21 useful acupressure points

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Urinary Bladder 40 Wei-Chung "Commanding Middle" At the centre of the popliteal fossa. Urinary Bladder 60-Kunlun

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Page 1: 21 Useful Acupressure Points

Urinary Bladder 40

Wei-Chung

"Commanding Middle"

At the centre of the popliteal fossa.

Urinary Bladder 60-Kunlun

"Mountain"-Midpoint between the posterior marginof the lateral malleolus and the Achilles

tendon.

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Gall Bladder 20

Feng-chih

"Wind Pond"

Midpoint of a line joining the tip of themastoid process to the posterior

midline in the groove between thetrapezius and the sternocleido-

mastoid.

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Gall Bladder 21 - Chieng-ching

"Shoulder Well" - Midway between C7 and acromion process.

Gall Bladder 30

Huan-tiao

"Jumping Circle"

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One-third of the distance from thegreater trochanter to the base of

the coccyx.

Gall Bladder 34

Yangling Chuan

"Yang Mound Spring"

Anterior to the neck of the fibula.

Governing Vessel 26

Jan-chung

"Middle of the Man"

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One-third of the distance from the inferiorsurface of the nose to the upper lip line.

Large Intestines 4

Ho-Ku

"Meeting Valley"

Between first and second metacarpals.

WARNING : Not to be used if pregnuant, or suspect of being pregnaunt.

Small Intestines 3

Hou-chi

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"Back Stream"

At the apex of the distal palmer creaseon the ulnar side of a clenched fist.

Spleen 6

San-yin-chiao

"Three Ying Crossing" - Three cun above medial malleolus,just behind the posterior edge of thetibia.

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Stomach 7

Hsia-Kuan

"Lower Gate"

In the depression at the lower border ofthe zygomatic arch, anterior to the condyloid

process of the mandible.

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Stomach 36

Tsu-san-li

"Walk Three More Miles" - One cun distal and lateral to thetibial tuberosity.

Large Intestines 11

Chu-chih

"Crooked Pond"-Radial end of fold of fully flexedelbow.

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Large Intestines 15 - Chien-yu

"Shoulder Bone"

In the depression of the acromion inthe centre of the deltoid muscle when

the arm is abducted to 90º.

Large Intestines 20

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Ying-hsiang - "Welcome Fragrance" - At the lower margin and lateral to thenostrils in the nasolabial fold.

Liver 3

Tai-chung

"Too Rushy"

Between the first and second metatarsals,in a fossa, just distal to the heads.

Lung 7

Lieh-chueh

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"Listing Deficiency"

Proximal to styloid process of radius.

Pericardium 6

Nei-Kuan

"Inner Gate"

Two cun above ventral wrist fold betweenthe tendons of palmaris longus and the

flexor carpi radialis.

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Special Point #1

Yin-tang

"Seal Palace"

At the glabella, midway between themedial margins of the eyebrows.

Special Point #2

Tai-yang

"Supreme Yang"

At the temple, one cun directly posteriorto the midpoint of a line joining the

lateral canthus of the eye and the lateralmargin of the eyebrow.

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Lung and Small Intestine MeridianThis is a top point for neckand superior medial shoulderregion. You may need to searchfor this point - it will be themost tender spot you can find.

Apply deep pressure and allow thepain to ease off for instant results.

Apply pressure for 10 to 15 seconds.

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