Why Am I Itchy?
This extra point alleviates severe itching, like, say, when you walked through that cursed poison ivy patch.
Bai Chong Wo
This He Sea point of the Spleen channel is a VIP for transforming dampness, especially in the lower body and legs.
SP-9
This Spleen Channel point regulates and manages the blood and has some very important gynecological functions. It helps the Spleen regulate and strengthen itself. As a Jing Well, it also unbinds the chest at the opposite end of this channel.
SP-1
This point category is where the Qi and blood plunge more deeply into the body.
Xi-Cleft
This point, called Upper Star, is a famous allergy/nose point. It's also a Ghost Point!
DU-23
This category of points can treat skin disorders, especially of the itchy variety, but primarily does so in Yang channels.
He Sea
This pair of extra points are indicated for fibroids and pain; they also help to regulate qi.
San Jiao Jiu
This point, named Sea of Blood, treats various disorders at the blood level, including impaired blood circulation due to deficiency of qi, trauma, heat, cold, and emotions. Its actions include invigorating the blood, dispelling stasis, and cooling the blood.
SP-10
These points are primarily used to tonify the yin organs and expel EPF from Yang organs.
Luo-Connecting Points
This LI point, aptly named Welcome Fragrance, famously opens the nasal passages.
LI-20
This point clears toxic heat from the Du Mai and detoxifies poison (i.e., boils on the Du Mai trajectory).
DU-10
We all need a little support! This point's got your back, or more specifically, your uterus in the event of prolapse. It regulates and raises qi.
Ti Tuo
This Xi Cleft point of the HT Channel helps us to move past old bitternesses and stagnations that inhibit the Heart. It strongly invigorates Heart blood and is a major point to clear heat in the blood. As if this wasn't enough, it also tonifies Heart-yin to treat night sweats!
HT-6
This category is often combined with Ghost Points in the treatment of neck pain, sore throat, headache, asthma, cough, and emotional issues.
WOS
This extra point opens the nasal passages. It can be threaded in the direction of its BFF, LI-20, for this purpose.
Bitong
This is one powerful point, y'all. As the He Sea point of its channel, it clears heat anywhere in the body, cools blood, and alleviates itching for deeply-rooting skin conditions. It's primarily used to reduce excess pathogenic factors and locally can be used for elbow and arm pain.
LI-11
This extra point is known as the empirical point for jaundice; it also benefits toothache and deviation of the mouth/eyes, as with Bell's Palsy.
This Xi Cleft point has some pretty important blood indications. It's used in a wide range of gynecological issues, including irregular menstruation and blood stasis in the uterus.
This category treats sudden onset of symptoms of Shen disturbance due to phlegm.
Ghost Points
This point, called Lumbar Shu, benefits the lumbar, treats internal wind diseases like epilepsy and MS, and benefits the nose (i.e., allergic sinusitis).
DU-2
This point, located at the cubital crease, clears excess or deficient heat, transforms phlegm harassing the Zang of this channel (+ any affecting the sensory orifices), and also calms the shen. Locally, it benefits the arm, and as a He Sea point, it can treat itchy skin.
HT-3
Describe the trajectory of the Stomach channel.
The Stomach Channel begins at the side of the nose at LI-20 and ascends to the medial canthus where it meets the UB Channel at UB-1. It then descends along the infra-orbital ridge to ST-1. It descends to the upper gum and curves to meet the Du at DU-28 and 26.
Circling around the lips, it intersects with REN-24 and then runs laterally across the cheeks to ST-5 and 6 at the angle of the mandible. It ascends anterior to the ear, connecting with the GB, to the corner of the hairline of the temporal region, at the point ST-8. It follows the hairline to meet the Du at DU-24.
This part of the pathway represents the channel trying to keep the pathogen close to head and neck where we can more easily release it.
Goes internal @ ST-12 to connect with Stomach and Spleen. Also continues externally 4 cun from midline on mamillary line;
From ST-30 in the inguinal region, the channel travels down the antero-lateral aspect of the thigh, along the lateral margin of the femur to the patella, and then downward along the lateral margin of the tibia to the dorsum of the foot (ST-42). It then terminates at the lateral side of the tip of the second toe, ST-45.
This extra point regulates menses, eliminates pain, clears heat, transforms damp, and regulates uterine bleeding.
Zi Gong
Also known as Alarm points, these are created in utero and activated at birth. They reflect the pooling of jing.
Front Mu Points
This point, also called 'Channel Ditch' is good for treating chronic lingering heat and phlegm, as well as chronic sinusitis.
LU-8