Extra acupoints:
(1) Shixuan acupoint (EX-PH 1) :
Location: At all 10 fingertips and 0.1 curt from the edge of nail border (Fig. 2-6).
Indications: Coma, epilepsy, hysteria, high fever, convulsions in children, and tonsillitis.
(2) Sifeng acupoint (EX-PH 2) :
Locations: At the midpoint of palmar crease of proximal interphallangeal joint of index, middle, ring, and little fingers of both hands (Fig. 2-6).
Indications: Indigestive malnutrition and whooping cough.
(3) Endocrine acupoint (EX-PH 3):
Location: At the top of thenar prominence (Fig. 2-7).
Indications: It can be used to treat endocrinal diseases and adjust function of adrenal gland, thymus, and thyroid gland.
(4) Chest pain acupoint (EX-PH 4):
Location: At the radial border of interphalangeal joint of thumb and on the dorso-palmar boundary of hand (Fig. 2-7).
Indications: Contusion of chest, intercostal neuralgia, herpes zoster with chest pain, vomiting, diarrhea, and epilepsy.
(5) Uterus acupoint (EX-PH 5) :
Location: At the midpoint between the junction of ring and little fingers and the first distal palmar crease (Fig. 2-7).
Indications: Diseases of reproductive system including diseases of ovary, testis, and menstruation.
1-endocrine 2-chest pain 3-uterus 4-hyperhidrosis 5-toothache 6-stomach and intestine pain 7-Laogong (PC 8) 8-Daling (PC 7) 9-heel pain 10-cough and asthma 11-oral aphtha 12-bed-wetting 13-heart palpitations 14-colon 15-urethra 16-anti-convulsion 17-spleen 18-heart 19-lung 20-Mingmen 21-liver 22-pelvic cavity
(6) Hyperhidrosis acupoint (EX-PH 6):
Location: At the center of palm (Fig. 2-7).
Indications: Hyperhidrosis and mental anxiety.
(7) Toothache acupoint (EX-PH 7) :
Location: It is 1 cun proximal to the junction of middle and ring fingers (Fig. 2-7).
Indications: Dull and continuous toothache.
(8) Stomach and intestine pain acupoint (EX-PH 8) :
Location: Also called Xiaotianxin, it is at the midpoint between Laogong (PC 8) and Daling ( PC 7) acupoints ( Fig. 2-7).
Indications: Acute and chronic gastroenteritis, gastric and duodenal peptic ulcer, indigestion, intestinal ascaris, coma with fever, and rhinitis.
(9) Heel pain acupoint (EX-PH 9) :
Location: At the midpoint between Daling (PC 7) and stomach and intestine pain point (EX-PH 8) (Fig. 2-7).
