Extra Points

Question 0

Extra point Qianzheng (Pull Upright) is ______ cun anterior to the _______ and treats deviation for the ______, mouth, ulceration of tongue and mouth. Puncture oblique 0.5-1.0 cun.

Answer 0

.5-1 cun
Auricular lobe
Eyes

Question 1

Extra point ______ (Shielding Brightness) is ______ to SJ 17 Yifeng. It is used for eye diseases, tinnitus, insomnia. Puncture perpendicularly .5-.8 cun.

Answer 1

Yinming

1 cun posterior

Question 2

Which extra point is located on the dorsal of the hand, between the second and third metacarpal bones, about .5 cun posterior to metacarpophalangeal joints?

Answer 2

Luozhen (Crick in the neck)

For sore neck, pain in the shoulder and arm

Question 3

Where is extra point Tai Yang located?

Answer 3

In the depression about 1 cun posterior to the midpoint between the lateral end of the eyebrow and the outer canthus. Used for headache, eye diseases and deviation of eye and mouth.