Acupoints for skin practice
Acupoints used in skin practice
Each point page shows where it sits, how it is needled and what the tradition says it does, then which skin uses the site records for it and which points it is combined with. Points without a recorded skin use say so plainly.
Points with an indirect skin rationale are gathered in one reference list.
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Changqiang长强cháng qiáng
Changqiang DU-1 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to regulate governing and directing vessels and to regulate the two lower orifices, and it is included…
Actions: Regulates Governing and Directing Vessels, Regulates the two lower orifices, Calms the Mind
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Chengjiang承浆chéng jiāng
Chengjiang (承浆, chéng jiāng) is a facial acupressure point. Acupressure only; needling is a practitioner procedure and is not described.
Actions: Clears heat from the eyes, Benefits the eyes and the under-eye region, Moves Qi and Blood in the tissue below the eye
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Chengqi承泣chéng qì
Chengqi (承泣, chéng qì) is the Stomach channel point on the bony rim directly below the eye, used in acupressure only as light pressure on that rim and never on the eyeball.
Actions: Clears heat from the eyes, Benefits the eyes and the under-eye region, Moves Qi and Blood in the tissue below the eye
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Chize尺泽chǐ zé
Chize LU-5 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to clear lung heat and to descend the lung qi, and it is included here for its channel and body region rather…
Actions: Clears Lung Heat, Descends the Lung Qi, Regulates water passages and benefits the Bladder
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Cuanzhu攒竹cuán zhú
Cuanzhu (攒竹, cuán zhú) is the Bladder channel point in the hollow at the inner end of the eyebrow, used in acupressure for eye strain, frontal headache and a heavy brow.
Actions: Expels wind from the head, Clears heat from the head and eyes, Benefits the eyes and eases strain
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Dachangshu大肠俞dà cháng shū
Dachangshu BL-25 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to regulate the large intestine and to remove qi stagnation in the large intestine, and it is included…
Actions: Regulates the Large Intestine, Removes Qi Stagnation in the Large Intestine, Strengthens the lower back and legs
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Daling大陵dà líng
Daling PC-7 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to calm the mind and to clear heat harmonizes the stomach, and in this database it appears where the skin…
Actions: Calms the Mind, Clears Heat, Harmonises the Stomach
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Dazhui大椎dà chuí
Dazhui DU-14 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to clear wind-heat releases the exterior and to tonify yang, and it is included here for its channel and…
Actions: Clears Wind-Heat, Releases the Exterior, Tonifies Yang
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Dicang地仓dì cāng
Dicang (地仓, dì cāng) is the Stomach channel point beside the corner of the mouth, used in acupressure for jaw and mouth tension.
Actions: Clears the channel through the lower face, Benefits the mouth and jaw, Relaxes the muscles around the lips
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Feishu肺俞fèi shū
Feishu BL-13 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to tonify lung qi and to nourish lung yin defuses and, and in this database it appears where the skin…
Actions: Tonifies Lung Qi and Nourishes Lung Yin, Defuses and Descends Rebellious Lung Qi, Clears Lung Heat
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Fengchi风池fēng chí
Fengchi GB-20 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to subdues liver yang and to expel exterior or interior wind, and in this database it appears where the…
Actions: Subdues Liver Yang, Expels Exterior or Interior Wind, Benefits the eyes and ears
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Fengfu风府fēng fǔ
Fengfu DU-16 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to expel interior and exterior wind and to nourish marrow and, and it is included here for its channel and…
Actions: Expels Interior and Exterior Wind, Nourishes Marrow and benefits the Brain, Calms the Mind
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Fenglong丰隆fēng lóng
Fenglong ST-40 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to resolve dampness and phlegm and to calm the mind and, and in this database it appears where the skin…
Actions: Resolves Dampness and Phlegm, Calms the Mind and opens the Mind's orifices, Subdues Rebellious Qi
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Fengmen风门fēng mén
Fengmen BL-12 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to expel exterior wind and to strengthen the defensive qi, and it is included here for its channel and…
Actions: Expels Exterior Wind, Strengthens the Defensive Qi, Descends Lung Qi
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Fengshi风市fēng shì
Fengshi GB-31 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to expel wind and to remove obstructions from the channel, and in this database it appears where the skin…
Actions: Expels Wind, Removes obstructions from the Channel
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Fuliu复溜fù liū
Fuliu KI-7 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to resolve dampness and to tonify kidneys, and it is included here for its channel and body region rather…
Actions: Resolves Dampness, Tonifies Kidneys, Regulates sweating
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Ganshu肝俞gān shū
Ganshu BL-18 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to resolve damp-heat and to invigorate liver qi and blood, and in this database it appears where the skin…
Actions: Resolves Damp-Heat, Invigorates Liver Qi and Blood, Nourishes Liver Blood
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Geshu膈俞gé shū
Geshu BL-17 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to invigorate blood and to cool blood heat and stops bleeding harmonizes qi in diaphragm and, and in this…
Actions: Invigorates Blood, Cools Blood Heat and stops bleeding, Harmonises Qi in diaphragm and descends Rebellious Stomach Qi
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Guanyuan关元guān yuán
Guanyuan REN-4 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to nourish blood and yin and to strengthen the kidneys and its receiving of qi, and it is included here…
Actions: Nourishes Blood and Yin, Strengthens the Kidneys and its receiving of Qi, Strengthens the Uterus and regulates menstruation
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Hegu合谷hé gǔ
The point in the web of the hand, used in 107 of the 132 skin conditions. Its work in skin practice is releasing the surface: it pushes out Wind-Heat at the start of an eruption and moves…
Actions: Expels Wind and releases the Exterior, Regulates Defensive Qi, Moves Qi and Blood, relieving pain
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Huantiao环跳huán tiào
Huantiao GB-30 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to remove obstructions from the channel and to resolve dampness and, and in this database it appears…
Actions: Removes Obstructions from the Channel, Resolves Dampness and expels Wind
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Jiache颊车jiá chē
Jiache ST-6 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to regulate the channel and to support the surrounding channels, and it is included here for its channel and…
Actions: Channel regulation
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Jianjing肩井jiān jǐng
Jianjing GB-21 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to remove obstructions from the channel and to promote lactation, and it is included here for its channel…
Actions: Removes Obstructions from the Channel, Promotes lactation, Descends Qi and promotes labour
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Jianliao肩髎jiān liáo
Jianliao SJ-14 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to remove obstructions from the channel and to support the surrounding channels, and it is included here…
Actions: Remove Obstructions from the Channel
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Jianyu肩髃jiān yú
Jianyu LI-15 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to remove obstructions from the channel and to resolve phlegm, and in this database it appears where the…
Actions: Removes Obstructions from the Channel, Resolves Phlegm
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Jiexi解溪jiě xī
Jiexi ST-41 is a Stomach meridian point on the front of the ankle. Tradition gives it three jobs: clearing stomach heat, calming the mind, and clearing obstructions from the channel. The…
Actions: Clears Stomach Heat, Calms the Mind, Removes Obstructions from the Channel
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Lieque列缺liè quē
Lieque LU-7 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to descend and diffuses the lung qi and to expel wind from the exterior, and it is included here for its…
Actions: Descends and diffuses the Lung Qi, Expels Wind from the Exterior, Opens the Directing Vessel
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Ligou蠡沟lí gōu
Ligou LR-5 is one of the points the skin pages draw on. Traditionally it invigorates Liver Qi and clears Damp-Heat from the genitourinary system, and in skin work it is paired with points…
Actions: Invigorates Liver Qi, Clears Damp-Heat from the genitourinary system
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Neiguan内关nèi guān
Neiguan PC-6 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to invigorate qi and blood in the chest and to calm the mind subdues rebellious stomach qi invigorate liver…
Actions: Invigorates Qi and Blood in the chest, Calms the Mind, Subdues Rebellious Stomach Qi Invigorate Liver Qi
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Neiting内庭nèi tíng
Neiting ST-44 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to clear heat from the stomach channel and eases pain and to regulate the intestines and, and it is…
Actions: Clears Heat from the Stomach Channel and eases pain, Regulates the Intestines and resolves Damp-Heat, Expels Wind from the face
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Qihai气海qì hǎi
Qihai REN-6 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to tonify original qi lifting sinking qi and to strengthen the kidneys and, and it is included here for its…
Actions: Tonifies Original Qi Lifting sinking Qi, Strengthens the Kidneys and tonifies Yang, Regulates Qi and harmonies Blood
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Qimen期门qī mén
Qimen LR-14 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to invigorate liver qi harmonizes the liver and stomach and to support the surrounding channels, and it is…
Actions: Invigorates Liver Qi, Harmonises the Liver and Stomach
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Quanliao颧髎quán liáo
Quanliao (颧髎, quán liáo) is the Small Intestine channel point on the cheekbone, used in acupressure for cheek tension and facial pain.
Actions: Clears wind-heat from the face, Relieves facial pain and heaviness, Benefits the cheek and jaw
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Quchi曲池qū chí
One of the commonly used skin points in this compendium, appearing in 103 of the 132 conditions: a large-intestine point on the elbow that clears Heat, cools the Blood and drains Dampness.…
Actions: Clears Heat, Cools the Blood, Resolves Dampness
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Quepen缺盆quē pén
Quepen ST-12 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to subdues rebellious qi and to remove obstructions from the channel, and it is included here for its…
Actions: Subdues Rebellious Qi, Removes Obstructions from the Channel, Calms the Mind
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Ququan曲泉qū quán
Ququan LR-8 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to benefit the bladder, genitals and uterus and to clear dampness from the lower burner invigorate blood and…
Actions: Benefits the Bladder, genitals and Uterus, Clears Dampness from the Lower Burner Invigorate Blood and regulate menstruation, Nourishes Liver Blood
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Quze曲泽qū zé
Quze PC-3 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to clear heat and to cool blood subdues rebellious stomach qi, and it is included here for its channel and…
Actions: Clears Heat and cools Blood, Subdues Rebellious Stomach Qi, Invigorates Blood and Qi in the chest
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Rangu然谷rán gǔ
Rangu KI-2 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to cool the blood and to clear empty-heat, and in this database it appears where the skin picture includes…
Actions: Cools the Blood and clears Empty-Heat, Regulates the Kidneys, Regulates the Lower Burner
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Rugen乳根rǔ gēn
Rugen ST-18 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to benefit the breasts and to regulate qi in the chest, and in this database it appears where the skin…
Actions: Benefits the breasts, Regulates Qi in the chest
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Sanyinjiao三阴交sān yīn jiāo
The meeting point of the three leg Yin channels, and the most used point in this database: it appears in the treatment of 123 of the 132 skin conditions. It tonifies the Spleen so Dampness…
Actions: Tonifies the Spleen and Stomach, Resolves Dampness and benefits urination, Nourishes Blood and Yin
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Shaofu少府shǎo fǔ
Shaofu HT-8 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to clear fire, empty-fire or phlegm fire in the heart and to calm the mind, and in this database it appears…
Actions: Clears Fire, Empty-Fire or Phlegm Fire in the Heart, Calms the Mind, Benefits the Bladder
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Shaohai少海shǎo hǎi
Shaohai HT-3 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to remove channel stagnation and to calm the mind, and it is included here for its channel and body region…
Actions: Removes Channel Stagnation, Calms the Mind, Clears Heat
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Shenmen神门shén mén
Shenmen HT-7 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to calm the mind and to open the mind's orifices, and it is included here for its channel and body region…
Actions: Calms the Mind and opens the Mind's orifices, Nourishes Heart Blood
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Shenque神阙shén quē
Shenque REN-8 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to warm and rescues the yang and to strengthen the spleen, and it is included here for its channel and…
Actions: Warms and rescues the Yang, Strengthens the Spleen, Tonifies Original Qi
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Shenshu肾俞shèn shū
Shenshu BL-23 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to tonify kidney yang and to nourish kidney yin, and it is included here for its channel and body region…
Actions: Tonifies Kidney Yang and nourishes Kidney Yin, Nourishes Kidney Essence, Benefits bones and Marrow as well as the lower back
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Shousanli手三里shǒu sān lǐ
Shousanli LI-10 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to regulate the intestines and to remove obstructions from the channel, and it is included here for its…
Actions: Regulates the Intestines, Removes Obstructions from the Channel, Tonifies Qi
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Shuifen水分shuǐ fèn
Shuifen REN-9 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to open water passages and treats oedema harmonies the intestines and to support the surrounding channels,…
Actions: Opens water passages and treats Oedema Harmonies the Intestines
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Shuigou水沟shuǐ gōu
Shuigou (水沟, shuǐ gōu) is a facial acupressure point. Acupressure only; needling is a practitioner procedure and is not described.
Actions: Clears heat from the eyes, Benefits the eyes and the under-eye region, Moves Qi and Blood in the tissue below the eye
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Sibai四白sì bái
Sibai (四白, sì bái) is the Stomach channel point in the infraorbital foramen below the eye, used in acupressure for under-eye heaviness and facial tension.
Actions: Clears heat from the face and eyes, Benefits the eyes and eases strain, Relieves facial pain and twitching
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Sizhukong丝竹空sī zhú kōng
Sizhukong (丝竹空, sī zhú kōng) is the Triple Energiser channel point in the hollow at the outer end of the eyebrow, used in acupressure for temporal headache and tired eyes.
Actions: Expels wind-heat from the head, Benefits the eyes, Relieves temporal headache
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Taichong太冲tài chōng
Taichong LR-3 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to subdues liver yang and to clear interior wind, and it is included here for its channel and body region…
Actions: Subdues Liver Yang, Clears Interior Wind, Invigorates Liver Qi
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Taixi太溪tài xī
Taixi KI-3 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to tonify kidney yin and yang and to strengthen the kidney's receiving lung qi, and it is included here for…
Actions: Tonifies Kidney Yin and Yang, Strengthens the Kidney's receiving Lung Qi, Benefits the Kidney Essence
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Taiyang太阳tài yáng
Taiyang (太阳, tài yáng) is the extra point in the hollow of the temple, used in acupressure for temporal headache, eye strain and a tight jaw.
Actions: Clears heat from the head and eyes, Relieves temporal headache, Relaxes the temple and the jaw
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Tianshu天枢tiān shū
Tianshu ST-25 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to regulate the intestines, stomach and spleen and to invigorate qi and blood in the uterus, and in this…
Actions: Regulates the Intestines, Stomach and Spleen, Invigorates Qi and Blood in the Uterus, Resolves Dampness
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Tinggong听宫tīng gōng
Tinggong SI-19 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to benefit the ears and to support the surrounding channels, and in this database it appears where the…
Actions: Benefits the ears
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Tongziliao瞳子髎tóng zǐ liáo
Tongziliao (瞳子髎, tóng zǐ liáo) is a facial acupressure point. Acupressure only; needling is a practitioner procedure and is not described.
Actions: Clears heat from the eyes, Benefits the eyes and the under-eye region, Moves Qi and Blood in the tissue below the eye
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Touwei头维tóu wéi
Touwei ST-8 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to expel wind and to relieve pain, and in this database it appears where the skin picture includes eye pain…
Actions: Expels Wind, Relieves pain, Benefits eyes
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Waiguan外关wài guān
Waiguan SJ-5 is a Triple Burner point on the forearm, two cun above the wrist, and the Luo-Connecting point of the meridian. Tradition gives it the job of expelling wind-heat, clearing…
Actions: Expels Wind-Heat, Removes Obstructions from the Channel, Benefits the ears
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Weizhong委中wěi zhō
Weizhong BL-40 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to cool the blood and to clear summer-heat, and in this database it appears where the skin picture…
Actions: Cools the blood, Clears Summer-Heat, Removes obstructions from the channel and eases lower back pain
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Wuyi屋翳wū yì
Wuyi ST-15 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to descend rebellious qi and to open the chest eases skin pain and itchiness, and in this database it appears…
Actions: Descends Rebellious Qi and opens the chest, Eases skin pain and itchiness, Benefits the breasts
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Xiaguan下关xià guān
Xiaguan (下关, xià guān) is a facial acupressure point. Acupressure only; needling is a practitioner procedure and is not described.
Actions: Clears heat from the eyes, Benefits the eyes and the under-eye region, Moves Qi and Blood in the tissue below the eye
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Xiangu陷谷xiàn gǔ
Xiangu ST-43 sits on the dorsum of the foot, in the depression two cun above the web between the second and third toes, and works on the Stomach channel where it crosses that part of the…
Actions: Removes Obstructions from the Channel, Regulates the Stomach and the Intestines, Regulates the Spleen and resolves Oedema
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Xiaxi侠溪xiá xī
Xiaxi GB-43 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to subdues liver yang and to expel damp-heat, and in this database it appears where the skin picture…
Actions: Subdues Liver Yang, Expels Damp-Heat
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Xingjian行间xíng jiān
Xingjian LR-2 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to clear liver fire and subdues liver yang and to clear interior wind, and in this database it appears…
Actions: Clears Liver Fire and subdues Liver Yang, Clears Interior Wind, Cools the Blood and stops bleeding
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Xinshu心俞xīn shū
Xinshu BL-15 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to calm the mind and to support the surrounding channels, and it is included here for its channel and body…
Actions: Calms the Mind
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Xuehai血海xuè hǎi
Named the Sea of Blood, this point appears in 110 of the 132 skin conditions and is the main point for Blood-Heat: the hot, red, itchy, whealing skin of urticaria, eczema and psoriasis. Its…
Actions: Cools the Blood, Invigorates the Blood and removes stagnation, Nourishes the Blood when tonified
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Yangbai阳白yáng bái
Yangbai GB-14 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to subdues liver yang and to expel wind, and in this database it appears where the skin picture includes…
Actions: Subdues Liver Yang, Expels Wind, Benefits the eyes
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Yanglingquan阳陵泉yáng líng quán
Yanglingquan GB-34 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to resolve liver qi stagnation and to resolve damp-heat in the liver and gall bladder, and it is…
Actions: Resolves Liver Qi Stagnation, Resolves Damp-Heat in the Liver and Gall Bladder, Benefits the sinews
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Yingxiang迎香yíng xiāng
Yingxiang LI-20 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to expel exterior wind and to remove obstructions from the channel, and in this database it appears…
Actions: Expels Exterior Wind, Removes obstructions from the Channel, Opens the nose
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Yinlingquan阴陵泉yīn líng quán
The main point for draining Dampness, used in 95 of the 132 skin conditions. It is the point for the weeping, oozing, swollen and heavy skin picture: it opens the water passages so Dampness…
Actions: Resolves Dampness, Opens the water passages and benefits urination, Regulates the Spleen
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Yintang印堂yìn táng
Yintang (印堂, yìn táng) is the extra point midway between the eyebrows, used in acupressure as a calming point for the forehead, the eyes and a busy mind.
Actions: Calms the Shen (神, the aspect of mind that governs sleep and awareness), Clears the head and benefits the eyes, Opens the nose when the head is congested
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Yinxi阴郄yīn xī
Yinxi HT-6 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to nourish heart yin and to clear empty-heat of the heart, and it is included here for its channel and body…
Actions: Nourishes Heart Yin and clears Empty-Heat of the Heart, Invigorates Heart Blood, Subdues rebellious Qi
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Yuji鱼际yú jì
Yuji LU-10 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to clear lung heat and to descend lung qi and stops coughing, and in this database it appears where the skin…
Actions: Clears Lung Heat, Descends Lung Qi and stops coughing, Benefits the throat
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Zhaohai照海zhào hǎi
Zhaohai KI-6 is a point of the Kidney meridian at the inner ankle. Tradition uses it to nourish kidney yin and clear empty-heat, and the skin cases in this compendium that name it are the…
Actions: Nourishes the Kidney Yin and clears Empty-Heat, Invigorates the Yin Stepping Vessel, Regulates the Uterus and menstruation
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Zhigou支沟zhī gōu
Zhigou SJ-6 is a Triple Burner point on the forearm, three cun above the wrist. Its work is to regulate qi and clear stagnation, to clear heat from the large intestine and the head, and to…
Actions: Regulates Qi and removes Qi Stagnation., Clears Heat in Large Intestine, Clears Heat in the head
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Zhongfu中府zhōng fǔ
Zhongfu LU-1 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to promote the descending of lung qi and stops cough and to resolve phlegm from the lungs disperses…
Actions: Promotes the descending of Lung Qi and stops cough, Resolves Phlegm from the Lungs, Disperses fullness from the chest and stops chest pain
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Zhongji中极zhōng jí
Zhongji REN-3 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to clear dampness from the lower burner and to benefit the bladder and its qi transformation, and in this…
Actions: Clears Dampness from the Lower Burner, Benefits the Bladder and its Qi transformation, Benefits the Uterus and regulates menstruation
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Zhongwan中脘zhōng wǎn
Zhongwan REN-12 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to tonify the stomach and to strengthen the spleen, and it is included here for its channel and body…
Actions: Tonifies the Stomach and strengthens the Spleen, Regulates Qi and remove pain, Expels Dampness and Phlegm
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Zhouliao肘髎zhǒu liáo
Zhouliao LI-12 is one of the points the skin pages rely on. Its traditional work is to remove obstructions from the channel and to support the surrounding channels, and it is included here…
Actions: Removes Obstructions from the Channel
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Zusanli足三里zú sān lǐ
The great Qi and Blood tonic of the leg: it appears in 119 of the 132 skin conditions. In skin work it is used where the picture is chronic and depleted, with pale, dry, slow-healing skin…
Actions: Tonifies Qi and Blood, Tonifies the Stomach and Spleen, Harmonises Nutritive and Defensive Qi