Extra points wk 1/6

Question 1

Sishencong

Answer 1

4 points at the vertex of the head - 1 cun anterior, posterior, left and right of GV20

Pacifies wind -headache, dizziness, epilepsy, wind strong (used mostly for internal wind)

Calms the shen - insomnia, poor memory, mania, depression

Brightens the eyes, benefits the ears - blurred vision. Deafness

Question 2

yintang

Answer 2

At the glabella, at the midpoint between the medial extremities of the eyebrows

Calms the shen - insomnia, anxiety

Benefits the nose - nasal congestion, rhinorrhea, epistaxis

Activates qi and blood and alleviates pain - frontal headache, dizziness

Clears heat and pacifices wind - infantile convulsions

Question 3

Yuyao

Answer 3

The midpoint of each eyebrow, directly above the pupil, when the eyes are looking straight forward, over the supraorbital foramen

Clears heat and benefits the eye- redness, swelling, and pain of the eye, twitching of the eyes, ptosis

Activates qi and blood and alleviates pain -pain of the supraorbital bone, trigeminal neuralgia, headache

Question 4

Qiuhou

Answer 4

Between the eyeball and the infraorbital ridge, midway between the outer canthus (between GB1 and ST1)

Benefits the eyes
-redness swelling and pain of the eyes
- blurred vision
- night blindness

Question 5

Taiyang

Answer 5

At the temple, in a depression approximately 1 cun posterior to the midpoint of a line connecting SJ23 and GB1

Subdues liver yang - headache, dizziness, tinnitus, blurred vision, redness of the eyes, numbness or paralysis of the face

Clears heat and disperses wind - headache, redness and swelling of the eye, facial pain, toothache

Activates qi and blood and alleviates pain

Question 6

Erjian

Answer 6

When the ear is folded forward, this point is located at the apex of the ear

Clears heat and benefits the eyes and throat
Fever, sore throat
Redness, itching, swelling and pain of the eye
Headache
Hypertension

Question 7

Bitong

Answer 7

At the highest point of the nasolabial groove, on the flat part of the face

Benefits the nose - nasal congestion, rhinorrhea, runny nose, allergies

Question 8

Jiachengjiang

Answer 8

On the chin, over the mental foramen, approximately 1 cun to either side of CV24 not at the sockets of the teeth, but on the mandible

Eliminates wind - facial paralysis

Activates qi and blood and alleviates pain - facial pain, toothache, gingivitis

Question 9

Jinjin / Yuye

Answer 9

2 points under the tongue at the midpoint of the left and right sublingual veins

Jinjin - R
YuYe- L

Clears heat and reduces swelling - heaviness, swelling and pain in the tongue

Generates fluids - facial paralysis

Benefits the tongue - wasting and thirsting, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, hiccup

Question 10

Haiquan

Answer 10

On the inferior surface of the tongue, in the center between the frenulum, between jinjin and yuye

Clears heat and reduces swelling- swollen tongue, stomatitis, sore throat

Benefits the tongue - aphonia

Question 11

Qianzheng

Answer 11

On the side of the face 0.5 t9 1 cun anterior to the attachment of the earlobe in the masseter muscle, or midway between ST6 and ST7

Eliminates wind -deviation of the mouth and eye

Activates qi and blood and alleviates pain, reduces swelling - toothache, pain and swelling of the cheek

Question 12

Shanglianquan

Answer 12

Above the laryngeal prominence midway between the mandible and the hyoid bone on the midline

Benefits the tongue and throat- sore throat, laryngitis
Aphonia, aphasia

Question 13

Bailao

Answer 13

On the back of the neck, 2 cun superior to GV14 (C7) and 1 cun down from the hairline and 1 cun lateral to midline (use the 3 cun measurement from the inside of the scapula and bring this up to the neck

Nourishes lung yin and clears heat - cough, asthma, hemoptysis, night sweating, tidal fever

Transforms phlegm and dissipates nodules - scrofula

Activates qi and blood and alleviates pain -​​neck pain and stiffness

Question 14

Xueyadian

Answer 14

On the back of the neck 2 cun lateral to the tip of the spinous process of C6

Hyper or hypotension

Question 15

Anmian

Answer 15

Behind the ear, midway between SJ17 and GB20
(near or colocated w/ GB12)

Calms the shen - insomnia, palpitations, hysteria

Subdues liver yang - headache, dizziness, deafness, tinnitus

Question 16

Biantao

Answer 16

In the depression inferior to the mandible and medial to the carotid artery

Tonsillitis, pharyngitis

Question 17

Jingbi

Answer 17

In the supraclavicular fossa, 1 cun superior to the clavicle, next to the posterior edge of the SCM

⅓ of the way from sternoclavicular joint 1 cun above the top edge of the clavicle, posterior to SCM in anterior/middle scalenes

TOS, numbness or paralysis of the arm