1. 24 Guanqiao points on the twelve meridians
1. Fengchi point: on the gallbladder meridian of Foot Shaoyang. Fengchi point is located on the back of the neck, under the back of the skull, in the hollows on the outer edges of two large tendons, which is equivalent to the level of the earlobes. It is mainly used to treat headache, dizziness, strong neck pain, red and painful eyes, tearing eyes, rhinophyma, epistaxis, deafness, breathlessness, stroke, deviation of mouth and eyes, malaria, fever, cold, gall, and stiff neck.
2. Foot Linwei: on the Gallbladder Meridian of Foot Shaoyang. It is located on the outside of the dorsum of the foot, behind this section of the 4th toe (the 4th toe joint), in the depression on the outside of the extensor toe tendon. When selecting acupoints, you can lie on your back. The Zulinqi acupoint is located on the outside of the dorsum of the foot, between the metatarsal bones of the fourth toe and little toe. Indications: Headache, canthus pain, dizziness, mastitis, scrofula, flank pain, malaria, stroke and hemiplegia, numbness and pain, and swelling and pain in the soles of the feet. Gallbladder meridian headache, low back pain, muscle spasm, eye disease, cholecystitis, stroke, neurosis, etc.
3. Taichong point: on the liver meridian of Foot Shaoyin. Taichong point is located on the dorsal side of the foot, at the junction of the first and second metatarsal bones. Use your fingers to move upward along the gap between the big toe and second toe until you can feel the artery reflecting on your hand, which is this point. It mainly treats liver diseases, toothache, eye diseases, digestive system diseases, respiratory system diseases, and reproductive system diseases.
4. Ququan point: on the liver meridian of Foot Shaoyin. When they bend their knees, they are in the depression above the inner crease of the knee. Mainly treated diseases: This point is best for treating knee joint pain, and is also an important point for lowering blood pressure. It can also treat various warm diseases. This point can be used regardless of cold, warm, wind-warm, or warm toxins.
5. Taiyuan point: on the Taiyin lung meridian of the hand. With your palms raised, select a point in the depression on the radial side of the radial artery on the transverse creases of the wrist. Indications: 1. Respiratory system diseases: tonsillitis, pneumonia; 2. Circulatory system diseases: tachycardia, pulseless disease, vasculitis; 3. Others: intercostal neuralgia, radiocarpal joint and surrounding soft tissue diseases, diaphragm Spasms.
6. Lieque point: on the Taiyin Lung Meridian of the hand. The tiger's mouth of both hands naturally crosses each other straight. The index finger of one hand presses on the styloid process of the radius of the other hand. There is a point in the depression under the fingertips. [Indications] Colds, headaches, strong nape, cough, asthma, sore throat, crooked mouth and eyes, toothache
7. Hegu point: on the large intestine meridian of Hand Yangming. It is located at the tiger's mouth on the back of the hand, in the depression between the first metacarpal bone and the second metacarpal bone. Mainly used to treat toothache. Pain in wrist and arm. Mouth and eyes are crooked. Colds and fever. Pregnant women should use it with caution (pregnant women can have diarrhea but not supplementation, supplementation will cause abortion). It calms and relieves pain, stimulates meridians and activates meridians, clears away heat and relieves external symptoms. The main pulse is floating on the surface, typhoid fever and severe thirst, fever and aversion to cold, headache and strong spine, deafness, dental caries, laryngeal paralysis, facial swelling, inability to close lips and mouth, inability to open lips, partial headache, partial wind, rubella, lumbar spine Internal pain.
8. Yingxiang point: on the large intestine meridian of Hand Yangming. How to find it: When selecting acupoints, you generally use a sitting or supine posture. The Yingxiang acupoint is located on the face, in a wrinkle about one centimeter next to the nose wing (next to the midpoint of the outer edge of the nose wing, in the nasolabial fold). The main diseases treated by Yingxiang point are: rhinitis, nasal congestion, sinusitis, runny nose, nasal disease, toothache, cold, etc. Especially when you have toothache in the upper teeth, acupressure on Yingxiang point can quickly relieve pain.
9. Zusanli: on the stomach meridian of Foot Yangming. On the anterolateral side of the calf, 3 inches below the calf's nose and one finger (middle finger) away from the front edge of the tibia. The He point of the Stomach Meridian of Foot Yangming is the lower He point of the stomach. Massaging the Zusanli point can treat common diseases of the digestive system, such as gastroduodenal bulb ulcers, acute gastritis, gastroptosis, etc. The effect of relieving acute stomach pain is particularly obvious. It can treat vomiting, hiccups, belching, enteritis, dysentery, constipation, and hepatitis. , cholecystitis, gallstones, kidney stone colic, diabetes, hypertension, etc., it also has an auxiliary therapeutic effect.
10. Chongyang point: on the stomach meridian of Foot Yangming. Chongyang point is located at the highest point of the instep of the human body, between the extensor pollicis longus tendon and the extensor digitorum longus tendon, where the dorsalis pedis artery pulses. Mainly used to treat crooked eyes and mouth, swollen face, toothache, epilepsy, stomach problems, foot flaccidity and weakness
11. Gongsun point: on the spleen meridian of foot Taiyin. Gongsun point is located on the medial edge of the human foot, in front of and below the base of the first metatarsal bone. Indications: (1) Digestive system diseases: gastric spasm, acute and chronic gastroenteritis, gastric ulcer, indigestion, dysentery, hepatitis, ascites, gastric cancer, intestinal spasm; (2) Obstetric and gynecological systemic diseases: endometritis, irregular menstruation Tune. (3) Others: myocarditis, pleurisy, epilepsy, heel pain.
12. Sanyinjiao: on the Spleen Meridian of Foot Taiyin. Three inches straight above the tip of the medial malleolus, on the posterior edge of the tibia. Mainly used to treat weak spleen and stomach, indigestion, abdominal distension and bowel sounds, diarrhea, irregular menstruation, metrorrhagia, vaginal discharge, amenorrhea, uterine prolapse, dystocia, postpartum haemorrhage, lochia, nocturnal emission, impotence, penile pain, edema, and difficulty in urination. , enuresis, numbness of knees and feet, athlete's foot, insomnia, eczema, urticaria, neurodermatitis, hypertension, etc.
13. Shenmen point: on Houshaoyin Heart Meridian. It is located in the depression of the tendon on the ulnar side of the wrist crease and is used to treat chest pain, constipation, restlessness, palpitations, insomnia, loss of appetite and other diseases. This point is one of the important points on the Shaoyin Heart Meridian of the human hand. Heart disease, upset, palpitation, confusion, forgetfulness, insomnia, epilepsy, chest and hypochondriac pain.
14. Shaochong point: on the Heart Meridian of Hand Shaoyin. Scratch the side of the end of the little finger, 0.1 inch away from the corner of the nail. Indications: palpitation, heartache, chest and hypochondrium pain, madness, fever, coma, hand spasm and arm pain.
15. Houxi point: on the small intestine meridian of the hand Taiyang. This point is located on the ulnar side of the palm of the human body, making a slightly fisted fist, at the edge of the distal palmar transverse crease behind the little finger (5th metacarpal joint).
Indications: (1) Psychiatric and nervous system diseases: headache, epilepsy, schizophrenia, hysteria, hemifacial spasm; (2) ENT system diseases: tinnitus, deafness, keratitis, stye, epistaxis, tonsillitis; (3) Exercise Systemic diseases: low back pain, stiff neck, shoulder and arm pain; (4) Others: scabies.
16. Wrist Valley point: on the small intestine meridian of the hand Taiyang. On the ulnar side of the palm, in the depression between the base of the fifth metacarpal bone and the hamate bone, at the red-white flesh border. It is mainly used to treat headaches, nuchal stiffness, tinnitus and deafness, eye nebula, finger and arm cramps and pain, and fever and inability to sweat. Remove dampness and heat from the body and treat diabetes and constipation
17. Shenmai point: on the bladder meridian of Foot Shaoyang. On the outside of the foot, in a depression directly below the lateral malleolus. Functions: Clear away heat, calm the nerves, and benefit the waist and knees. Indications: (1.) Psychiatric and nervous system diseases: headache, inner ear vertigo, insomnia, epilepsy, schizophrenia, sequelae of cerebrovascular disease; (2) Motor system diseases: lumbar muscle strain, lower limb paralysis, arthritis, ankle sprain.
18. Tianyou point: on the bladder meridian of Foot Shaoyang. On the side of the neck, behind and below the mastoid process, at the level of the mandibular angle, and at the posterior edge of the sternocleidomastoid muscle. Mainly treated on the side of the neck, behind and below the mastoid process, at the level of the mandibular angle, and at the posterior edge of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
19. Yongquan Point: on the Kidney Meridian of Foot Shaoyin. When selecting acupoints, you can sit upright or lie on your back with your feet crossed. Yongquan acupoint is located in the front third of the line between the head of the seam line between the second and third toes and the heel in the depression of the forefoot. Mainly used to treat neurasthenia, loss of energy, fatigue, gynecological diseases, insomnia, hypersomnia, high blood pressure, dizziness, anxiety, diabetes, allergic rhinitis, menopausal disorders, cold sensitivity, kidney disease, etc. Acupoint acupressure is used to treat recovery after cerebral hemorrhage, acupoint massage is used to treat cystitis, acupressure is used to treat gray hair, etc.
20. Zhaohai Point: on the Kidney Meridian of Foot Shaoyin. The depression just below the tip of the medial condyle. Indications: ① Epilepsy, insomnia and other mental and mental diseases. ②Dry throat, sore throat, swollen eyes and teeth and other symptoms of heat-related diseases of the five senses. ③ Difficulty urinating and frequent urination. ④ Irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, redness and leucorrhea and other gynecological diseases. ⑤ Paralysis of lower limbs.
21. Neiguan point: on the pericardial meridian of Hand Jueyin. It is located in the middle of the forearm, 2 inches above the transverse crease of the wrist, between the flexor carpi tendon and palmaris longus tendon. Mainly used to treat morning sickness, motion sickness, arm pain, headache, eye congestion, nausea, chest and rib pain, upper abdominal pain, angina, menstrual pain, hiccups, diarrhea, mental disorders, etc. This point is one of the important points on the pericardial meridian of hand Jueyin in the human body and is the first choice point for massage treatment of various diseases. The treatments for this acupoint on this website include: acupressure on acupoints to treat rheumatism pain, menstrual pain, etc.
22. Laogong point: on the pericardial meridian of Hand Jueyin. In the palm of the hand, when the 2nd and 3rd metacarpal bones are offset from the 3rd metacarpal bone, it is at the tip of the middle finger when making a fist and flexing the fingers. One theory is that it is at the tip of the ring finger when clenching the fist ("Taiping Shenghui Prescription"). The second common digital palmar nerve and common digital palmar artery are covered by the median nerve. It is mainly used to treat coma, syncope, heatstroke, vomiting, heartache, madness, epilepsy, sores on the mouth and tongue, bad breath, goose palms, etc.
23, Yangchi point: on the Shaoyang Sanjiao meridian of the hand. In the dorsal wrist crease, it is in the depression at the ulnar edge of the extensor digitorum communis tendon. Indications: ① Headache, red and swollen eyes, deafness, laryngeal paralysis and other diseases of the head, face and five sense organs. ②Wrist pain. ③Quiet thirst. ④Female hands and feet are cold.
24, Waiguan point: on the Shaoyang Sanjiao meridian of the hand. When selecting this acupoint, the patient should sit or lie on his back with his palms bent. This acupoint is located on the back of the forearm of the human body, three finger widths upward from the horizontal wrinkle of the hand and neck, opposite to the Neiguan on the front. Indications: ① Headache, migraine, cheek pain, red and swollen eyes, tinnitus, deafness and other diseases of the head, face and five senses. ②Fever. ③ Hypochondriac pain, upper limb numbness, elbow soreness, arm pain, and intercostal neuralgia. ④ Scrofula.