THE EXTRA POINTS
1. Taiyang
English Name:
Location: In the depression about one finger breadth posterior to the midpoint between the lateral end of the eyebrow and the outer canthus.
Indications: Headache, eye diseases, deviation of the eyes and mouth.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch, or prick to cause bleeding.
2. Yintang
English Name:
Location: Midway between the medial ends of the two eyebrows.
Indications: Headache, head heaviness, epistaxis, rhinorrhea, infantile convulsion, frontal headache, insomnia.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture subcutaneously 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
3. Shanglianquan
English Name:
Location: I cun below the midpoint of the lower jaw, in the depression between the hyoid bone and the lower border of the jaw.
Indications: Alalia, salivation with stiff tongue, sore throat, difficulty in swallowing, loss of voice.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.8-1.2 inches toward the tongue root.
4. Erjian
English Name:
Location: Fold the auricle, the point is at the apex of the auricle.
Indications: Redness, swelling and pain of the eyes, febrile disease, nebula.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.1-0.2 inch or prick to cause bleeding.
Moxibustion is applicable.
5. Yuyao
English Name:
Location: At the midpoint of the eyebrow, directly above the pupil.
Indications: Pain in the supraorbital region, twitching of the eyelids, ptosis, cloudiness of the cornea, redness, swelling and pain of the eyes.
Acupuncture Method: 'Puncture subcutaneously 0.3-0.5 inch.
6. Sishencong
English Name:
Location: A group of 4 points, at the vertex, 1 cun respectively posterior, anterior and lateral to Baihui (GV 20). (See Fig. 119)
Indications: Headache, vertigo, insomnia, poor memory, epilepsy.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture subcutaneously 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
7. Qiuhou
English Name:
Location: At tht? junction of the lateral 1/4 and the medial 3/4 of the infraorbital margin.
Indications: Eye diseases.
Acupuncture Method: Push the eyeball upward gently, then puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.2 inches along the orbital margin slowly without movements of lifting, thrusting, twisting and rotating.
8. Jiachengjiang
English Name:
Location: 1 cun lateral to Chengjiang (CV 24).
Indications: Pain in the face, deviation of the eyes and mouth, spasm of facial muscle.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.5-1.0 inch..
9. Jinjing, Yuye
English Name:
Location: On the veins on both sides of the frenulum of the tongue, Jinjin is on the left, Yuye, on the right.
Indications: Swelling of the tongue, vomiting, aphasia with stiffness of tongue.
Acupuncture Method: Prick to cause bleeding.
10. Bitong
English Name:
Location: At the highest point of the nasolabial groove.
Indications: Rhinitis, nasa] obstruction, nasa] boils.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture subcutaneously upward 0.3-0.5 inch.
11. Qianzheng
English Name:
Location: 0.5-1.0 cun anterior to the auricular lobe.
Indications: Deviation of the eyes and mouth, ulceration on tongue and mouth.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.5- 1.0 inch.
12. Yiming
English Name:
Location: 1 cun posterior to Yifeng (TE 17).
Indications: Eye diseases, tinnitus, insomma.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-0.8 inch.
13. Anmian
English Name:
Location: Midpoint between Yifeng (TE 17) and Fengchi (GB 20).
Indications: Insomnia, vertigo, headache, palpitation, mental disorders.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-0.8 inch.
14. Dingchuan
English Name:
Location: 0.5 cun lateral to Dazhui (GV 14).
Indications: Asthma, cough, neck rigidity, pain in the shoulder and back, rubella.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-0.8 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
15. Huatuojiaji
English Name:
Location: 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.
Indications:
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch in the cervical and chest region, puncture perpendicularly 1.0-1.5 inches in the lumbar region. Moxibustion is applicable.
16. Bailao
English Name:
Location: 2 cun above Dazhui (GV 14), 1 cun lateral to the midline.
Indications: Scrofula, cough, asthma, whooping cough, neck rigidity.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
17. Weiwanxiashu
English Name:
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the eighth thoracic vertebra. (See Fig. 123)
Indications: Diabetes, vomiting, abdominal pain, pain in the chest and hypochondriac region.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.5-0.7 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
18. Shiqizhui
English Name:
Location: Below the spinous process of the fifth lumbar vertebra.
Indications: Lumbar Pain, thigh pain, paralysis of the lower extremities, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.8-1.2 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
19. Yaoqi
English Name:
Location: 2 cun directly above the tip of the coccyx.
Indications: Epilepsy, headache, inomnia, constipation.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture subcutaneously upward 1.0-2.0 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
20. Pigen
English Name:
Location: 3.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the first lumbar vertebra.
Indications: Hepatosplenomegaly, lumbar pain.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-0.8 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
21. Yaoyan
English Name:
Location: About 3.5-4 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the 4th lumbar vertebra. The point is in the depression appearing in prone position.
Indications: Lumbar pain, frequency of urine, irregular menstruation.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.8-1.2 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
22. Zigongxue
English Name:
Location: 3 cun lateral to Zhongji (CV 3).
Indications: Prolapse of the uterus, irregular menstruation.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.8-1.2 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
23. Jianqian (also known as Jianneiling)
English Name:
Location: Midway between the end of the anterior axillary fold and Jianyu (L I 15).
Indications: Pain in the shoulder and arm, paralysis of the upper extremities.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.8-1.2 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
24. Shixuan
English Name:
Location: On the tips of the ten fingers, about 0.1 cun distal to the nails.
Indications: Apoplexy, coma, epilepsy, high fever, acute tonsillitis, infantile convulsion, numbness of the finger tips.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture 0.1-0.2 inch superficially, or prick to cause bleeding.
25. Sifeng
English Name:
Location: On the palmar surface, in the midpoint of the transverse creases of the proximal interphalangeal joints of the index, middle, ring and little fingers.
Indications: Malnutrition and indigestion syndrome in children, whooping cough. Acupuncture Method: Prick to cause bleeding, or squeeze out a small amount of yellowish viscous fluid locally.
26. Zhongkui
English Name:
Location: On the midpoint of the proximal interphalangeal joint of the middle finger at dorsum aspect.
Indications: Nausea, vomiting, hiccup.
Acupuncture Method: Moxibustion is applied with three moxa cones.
27. Baxie
English Name:
Location: On the dorsum of the hand, at the junction of the white and red skin of the hand webs, eight in all, making a loose fist to locate the points.
Indications: Excessive heat, finger numbness, spasm and contracture of the fingers, redness and swelling of the dorsum of the hand.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.3-0.5 inch, or prick to cause bleeding. Moxibustion is applicable.
28. Luozhen
English Name:
Location: On the dorsum of the hand, between the second and third metacarpal bones, about 0.5 cun posterior to metacarpophalangeal joint.
Indications: Sore neck, pain in the shoulder and arm.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-0.8 inch.
29. Yaotongxue
English Name:
Location: On the dorsum of the hand, midway between the transverse wrist crease and metacarpophalangeal joint, between the second and third metacarpal bones, and between the fourth and fifth metacarpal bones, four points in all on both hands.
Indication: Acute lumbar sprain.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.5-1.0 inch toward the centre of metacarpus from both sides.
30. Zhongquan
English Name:
Location: On the dorsal crease of the wrist, in the depression on the radial side of the tendon of common extensor muscle of fingers between Yangxi (Ll 5) and Yangchi (TE 4).
Indications: Stuffy chest, gastric pain, spitting of blood.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
31. Erbai
English Name:
Location: On the metacarpal aspect of the forearm, 4 cun above the transverse wrist crease, on the both sides of the tendon of m. flexor carpi radialis, two points on one hand.
Indications: Hemorrhoids, prolapse of the rectum.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5- 1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
32. Bizhong
English Name:
Location: On the lateral aspect of the forearm, midway between the transverse wrist crease and elbow crease, between the radius and the ulna.
Indications: Paralysis, spasm and contracture of the upper extremities, pain of the forearm.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 1.0-1.2 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
33. Zhoujian
English Name:
Location: On the tip of the ulnar olecranon when the elbow is flexed.
Indication: Scrofula Acupuncture Method: Moxibustion is applied with seven to fourteen moxa cones.
34. Huanzhong
English Name:
Location: Midway between Huantiao (GB 30) and Yaoshu (GV 2).
Indications: Lumbar pain, thigh pain.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 1.5-2.0 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
35. Baichongwo
English Name:
Location: 1 cun above Xuehai (SP 10).
Indications: Rubella, eczema, gastrointestinal parasitic diseases.
Acupuncture Method: Pu ncture perpendicularly 1.0-1.2 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
36. Xiyan
English Name:
Location: A pair of points in the two depressions, medial and lateral to the patellar ligament, locating the point with the knee flexed. These two points are also termed medial and lateral Xiyan respectively. Lateral Xiyan overlaps with Dubi (ST 35).
Indications: Knee pain, weakness of the lower extremities.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5- 1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
37. Lanweixue
English Name:
Location: The tender spot about 2 cun below Zusanli (ST 36).
Indications: Acute and chronic appendicitis, indigestion, paralysis of the lower extremities.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 1.0-1.2 inches.
38. Heding
English Name:
Location: In the depression of the midpoint of the superior patellar border.
Indications: Knee pain, weakness of the foot and leg, paralysis.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.1-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
39. Dannangxue
English Name:
Location: The tender spot 1-2 cun directly below Yanglingquan (GB 34).
Indications: Acute and chronic cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, biliary ascariasis, muscular atrophy and numbness of the lower extremities.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.8-1.2 inches.
40. Bafeng
English Name:
Location: On the dorsum of foot, in the depressions on the webs between toes, proximal to the margins of the webs, at the junction of the red and white skin, eight points in all.
Indications: Beriberi, toe pain, redness and swelling of the dorsum of the foot.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.5-0.8 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
English Name:
Location: In the depression about one finger breadth posterior to the midpoint between the lateral end of the eyebrow and the outer canthus.
Indications: Headache, eye diseases, deviation of the eyes and mouth.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch, or prick to cause bleeding.
2. Yintang
English Name:
Location: Midway between the medial ends of the two eyebrows.
Indications: Headache, head heaviness, epistaxis, rhinorrhea, infantile convulsion, frontal headache, insomnia.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture subcutaneously 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
3. Shanglianquan
English Name:
Location: I cun below the midpoint of the lower jaw, in the depression between the hyoid bone and the lower border of the jaw.
Indications: Alalia, salivation with stiff tongue, sore throat, difficulty in swallowing, loss of voice.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.8-1.2 inches toward the tongue root.
4. Erjian
English Name:
Location: Fold the auricle, the point is at the apex of the auricle.
Indications: Redness, swelling and pain of the eyes, febrile disease, nebula.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.1-0.2 inch or prick to cause bleeding.
Moxibustion is applicable.
5. Yuyao
English Name:
Location: At the midpoint of the eyebrow, directly above the pupil.
Indications: Pain in the supraorbital region, twitching of the eyelids, ptosis, cloudiness of the cornea, redness, swelling and pain of the eyes.
Acupuncture Method: 'Puncture subcutaneously 0.3-0.5 inch.
6. Sishencong
English Name:
Location: A group of 4 points, at the vertex, 1 cun respectively posterior, anterior and lateral to Baihui (GV 20). (See Fig. 119)
Indications: Headache, vertigo, insomnia, poor memory, epilepsy.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture subcutaneously 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
7. Qiuhou
English Name:
Location: At tht? junction of the lateral 1/4 and the medial 3/4 of the infraorbital margin.
Indications: Eye diseases.
Acupuncture Method: Push the eyeball upward gently, then puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.2 inches along the orbital margin slowly without movements of lifting, thrusting, twisting and rotating.
8. Jiachengjiang
English Name:
Location: 1 cun lateral to Chengjiang (CV 24).
Indications: Pain in the face, deviation of the eyes and mouth, spasm of facial muscle.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.5-1.0 inch..
9. Jinjing, Yuye
English Name:
Location: On the veins on both sides of the frenulum of the tongue, Jinjin is on the left, Yuye, on the right.
Indications: Swelling of the tongue, vomiting, aphasia with stiffness of tongue.
Acupuncture Method: Prick to cause bleeding.
10. Bitong
English Name:
Location: At the highest point of the nasolabial groove.
Indications: Rhinitis, nasa] obstruction, nasa] boils.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture subcutaneously upward 0.3-0.5 inch.
11. Qianzheng
English Name:
Location: 0.5-1.0 cun anterior to the auricular lobe.
Indications: Deviation of the eyes and mouth, ulceration on tongue and mouth.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.5- 1.0 inch.
12. Yiming
English Name:
Location: 1 cun posterior to Yifeng (TE 17).
Indications: Eye diseases, tinnitus, insomma.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-0.8 inch.
13. Anmian
English Name:
Location: Midpoint between Yifeng (TE 17) and Fengchi (GB 20).
Indications: Insomnia, vertigo, headache, palpitation, mental disorders.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-0.8 inch.
14. Dingchuan
English Name:
Location: 0.5 cun lateral to Dazhui (GV 14).
Indications: Asthma, cough, neck rigidity, pain in the shoulder and back, rubella.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-0.8 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
15. Huatuojiaji
English Name:
Location: 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.
Indications:
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch in the cervical and chest region, puncture perpendicularly 1.0-1.5 inches in the lumbar region. Moxibustion is applicable.
16. Bailao
English Name:
Location: 2 cun above Dazhui (GV 14), 1 cun lateral to the midline.
Indications: Scrofula, cough, asthma, whooping cough, neck rigidity.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
17. Weiwanxiashu
English Name:
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the eighth thoracic vertebra. (See Fig. 123)
Indications: Diabetes, vomiting, abdominal pain, pain in the chest and hypochondriac region.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.5-0.7 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
18. Shiqizhui
English Name:
Location: Below the spinous process of the fifth lumbar vertebra.
Indications: Lumbar Pain, thigh pain, paralysis of the lower extremities, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.8-1.2 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
19. Yaoqi
English Name:
Location: 2 cun directly above the tip of the coccyx.
Indications: Epilepsy, headache, inomnia, constipation.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture subcutaneously upward 1.0-2.0 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
20. Pigen
English Name:
Location: 3.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the first lumbar vertebra.
Indications: Hepatosplenomegaly, lumbar pain.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-0.8 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
21. Yaoyan
English Name:
Location: About 3.5-4 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the 4th lumbar vertebra. The point is in the depression appearing in prone position.
Indications: Lumbar pain, frequency of urine, irregular menstruation.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.8-1.2 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
22. Zigongxue
English Name:
Location: 3 cun lateral to Zhongji (CV 3).
Indications: Prolapse of the uterus, irregular menstruation.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.8-1.2 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
23. Jianqian (also known as Jianneiling)
English Name:
Location: Midway between the end of the anterior axillary fold and Jianyu (L I 15).
Indications: Pain in the shoulder and arm, paralysis of the upper extremities.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.8-1.2 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
24. Shixuan
English Name:
Location: On the tips of the ten fingers, about 0.1 cun distal to the nails.
Indications: Apoplexy, coma, epilepsy, high fever, acute tonsillitis, infantile convulsion, numbness of the finger tips.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture 0.1-0.2 inch superficially, or prick to cause bleeding.
25. Sifeng
English Name:
Location: On the palmar surface, in the midpoint of the transverse creases of the proximal interphalangeal joints of the index, middle, ring and little fingers.
Indications: Malnutrition and indigestion syndrome in children, whooping cough. Acupuncture Method: Prick to cause bleeding, or squeeze out a small amount of yellowish viscous fluid locally.
26. Zhongkui
English Name:
Location: On the midpoint of the proximal interphalangeal joint of the middle finger at dorsum aspect.
Indications: Nausea, vomiting, hiccup.
Acupuncture Method: Moxibustion is applied with three moxa cones.
27. Baxie
English Name:
Location: On the dorsum of the hand, at the junction of the white and red skin of the hand webs, eight in all, making a loose fist to locate the points.
Indications: Excessive heat, finger numbness, spasm and contracture of the fingers, redness and swelling of the dorsum of the hand.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.3-0.5 inch, or prick to cause bleeding. Moxibustion is applicable.
28. Luozhen
English Name:
Location: On the dorsum of the hand, between the second and third metacarpal bones, about 0.5 cun posterior to metacarpophalangeal joint.
Indications: Sore neck, pain in the shoulder and arm.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-0.8 inch.
29. Yaotongxue
English Name:
Location: On the dorsum of the hand, midway between the transverse wrist crease and metacarpophalangeal joint, between the second and third metacarpal bones, and between the fourth and fifth metacarpal bones, four points in all on both hands.
Indication: Acute lumbar sprain.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.5-1.0 inch toward the centre of metacarpus from both sides.
30. Zhongquan
English Name:
Location: On the dorsal crease of the wrist, in the depression on the radial side of the tendon of common extensor muscle of fingers between Yangxi (Ll 5) and Yangchi (TE 4).
Indications: Stuffy chest, gastric pain, spitting of blood.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
31. Erbai
English Name:
Location: On the metacarpal aspect of the forearm, 4 cun above the transverse wrist crease, on the both sides of the tendon of m. flexor carpi radialis, two points on one hand.
Indications: Hemorrhoids, prolapse of the rectum.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5- 1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
32. Bizhong
English Name:
Location: On the lateral aspect of the forearm, midway between the transverse wrist crease and elbow crease, between the radius and the ulna.
Indications: Paralysis, spasm and contracture of the upper extremities, pain of the forearm.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 1.0-1.2 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
33. Zhoujian
English Name:
Location: On the tip of the ulnar olecranon when the elbow is flexed.
Indication: Scrofula Acupuncture Method: Moxibustion is applied with seven to fourteen moxa cones.
34. Huanzhong
English Name:
Location: Midway between Huantiao (GB 30) and Yaoshu (GV 2).
Indications: Lumbar pain, thigh pain.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 1.5-2.0 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
35. Baichongwo
English Name:
Location: 1 cun above Xuehai (SP 10).
Indications: Rubella, eczema, gastrointestinal parasitic diseases.
Acupuncture Method: Pu ncture perpendicularly 1.0-1.2 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
36. Xiyan
English Name:
Location: A pair of points in the two depressions, medial and lateral to the patellar ligament, locating the point with the knee flexed. These two points are also termed medial and lateral Xiyan respectively. Lateral Xiyan overlaps with Dubi (ST 35).
Indications: Knee pain, weakness of the lower extremities.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5- 1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
37. Lanweixue
English Name:
Location: The tender spot about 2 cun below Zusanli (ST 36).
Indications: Acute and chronic appendicitis, indigestion, paralysis of the lower extremities.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 1.0-1.2 inches.
38. Heding
English Name:
Location: In the depression of the midpoint of the superior patellar border.
Indications: Knee pain, weakness of the foot and leg, paralysis.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.1-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
39. Dannangxue
English Name:
Location: The tender spot 1-2 cun directly below Yanglingquan (GB 34).
Indications: Acute and chronic cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, biliary ascariasis, muscular atrophy and numbness of the lower extremities.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.8-1.2 inches.
40. Bafeng
English Name:
Location: On the dorsum of foot, in the depressions on the webs between toes, proximal to the margins of the webs, at the junction of the red and white skin, eight points in all.
Indications: Beriberi, toe pain, redness and swelling of the dorsum of the foot.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.5-0.8 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
