TCM Acupuncture and Massage

Chapter 21 Basic Theory of Acupuncture and Moxibustion (13)
20. Jiǎosūn (Jiǎosūn)

【Name】Jiae, angle corner; Sun, Sun Luo.The point is in the temporal part, which is equivalent to the corresponding part of the upper corner of the ear, and is covered with sun collaterals, hence the name.

[Positioning] Sitting, side lying or side lying position.On the head, fold the pinna forward so that the tip of the ear goes straight up to the hairline.

[Indications] ① mumps; ② headache, numbness; ③ red eyes, swelling and pain, cloudy eyes.

[Acupuncture and moxibustion] Flat or oblique 0.3-0.5 cun; can be used for moxibustion.

[Application] It is commonly used in modern times to treat migraine, mumps, etc.

21. Ear gate* (ěrmén)

[Name] The point is in front of the ear, like the door of the ear, hence the name.

[Positioning] Sitting, side lying or side lying position.On the face, anterior to the supratragutic notch, posterior border of the mandibular condyle, with a depression in the opening of the mouth.

[Indications] ① tinnitus, deafness, tinnitus; ② toothache.

[Acupuncture and moxibustion] Open the mouth and puncture 0.5-1 cun straight; moxibustion can be used.

[Application] It is commonly used in the treatment of otitis media and mandibular arthritis in modern times.

22. Ear and Liao (ěrhéliào)

[name] and, to reconcile; iliac, bone gap.The acupoint is in the superficial crevice of the preauricular bone, which can adjust the ear harmony, hence the name.

[Positioning] Sitting upright, leaning on one side or lying on the side, or lying on the back.On the side of the head, the posterior edge of the temples, anterior to the root of the flat auricle, and the posterior edge of the superficial temporal artery.

[Indications] ①headache, tinnitus; ②jaw trismus, mouthful.

[Acupuncture and moxibustion method] Needle downwards horizontally or obliquely 0.3-0.5 cun, avoiding the superficial temporal artery; moxibustion can be used.

[Application] It is commonly used in modern times to treat headaches, facial paralysis, and jaw arthritis.

23. Sizhukong* (Sīzhúkōnɡ)

【Name】sizhu, fine bamboo; empty, void.The acupoint is at the tip of the eyebrows, shaped like a thin bamboo, and part of it is a superficial depression, hence the name.

[Positioning] Sitting or supine position.On the face, in the hollows of the eyebrows.

【Indications】①Conjunctival congestion, swelling and pain, dizziness, eyelid movement; ②Headache, toothache; ③Elepsy.

[Acupuncture and moxibustion method] Needle 0.5-1 inch horizontally, or penetrate fish waist and temple;

Can moxibustion.

[Application] It is commonly used in modern times to treat facial paralysis, hemifacial spasm, conjunctivitis, etc.

[-]. Gallbladder Meridian of Foot Shaoyang
([-]) Meridian circulation

1. The body surface starts from Tongziiliac point next to the outer canthus of the eyes, obliquely lowers in front of the ears, goes up the corner of the head, goes around the back of the ears, turns back to the forehead, goes around the side of the head and temporo, passes through the shoulders, follows the ribs, descends between the waist, and ends at the buttocks along the lower limbs In the middle of the outer side, before passing the outer malleolus, it ends at the foot orifice Yin point on the outer side of the fourth toe.There are branches from the dorsum of the foot (Zulinqi point) to the end of the big toe (Da Dun point). [Join in the Liver Meridian of Foot Jueyin].

2. Connecting with visceral organs Human Quepen, runs through the diaphragm, connects with the liver, belongs to the gallbladder, and is connected with the ears and eyes.

3. Circular distribution characteristics
(1) From the head to the foot, it is a meridian with more qi and less blood, and the qi and blood are vigorous at Zishi (23-1 o'clock).

(2) There are 44 points in total, starting from the Tongziliao point and ending at the Yin point of the foot orifice.

(3) Distributed in front of the ear, behind the ear, temporal part, neck, side of the chest and abdomen, lateral midline of the lower extremities, front and bottom of the lateral malleolus, and lateral dorsum of the feet.

(4) It takes over the Shaoyang Sanjiao Meridian from the top, and a branch runs from the Zulinqi point on the dorsum of the foot to the Dadun point on the top of the big toe, and intersects with the Liver Meridian of Foot Jueyin.

([-]) Main symptoms

1. Bitter mouth.

2. Dizziness, malaria.

3. Diseases of the parts where the meridians pass.

([-]) Disease induction

1. Liver and gallbladder disease Acute and chronic cholecystitis, biliary colic, biliary ascariasis, acute and chronic hepatitis and other hepatobiliary diseases.

2. Diseases of the head, face and five sense organs such as migraine, neck pain, eye pain, toothache, sore throat, tinnitus, deafness, facial paralysis, trigeminal neuralgia, etc.

3. Hypochondriac pain, hip joint pain, sciatica, knee joint pain, ankle joint pain and foot dorsal swelling and pain in the parts where the meridians pass.

([-]) Acupoints of this meridian

There are 44 points in total.

1. Pupil 黪*（Tónɡzǐcǎn）

【Name】Liao, is the depression of the bone, the acupoint is outside the pupil, the pupil belongs to the kidney, and the kidney governs the bone, hence the name.

[Location] Next to the outer canthus of the eyes, in the depression of the outer edge of the orbital bone.

[Indications] ①Headache; ②Conjunctival congestion, swelling and pain, tears in the wind, photophobia and shame, hyperopia, nebula, blue blindness.

[Acupuncture and moxibustion] Puncture 0.3-0.5 inches flat, or prick with a three-edged needle for bleeding; moxibustion is not suitable.

[Application] It is commonly used in modern times to treat keratitis, myopia, optic atrophy, trigeminal neuralgia, facial paralysis, etc.

2. Listen to the meeting* (Tīnɡhuì)

【Name】meeting, gathering; listening, hearing.The acupoint is in front of the ear, and the ear is responsible for hearing. Acupuncture at this acupoint is mainly used to treat deafness and air-occlusion, which can make the sense of hearing converge, hence the name Tinghui.

[Location] Anterior to the intertragus notch, on the posterior edge of the mandibular condyle, in the depression of the mouth opening. .

【Indications】①Tinnitus, deafness; ②Dental pain, crooked mouth; ③Mandibular dislocation, facial pain, headache.

[Acupuncture and moxibustion] Open the mouth and puncture 0.5 to 1 inch; can be used for moxibustion.

[Application] It is commonly used in modern times to treat nervous tinnitus (deafness), otitis media, facial paralysis, trigeminal neuralgia, etc.

3. Shangguan (Shànɡɡuān)

[Name] Guan, refers to the jaw, the point is above the mandibular joint, hence the name.

[Positioning] Xiaguan point goes straight up, when it is in the depression of the upper edge of the zygomatic arch. .

[Indications] ①Migraine; ②Tinnitus, deafness; ③Deviation of mouth and eyes, toothache, silence.

[Acupuncture and moxibustion method] Needling 0.5-1 cun in a straight line; moxibustion can be used.

[Application] It is commonly used in modern times to treat nervous tinnitus (deafness), otitis media, facial paralysis, trigeminal neuralgia, etc.

4. Hànyàn (Hànyàn)

[Name] Jaw, pointing to the head; tired, pointing to annoyance.This point is mainly used for headache and neck stiffness, hence the name.

[Location] At the junction of the upper 1/4 and lower 3/4 of the arc-shaped line from Touwei Point to Qubin Point.

【Indications】①migraine; ②dizziness, tinnitus, toothache; ③epilepsy.

[Acupuncture and moxibustion method] Pricking 0.5-0.8 cun flat; can be used for moxibustion.

[Application] It is commonly used in modern times to treat vascular (nervous) headache, nervous tinnitus (deafness), toothache, etc.

5. Suspended head (Xuánlú)

【Name】hanging, finger hanging; cranium, finger.The point hangs between Touwei and Qubin, hence the name.

[Location] The midpoint of the arc connecting Tauwei point to Qubin point.

【Indications】①Migraine; ②Conjunctival congestion and swelling; ③Toothache.

[Acupuncture and moxibustion method] Pricking 0.5-0.8 cun flat; can be used for moxibustion.

[Application] It is commonly used in modern times to treat vascular (nerve) headache, trigeminal neuralgia, etc.

6. Suspended (Xuánlí)

【Name】hang, refer to hanging; Li, correct.This point can cure headaches and stop dizziness, hence the name.

[Location] At the junction of the lower 1/4 and upper 3/4 of the arc-shaped line connecting Touwei Point to Qutan Point.

[Indications] ①Migraine; ②Conjunctival congestion and swelling; ③Tinnitus.

[Acupuncture and moxibustion method] Pricking 0.5-0.8 cun flat; can be used for moxibustion.

[Application] It is commonly used in the treatment of vascular (nervous) headache, cerebrovascular disease, temporal muscle spasm, etc. in modern times.

7. Curved Temple* (Qūbìn)

[name] Qu, bend; Temple, temple hair.The point is at the bend of the sideburns on the ears.

[Location] On the back edge of the hairline on the temples in front of the ears, directly above the Pingjiao Sun point.

[Indications] ① Migraine, trismus, toothache; ② Violent silence.

[Acupuncture and moxibustion method] Pricking 0.5-0.8 cun flat; can be used for moxibustion.

[Application] It is commonly used in modern times to treat vascular (nerve) headache, cerebrovascular disease, trigeminal neuralgia, etc.

8. Rate Valley* (Lǜɡǔ)

[name] rate, command; valley, valley.The acupoint is on the ear, which is the highest one named after "gu", just like the command of all valleys.

[Positioning] Straight up from the tip of the ear, 1.5 inches from the human hairline.

【Indications】①migraine; dizziness; ②convulsions in children; ③vomiting.

[Acupuncture and moxibustion method] Pricking 0.5-0.8 cun flat; can be used for moxibustion.

[Application] It is commonly used in modern times to treat vascular (nervous) headache, nervous tinnitus (deafness), conjunctivitis, etc.

9. Tianchong (Tiānchōnɡ)

【Name】Heaven, above, refers to the head;This acupoint is located in the key point of this classic, and it is mainly used to treat headaches and wind diseases, hence the name.

[Location] Straight above the posterior edge of the root of the ear, 2 cun into the hairline, 0.5 cun behind the valley. .

[Indications] ①Headache, gingival swelling and pain; ②Epileptic.

[Acupuncture and moxibustion method] Pricking 0.5-0.8 cun flat; can be used for moxibustion.

[Application] It is commonly used in modern times to treat vascular (nervous) headache, nervous tinnitus (deafness), goiter, etc.

10. Fúbái

【Name】Fu, superficial; Bai, should lung.This point is mainly used to treat lung diseases, hence the name.

[Location] At the back and upper part of the mastoid behind the ear, at the intersection of the middle third and upper third of the arc connecting Tianchong and Wangu.

【Indications】①headache, tinnitus, deafness, eye pain; ②gall gas.

[Acupuncture and moxibustion method] Pricking 0.5-0.8 cun flat; can be used for moxibustion.

[Application] It is commonly used in modern times to treat vascular (nervous) headaches, nervous tinnitus (deafness), etc.

11. Head Orifice Yin (Tóuqiàoyīn)

[Name] Qiao refers to the seven orifices of the five sense organs.This point is mainly used to treat diseases of the head, ears, eyes, throat and other head orifices, hence the name.

[Location] At the back and upper part of the mastoid behind the ear, at the intersection of the middle third and lower third of the arc connecting Tianchong and Wangu.

[Indications] ①Headache, dizziness; ②Tinnitus, deafness.

[Acupuncture and moxibustion method] Pricking 0.5-0.8 cun flat; can be used for moxibustion.

[Application] It is commonly used in modern times to treat vascular (nervous) headache, nervous tinnitus (deafness), goiter, etc.

12. Complete bone* (Wánɡú)

[Sweet name] "Wangu" means the mastoid of the temporal bone, and the acupoint is behind and below, hence the name.

[Location] In the depression behind the mastoid behind the ear.

[Indications] ①Headache, strong neck pain, cheek swelling, toothache, crooked mouth;

② malaria; ③ epilepsy.

[Acupuncture and moxibustion] obliquely needling 0.5-0.8 cun; can be used for moxibustion.

[Application] It is commonly used in modern times to treat facial paralysis, mumps, tonsillitis, insomnia, etc.

13. Běnshén* (Běnshén)

【Name】Ben, root; Shen, mind.The acupoint is next to the Shenting, where the brain is located, and the brain is the residence of the primordial spirit, which governs the mind and is the root of human beings.

【定位】人前发际0.5寸，神庭穴旁开3寸，当神庭穴与头维穴连线的内2/3与外1/3交点处。

[Indications] ①headache, dizziness; ②epilepsy, convulsions in children; ③chest and hypochondriac pain, hemiplegia.

[Acupuncture and moxibustion method] Pricking 0.5-0.8 cun flat; can be used for moxibustion.

[Application] It is commonly used in modern times to treat vascular (nervous) headaches, cerebrovascular diseases, neurasthenia, and cerebral hypoplasia in children.

14. Yangbai* (Yánɡbái)

【Name】Cave dwelling above the pupil, above is yang; white, bright.This point belongs to the gallbladder meridian and the meeting point of Yangwei. Acupuncture has the effect of improving eyesight; and the forehead is bright when it receives sunlight, so it is called Yangbai.

【Positioning】Look straight ahead with the pupils straight up and the eyebrows above the eyebrows.

[Indications] ① Headache; ② Eye pain, dizziness, blurred vision, and eyelid twitching.

[Acupuncture and moxibustion method] Pricking 0.3-0.5 cun flat; can be used for moxibustion.

[Application] It is commonly used in modern times to treat vascular (nervous) headaches, drooping eyelids, and facial paralysis.

15. The head is crying* (Tóulínqì)

【Name】pro, governance; weeping, tears.The point is good at treating eye diseases and tears on the head, hence the name.

[Positioning] Yangbai acupoint goes straight up, 0.5 cun in front of the hairline.

[Indications] ①Headache, dizziness, conjunctival congestion, swelling and pain, tearing, nasal congestion, nasal sinusitis; ②Convulsions in children; ③Fever.

[Acupuncture and moxibustion method] Pricking 0.3-0.5 cun flat; can be used for moxibustion.

[Application] It is commonly used in modern times to treat vascular (nervous) headache, leukoplakia, rhinitis, etc.

16. Eye window (Mùchuānɡ)

【Name】目, main bright; window, refers to the skylight.This point is connected to the eyes on both sides of the top of the head, just like the skylight of the room, and it is mainly used to treat eye diseases, so it is named.

[Positioning] 1.5 inches above the current hairline and 2.25 inches away from the midline of the head.

【Indications】①headache;

[Acupuncture and moxibustion method] Pricking 0.3-0.5 cun flat; can be used for moxibustion.

[Application] It is commonly used in modern times to treat vascular (nerve) headache, conjunctivitis, glaucoma, etc.

17. Zhengying (Zhènɡyínɡ)

[Name] Zheng, refers to encounter; camp, refers to set.The acupoint belongs to the Gallbladder Meridian and the Yangwei Meridian meets and gathers here, hence the name.

[Location] 1 cun behind Muchuang acupoint.

【Indications】①Migraine; ②Dizziness; ③Toothache.

[Acupuncture and moxibustion method] Pricking 0.5-0.8 cun flat; can be used for moxibustion.

[Application] It is commonly used in modern times to treat vascular (nervous) headaches, toothaches, etc.

18. Cheng Ling (Chénɡlínɡ)

[Naming] Cheng, refers to receiving; Ling, refers to gods.The acupoint is on the top of the head, and the head is the place of the primordial spirit. It is mainly used to treat head diseases, hence the name.

[Location] 1.5 inches behind Zhengying point.

[Indications] ①Headache, dizziness; ②eye pain; ③nasal congestion, bleeding.

[Acupuncture and moxibustion method] Pricking 0.3-0.5 cun flat; can be used for moxibustion.

[Application] It is commonly used in modern times to treat vascular (nervous) headaches, rhinitis, etc.

19. Brain empty (Nǎokōnɡ)

[Name] empty, refers to the hole, has the meaning of depression.The point is next to the brain door, sandwiched in the depression outside the occipital bone, hence the name.

[Location] When on the outside of the upper edge of the external occipital inion, 2.25 inches lateral to the midline of the head.

【Insect Treatment】①Headache, dizziness; ②Mania and epilepsy; ③Strong neck pain.

[Acupuncture and moxibustion method] Pricking 0.3-0.5 cun flat; can be used for moxibustion.

[Application] It is commonly used in modern times to treat hysteria, epilepsy, soft tissue diseases of the neck, etc.

20. Wind Pool* (Fēnɡchí)

[Name] The point is like a "pool" in the depression next to the neck.This point is the place where wind evil enters, and it is also the key point for expelling wind evil.Indications for colds, colds, strokes and other wind-related diseases, hence the name.

[Location] On the nape, below the occipital bone, at the same level as Fengfu, in the depression between the sternocleidomastoid muscle and the upper end of the trapezius muscle.

[Indications] ①Headache, dizziness, conjunctival congestion and swelling, nasal sinusitis, epistaxis, tinnitus, crooked mouth and eyes, stiff neck; ②Cold, fever, malaria; ③Stroke, epilepsy, fever, gall gas.

[Acupuncture and moxibustion method] The needle tip is lowered slightly, obliquely puncture 0.8-1.2 cun toward the tip of the nose, or flatly puncture the Tufengfu point.The middle of the deep part is the medulla oblongata, and the angle and depth of acupuncture must be strictly controlled; moxibustion can be used.

[Application] It is commonly used in modern times to treat hypertension, cerebral arteriosclerosis, neurasthenia, epilepsy, cold, optic atrophy, rhinitis, cervical spondylosis, etc.

21. Jianjing* (Jiānjǐnɡ)

[name] shoulder, shoulder; well, depression.This point is located in the depression on the shoulder, hence the name.

[Location] The midpoint of the line connecting Dazhui point and the acromion.

[Indications] ①headache, neck pain, shoulder and back pain, upper limb paralysis; ②dystocia, breast abscess, milk retention; ③scrofula;

[Acupuncture and moxibustion] Needling 0.5-0.8 cun.The inside is the apex of the lung, so deep puncture is not allowed; acupuncture is forbidden for pregnant women; moxibustion is acceptable.

[Application] It is commonly used in the treatment of shoulder and neck soft tissue diseases, mastitis, etc. in modern times.

22. Yuānyè

【Name】Yuan means deep.Because the acupoint is hidden under the armpit, it is named.

[Location] Raise the arm, on the midaxillary line, in the fourth intercostal space.

[Indications] ①Chest fullness, hypochondriac pain; ②Upper limb numbness, armpit swelling.

[Acupuncture and Moxibustion] Oblique or flat 0.5-0.8 cun.Do not pierce deeply at the acupoints from the axillary to Jingmen in this meridian, so as not to injure important internal organs; moxibustion can be used.

[Application] It is commonly used in the treatment of intercostal neuralgia and pleurisy in modern times.

23. Zhéjīn

[Name] refers to the point in the intercostal space. "Shuowen Jiezi": "Noir, the car also has two legs." Also known as the car's ear, its shape is curved, similar to a human rib, and the acupuncture point is in it, hence the name.

[Location] 1 cun anterior to the axillary point Yuan, in the fourth intercostal space.

[Indications] ① Chest fullness, hypochondriac pain, asthma; ② Vomiting, acid regurgitation.

[Acupuncture and moxibustion] oblique or flat 0.5-0.8 cun; can be used for moxibustion.

[Application] It is commonly used in the treatment of intercostal neuralgia and pleurisy in modern times.

24. Riyue* (Rìyuè) Gallbladder Acupuncture Point

[Naming] The acupoint belongs to the gallbladder, and the gallbladder governs decision-making, and the decision-making must be clear. The Ming characters are composed of "day" and "month", hence the name.

[Location] Directly below the nipple, the seventh intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline.

[Indications] ① Vomiting, hiccups, acid regurgitation; ② Jaundice, fullness and pain in hypochondriac.

[Acupuncture and moxibustion] oblique or flat 0.5-0.8 cun; can be used for moxibustion.

[Application] It is commonly used in modern times to treat cholecystitis, hepatitis, intercostal neuralgia, etc.

25. Jīnɡmén (Jīnɡmén) kidney acupoint

[Naming] Jing refers to Kyoto, which means important.The acupoint is the recruiting point of the kidney, the place where the meridian qi gathers, and it is mainly used to treat unfavorable water channels, and it is an important point for benefiting the kidney and promoting water, hence the name.

[Positioning] On the side waist, 1.8 inches behind the Zhangmen, below the free end of the No.12 rib.

[Indications] ① Difficulty urinating, edema; ② Low back pain, hypochondriac pain; ③ Abdominal distension, diarrhea.

[Acupuncture and moxibustion] obliquely needling 0.3-0.5 cun; can be used for moxibustion.

[Application] It is commonly used in modern times to treat nephritis, high blood pressure, herpes zoster, etc.

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