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Helix Points
#
Name
1
Middle Ear or
Diaphragm
2
Rectum
3
Urethra
4
5
External
Genitalia
Hemorrhoid
Nucleus
Ear apex
B
Liver Yang
6166
Helix 1-6
A
Location
On the helix crus/root
On helix, just anterior to supratragic
notch (above tragus…)
On helix, at level of lower border of
inferior antihelix crus
On helix, level w/upper border of
inferior antihelix crus
On helix, level w/lower border of
superior antihelix crus
Duh
At the auricular/darwin’s/helix
tubercle
On the helix, from the lower border
of the tubercle to the bottom tip of
the earlobe. Spaced equally apart
Indications
Hiccups, urticaria, cutaneous pruritis,
infantile enuresis, hemoptosis, jaundice
Constipation, diarrhea, prolapse of
anus, hemorrhoids, tenesmus
Enuresis, freq/urg/pain of urination,
urine retention
Impotence, inflammation of ext gen,
eczema of perineum
Internal/external hemorrhoids
Fever, hypertension, conjunctivitis,
hordeolum
Dizziness, headache, hypertension
Mainly for diagnosis, finding cancer,
tumors. Can be used for fever, acute
tonsillitis, hypertension
Points in the Scaphoid Fossa
Divide the scapha into 6 equal parts from the tip of the scapha to the level of the helix tragic notch (just
before the antitragic notch which nearly flattens out to horizontal)
#
Name
Location
Indications
7
Finger
Top area of scapha above the level
Disorders of the fingers
of the auricular tubercle
C
Wind Stream
Between fingers and wrist point,
Urticaria, cutaneous pruritus, allergic
about level with top of auricular
rhinitis. Allergies!
tubercle.
8
Wrist
2nd area of scapha, level with the
Wrist sprain, pain, swelling of area.
prominence of the auricular tubercle.
10
Elbow
3rd area of scapha, mid point
Pain in the elbow
between finger and clavicle
9
Shoulder
In the 4th/5th area of the scapha
Shoulder pain
12
Shoulder joint
Between shoulder and clavicle.
Frozen shoulder, painful shoulder
or Master
Shoulder
11
Clavicle
In the 6th area of the scapha. Level
Pain in the area
with the helixtragic notch (just
posterior to the antitragus
Points in Superior Antihelix Crus
#
Name
Location
13
Toes
Postero-superior angle of the
superior antihelix crus
D
Heel
Anterio-superior aspect of the
superior antihelix crus
14
Ankle
15*
Knee
15
Hip
Indications
Toe pain, paronychia
Heel pain
Supposed to be ½ way between Heel Ankle sprain
and knee
Middle of the upper leg of the
Pain and swelling of the knee
superior helix crus.
*I relocated this dot…
At the interior 1/3 of the superior
Pain of the hip, sciatica
antihelix crus.
I’d put this about where the original
dot for 15 was or maybe the number.
Points on the Inferior Antihelix Crus
#
Name
Location
17
Buttock
Lateral 1/3 of the lower leg of the
antihelix (inferior antihelix crus)
16
Sciatic Nerve
At middle 1/3 of the lower leg of the
Or Ischium
antihelix
39
Sympathesis
At the terminus of the inferior
antihelix crus
Indications
Pain of the lumbar, sciatica
Sciatica
Palpitations, spon sweat, funx disorders
of autonomous nervous system,
gastrointestinal pain and spasm, angina
pectoris, rectal colic
Points on the Antihelix Body
Curved line from helixtragic notch to meeting of upper and lower legs of the antihelix crura/cruces.
Divide into 5 equal parts
#
Name
Location
Indications
23
Cervical Vert
Lower 1/5
Stiff neck, cervical spondylopathy
22ish Thoracic vert
Mid 2/5
21ish Lumbosacral
Upper 2/5
Lower back pain
vert
Neck
Notch between antihelix and
Stiff neck, swelling and pain of the
antitragus anterior to the vertebrae
neck, goiter
points
Chest
On antihelix, level with supratragic Pain in chest/hypochon, matitis,
notch
insufficient lactation***
18*
Abdomen
Antihelix, level with lower border
Ab pain/distention, diarrhea, acute
of inferior antihelix crus…top is
lumbar sprain, women’s diseases
where the 18 is…
Points in the triangular fossa
See 2nd ear model… Divide the fossa into 1/3’s. 1 and 2 are in the triangle closest to posterior, 3 is in the
middle, 5 and 4 are on the most anterior third.
#
Name
Location
Indications
1
Shenmen
Bifurcating pt between superior and Insomnia, dds, pain, emotional
inferior antihelix crus.
disorders
2
Pelvic cavity
Most posterior third, superior part
Pelvic inflammation, irreg mens, lower
ab pain/distention
3
Middle
Self explanatory
Asthma
Triangular fossa
4
Internal
Most anterior third, lower part
Irregular mens, dysmenorrhea,
genitalia
leukorrhagia, dysfnx uterine bleeding,
noc emiss, prospermai, prostatitis
5
Superior
Most anterior third, superior part
hypertension
triangular fossa
Points on the periphery of the helix crus/root
Digestive system points. These are around the root of the helix above the external auditory meatus,
surrounding the diaphragm point.
#
Name
Location
Indications
40
Mouth
Close to the post/sup border of the
Facial paralysis, stomatitis, colecystitis
external auditory meatus. On the
ear, it’s really to the left of #41
41
Esophagus
At mid 2/3 of inferior aspect of
Esophagitis, esophagisms, vomiting
helix crus.
42
Cardiac orifice
Lateral 1/3 of the inferior of the
Cardiospasms, nervous vomiting,
(of stomach)
helix crus/root
nausea
43
Stomach
Around the area where the helix
Gastrospasms, gastritis, gastric ulcer,
crus/root terminates
insomnia, toothache, indigestion,
vomiting, nausea
Superior aspect of the helix crus,
divide this into thirds
Duodenum
44*
45*
Small intestine
Appendix
Large Intestine
Most posterior 1/3.
Between stomach and si
Middle 1/3. Number is approx
Between si and li
Anterior 1/3. Number is approx
Points in the Cymba (Superior) Concha
#
Name
Location
47
Kidney
Lower border of inferior leg of
antihelix, just above Small intestine
#44
Ureter
Between Kidney (47) and Bladder
(48)
48
Bladder
Lower border of inferior leg of
antihelix, just above Large intestine
#45
Angle of cymba The corner piece, anterior to the
concha/prostate ends of large intestine (45) and
bladder (48).
46
Liver
Posterior and inferior border of the
cymba concha
49
Pancreas (L),
Biliary tract or
GB (R)
Spleen
34
Endocrine or
intertragus
53
San Jiao
Lumbago, cystitis, retention of urine,
occipital pain (bladder 10), bladder
channel disorders
Prostatis and urethritis
Hypochondriac pain, dizziness, eye
disease, irregular menstruation,
dysmenorrhea
Between Liver (46) and Kidney (47) Right ear: pancreatitis, diabetes
mellitus.
Left ear: gallbladder, diseases of biliary
tract
Points in the Cavum Conchae
#
Name
Location
51
Heart
Central deep depression of the
cavum conchae, posterior to the
external auditory meatus
52
Lung
Big area surrounding heart all over
the central deep depression of the
cavum conchae.
E
Trachea
Between the external auditory
meatus and the heart area (51)
50
Indications
Urogenital disorders, gynecopathy,
lumbar pain, tinnitus, insomnia,
dizziness.
Colic pain of ureter calculus
At the lateral and superior aspect of
the cavum conchae. Posterior area
of the conchae going up the “wall”,
below Liver (46)
At base of cavum conchae in the
intertragic notch
Base of the cavum concha, but
superior to the intertragic notch and
the endocrine area (34)
Indications
Palpitations, insomnia, hysteria, angina
pectoris, arrhythmia, neurosis,
stomatitis
Cough, asthma, chest stuffiness,
cutaneous pruritus, constipation,
obesity
Cough, asthma
Ab distention, chronic diarrhea,
indigestion, irregular menstruation,
anorexia
Dysmenorrhea, impotence, irregular
menstruation, menopause syndrome,
dysfunction of endocrine
Constipation, edema, ab distention,
simple obesity, san jiao channel pain
Points on the Tragus
#
Name
24
External ear
25
External nose
28
Tragic apex
Location
On supratragic notch close to the
helix
Center of the tragus
Indications
Otitis, tinnitus, dizziness, inflammation
of external ear
Nasal furuncle, nasal obstruction,
rhinitis, simple obesity
Fever, pain
Tip of the upper protuberance of the
border of the tragus
29
Adrenal or
At the tip of the lower protuberance Rheumatoid arthritis, mumps, pruritis,
Infratragic apex on the border of the tragus
dizziness
26 and 27 might not be on either extreme of the meatal opening, but rather stacked on top of each other.
26
Pharynx-larynx Upper half of inside aspect of tragus Hoarseness, acute and chronic
pharyngitis, tonsillitis
27
Internal nose
Lower half of the inside aspect of
Rhinitis, paranasal sinusitis, epistaxis
the tragus
Points on the Antitragus
#
Name
Location
32
Soothe Asthma At tip of the antitragus
or Antitragic
apex
Middle Border
Midpoint between antitragic apex
and helixtragic notch. Between the
Soothe Asthma (32) and the point
marked 20.
Testis or Ovary Antero-inferior to the inside/medial
aspect of the tragus
33
Brain or
Inside aspect of the antitragus
Subcortex
31
Occiput
30
Temple or
Taiyang
Forehead
At the posterior-superior corner of
the lateral aspect of the antitragus
Midpoint of the lateral aspect of the
antitragus.
At antero-inferior corner of the
lateral aspect of the antitragus
Indications
Asthma, bronchitis, cough, mumps
Enuresis, auditory vertigo, dwarfism,
diabetes
Genital system disorders.
Insomnia, dds, tinnitus due to Kidney
deafness, neurosis, pseudomyopia,
oligophrenia, digestive diseases
Dizziness, headache, insomnia,
epilepsy, neurasthenia
Migraine, disorders of nervous system,
faintness
Headache, dizziness, insomnia, dds
Points on the Lobule (Ear Lobe)
Divide this into 9 parts like tic-tac-toe. See 2nd ear model for marked parts
#
Name
Location
Indications
st
G
Tooth 1
1 section of the grid, most anterior Toothache, periodonitis, hypotension
and superior
H
Tongue
2nd section of the grid, superior and Glossitis, stomatitis
middle
I
Jaw
3rd section of the grid, posterior and Toothache, dysfnx of TMJ
superior
J
Tooth 2
Anterior and middle section of the
Toothache
grid
Acute conjunctivitis, electric
K
Eye
Middle of the tic-tac-toe board, or
opthalmitis, stye, pseudomyopia
5th section of the grid
th
L
Internal Ear
6 section of grid, vertically in the
Meniere’s disease, tinnitus, loss of
middle and posterior
hearing.
M
Tonsil
Middle and bottom of the grid, or
Tonsillitis, pharyngitis
8th section.
Cheek
Circle on the grid
Peripheral facial paralysis, trigeminal
neuralgia, acne, flat warts
35
Eye 1
Anterio-inferior aspect of the
Glaucoma, pseudomyopia
intertragic notch
36
Eye 2
Postero-inferior aspect of the
Amentropia, pseudomyopia
intertragic notch
*G
BP Rising point On the inferior aspect of the tragic
Raises the blood pressure in cases of
notch, look for the dot in the G
hypotension when BP is falling
section of the grid
Points on the Back of the Auricle/Ear
See 2nd ear model
#
Name
Location
70
Upper ear root
Upper portion of the ear root
71
Root of vagus
Junction of dorsal surface of ear and
mastoid process. This is the flip side
of the crus of the helix
72
Lower ear root
Lower portion of the ear root
*
Lower BP
Y-shaped groove on the model. This
groove
is the groove formed by the
antihelix and the 2 branches on the
other side of the ear.
Indications
Epistaxis
Cholecystitis, gallstones, biliary
ascariasis, nasal obstrx, tachycardia, ab
pain, diarrhea
Hypotension
Hypotension, cutaneous pruritis
Experimental Ear points
#
Name
Location
73
Common Cold
On the helix, level with the upper
leg of the antihelix.
See 2nd ear model
Kidney Stones
Triangular area connecting the ear
or Calculus area points for pelvic cavity, kidney,
abdomen
Thirsty Point
Mid point between the External
Nose (25) and Tragus Apex (28)
Hunger Point
Midpoint between External Nose
(25) and Adrenal Point or
Infratragus Apex (29)
*G
BP Rising point On the inferior aspect of the tragic
(2nd ear model) notch, look for the dot in the G
section of the grid
Tumor
Draw a line from ST to
Distinctive
antihelix/antitragus notch and
Area 1
continue to helix. The Upper 2/3
from here to helix 6 (66) is the area.
Tumor
Middle part of the helix, upper 2/3
Distinctive
of the line connecting Helix 1 (61)
Area 2
and Helix 3 (63)
Tumor
On the dorsum of the ear, directly
Distinctive
opposite to Tumor Distinctive Area
Area 3
1
Indications
Treats common cold
Diabetes, Xiao ke
Obesity, hyperactivity of thyroid.
Raises the blood pressure in cases of
hypotension when BP is falling
Important diagnostic for malignant
cancer
Important diagnostic point for
malignant digestive cancers
Treatments
Detoxification Treatment
Points:
• Autonomic Point (39)
Calm sympathetic nervous system
• Shenmen (area 1, 2nd ear model)
Calm shen
•
•
•
These points are to assist in the process of toxins through major detoxification organs
Kidney (47)
Liver (46)
Lungs (52)
Obesity
Main Points:
Stomach (43)
Secondary Points:
Mouth (40)
Lung
(area 52)
Spleen (50)
Large Intestine (45)
Hungry
Thirsty
(midway 25-29)
(midway 25-28)
Kidney
Sympathetic/autonomic
(47)
(39)
Shenmen
(area 1, 2nd model)
Endocrine
(34)
Sanjiao
(53)
Discussion:
Maximize food/drink processing: stomach, spleen, large intestine
Calm the shen: shenmen, autonomic/sympathetic
Calm oral cravings: mouth, hungry, thirsty
Enhance metabolism: endocrine
Resolve dampness associated with obesity: lung, kidney, sanjiao
Treatment:
Filiform or electric acupuncture daily, 3-5 points each time. Follow up with seeds/granules.
Conjunctivitis
Treatment 1
Blood letting on Ear Apex
Treatment 2
Puncture with strong stimulation:
• Eye (K on 2nd ear model)
• Shenmen (area 1 on 2nd ear model)
• Ear Apex
Retain needles for 30 minutes
Bronchial Asthma
Main Points
Lung
(area 52)
Trachea
(area E)
Adrenal
or Infratragic Apex
(29)
Soothe Asthma
or Antitragic Apex
(32)
Kidney
(47)
San Jiao
(53)
Large Intestine
(45)
Shenmen
(area 1 on 2nd
model)
Secondary Points
Root of Vagus
(71, 2nd ear model)
Methods of Treatment:
During active asthma attack:
Strong stimulation with filiform needle. Choose 4-5 points bilateral or unilateral. Retain
for 30 minutes.
When during “asthma season”:
Same as above, but daily until condition stabilizes. After stabilization, once every other
day.
During Remission:
Embed needles or seeds.
Chronic Gastritis
Main Points:
Stomach (43)
Secondary Points:
(46)
End of inferior helix crus –
sympathetic nerve (39)
Spleen (50)
Mouth (40)
Lung (52)
Endocrine or
Intertragus (34)
Discussion:
All points calm gastric overactivity. Stomach/spleen calms the organ as does sympathetic nerve.
St/Sp additionally increase efficiency of the food processing. Endocrine point stops
overproduction of acids. Liver calms liver fire flaring up to spleen/stomach. Mouth treats the
inflamed stomach. Lung…good question.
Treatment Methods:
1. Needle or electric acupuncture once daily using 3-5 points from the above.
2. Embed seeds or granules.
Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding
Main points:
Endocrine
Uterus or Intertragus
Perhaps internal genitalia
(34)
area 4 on 2nd ear model?
Could also be the pelvic cavity, area 2 on 2nd model
Secondary points:
Spleen
(50)
Brain (33)
Inside tragus
Liver (46)
Shenmen
(area 1 on 2nd model)
Middle Ear or
Diaphragm (1)
Anti-allergy Points
• Ear apex (bleed it)
• Endocrine (34)
• Adrenal Gland (29)
• Allergy point (Windstream – C – between fingers and wrist points)
• Liver (46)
• Lung (52)
• Any area corresponding to the allergy in question
Anti-infection Points
• Ear apex (bleed it)
• Endocrine (34)
• Adrenal Gland (29)
• Shenmen (area 1 on 2nd ear model)
• Any area corresponding to the infection in question
Reduce High Fever
Bleed these:
• Ear apex
• Tragus Apex (28)
• Adrenal Gland (29)
Needle these:
• Endocrine area (34)
• Lung area (52)
• Brainstem (where?)
• Occiput (31)
Lower Blood Sugar
• Pancreas (49, left ear)
• Endocrine area (34)
• Mouth (40)
• Sanjiao (53)
• Subcortex/Brain (inside aspect of antitragus – 33)
Regulating Menses
• Uterus (is this the area 4 on the 2nd model? That’s the internal genitalia area…)
• Endocrine (34)
• Kidney (47)
• Liver (46)
• Ovary (again, area 4 on 2nd model? Area 2, pelvic cavity?)
• Brain/subcortex (area 33 inside aspect of antitragus)
Calm Shen
•
•
•
•
Ear apex (bleed it)
Shenmen (area 1 on 2nd ear model)
Brain/Subcortex (area 33)
Heart (area 51)