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Acupoints A–Z
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- Baihui 百会 bái huì Baihui DU-20 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to expel interior wind, raise yang, and benefit the brain and the senses, and it is…
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- Changqiang 长强 cháng qiáng Changqiang DU-1 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to regulate governing and directing vessels and to regulate the two lower orifices,…
- Chengjiang 承浆 chéng jiāng Chengjiang (承浆, chéng jiāng) is a facial acupressure point. Acupressure only; needling is a practitioner procedure and is not described.
- Chengqi 承泣 chéng qì Chengqi (承泣, chéng qì) is the Stomach channel point on the bony rim directly below the eye, used in acupressure only as light pressure on that rim and never on the…
- Chize 尺泽 chǐ zé Chize LU-5 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to clear lung heat and to descend the lung qi, and it is included here for its channel…
- Cuanzhu 攒竹 cuán zhú Cuanzhu (攒竹, cuán zhú) is the Bladder channel point in the hollow at the inner end of the eyebrow, used in acupressure for eye strain, frontal headache and a heavy brow.
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- Dachangshu 大肠俞 dà cháng shū Dachangshu BL-25 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to regulate the large intestine and to remove qi stagnation in the large intestine,…
- Daling 大陵 dà líng Daling PC-7 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to calm the mind and to clear heat harmonizes the stomach, and in this database it…
- Dazhui 大椎 dà chuí Dazhui DU-14 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to clear wind-heat releases the exterior and to tonify yang, and it is included here…
- Dicang 地仓 dì cāng Dicang (地仓, dì cāng) is the Stomach channel point beside the corner of the mouth, used in acupressure for jaw and mouth tension.
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- Ermen 耳门 ěr mén Ermen SJ-21 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to benefit ears and to expel wind, and in this database it appears where the skin…
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- Feishu 肺俞 fèi shū Feishu BL-13 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to tonify lung qi and to nourish lung yin defuses and, and in this database it appears…
- Fengchi 风池 fēng chí Fengchi GB-20 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to subdues liver yang and to expel exterior or interior wind, and in this database it…
- Fengfu 风府 fēng fǔ Fengfu DU-16 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to expel interior and exterior wind and to nourish marrow and, and it is included here…
- Fenglong 丰隆 fēng lóng Fenglong ST-40 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to resolve dampness and phlegm and to calm the mind and, and in this database it…
- Fengmen 风门 fēng mén Fengmen BL-12 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to expel exterior wind and to strengthen the defensive qi, and it is included here for…
- Fengshi 风市 fēng shì Fengshi GB-31 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to expel wind and to remove obstructions from the channel, and in this database it…
- Fuliu 复溜 fù liū Fuliu KI-7 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to resolve dampness and to tonify kidneys, and it is included here for its channel and…
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- Ganshu 肝俞 gān shū Ganshu BL-18 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to resolve damp-heat and to invigorate liver qi and blood, and in this database it…
- Geshu 膈俞 gé shū Geshu BL-17 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to invigorate blood and to cool blood heat and stops bleeding harmonizes qi in diaphragm…
- Guanyuan 关元 guān yuán Guanyuan REN-4 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to nourish blood and yin and to strengthen the kidneys and its receiving of qi, and…
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- Hegu 合谷 hé gǔ The point in the web of the hand, used in 107 of the 132 skin conditions. Its work in skin practice is releasing the surface: it pushes out Wind-Heat at the start of an…
- Huantiao 环跳 huán tiào Huantiao GB-30 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to remove obstructions from the channel and to resolve dampness and, and in this…
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- Jiache 颊车 jiá chē Jiache ST-6 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to regulate the channel and to support the surrounding channels, and it is included here…
- Jianjing 肩井 jiān jǐng Jianjing GB-21 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to remove obstructions from the channel and to promote lactation, and it is included…
- Jianliao 肩髎 jiān liáo Jianliao SJ-14 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to remove obstructions from the channel and to support the surrounding channels, and…
- Jianyu 肩髃 jiān yú Jianyu LI-15 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to remove obstructions from the channel and to resolve phlegm, and in this database it…
- Jiexi 解溪 jiě xī Jiexi ST-41 is a Stomach meridian point on the front of the ankle. Tradition gives it three jobs: clearing stomach heat, calming the mind, and clearing obstructions from…
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- Kunlun 昆仑 kūn lún Kunlun BL-60 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to remove obstructions from the channel and to benefit the back pacifies interior wind…
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- Lieque 列缺 liè quē Lieque LU-7 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to descend and diffuses the lung qi and to expel wind from the exterior, and it is…
- Ligou 蠡沟 lí gōu Ligou LR-5 is one of the points the skin pages draw on. Traditionally it invigorates Liver Qi and clears Damp-Heat from the genitourinary system, and in skin work it is…
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- Mingmen 命门 mìng mén Mingmen DU-4 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to tonify kidney yang and to warm the gate of life, and it is included here for its…
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- Neiguan 内关 nèi guān Neiguan PC-6 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to invigorate qi and blood in the chest and to calm the mind subdues rebellious stomach…
- Neiting 内庭 nèi tíng Neiting ST-44 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to clear heat from the stomach channel and eases pain and to regulate the intestines…
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- Pishu 脾俞 pí shū Pishu BL-20 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to tonify the spleen qi and yang and to resolve dampness, and it is included here for…
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- Qihai 气海 qì hǎi Qihai REN-6 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to tonify original qi lifting sinking qi and to strengthen the kidneys and, and it is…
- Qimen 期门 qī mén Qimen LR-14 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to invigorate liver qi harmonizes the liver and stomach and to support the surrounding…
- Quanliao 颧髎 quán liáo Quanliao (颧髎, quán liáo) is the Small Intestine channel point on the cheekbone, used in acupressure for cheek tension and facial pain.
- Quchi 曲池 qū chí One of the commonly used skin points in this compendium, appearing in 103 of the 132 conditions: a large-intestine point on the elbow that clears Heat, cools the Blood…
- Quepen 缺盆 quē pén Quepen ST-12 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to subdues rebellious qi and to remove obstructions from the channel, and it is…
- Ququan 曲泉 qū quán Ququan LR-8 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to benefit the bladder, genitals and uterus and to clear dampness from the lower burner…
- Quze 曲泽 qū zé Quze PC-3 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to clear heat and to cool blood subdues rebellious stomach qi, and it is included here for…
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- Rangu 然谷 rán gǔ Rangu KI-2 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to cool the blood and to clear empty-heat, and in this database it appears where the skin…
- Rugen 乳根 rǔ gēn Rugen ST-18 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to benefit the breasts and to regulate qi in the chest, and in this database it appears…
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- Sanyinjiao 三阴交 sān yīn jiāo The meeting point of the three leg Yin channels, and the most used point in this database: it appears in the treatment of 123 of the 132 skin conditions. It tonifies the…
- Shaofu 少府 shǎo fǔ Shaofu HT-8 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to clear fire, empty-fire or phlegm fire in the heart and to calm the mind, and in this…
- Shaohai 少海 shǎo hǎi Shaohai HT-3 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to remove channel stagnation and to calm the mind, and it is included here for its…
- Shenmen 神门 shén mén Shenmen HT-7 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to calm the mind and to open the mind's orifices, and it is included here for its…
- Shenque 神阙 shén quē Shenque REN-8 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to warm and rescues the yang and to strengthen the spleen, and it is included here for…
- Shenshu 肾俞 shèn shū Shenshu BL-23 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to tonify kidney yang and to nourish kidney yin, and it is included here for its…
- Shousanli 手三里 shǒu sān lǐ Shousanli LI-10 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to regulate the intestines and to remove obstructions from the channel, and it is…
- Shuifen 水分 shuǐ fèn Shuifen REN-9 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to open water passages and treats oedema harmonies the intestines and to support the…
- Shuigou 水沟 shuǐ gōu Shuigou (水沟, shuǐ gōu) is a facial acupressure point. Acupressure only; needling is a practitioner procedure and is not described.
- Sibai 四白 sì bái Sibai (四白, sì bái) is the Stomach channel point in the infraorbital foramen below the eye, used in acupressure for under-eye heaviness and facial tension.
- Sizhukong 丝竹空 sī zhú kōng Sizhukong (丝竹空, sī zhú kōng) is the Triple Energiser channel point in the hollow at the outer end of the eyebrow, used in acupressure for temporal headache and tired…
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- Taichong 太冲 tài chōng Taichong LR-3 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to subdues liver yang and to clear interior wind, and it is included here for its…
- Taixi 太溪 tài xī Taixi KI-3 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to tonify kidney yin and yang and to strengthen the kidney's receiving lung qi, and it is…
- Taiyang 太阳 tài yáng Taiyang (太阳, tài yáng) is the extra point in the hollow of the temple, used in acupressure for temporal headache, eye strain and a tight jaw.
- Tianshu 天枢 tiān shū Tianshu ST-25 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to regulate the intestines, stomach and spleen and to invigorate qi and blood in the…
- Tinggong 听宫 tīng gōng Tinggong SI-19 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to benefit the ears and to support the surrounding channels, and in this database it…
- Tongziliao 瞳子髎 tóng zǐ liáo Tongziliao (瞳子髎, tóng zǐ liáo) is a facial acupressure point. Acupressure only; needling is a practitioner procedure and is not described.
- Touwei 头维 tóu wéi Touwei ST-8 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to expel wind and to relieve pain, and in this database it appears where the skin…
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- Waiguan 外关 wài guān Waiguan SJ-5 is a Triple Burner point on the forearm, two cun above the wrist, and the Luo-Connecting point of the meridian. Tradition gives it the job of expelling…
- Weizhong 委中 wěi zhō Weizhong BL-40 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to cool the blood and to clear summer-heat, and in this database it appears where the…
- Wuyi 屋翳 wū yì Wuyi ST-15 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to descend rebellious qi and to open the chest eases skin pain and itchiness, and in this…
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- Xiaguan 下关 xià guān Xiaguan (下关, xià guān) is a facial acupressure point. Acupressure only; needling is a practitioner procedure and is not described.
- Xiangu 陷谷 xiàn gǔ Xiangu ST-43 sits on the dorsum of the foot, in the depression two cun above the web between the second and third toes, and works on the Stomach channel where it crosses…
- Xiaxi 侠溪 xiá xī Xiaxi GB-43 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to subdues liver yang and to expel damp-heat, and in this database it appears where the…
- Xingjian 行间 xíng jiān Xingjian LR-2 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to clear liver fire and subdues liver yang and to clear interior wind, and in this…
- Xinshu 心俞 xīn shū Xinshu BL-15 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to calm the mind and to support the surrounding channels, and it is included here for…
- Xuehai 血海 xuè hǎi Named the Sea of Blood, this point appears in 110 of the 132 skin conditions and is the main point for Blood-Heat: the hot, red, itchy, whealing skin of urticaria,…
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- Yangbai 阳白 yáng bái Yangbai GB-14 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to subdues liver yang and to expel wind, and in this database it appears where the…
- Yanglingquan 阳陵泉 yáng líng quán Yanglingquan GB-34 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to resolve liver qi stagnation and to resolve damp-heat in the liver and gall…
- Yingxiang 迎香 yíng xiāng Yingxiang LI-20 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to expel exterior wind and to remove obstructions from the channel, and in this…
- Yinlingquan 阴陵泉 yīn líng quán The main point for draining Dampness, used in 95 of the 132 skin conditions. It is the point for the weeping, oozing, swollen and heavy skin picture: it opens the water…
- Yintang 印堂 yìn táng Yintang (印堂, yìn táng) is the extra point midway between the eyebrows, used in acupressure as a calming point for the forehead, the eyes and a busy mind.
- Yinxi 阴郄 yīn xī Yinxi HT-6 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to nourish heart yin and to clear empty-heat of the heart, and it is included here for…
- Yuji 鱼际 yú jì Yuji LU-10 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to clear lung heat and to descend lung qi and stops coughing, and in this database it…
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- Zhaohai 照海 zhào hǎi Zhaohai KI-6 is a point of the Kidney meridian at the inner ankle. Tradition uses it to nourish kidney yin and clear empty-heat, and the skin cases in this compendium…
- Zhigou 支沟 zhī gōu Zhigou SJ-6 is a Triple Burner point on the forearm, three cun above the wrist. Its work is to regulate qi and clear stagnation, to clear heat from the large intestine…
- Zhongfu 中府 zhōng fǔ Zhongfu LU-1 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to promote the descending of lung qi and stops cough and to resolve phlegm from the…
- Zhongji 中极 zhōng jí Zhongji REN-3 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to clear dampness from the lower burner and to benefit the bladder and its qi…
- Zhongwan 中脘 zhōng wǎn Zhongwan REN-12 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to tonify the stomach and to strengthen the spleen, and it is included here for its…
- Zhouliao 肘髎 zhǒu liáo Zhouliao LI-12 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to remove obstructions from the channel and to support the surrounding channels, and…
- Zusanli 足三里 zú sān lǐ The great Qi and Blood tonic of the leg: it appears in 119 of the 132 skin conditions. In skin work it is used where the picture is chronic and depleted, with pale, dry,…