Primary Chinese Functional Points
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- Apex of the antitragus, at LM 13.
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Asthma
Ping Chuan - Relieves symptoms of asthma, bronchitis, coughs, difficulty breathing, itching.
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Asthma
Ping Chuan - Middle of the triangular fossa, near the European Knee point.
- Antihistamine
- Relieves symptoms of colds, allergies, asthma, bronchitis, coughs.
- Antihistamine
- Inferior triangular fossa, superior to LM 17 on the antihelix inferior crus.
- Constipation
- Relieves constipation, indigestion
- Constipation
- Superior aspects of the triangular fossa as it curves up to the antihelix superior crus
- Hepatitis 1
- Reduces liver dysfunctions, liver inflammations
- Hepatitis 1
- Peripheral inferior concha, at the liver point
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Hepatitis 2
Hepatomeglia
Cirrhosis - Middle of antihelix body.
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Lumbago
Lumbodynia
Coxalgia - Relieves the functional or psychosomatic aspects of low back pain.
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Lumbago
Lumbodynia
Coxalgia - Central, superior triangular fossa, near the European points for the toes.
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Hypertension 1
Depressing Point
Lowering Blood Pressure Point - Reduces high blood pressure, induces relaxation
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Hypertension 1
Depressing Point
Lowering Blood Pressure Point - Inferior tragus at the Tranquilizer point
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Hypertension 2
High Blood Pressure Point - Superior region of the posterior groove, behind the upper antihelix body
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Hypertension 3
Hypertensive Groove - Central intertragic notch, between Eye Disorders Mu 1 & Eye Disorders Mu 2
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Hypotension
Raising Blood Pressure Point - Elevates abnormally low blood pressure
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Hypotension
Raising Blood Pressure Point - Peripheral inferior concha, near the Chinese Spleen point and the Liver points
- Muscle Relaxation
- One of the most clinically effective points on the auricle for reducing muscle tension, with almost the status of a master point because it is used so often to reduce pain & stress.
- Muscle Relaxation
- Inferior concha, near the Pituitary Gland point, the gland which regulates antidiuretic hormone that controls fluid levels released in urine.
- San Jiao
- Affects diseases of the internal organs and the endocrine glands. Affects the circulatory system, respiratory system, & thermoregulation. Relieves indigestion, shortness of breath, anemia, hepatitis, abdominal distention, constipation, & edema. R
- San Jiao
- Middle of tragus between LM 10 & LM 11
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Appetite Control
Hunger Point
Weight Control - Diminishes appetite, nervous over-eating, overweight disorders, hyperthyroidism & hypertension. This ear point can be very effectively combined with stimulation of the Stomach point for reduction of the food cravings that may accompany commitments to
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Appetite Control
Hunger Point
Weight Control - Tragus, just medial & inferior to the superior tragus protrusion, LM 11.
- Thirst point
- Diminishes excessive thirst related to diabetes insipidus & diabetes mellitus. In TCM, it nourishes yin & promotes the production of body fluids to reduce thirst.
- Thirst point
- Superior concha, between the Small Intestines & the Chinese Kidney point.
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Alcoholic point
Drunk point - Relieves hangovers, assists treatment of alcoholism.
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Alcoholic point
Drunk point - Central ear lobe, near LM 8 & the Master Cerebral point
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Nervousness
Neurasthenia
Master Cerebral point - Relieves anxiety, worry, neurosis, neurasthenia
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Alcoholic point
Drunk point - Concha wall below the apex of antitragus & above the Thalamus point.
- Excitement point
- Induces excitation of the cerebral cortex to relieve drowsiness, lethargy, depression, hypogonadism, sexual impairment, impotency, & obesity.
- Excitement point