Extra Points INCOMPLETE Flashcards
Anmian
LOCATED midway b/t TW17 and GB20. FOR insomnia, vertigo, HA, palpitation, mental disorder. METHOD: puncture perpendicularly 0.5-0.8” (CAM)
Bafeng
(“Eight Winds”) LOCATED on the dorsum of the foot, between the toes, 0.5 cun proximal to the margin of the web. FOR excessive Heat, toe numbness, spasm and contracture of the toes, redness and swelling of the dorsum of the foot. METHOD: puncture obliquely 0.3-0.5” or prick to bleed; moxa applicable. (CAM) also for malaria, HA, irregular menses (Deadman)
Baichongwo
LOCATED 1 cun superior to SP10. FOR rubella, eczema, G.I. parasitic diseases. METHOD: puncture perpendicularly 1-1.2”; moxa applicable. (CAM)
Bailao
LOCATED 2 cun above GV14, 1 cun lateral to midline. FOR scrofula, cough, asthma, whooping cough, neck rigidity. METHOD: puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5”; moxa applicable. (CAM)
Baxie
LOCATED on the dorsum of the hand, at the junction of the red and white skin of the hand webs, 8 in all, making a loose fist to locate. FOR excessive Heat, finger numbness, spasm and contracture of the fingers, redness and swelling of the dorsum of the hand. METHOD: puncture obliquely 0.3-0.5” or prick to bleed; moxa applicable. (CAM)
Bitong
LOCATED at the highest point of the nasolabial groove. FOR rhinitis, nasal obstruction, nasal boils. METHOD: puncture subcutaneously upward 0.3-0.5” (CAM)
Bizhong
LOCATED on the lateral aspect of the forearm, midway between the transverse wrist crease and elbow crease, betweem the radius and ulna. FOR: paralysis, spasm and contracture of the upper extremities, pain of the forearm. METHOD: puncture perpendicularly 1-1.2”; moxa applicable. (CAM)
Dagukong
(“Big Bone’s Space”) LOCATED at the middle of the transverse crease of the phalangeal joint of the thumb, dorsal aspect. FOR eye disease, vomiting and diarrhea. METHOD: use moxa. (O’Connor/Bensky)
Dannangxue
LOCATED in a tender spot 1-2 cun directly below GB34. FOR acute and chronic cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, biliary ascariasis, muscular atrophy and numbness of the lower extremities. METHOD: puncture perpendicularly 0.8-1.2” (CAM)
Dingchuan
LOCATED 0.5 cun lateral to GV14. FOR asthma, cough, neck rigidity, pain in shoulder and back, rubella. METHOD: puncture perpendicularly 0.5-0.8”; moxa applicable (CAM)
Erbai
LOCATED on the metacarpal aspect of the forearm, 4 cun proximal to the transverse wrist crease, on both sides of the tendom m. flexor carpi radialis, 2 points on each arm. FOR hemorrhoids, rectal prolapse. METHOD: puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1”; moxa applicable. (CAM)
Erjian
LOCATED at apex of ear with auricle folded forward. FOR redness/swelling/pain of eyes, febrile disease, nebula. METHOD: puncture perpendicularly 0.1-0.2” / prick to bleed. Moxa applicable. (CAM)
Haiquan
(“Sea’s Spring”) LOCATED in the center of the frenulum linguae on the underside ofthe tongue. FOR: spasm of the diaphragm, symptoms of emaciation and thirst,glossitis. METHOD: prick to bleed. (O’Connor/Bensky)
Heding
LOCATED in the depression of the midpoint of the superior patellar border. FOR knee pain, weakness of foot and leg, paralysis. METHOD: puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5”; moxa applicable. (CAM)
Huanzhong
LOCATED midway between GB30 and GV2. FOR lumbar pain, thigh pain. METHOD: puncture perpendicularly 1.5-2”; moxa applicable. (CAM)
Huatuojiaji
A group of 34 points on both sides of the spinal column, 0.5 cun lateral to the lower border of each spinous process from the first thoracic vertebra to the fifth lumbar vertebra. METHOD: puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1” in cervical, chest regions; 1-1.5” in lumbar region; moxa applicable. Indications: T1-3 for diseases in upper limbs; T1-8 for diseases in chest region; T1-L5 for diseases in abdominal region; L1-L5 for diseases in lower limbs. (CAM)
Jiachengjiang
(“Adjacent to Container of Fluids”) LOCATED 1 cun lateral to CV24 (on sides of chin). FOR pain in face, deviation of eyes and mouth, spasm of facial muscle. METHOD: puncture obliquely 0.5-1” (CAM)
Jianqian/Jianneiling
LOCATED midway between the anterior axillary fold and LI15. FOR pain in the shoulder and arm, paralysis of upper extremities. METHOD: puncture perpendicularly 0.8-1.2”; moxa applicable (CAM)