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ACUPUNCTURE
Acupressure and acupuncture points explained: where each point is, its traditional use, how to press it yourself and what to expect.
- Tai Jian: TCM Acupoint Guide TAIJIAN Tai Jian (Taijian) is 1.5 cun below and anterior to the acromion of the shoulder. Needling: straight insertion, 1 to 2 cun. Indications: sequelae of.
- Dian Xian: TCM Acupoint Guide DIANXIAN Dian Xian (Dianxian) is at the midpoint of a line drawn from DU-14 Dazhui to the tip of the coccyx, usually below the spinous process of the eleventh.
- Zhao Hai: TCM Acupoint Guide ZHAOHAI Zhao Hai (Zhaohai). 1 cun below the prominence of the medial malleolus, in the groove formed by two ligament bundles, between the tibialis posterior tendon.
- Shang Ba Xie: TCM Acupoint Guide SHANGBAXIE Shang Ba Xie (Shangbaxie) comprises eight points, four on each hand, in the depression just behind and between the metacarpophalangeal joints. Indications.
- Tai Yang: TCM Acupoint Guide TAIYANG Tai Yang (Taiyang). In the depression about one fingerbreadth posterior to the midpoint between the lateral end of the eyebrow and the corner of the.
- Ding Chuan: TCM Acupoint Guide DINGCHUAN Ding Chuan (Dingchuan) is 0.5 cun lateral to DU-14 Dazhui. Actions: calms dyspnea and wheezing, stops cough, expels exterior wind, diffuses lung qi..
- Fu Liu: TCM Acupoint Guide FULIU Fu Liu (Fuliu). On the medial aspect of the lower leg, in the depression 2 cun superior to KI-3 Taixi, on the anterior border of the achilles tendon..
- Shang Jing Ming: TCM Acupoint Guide SHANGJINGMING Shang Jing Ming (Shangjingming) is approximately 0.2 cun above UB-1 Jingming. Needling: straight insertion, 1 to 1.5 cun. Indications: atrophy of the optic.
- Tan Li: TCM Acupoint Guide TANLI Tan Li (Tanli) is five finger widths above the superior, lateral margin of the patella. Needling: straight insertion, 1.5 to 2.5 cun. Indications: paralysis.
- Ding Shen: TCM Acupoint Guide DINGSHEN Ding Shen (Dingshen) is in the philtrum, one-half the distance from the top of the lip to the base of the nose. Needling: slanted insertion directed upward.
- Jiao Xin: TCM Acupoint Guide JIAOXIN Jiao Xin (Jiaoxin) is on the medial side of the lower leg, 2 cun above KI-3 Taixi and 0.5 cun anterior to KI-7 Fuliu. Master point of Blood, xi-cleft point.
- Shang Lian Quan: TCM Acupoint Guide SHANGLIANQUAN Shang Lian Quan (Shanglianquan) is 1 cun above the laryngeal prominence, in the depression between the mandible and the hyoid bone. Indications: slurred.