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Extra Points Flashcards

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This point is translated as Four Alert Spirit; it calms the spirit, pacifies wind, and benefits the eyes and ears. It is indicated by wind stroke, epilepsy, mania, insomnia, poor memory, generalized headache, dizziness, deafness, and eye disorders.

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Shi Shen Chong - the 4 points around DU20

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This point pacifies wind and calms the shen, benefits the nose, and activates the channel and alleviates pain. It is indicated by chronic and acute childhood fright wind, frontal headache, dizziness, insomnia, agitation, nasal congestion, rhinitis, eye disorders, facial pain, hypertension.

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Yin Tang

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This point benefits the eyes, relaxes the sinews and alleviates pain. It is indicated by redness, swelling and pain of the eyes, superficial visual obstruction, drooping or twitching eyelids, and frontal headache. It is located in the middle of the eyebrow.

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Yu Yao (Fish Waist)

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The point is called Behind the Ball and it benefits the eyes. It is located along the inferior border of the orbit.

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Qiu Hou

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This point eliminates wind and clears heat, reduces swelling and stops pain, activates qi and blood and alleviates pain. It is indicated by one-sided headache, dizziness, toothache, trigeminal neuralgia, disorders of eyes, deviation of the mouth and eye. It is located at the temple.

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Tai Yang

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This point clears heat and dissipates swelling, benefits the eyes and throat. It is indicated by redness, swelling and pain of the eyes, super visual visual obstruction, pain and swelling of throat, mumps, one sided headache, and high fever. This point is located at the tip of the ear.

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Er Jian

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This point means “Penetrating The Nose” and is indicated by rhinitis, allergic rhinitis, nasal congestion and discharge, nosebleed, and nasal polyps.

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Bi Tong

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This point transforms phlegm and dissipates nodules, stops cough, and calms dyspnea. It is in decades by scrofula, cough, dyspnea, lung consumption, night sweating, spontaneous sweating, steaming bone disorder with tidal fever and stiffness and pain of the neck. Located 2 cun superior to DU14 and 1 cun lateral to mid.

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Bai Lao

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This point is behind the ear. It calms the spirit and pacifies LV. It is indicated by insomnia, agitation and restlessness, palpitations, epilepsy, dizziness, headache, tinnitus, and hypertension.

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An Mian

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This point is 1 cun lateral to REN24. It eliminates wind, activates qi and blood and alleviates pain. It is indicated by deviation of the mouth and eye, facial pain, toothache, and swelling of the gums.

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Jia Cheng Jiang

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These points clears heat and reduces swelling, generates fluids and benefits the tongue. It is indicated by pain and swelling of the tongue, mouth ulcers, throat and painful obstruction, loss of voice, wasting and thirsting disorder, vomiting, and diarrhea. This pair of points is located on the veins either side of the frenulum of the tongue, it is pricked to bleed.

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Jin Jin Yu Ye

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This point is in between Jin Hin and Yu Ye, it clears heat and reduces swelling, generates fluids, and benefits the tongue.

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Hai Quan

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13
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This point calms dyspnea and wheezing, stops cough, and is located .5-1 cun lateral to DU14.

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Ding Chuan

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This point nourishes yin and clears heat, it also tonifies Qi. It is indicated by steaming bone disorder, tidal fever, night sweating, agitation and heat — (yin xu) — poor appetite, heaviness of the limbs, fatigue, lack of strength, cough, dyspnea — (qi xu). It is located 1.5 cun lateral to T5. It means Gate of Suffering.

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Huan Men

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This point translates to “ST controller lower Shu.” It is a Shu point for diabetic conditions. It clears heat and generates fluids. It is indicated by wasting and thirsting (diabetes), dry throat, pain of the chest and lateral costal region, epigastric pain, and vomiting. It is located 1.5 cun lateral to T8

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Wei Guan Xia Shu

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16
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This point translates to “Lumbar Eyes,” it is located 3.5 cun lateral to L4 (DU3). It will strengthen KD and benefit the lumbar region.

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Yao Yan

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17
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This point translates to “Below the 17th Vertebrae.” It tonifies KD, promotes urination, activates qi and blood and alleviates pain.

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Shi Wi Zhui Xia

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These points are .5-1 cun lateral to each of the vertebrae. It regulates and harmonizes the 5 zang and 6 fu.

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Hua Tuo Jia Ji

19
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To treat local disorders of the neck, use the Hua Tuo Jia Ji points along which vertebrae?

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1-7 cervical vertebrae

20
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To treat disorders of LU and upper limb, use the Hua Tuo Jia Ji points along which vertebrae?

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1-4th thoracic vertebrae

21
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To treat disorders of HT, use the Hua Tuo Jia Ji points along which vertebrae?

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4-7 thoracic vertebrae

22
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To treat disorders of LV and GB, use the Hua Tuo Jia Ji points along which vertebrae?

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7-10 thoracic vertebrae

23
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To treat disorders of SP and ST, use the Hua Tuo Jia Ji points along which vertebrae?

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10-12 thoracic vertebrae

24
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To treat disorders of KD, use the Hua Tuo Jia Ji points along which vertebrae?

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1-2 lumbar vertebrae

25
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To treat disorders of UB, LI, SI, BL, and uterus and lower limbs, use the Hua Tuo Jia Ji points along which vertebrae?

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3-5 lumbar vertebrae

26
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This point stops diarrhea, regulates qi and alleviates pain. It translates to “Triangle Moxibustion”

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San Jiao Jiu

27
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This point translates as Palace of the Child. It raises and regulates qi, regulates menstruation and alleviates pain

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Zi Gong Xue

28
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This point translates to Lift Support, it is located 4 cun lateral to REN4. It raises and regulates qi.

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Ti Tuo

29
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This point is called “10 Diffusions.” It opens the portals and revives consciousness, drains heat and pacifies wind. They are located on the tips of the 10 fingers.

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Shi Xuan

30
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These points fortify SP and dissipates accumulation. It is an empirically proven point to treat childhood nutritional impairment, childhood accumulation disorder, childhood diarrhea, and whooping cough.

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Si Feng

31
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These points clear heat and dissipate swelling. They are indicated by numbness, stiffness, redness, swelling or spasms of the fingers and hand, headache, toothache, pain and swelling of the throat, redness and swelling of the eyes, and febrile disease.

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Ba Xie

32
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This point translates as Lumbar Pain Point. It invigorates Qi and blood in the lumbar region. They are located in between the 2nd + 3rd and 4th + 5th metacarpal points.

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Yao Tongue Xue

33
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This point is called “Stiff Neck.” It invigorates qi and blood in the neck region.

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Luo Zhen

34
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This point means “2 whites” and it treats prolapse of the rectum and hemorrhoids.

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Er Bai

35
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This point means “Elbow Tip” and it transforms phlegm and dissipates swelling. It is indicated by scrofula, carbuncles and furuncles, deep-rooted ulcers, intestinal abscess

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Zhou Jian

36
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This point means Shoulder Joint and it activates Qi and Blood and benefits the shoulder joint

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Jian Qian

37
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This point is empirically known to treat blood heat that is creating skin disorders. It clears heat from the blood and eliminates wind, drains dampness. It is indicated by sores fo the lower region, wind rash, and itching of the skin. It is located 1 cun above SP10.

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Bai Chong Wu

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This point is located at the midpoint of the superior border of the patella. It activates Qi and Blood and benefits the knee joint.

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He Ding

39
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This translates to “Eyes of the Knee.” They dispel wind-damp, reduce swelling, and alleviate pain.

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Xi Yan

40
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This point translates as “Appendix’s Point.” It activates qi and blood, and clears heat and fire poison from LI. It is indicated by acute and chronic appendicitis, indigestion, paralysis of the lower limb, and drop foot. It is located 2 cun below ST36.

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Lan Wei Xue

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This point is translated as “GB point.” It is located 1-2 cun distal to GB34 on the right leg. It clears heat and drains damp. It is indicated by cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, disease of the bile duct

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Dan Nang Xue

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This point translates to 8 winds. It clears heat dissipates swelling. It is indicated by leg qi, redness, swelling and pain of the dorsum of the foot, and headache. They are located between the toes, .5 cun from the margin of the web.

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Ba Feng

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