to the clavicle at the posterior edge of the SCM, in the scalenes
paralysis or paresthesias of the arm - thoracic outlet syndrome