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Extra Points Flashcards

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Sishencong

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(4 points on the top of the head)

  • Calms the spirit
  • Pacifiies wind
  • Benefits the eyes and ears

“Four Alert Spirit”

+Disorders of the spirit
+Interior wind
+Disorders of the eyes and ears

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Yintang

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(between the eyebrows)

  • Pacifies wind and calms the spirit
  • Benefits the nose
  • Activates the channel and alleviates pain

MP: frontal headache, nasal congestion, insomnia and anxiety

+Disorders of the spirit
+Interior wind
+Disorders of the nose

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YuYao

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(middle of the eyebrow)

  • Benefits teh eyes
  • Relaxes the sinews and alleviates pain

“Fish waist”

+Disorders of the eyes and eyelids
+Local pain

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TaiYang

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(in front of the temple)

  • Eliminates WIND and clears HEAT
  • Reduces welling and stops pain
  • Activates qi and blood and alleviates pain

+Pain of the head and face
+Disorders of the eyes

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Erjian

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(Top of the ear)

  • Clears HEAT and dissipates swelling
  • Benefits the eyes and throat

“Tip of the ear”

+Disorders of the eyes and throat d/t HEAT
+High fever, one sided headache, mumps

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Bitong

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(crack of the edge of the nose)
-Benefits the nose

+Disorders of the nose

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Jinjin and Yuye

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(under the tongue)

  • Clears heat and reduces swelling
  • Generates fluids
  • Benefits the tongue

+Disorders of the tongue
+Other: Parched mouth in diabetes, nausea and vomiting in pregnancy

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Bailao

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(1 cun below hairline, 1 cun lateral to PML)

  • Transforms phlegm and dissipates nodules
  • Stops cough and calms dyspnea

+Disorders of the neck
+Disorders of the lung
+Deficiency-taxation

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Anmian

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(above and behind GB-12)
-Calms teh spirit and pacifies the liver

“peaceful sleep”

+Disorders of the spirit
–Insomnia
+Liver wind

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Huatuojiaji

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(-.5 cun lateral to bsp all the way down)

  • Regulates and harmonizes the zang-fu organs
  • Benefits teh spine

“Hua Tuo’s paravertebral points”

+Corresponding back shu organ related issues
+Muculoskeletal issues associated with particular areas
+Herpes zoster @ level affected segmental nerve

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Dingchuan

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(lateral to DU-14)
-Calms dyspnea and wheezing, stops cough

“calm dyspnea”

+Main point for acute or chronic asthma, wheezing and cough
+Stiff neck

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Weiguanxiashu

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(1. 5 cun lateral to BSP T8)
- Clear heat and generates fluid

“ST controller lower shu”
“Pancreas shu”

+Wasting and thirsting disorder

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Pigen

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(Tip of the 12th rib)

  • Circulates Qi and invigorates blood
  • Dissolves lumps and softens hardness

“Tumor root”

+Abdominal masses

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Yaoyan

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(3. 5 cun lateral to BSP L4)
- Strengthens the KDs and benefits the lumbar region

“Lumbar eyes”

+Acute/chronic lumbar pain d/t any etiology
+Others: GYN and frequent urination

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ShiQiZhui (Josen)

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(BSP L5)

  • Tonifies the KDs and promotes urination
  • Activates the Qi/blood and alleviates pain

“Below 17th vertebra”

+Main pt for low back pain (esp L5-S1)
+Often very reactive in GYN disorders

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SanJiaoJiu

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(mouth triangle below belly button)

  • Regulates Qi and alleviates pain
  • Stops diarrhea

“Triangle moxibustion” “Qipang”

+Chronic Diarrhea
+Infertility
+Hernia pain

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ZiGongXue

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(inguinal ligament lower - 4 cun below umbilicus, 3 cun lateral)

  • Raises and regulates Qi
  • Regulates menstruation and alleviates pain

MP: All uterus problems

+GYN disorders
+Others: hernia pain

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Tituo

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(3 cun below umbilicus, 4 cun lateral - higher inguinal ligament)
-Raises and regulates qi

+Prolapse of uterus
+Other gyn disorders
+Abdominal distention and pain, hernia pain

19
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ShiXuan

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Tips of the fingers
-Opens the portals and revives consciousness, drains heat and pacifies wind

“10 diffusions”

+Acute conditions esp d/t wind or heat
–Loss of consciousness
–Febrile disease
+Numbness/pain of the fingers

20
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SiFeng

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second nuckle on palmar side
-Fortifies the spleen and dissipates accumulations

+Childhood digestive disorders

21
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BaXie

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webs of the fingers
-Clears heat and dissipates swelling

+Local issues of the fingers and hand
+Heat in the head

22
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YaoTongXue

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bottom of the metacarpals
-Invigorates qi and blood in the lumbar region

“Lumbar pain point”

+Acute lumbar sprain

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LuoZhen

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top of metacarpal below index finger
-Invigorates qi and blood in the neck region

“stiff neck”

+Acute pain and stiffness of the neck
+Whiplash
+Swelling and pain on the dorsum of the hand, numbness of the fingers

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ErBai

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on the forearm 4 cun up
-Treats prolapse of the rectum and hemorrhoids

“two whites”

+Hemorrhoids
+Rectal prolapse

25
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JianQian

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in between armpit and front eye
-Activates qi and blood in the shoulder joint

“Front of the shoulder”

+Stiffness and pain of anterior aspect of shoulder
+Numbness, paralysis, and immobility of shoulder

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BaiChongWo

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in the teardrop above the knee

  • Clears heat from blood
  • Eliminates wind and drains dampness

“hundred insect burrow”

+Severe itching

27
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HeDing

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above the knee
-Activates qi and blood in the knee joint

“crane’s summit”

+Disorders of the knee joint
MP for pateller tendonitis

28
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XiYuan

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eyes of the knee
-Dispels wind-damp, reduces swelling and alleviates pain

“eye of the knee”

+Main point for all knee disorders (deficiency or excess, heat or cold)

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LanWeiXue

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2 cun below ST-36
-Activates qi and blood, clears heat and fire poison from the large intestine

“appendix point”

+Acute/chronic appendicitis

30
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DanNangXue

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1-2cun below GB-34
-Clears heat and drains damp

“gallbladder point”

+Disorders of the gall bladder

31
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NaoQing

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2 cun proximal to ST41 on the line connecting ST36 and ST41

“Clear the brain point”

+Issues related to thinking (poor memory, foggy mind)
+Dizziness
+Footdrop

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ShiMian

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center of the heel on the bottom of the foot
-Descends qi from the head and calms spirit

“insomnia point”

+Insomnia
+Stress
+Racing thoughts

33
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BaFeng

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webs of the toes
-Clears heat and dissipates swelling

*do not use on diabetics with circulatory issues

+Disorders of the foot/leg
+Other (headache, toothache, malaria, irregular menstruation

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