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All Points
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M = Seek Medical attention; EM! = Potential need for Emergency Medical attention (in the U.S.A., consider calling 911.)

Acupoint 01
Squeeze thumb and forefinger together, forming a ridge above the thumb; the point is in the middle of that ridge, just above the end of the crease formed by thumb and forefinger; good for most problems from the waist up TCM: Large Intestine 4

Acupoint 02
Two thumb widths from the largest crease on the inside wrist; the point is between the tendons in the middle of the wrist TCM: Pericardium 6

Acupoint 03
Two thumb widths above the outside of the wrist, lined up with the middle finger TCM: Triple Warmer 5

Acupoint 04
In the depression just behind the outer anklebone TCM: Bladder 60

Acupoint 05
One palm width above the tip of the inner anklebone, on the back of the shinbone; often used in combination with acupoint #6 TCM: Spleen 6

Acupoint 06
One palm width below the bottom edge of the kneecap, on the outside, in a depression between the shinbone and the leg muscle; effective for most problems from the waist down, especially when used with acupoint #5 TCM: Stomach 36

Acupoint 07
Clasp your hands together (A), touching your upper wrist with your forefinger; the point is found on a line with the thumb, in a small depression (B); remembering the position of the point, unclasp your hands and apply pressure TCM: Lung 7

Acupoint 08
Bend your arm, hand to shoulder, and place your finger on the end of the crease on the outside of the arm; open your arm and stimulate the point TCM: Large Intestine 11

Acupoint 09
Between the two ligaments, behind the knee, on the crease formed when the leg is bent; note: if you have varicose veins, don't use this point TCM: Bladder 40

Acupoint 10
Just behind the thumbnail, on the side opposite the fingers TCM: Lung 11

Acupoint 11
On the largest crease of the inner wrist, on a line with the little finger TCM: Heart 7

Acupoint 12
On the largest crease of the inner wrist, on a line with the thumb TCM: Lung 9

Acupoint 13
One palm width below the navel; another point with similar effects can be found two thumb widths below this one TCM: Conception Vessel 6 (upper) and 4 (lower)

Acupoint 14
On the crease of the inside of the elbow, on the thumb side TCM: Lung 5

Acupoint 15
On the middle finger, just above the nail, on the side closest to the thumb TCM: Pericardium 9

Acupoint 16
Between the two most prominent bones of the top of the spine TCM: Governing Vessel 14

Acupoint 17
On top of the shoulder, half way between the neck and the outside of the shoulder TCM: Triple Warmer 15

Acupoint 18
Just behind the nail of the second toe, on the side opposite the big toe TCM: Stomach 45

Acupoint 19
On either side of the spine, just below the base of the skull TCM: Gall Bladder 20

Acupoint 20
On the big toe, the side closest to the second toe, just behind and slightly to the side of the nail TCM: Liver 1

Acupoint 21
In the middle of the sole of the foot, just behind the ball TCM: Kidney 1

Acupoint 22
Just above the place where the second and third toes separate TCM: Stomach 44

Acupoint 23
Below the brow ridge at the corner of the eye nearest the bridge of the nose, just below a notch in the skull TCM: Bladder 2

Acupoint 24
Just below or inside the eyebrow, near the middle; feel for a notch in the eyebrow ridge; point should be just slightly above this TCM: Extra, Head-neck 4

Acupoint 25
On the back, on a line with the elbows, about two thumb widths on either side of the spine TCM: Bladder 21

Acupoint 26
Pinch the nostril, on the side opposite the septum; good for severe headache TCM: Not available

Acupoint 27
Slightly to the back of the muscle which goes from neck to shoulder, a little closer to the arm than to the neck TCM: Not available

Acupoint 28

On the outside of the foot, slightly to the rear of the last knucklebone of the smallest toe TCM: Bladder 65

Acupoint 29
On the back of the jawbone, just below the ear TCM: Triple Warmer 17

Acupoint 30
Two thumb widths above where the big toe and the second toe separate, on the upper surface of the foot TCM: Liver 3

Acupoint 31
Just above where the big toe and the second toe separate, on the upper surface of the foot TCM: Liver 2

Acupoint 32
On the cheek, next to the outside of the nostril TCM: Large Intestine 20

Acupoint 33

Behind the inner anklebone, on a line between the crown and the tip of the heel; often used in combination with acupoint # 36 TCM: Kidney 3

Acupoint 34
On the tip of the shoulder; pick up your arm and look for the a dimple toward the back of the shoulder.; put your finger in the dimple, lower your arm and begin stimulation TCM: Triple Warmer 14

Acupoint 35
On the center of the chest, just below the bottom of the sternum (breast bone) TCM: Conception Vessel 14

Acupoint 36
Two palm widths plus one thumb width above the outer ankle bone, just behind an imaginary vertical line from the tip of the ankle bone; often used in combination with acupoint #33 TCM: Ball Bladder 35

Acupoint 37
On the index finger, just above the nail, on the side closest to the thumb TCM: Large Intestine 1

Acupoint 38
Two thumb widths on either side of the spine, where the base of the skull meets the neck TCM: Gallbladder 20

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