Atlas of Acupuncture

6 Extra Points

Location

Directly superior to the pupil, below the margin of the orbit.

How to find

With the patient looking straight ahead, palpate for the margin of

the orbit directly above the pupil. Ex-HN(shangming) is located

between the upper margin of the orbit and the eyeball.

Needling

Gently push the eyeball downward. Slowly insert the needle

0.5–1 cun vertically into the fatty tissue immediately below the

bone (orbit). Caution: Pay attention to any pain from needling.

No manipulation! After removal of the needle, compress the site

for 10 minutes. Haematomas may still occur (inform the patient

prior to needling). Alternative points with less risk of complica-

tions are BL-2, T.B.-23, G.B.-1, ST-2, Ex-HN-5 (taiyang),

Ex-HN-4(yuyao).

Actions/Indications

● Disorders of the eyes

Ex-HN Upper Brightness SHANGMING

BL-2

Ex-HN-4

ST-1

ST-2

Ex-HN-8

BL-1

G.B.-14

Ex-HN-7

Ex-HN-3

L.I.-20

T.B.-23

G.B.-2 ST-7

G.B.-1

S.I.-18

Ex-HN-4 (yuyao)

Ex-HN (shangming)

Orbital

margin

Pupil line

G.B.-14 G.B.-14

T.B.-23

BL-2

Ex-HN-4Glabella

(yuyao)

Ex-HN-3

(yintang)

G.B.-1

Eyebrow

Lateral Ex-HN-5

canthus of the eye

1 cun

ST-2

Orbital

margin

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