Nomenclature: English Name/Meaning: Hundred Labors Chinese Name: 白劳 Chinese Pinyin: Bailao This point is also known as jingbailao. Location: Located on the neck, 2cun above GV14(Dazhui), 1cun lateral to the posterior median line. Or 2 cun superior to the lower border of the spinous process of the 7th cervical vertebra (C7) and 1 cun lateral…
Nomenclature: English Name/Meaning: Shielding Brightness Chinese Name: 翳明 Chinese Pinyin: Yiming Location: Yiming is located on the neck, 1 cun posterior to TE17(Yifeng), at the junction of the head and the occiput, posterior to the mastoid bone. Functions and Indications of Yiming : Yiming brightens eyes so is the main point for various eye diseases…
Nomenclature: Chinese Name: Qiuhou English Name/Meaning: Behind the Ball Chinese Pinyin: 球后 Location: Qiuhou is located on the region of the face, at the junction of the lateral one-fourth and the medial three-fourths of the infraorbital margin. Functions and Indications : Qiuhou benefits eye so is useful for various eye diseases such as optic neuritis,…
Nomenclature of erjian: English Name/Meaning: Tip of the ear Chinese Name: 耳尖 Chinese Pinyin: Taiyang Location: On the top region of the auricle, fold the auricle forward, erjian is at the apex of the auricle. Functions and Indications : Erjian clears heat and reduces swelling so is good for various eye disorders like redness, swelling…
Nomenclature: English Name/Meaning: Sun (Supreme Yang) Chinese Name: 太阳 Chinese Pinyin: Taiyang Location: In the region of the temples, in the depression about one finger-breadth posterior to the midpoint between the lateral end of the eyebrow and the outer canthus. Functions and Indications : Taiyang courses wind and dissipate heat so is good for headache,…
Nomenclature: English Name/Meaning: Hall of Impression Chinese Name: 印堂 Chinese Pinyin: Yintang Location: On the forehead, at the midpoint between the two medial ends of the eyebrow. Functions: Calms the spirit and reduces pain (general pain, insomnia, headache). Benefits the nose (nasal disorders, nasal congestion, sinusitis). Coarses wind (infantile convulsion). Indications of yitang : Yintang is…
Nomenclature: English Name/Meaning: Four spirit wisedom Chinese Name: 四神聪 Chinese Pinyin: Sishenchong Location: Four points at the vertex of the scalp, grouped around DU20 and located 1 cun anterior, posterior and lateral to it. Functions and Indications of sishenchong: Sishenchong benefits brain, clear the mind and calm the spirit so is beneficial for insomnia, poor…