Acupuncture Extra Points
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- Yintang
- At the midpoint between the medial extremities of the eyebrows
- Qiuhou
- Midway between ST 1 and the outer canthus
- Taiyang
- Approx. 1 cun posterior to the midpoint between the lateral extremity of the eyebrow and the outer canthus
- Bitong
- At the highest point of the nasolabial groove
- Bailao
- 2cun superior to Du 17 (C7), 1 cun lateral to the midline
- Anmian
- Midway between SJ17 and GB20
- Jiachengjiang
- 1 cun lateral to Ren 24
- Dingchuan
- 0.5cun lateral to Du 14 (C7)
- Weiguanxiashu
- 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of T8
- Yaoyan
- 3.5 cun lateral to the lower border of L4
- Shiqizhuixia
- In the depression below the spinous process of L5
- Yaotongxue
- 2 points on the dorsum of the hand, between the 2nd and 3rd, and 4th and 5th metacarpal bones (immediately distal to the junction of each pair of bones)
- Luozhen
- Dorsum of the hand, just proximal to the 2nd and 3rd metacarpophalangeal joints
- Erbai
- 2 points, one on either side of the tendon of flexor carpi radialis, 4 cun above the transverse wrist crease
- Zhoujian
- On the tip of the elbow
- Jianqian
- Midway between LI15 and the end of the anterior axillary fold
- Jianneiling
- Midway between LI15 and the end of the anterior axillary fold
- Baichongwo
- 1 cun above SP10
- Heding
- In the depression at the midpoint of the superior border of the patella
- Neixiyan
- In the depression on the medial side of the patellar ligament (ST35 is lateral)
- Lanweixue
- 2 cun below ST36, right leg only
- Dannangxue
- 1-2 cun below GB34, right leg only
- Qianzheng
- 0.5-1cun anterior to the auricular lobe
- Yiming
- 1 cun posterior to SJ17
- Pigen
- 3.5cun lateral to the lower border of L1
- Zhongquan
- Midway between LI5 and SJ4
- Bizhong
- Midway between the wrist crease and the cubital crease, between the radius and ulna
- Shanglianquan
- 1 cun below the midpoint of the lower jaw
- Shanglianquan
- 1 cun below the midpoint of the lower jaw