(EX) Extra Acupuncture Points - Locations

Chart
You may click on a specific acupuncture point for more detailed information including the location, functions,
precautions and the chinese and english names.

Points

Locations

Head & Neck

Sishencong

a group of 4 points, at the vertex, 1 cun posterior, anterior and lateral to GV 20

Yintang

midway between the medial ends of the eyebrows

Yuyao

at the midpoint of the eyebrow in a depression directly above the pupil ** No Moxa **

Taiyang

Erjian
Bitong
Biyan

at temple, in a depression about 1 cun posterior to the midpoint between the lateral end of the
eyebrow and the outer canthus of the eye ** No Moxa **
with the posterior half of the ear folded forward, the point is located at the highest point of the
superior crease
at the highest point of the nasolabial groove ** No Moxa **
lateral to the midline and midpoint of the nose, between the hard and soft bones of the nose ** No
Moxa **

Jinjin (L)/Yuye on the veins of either side of the frenulum of the tongue - Jinjin is on the (L)eft side and Yuye is on
(R)
Bailao (Pak
Loh)
Anmian

the (R)ight side

2 cun above GV 14 (C7) and 1 cun lateral
midpoint between TH 17 & GB 20 ** No Moxa **

Chest &
Abdomen
Qipang
Zigongxue

using the width of the mouth as the measure, construct an equilateral triangle with the navel at the
apex, the two lower angles are Qipang ** No Needle in Pregnancy **
4 cun below the umbilicus, 3 cun lateral to the anterior midline ** No Needle in Pregnancy **

Back & Waist

Huatuojiaji

a group of 34 points, .5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous processes of T1-L5

Dingchuan

.5 cun lateral to GV 14 (C7)

Yaoyan

3.5 cun lateral to the lower border of L4 (GV 5)

Shiqizhui
(Josen)

below the spinous process of L5 on the posterior midline

Upper Limbs
Jianqian

midway between LI 15 and the anterior axillary crease

Erbai

4 cun above the wrist crease, proximal to PC 7 on both sides of the flexor carpi radialis

Shixuan

tips of all 10 fingers ** No Moxa **

Sifeng

midpoint of the crease of each proximal interphalangeal joint ** No Moxa **

Baxie

on the dorsum of the hand, at the webs between each finger, at the junction of the red & white

skin
Luozhen

on the dorsum of the hand between the 2nd and 3rd metacarpal bones, about .5 cun posterior to
the metacarpalphalangeal joint
on the dorsum of the hand, midway between the transverse wrist crease and the

Yaotongxue

metacarpalphalangeal joint, between both the 2nd and 3rd and 4th and 5th metacarpals (2 points
on each hand)

Lower
Extremities
Heding

in a depression at the midpoint and superior to the patella

Xiyan

lateral (ST 35) and medial knee depressions

Dannang Xue

1-2 cun below GB 34 on the (R)ight leg (palpate for most tender point)

Lanweixue

2 cun below ST 36 on the (R)ight leg ** No Moxa **

Naoqing

2 cun proximal to ST 41 on the ST 36 - ST 41 line

Shimian

in the center of the heel on the bottom of the foot

Bafeng

on the dorsum of the foot between the web and metatarsophalangeal joint (4 points on each foot)

Neimadian

Found on the inside of the lower leg, 7 cun above the internal malleolus and 0.5 cun from
posterior edge of the tibia