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REN-24

Ghost Point • Meeting point of the REN, DU, LI, ST channels
Mouth, throat problems: deviation of mouth, Bell's palsy, toothache, gum pain, tongue ulcer, sudden loss of voice, thirsty,
GHOST POINT: Calm “Shen”
Urinary problems: enuresis

Si Shen Cong

Clear wind & calm Shen : windstroke, poor memory, pycho-emotional disorders, insomnia
headaches, epilepsy

SI-01

Jing-Well Point • Metal Point
JING-WeLL: BEST for POOR LACTATION • Mastitis • Fullness below the heart • Clear heat • Nosebleeds • Tongue ulcers • Mouth ulcers
headache, dizziness, red eyes, sore throat
SI channel issues: eyes • ears (tinitus, hearing) • stiff neck, pain in shoulder, upper arm, elbow, hands, pinky finger
Face (Bell's Palsy • TMJ • Acne • Congested nose)
Occipital/ Tai Yang headaches
Pyscho-emotional disorders (HT heat and SI fire)
Best for poor lactation
Clears heat and benefits the sensory orifices • Revives consciousness • Promotes lactation and benefits the breasts

SI-02

Ying-Spring Point • Water Point
Channel heat (mumps, tinnitus, throat pain, deafness) • Yang channel issues
SI Channel issues: eyes • ears • Face (Bell's Palsy • TMJ • Acne) Nose (congestion)
Occipital / Tai Yang headaches
Psycho-emotional disorders of HT and SI fire
Clears wind-heat and reduces swelling • Benefits the eyes, ears and throat • Activates the channel and alleviates pain

SI-03

Shu-Stream Point • Wood point • Confluent point of Du Mai • Child Point
CONFLUENT SI-3/ BL-62: Disorder of the Tai Yang and Du Mai. DU is the Sea of Yang. Extraordinary vessels are reservoirs (expecially DU, Dai, Ren, Chong) take up excesses and give out when needed. So when yang is needed, you would needle this point first on the right and BL-62 on the left if you are female. Opens to the DU, so spinal column, clear heat, Taiyang stage problems (Early stage wind cold/heat), Epilepsy, Mania-depression
SHU-STREAM: Joint pain • Finger joints • Neck/shoulder/elbows/arm pain • Pain in scapula, spinal column, opisthotonos (infection of the spine), headache and epilepsy • BACK PAIN: distal point if pain is unilateral and roughly level with the umbilicus [GM]
Occipital headaches • Clear heat • Tai Yang problems • Epilepsy • Opisthotonos
SI Channel issues: eyes • ears • Face (Bell's Palsy • TMJ • Acne) Nose (congestion)
Channel heat (mumps, tinnitus, throat pain, deafness) • Yang channel issues
Psycho-emotional disorders of HT and SI fire
Best combo: SI-3/HE-6 - night sweats from Heart Blood and/or Yin Xu • SI-3/ BL-62: Disorder of the Tai Yang and Du Mai • Posterior shoulder pain
Clears wind-heat and reduces swelling • Benefits the eyes, ears and throat • Activates the channel and alleviates pain

SI-04

Yuan Source Point
JAUNDICE (alternating chills and fevers)
SI Channel issues: eyes • ears • Face (Bell's Palsy • TMJ • Acne) Nose (congestion)
Occipital / Tai Yang headaches
Psycho-emotional disorders of HT and SI fire
Jaundice

SI-05

Jing-River • Horary Point
JING-RIVER: Cough/ Dyspnea • Alternating fever and chills (no sweat) • Lock jaw • Tongue thrusting • Mad talking
Clear heat/reduce sweeling along the SI channel. SI Channel issues: eyes • ears • Face (Bell's Palsy • TMJ • Acne) Nose (congestion). Pain along wrist, hand, arm, shoulder
Occipital / Tai Yang headaches
Calm shen: Psycho-emotional disorders of HT and SI fire

SI-06

Xi-Cleft Point
EYE BRIGHT POINT: Blurred vision, cataract, glaucoma
XI-CLEFT: Acute lumbar pain • Broken or dislocated shoulder, scapula or arm
Channel (blurred vision, shoulders, elbows • Wrist • Ashi point

SI-07

Luo-Connecting Point
LUO: Calms the heart • Excess (frozen elbow, joint slack) • Deficiency (eye problems, headache, shoulder, elbow pain) • Psycho-emotional disorders
YUAN/LUO: HE-7 / SI-7 for psycho emotional disorders
Channel problems: blurred vision • shoulders • elbows • wrists • Ashi point
Best combo: HE-07/SI-07 for psycho-social issues • Best SI point to calm shen

SI-08

He-Sea Point • Mother Point
Calm shen • Joint pain • Scrofula • Goiter • Nodules • Taiyang exterior syndrome

SI-09

None
Shoulder and upper back • Ear problems • Scrofula
SI-9 to SI -18; need to know where they are and then you know what they do. They are very specific to where they are, except for SI-13 for breast problems. 9-12: for shoulders and upper back. SI-9 is flappy skin so you need to stretch the skin and that no clothing can push the needle into the thorax.

SI-10

Meeting Point for SI, BL with Yang Wei and Yang Qiao
Shoulder issues • Scrofula
Exterior syndrome
SI-9 to SI -18; need to know where they are and then you know what they do. They are very specific to where they are, except for SI-13 for breast problems. 9-12: for shoulders and upper back.

SI-11

None
Shoulder • Tender spot • Breast tenderness • Face
Exterior syndrome

SI-12

Meeting Point for SI, LI, SJ, GB channels
Shoulder • Exterior syndrome

SI-13

Meeting Point for SI, LI, SJ, GB channels
Shoulder and upper back

SI-14

None
Shoulder and upper back issues • Exterior syndrome

SI-15

None
Shoulder and upper back
Respiratory problems (bloody cough, shortness of breath, asthma

SI-16

Window of Heaven Point
WINDOW OF HEAVEN: headache • Loss of voice • Manic talk • Mania/depression
Deafness • Tinnitus • Ear pain • Goiter • Scrofula • Throat pain • Cheek pain • Heat sensation on the face

SI-17

Window of Heaven Point
Beautify face • Descend rebellious Qi • Vomiting • Cheek swelling • Heat sensation on the face
Wheezing • Chest pain • Cough

SI-18

Meeting Point of SI and SJ • 3 Foot Yang Sinew Meeting Point
FACE: Bell's Palsy • Facial paralysis • Trigeminal neuralgia • Red eyes • Red face • Upper toothache • Sinus pressure
Clear heat, dispel wind, reduce swelling, relief pain
Apply pressure after puncture to prevent bruising

SI-19

Meeting Point for SI, SJ, and GB Channels
BEST EAR POINT: Tinnitus • Nausea • Vomiting • Virtigo • Calm shen (bi-polar hearing voices)
Best ear point

SJ-01

Jing-Well Point
Elbow, shoulder, and back pain, difficult to turn back or look backwards
relief pain along the channel

SJ-02

Ying-Spring Point

SJ-03

Shu-Stream Point • Child Point
Relief pain and stiffness: elbow, upper arm, fingers - pain, swelling, and difficulty flexing or extending
Clear heat from head and eyes: fever without sweating, headaches, chills, wind cold, eye pain and redness, body itch, sore throat
Treat ear disorders: ear pain, tinnitus, deafness, diminished hearing, ear blockage, airplane ear, ear barotrauma
Distal point for any ear disorders

SJ-04

Yuan Source Point
Good for sweating issues

SJ-05

Luo Connecting Point • Confluent point of Yang Wei Mai
LUO: excess - elbow contraction, defficiency - elbow flaccidity. (elbow pain, wrist pain). PC channel: chest tightness. Shao Yang syndromes (SJ5+GB40). SJ channel: headaches, ear, eye, wrist, arm disorders
OPENS YANG WEI (SJ5+GB41): Key Headache point - one sided head aches, vertex headaches, frontal headaches, nape pain, hypertension, kidney xu headaches, dizziness, Exterior syndromes: Cold, chills and fever, sweating with exterior heat. Yang Wei links all yang channels
Ears: tinnitus, ear pain, deafness, ear itch, ear inflammation. Mouth: Swelling and pain of the cheek, tongue stiffness, apjasia, toothache, mumps, ulcer, cracked lips, nosebleed, scrofula. Eyes: pain and swelling, superficial visual obstruction, lacrimation from wind and cold.
Constipation, abdominal pain - but SJ6 is a better point
Shoulder and neck pain. Elbow and wrist pain. Pain of the hundred joints
SJ5+GB40 : best for Shao Yang syndrome • SJ5+GB41 : opens Yang Wei for exterior syndromes GB41+SJ5: all DAI channel issues
SJ-5 is the most commonly used point in the SJ meridian.

SJ-06

Jing-River Point • Horary Point
clear heat in san jiao: constipation, sudden turmoil disorder
Wind Bi -pain that moves: shoulder, arm, back, axilla, elbow, hand; hand trembling and numbness, hemiplegia, pain in abdomen, heart, chest, lateral costals
wind heat, voice loss, sore throat, red eyes, fever no sweat
Best for constipation • SJ6+GB34: Good for pain in the lateral costal area for any reason
Primarily used for the symptoms of constipation

SJ-08

None
clears SJ channel, relief pain
lumbar pain from traumatic injury, arm immobility and pain
voice loss, toothache, deafness, fever, limb fatigue

SJ-09

None

SJ-10

He-Sea Point • Mother Point
HE-SEA Point: cough, vomiting with pus/blood, chest pain, lateral costal pain, abdominal distention
transform phlegm , calms shen, clears heat from SJ channel, relieves pain, regulate Qi
One sided temporal headaches, cheek swelling, sore throat, alternating chills and fevers
Arm pain/atrophy/numbness, painful obstruction from wind affecting sinews and bones, pain in the neck, scapula, shoulder, arm, elbos, lumbar (SJ channel)
Very good point for headaches in the temporal regions

SJ-11

None
Best for clearing jaundice in the eyes

SJ-12

None

SJ-13

Meeting point of SJ and Yang Wei Mai

SJ-14

Acupuncture works well for information in this area, but if it's serious tare, should refer patient to get checked out with imaging.

SJ-15

Meeting point of the SJ and GB channels and the Yang Wei • Orphaned point
We do more cupping in this area than needling.

SJ-16

Window of Heaven Point

SJ-17

Meeting point of SJ and GB
Really good for tinnitus

SJ-20

Meeting point of SJ, SI and GB
Very commonly used to treat headaches

SJ-22

Meeting point of the Sanjiao, Gall Bladder and Small Intestine channels

SJ-23

None

SP-01

Entry point • Jin-Well point • Ghost point
STOP BLEEDING - No matter where or why. Especially bleeding at the lower parts of the body.
GHOST POINT - depression, mania
JING-Well POINT - loss of consciousness; fullness below the heart
Best for stop bleeding anywhere/reason

SP-02

Ying-Spring Point • Fire Point • Mother Point
YING-SPRING - clear heat. Food stagnation. Gan Ji - children who malnourished and picky eaters
MOTHER POINT - tonify spleen
LOCAL - digestive problems

SP-03

Shu Stream point • Yuan Source Point • Horary Point
SHU-STREAM POINT - Heaviness of body and joint pain (damp retention) • Earth point on earth channel
YUAN SOURCE POINT - Yuan/Luo combination (SP3/ST40) for excess phlegm. SP 3 tonifies the SP and ST40 is best for phlegm • Good for Zang organ problems like SP Xu, Qi Xu and dampness
LOCAL - Digestive problems
Best combo: Yuan/Luo - SP-03/ ST-40 - for phlegm

SP-04

Luo-Connecting point • Chong Mai Confluent point
LUO CONNECTING POINT - 1) Treat disorders in regions reached by the LUO (pain and disharmony in the abdominal areas) • Rebellious Qi (sudden turmoil disorder) • Excess (cutting pain in the intestines, cramps, and diarrhea) • Deficiency (drum distention, abdominal edema) 2) Treat diorders of the Zang Fu (both the ST and SP abdominal pain) 3) Treat psycho-emotional disorders
OPENS to CHONG (penetrating) CHANNEL - SP4 + P6 • 1) Counterflow of qi -vomiting and sudden turmoil disorder 2) Cramping from dysenteric disorders 3) Facial edema 4) Asthma (throat) • The Chong Mai is for spasm and pain in the abdomen, irregular menstruation, infertility in both women and men, and asthmatic breathing.
Best for abdominal distention and pain
BEST FOR distention and pain for any reason or any area of the abdomen • SP4 + P6: Distention and pain anywhere on the abdomen

SP-05

Jing-River point • Child Point
JING-RIVER - Resolve dampness; tongue stiffness & pain • Mental problems
LOCAL PROBLEMS; Digestive problems

SP-06

Spleen, Liver, and Kidney meeting point
BEST FOR REPRODUCTIVE PROBLEMS no matter if it's excess/deficiency, male or female • Menstrual problems • Vaginal discharge or dryness • Male infertility • Impotence • Nocturnal emission
BLOOD DISORDERS - nearly all blood problems • Blood deficiency - pale face, tongue, blurry eyes, poor memory, poor concentration. • Blood stasis - sharp fixed pain, bruises, swollen, masses, purple tongue, choppy pulse • Blood Heat - red skin rashes/ulcers, may be worse in summer, insomnia, thirsty, red tongue • Stop bleeding - caution during menses
THREE YIN INTERSECTION: Urinary problems • Skin problems • Strengthen SP • Tonify Yin
LOCAL - Legs
Digestive problems
resolve dampness, tonify SP, ST, KD, harmonize LV, relief pain
Best for reproductive issues/ blood disorders • Meeting point of all 3 foot yin channels
ankle-sprain blood Yu, ankle-sprain fluid retention, anxiety-HT(LV/SP) blood xu, anxiety-HT&KD yin xu heat, asthma-KD Qi xu, back pain(lower)-LV/KD xu, bi zheng-blood stasis, bi zheng-damp, bi zheng-phlegm stagnation, bi zheng-qi/blood xu, chronic fatigue-interior heat, chronic fatigue-muscle dampness, chronic fatigue-yin fire, common cold-Yin xu, constipation-Blood xu, constipation-heat-LV, constipation-Qi xu, constipation-yang xu, constipation-yin xu, depression-HT&SP xu, depression-Qi yu with phlegm, depression-Shao Yin HT/KD, depression-Tai Yin LU/SP, diabetes-lower-KD yin xu heat, diabetes-middle ST fire & Yin xu, diabetes-upper-LU heat &yin xu, diarrhea-damp cold, diarrhea-damp heat, diarrhea-LV Qi yu, diarrhea-SP&KD xu, diarrhea-SP&ST xu, dizziness-KD essence & Yin xu, dizziness-Qi&Blood xu, ED/impotence-lower jiao damp heat, edema-Yin, facial pain-yin xu w/yang rising, headache-blood deficiency, headache-blood stasis, headache-KD deficiency, headache-LV fire, Headache-LV Yang Rising, headache-wind damp, hypertension-LV fire, hypertension-LV yang rising, hypertension-phlegm obstruction, hypochondriac pain-LV Yin xu, hypothyroidism-LV&KD yin xu, hypothyroidism-Qi&Blood xu, hypothyroidism-SP&KD yang xu, insomnia-heat in diaphragm, insomnia-HT fire blazing, insomnia-HT Yin xu, insomnia-HT&KD disharmony, insomnia-HT&SP Qi&Blood xu, insomnia-LV fire blazing, insomnia-LV Yin xu, insomnia-phlegm heat on HT, jaundice-damp heat (yang), jaundice-LV/SP discord (cirrhosis), jaundice-Qi & Blood xu (anemia), n/voming-ST phlegm obstruction, n/vomiting-ST yin xu, neck-spondylosis spinal cord, neck-spondylosis vert. artery, obesity-general points, palpitation-Yin xu empty heat, sciatica-LV/KD xu, stomachache-ST yin xu, stroke-zangfu open, UTI-gao lin (milky/sticky), UTI-lao lin (fatigue), UTI-qi lin, UTI-re lin-LV fire, UTI-xue lin (blood)

SP-07

Dripping valley - gynecology problems like spotting
LOCAL - leg pain