Auricular CAM locations and functions
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Lower portion of rectum location | locate on the end of helix (crus), approximate to supratragic notch |
| Urethra location | locate on helix (crus) at the level of the lower border of inferior antihelix crus |
| Lower portion of rectum tx | Tx. tenesmus, constipation, anus prolapse, external & internal hemorrhoids, |
| Urethra tx | Enuresis, frequent, urgent & painful urination, retention of urine |
| External Genitalia location | locate on Helix at the level of the upper border of inferior antihelix crus |
| External Genitalia tx | Tx. Eczema of the perineum, inflammation of external genital organs, impotance |
| Ear Apex location | Locate at the tip of auricle and superior to helix when folded towards tragus |
| Ear Apex fx | Remove heat & wind, antispasmotism, analgesia, pacify LV & clear vision |
| Ear Apex tx | Fever, hypertension, inflammation of eyes, painful dz. |
| Liver Yang location | At auricular tubercle |
| Liver Yang tx | Tx. LV qi stagnation, LV yang preponderance |
| Helix 1-6 fx | Clear heat & relieve pain, pacify LV & remove wind, tx. fever, tonsilitis, hypertension |
| Helix 1-6 location | Region from auricular tubercle to midpoint of lower border of lobule is devided into five equal parts |
| Finger location | locate at the top of Scapha |
| Finger tx | Pain & dysfunction at the corresponding area of the body- fingers |
| Interior Tubercle old name | Old name "Urticaria" or "Allergic Point" |
| Interior Tubercle location | Locate at midpoint btw Finger & Wrist |
| Interior Tubercle fx | Expel wind & stop itching |
| Wrist location | Locate at midway btw Elbow & Finger |
| Wrist fx | Pain & dysfunction at the corresponding area of the body-around wrist |
| Elbow location | Locate at the midway btw Finger & Clavicle |
| Elbow fx | Pain & dysfunction at the corresponding area of the body-around elbow |
| Shoulder location | Locate at the midway btw Elbow & Clavicle |
| Clavicle location | Locate on Scapha at the level with Helix-tragic notch |
| Clavicle tx | Tx. Takayashu's Dz. (Pulseless Dz.), Pain & dysfunction at the corresponding area of the body |
| Toe location | Superior & Lateral angle of superior antihelix crus |
| Toe tx | Pain & dysfunction at the corresponding area of the body-toes |
| Heel location | Superior & Medial angle of superior antihelix crus |
| Heel tx | Tx. Heel pain |
| Ankle location | Locate Midway btw Heel & Knee |
| Ankle tx | Tx. Ankle sprian, Pain & dysfunction at the corresponding area of the body |
| Knee location | Locate at midportion at superior antihelix crus |
| Knee tx | Tx. Pain & dysfunction at the corresponding area of the body-pain & arthritis of knee joint |
| Hip location | Locate at inferior 1/3 of the superior antihelix crus |
| Hip tx | T.x Pain & dysfunction at the corresponding area of the body-hips |
| Buttock loc | Locate at lateral 1/3 of the inferior antihelix crus |
| Buttock tx | Pain & dysfunction at the corresponding area of the body-buttock |
| Ischium old name | Old name "Sciatic Nerve" |
| Ischium loc | Locate at medical 2/3 of the inferior natihelix crus |
| Ischium tx | Tx. Sciatica |
| End of Inferior Antihelix crus old | Old name "Sympathetic Nerve" |
| End of Inferior Antihelix crus fx | Antispasmotism & analgesia, nourish yin & support yang, balance parasympathetic & sympathetic systems |
| End of Inferior Antihelix crus tx | Tx. Pain of internal organs, palpitation, spontaneous sweating, night sweat, functional disorders of autonomous nervous system |
| Cervicle Vertebrae location | Locate on antihelix at the lower 1/3 segment on a curve line from helix tragic notch to the branching area of superior & inferior antihelix crus |
| Cervicle Vertebrae tx | Strengthen spine and nourish marrow, Tx. Pain & dysfunction at the corresponding area of the body-at cervical |
| Thoracic Vertebrae location | Locate on antihelix crus at the middle 1/3 on a curve line from helix tragic notch to the branching area of superior & inferior antihelix crus |
| Thoracic Verebrae fx | Strengthen spine and nourish marrow, Tx. Pain & dysfunction at the corresponding area of the body-thoracic |
| Scral Vertebrae fx | Strengthen spine and nourish marrow, Tx. Pain & dysfunction at the corresponding area of the body-lumboscral |
| Scral Vertebrae location | Locate on antihelix crus at the upper 1/3 on a curve line from helix tragic notch to the branching area of superior & inferior antihelix crus |
| Neck loc | Locate on the border of cavum concha of Cervicle Vertebrae |
| Neck fx | Tx. sprained neck. wry neck, pain & dysfunction of the neck |
| Chest loc | Locate on the border of Cavum concha of Thoracic Vertebrae |
| Chest tx | Tx. Pain & stuffness of the chest, or pain at the corresponding part of the body-chest |
| Abdomen loc | Locate on the border of cymba concha of Lumbosacral Vertebrae |
| Abdomen tx | Tx. Abdominal or gynecological dz, lumbago |
| Ear-Shen Men loc | At bifurcating point btw superior & inferior antihelix crus and at the lateral 1/3 of triangular fossa |
| Ear-Shen Men fx | Sedation, ease mind, relieve pain, clear heat, calm shen |
| Triangular Depression old name | Old name "Tainkui" or "Uterus Seminal Palace" |
| Triangular Depression location | Locate in the triangular fossa and in the depression close to the midpoint of helix |
| Triangular Depression fx | Support Yang & nourish Essence, regulate menstruation & harmonize blood |
| Triangular Depression tx | Tx. Gynecological dz. & symptoms, impotence, prostates |
| Superior Triangle location | Locate at the superior-lateral angle of Triangular Fossa |
| Superior Triangle old name | Old Name "Lowering Blood Pressure" |
| Superior Triangle fx | Pacify LV & remove wind |
| Nose old name | Old name "External Nose" |
| Nose location | Locate in the center of lateral aspect of tragus |
| Nose fx | Remove obstructions from the meridians in the nose region |
| Nose tx | Tx. brandy-nose or nose furuncles, nasal obstruction, and other nose problem |
| Supratragic Apex old name | Old name "Tragic Apex" |
| Supratragic Apex location | Locate at the tip of upper protuberance on border tragus |
| Supratragic Apex fx | Reduce heat & relieve pain |
| Lower Tragic Apex old name | Old name "Adrenal" |
| Lower Tragic Apex location | Locate at the tip of lower tubercle on boder of tragus |
| Lower Tragic Apex fx | Antipasmotism & expel wind, reduce Heat & relieve pain. |
| Pharynx-Larynx (Throat) location | (Inner aspect) Upper half of medial aspect of tragus |
| Pharynx-Larynx (Throat) fx | Clarify obstructions of pharynx-larynx: tx. acute & chronic pharyngitis & chronic laryngitis & tonsillitis |
| Internal Nose loc | Locate at the lower half of medial aspect of Tragus (inner aspect) |
| Inner Nose fx | Remove obstructions of the nose & tx. allergic rhinitis & other nose d/o |
| Antitragic Apex old name | Old name "Soothing Asthma" or "Parotid" |
| Antitragic Apex loc | Locate at the tip of antitragic |
| Antitragic Apex fx | Strengthen the lungs & stop asthma, clear up heat & antitoxic, expel wind |
| Antitragic Apex tx | Tx. Itching skin, asthma, bronchitis, parotitis |
| Central Rim & Middle Border old name | Old Name "Brain" |
| Central Rim & Middle Border loc | Locate at midpoint btw antitragic apex & helix tragic notch |
| Central Rim & Middle Border fx | Replenish brain & calm shen; Tx. Enuresis, oligophrenia (incomplete development of inteligence) |
| Occiput old name | Old name "Tai Yang" |
| Occiput loc | Locate at posterior superior corner of lateral aspect of antitragus |
| Occiput fx | Tx. insomnia, dizziness, HA; sedate & analgesia, calm shen, remove wind |
| Temple old name | Old name "Shao Yang" |
| Temple loc | Locate on antitragus btw "Occiput" & "Forehead" |
| Forehead loc | Locate at anterior inferior corner of lateral aspect of antitragus |
| Forehead fx | Sedate & analgesia; Tx. Yang Ming HA |
| Temple fx | Sedate & analgesia; Tx. Shao Yang HA |
| Brain for Pain old name | Old name "Subcortex" |
| Brain for Pain tx | Tx. Insomnia, dream disturbed sleep, tinnitus d/t KI xu, oligophrenia: Reinforce marrow & replenish brain, relieve pain & calm shen |
| Mouth loc | (on the periphery helix crus) Locate close to posterior & superior border of orifice of external auditory meatus |
| Mouth fx | Clear HT fire, remove pathogenic wind; Tx. facial paralysis, stomatitis |
| Esophagus loc | (on the periphery helix crus) locate at medial 2/3 of inferior aspect of Helix crus |
| Esophagus fx | Regualte function of "Diaphragm" & harmonize ST; Tx. dysphagia, esophagitis |
| Stomach loc | (on the periphery helix crus) Locate at where helix crus terminates |
| Stomach fx | Harmonize ST & replenish SP, reinforce MJ & calm shen; Tx. insomnia, gastritis, gastroduodenal ulcer & other dz. & symptoms of gastric region |
| Duodenum loc | (on the periphery helix crus) Locate at lateral 1/3 of superior aspect of helix crus |
| Duodenum fx | Warm MJ & harmonize ST;Tx. Duodenal ulcer, pylorospasm |
| Small Intestine loc | (on the periphery helix crus) locate at middle 1/3 of superior aspect of helix crus |
| Small Intestine fx | Reinforce SP & harmonize MJ, nourish HT & produce blood |
| Small Intestine tx | Tx. indigestion & palpitation |
| Appendix loc | Locate btw "SI" & "LI" |
| Appendix fx | Clear up "damp-heat" from LJ |
| Cardiac Orifice loc | Lateral thrid of inferior aspect of helix crus |
| Cardiac Orifice tx | Hiatal hernia, Esophagus reflux; Tx. Appendicitis, diarrhea |
| Large Intestine loc | At medial 1/3 of superior aspect of helix crus |
| Large intestine fx | Clear up LJ & replenish LU qi; Tx. diarrhea, constipation |
| Liver loc | (On Cymba concha) locate at posterior aspect of ST & Duodenum |
| Liver fx | Clear up LV & brighten vision, promote smooth circulation of qi & blood to relax muscles & tendons; Tx. LV qi stagnation, eye dz & d/o of lateral-lower abdomen |
| Pancrease/GB loc | locate between LV & KI |
| Pancrease/GB fx | Replenish gallbladder & build up ST,remove LV qi stagnation & LV wind |
| Pancrease/GB tx | Tx. Migraine, dz & symptoms of bile duct, pancreasitis |
| Kidney loc | Locate on the lower border of inferior antihelix crus, directly above "Small Intestine" |
| Kidney fx | Reinforce KI & promote hearing, stregnthen bones & fill up marrow |
| Kidney tx | Tx. Nephritis, tinnitus, lumbago, diplacusis, spermatorrhea, impotence |
| Ureter loc | Locate btw "Kidney" & "Bladder" |
| Ureter tx | Tx. stone & colic pain of ureter |
| Bladder loc | Locate on the lower border of inferior antihelix crus, directly above "Large Intestine" |
| Bladder fx | Replenish LJ & reinforce lower sap; Tx. lower back pain, sciatica, systitis, enurisis, retention of urine |
| Middle Cymba Concha loc | Locate in the center of Cymba Concha |
| Middle Cymba Concha old name | Old name "Periphery Umbilicus" |
| Middle Cymba Concha tx | Tx. Parotitis/mumps, lower fever, abdominal distension, ascariasis of bile duct; regulate MJ & harmonize SP |
| Heart loc | Locate in the central depression of cavum concha |
| Heart fx | Tx. Itching, insomnia, palpitation, hysteria, night sweat, angina pectoris; Tranquilize heart & calm shen, regulate Ying-Blood, relieve pain |
| Lung loc | Around Heart |
| Lung fx | Promote smooth flow of circulating of Qi & Blood, diuresis, reinforce deficiency & clear up heat, nourish skin & hair |
| Lung tx | Tx. cough & asthma, skin dz, hoarseness of voice: commonly used acupuncture point for anesthesia |
| Trachea loc | Locate in the area of Lung, btw "Mouth" & "Heart" |
| Trachea fx | Stop coughing & dispel "phlegm" tx. cough & asthma |
| Spleen loc | Locate inferior to "Liver", at lateral & superior aspect of cavum concha |
| Spleen fx | Digest food, produce Ying-Blood, nourish muscles, build up SP qi |
| Spleen tx | Tx. Stomatitis, abdominal diarrhea, distension, chronic indigestion, functional uterus bleeding |
| San Jiao loc | Locate on Superior Intertragus |
| San Jiao fx | Stop "Itching", remove obstruction from the water passages, clear up heat |
| Intertragus old name | Old name "Endocrine" |
| Intertragus loc | At the base of cavum concha in the intertragic notch |
| Intertragus fx | Remove LV qi stagnation, regulate menstruation & activate blood circulation, expel wind, reinforce LJ; Tx. Irregular menstruation, impotence, skin dz, climacteric sysndrome, dysfunction of endocrine |
| Anterior Tragic Notch old name | Old name "Eye 1" |
| Anterior Tragic Notch loc | Locate on anterior and medial side of intertragic notch |
| Anterior Tragic Notch tx | Clear LV & brighten vision; Tx. glaucoma, pseudomyopia & other eye d/o |
| Inferior Tragic Notch loc | Locate on the inferior aspect of intertragic notch-Section 1 of ear lobe |
| Inferior Tragic Notch fx | Reinforce qi & elevate Yang; Tx. Hypotension |
| Posterior Tragic Notch old name | Old Name "Eye 2" |
| Posterior Tragic Notch loc | Locate on lasteral & posterior aspect of intertragic notch |
| Inferior Tragic Notch old name | Old name "Elevating Blood Pressure Point" |
| Posterior Tragic Notch fx | Clear up LV Fire & brighten vision; Tx. ametropia, external eye imflammation |
| Tongue loc | Locate in the center of section 2 of lobule |
| Tongue tx | Tx. Glossitis; clear up "HT Fire" |
| Jaw loc | Locate in the center of Section 3 of lobule |
| Jaw tx | Tx. Toothache, submandibular arthritis |
| Anterior Ear Lobe old name | Old name "Neurasthenic Point" |
| Anterior Ear Lobe loc | Locate in the 4th section of ear lobe |
| Anterior Ear Lobe fx | Communicate water & fire, tranquilize HT & calm shen; Tx. Neurasthenia & toothache |
| Eye loc | Locate in the 5th section of ear lobe |
| Eye fx | Brighten vision; Tx. acute conjunctivitis, electric opthalmia, myopia & eye dz |
| Internal Ear loc | Locate in the 6th section of ear lobe |
| Internal Ear tx | Relieve vertigo & improve hearing; Tx. tinnitus, impaired hearing, auditory vertigo |
| Tonsil loc | Locate in the 8th section of ear lobe |
| Tonsil fx | Relieve throat problems & tx. acute tonsillitis |
| Upper Root of Auricle old names | Old name "Middle Stasis" or "Spinal Cord" |
| Upper Root of Auricle loc | At the upper border of the auricular root |
| Upper Root of Auricle fx | Relieve pain & asthma; Tx. HA, abdominal pain & asthma |
| Lower Root of Auricle loc | On the lower border of the junction btw the ear lobe & the cheek |
| Lower Root of Auricle fx | Relieve pain & asthma; Tx. HA, abdominal pain & asthma |
| Root of Auricular Vagus Nerve loc | At the junction of "retroauricle" & "mastiod", level with "helix crus" |
| Root of Auricular Vagus Nerve | Open orifce & relieve pain, ease zang-fu organs; Tx. HA, nasal obstruction, ascariasis of bile duct |
| Groove of Inferior Helix Crus | Old name "Groove for Lowering Blood Pressure" |
| Groove of Infeior Helix Crus | Through the backside of superior antihelix crus & inferior antihelix crus, in the depression as a "Y" form |
| Groove of Inferior Helix Crus | Tx. Hypertension & skin dz, pacify LV, descend reverse Qi of LV, relieve skin dz |
| Heart (Back Auricle) | Tx.furuncles, insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, hypertension, HA; clear & reduce HT Fire, tranquilize HT calm shen & relieve pain |
| Liver (Back Auricle) | Tx. Acute appendicitis |
| diplacusis | a difference in the pitch perceptions of the two ears when stimulated by the same sound. |
| climacteric syndrome | a series of symptoms due to disorder of the endocrine system in pre and post menopausal women. TCM explanation: caused by insufficient kidney essence and qi. |
| pseudomyopia definition | nearsightedness. overaccomodation during distance viewing resulting in a distance blur. |
| ametropia definition | any eye abnormality due to faulty refraction of the light, such as pseudomyopia, farsightedness/nearsightedness. |
| myopia defn | nearsightedness |
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