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Abdomen ---Lower 9, 5, 6, 2, 20, 13 ---Upper 5, 6 Allergies 8, 14, 24 Ankle 4, 5, 6, 1, 30, 18, 20, 21 Arm 8, 3, 2, 34, 12,17, 27 Armpit 2, 12 Anxiety 11, 15, 21, 6 Asthma (M) 7, 14, 12 Backache ---General 9, 4, 5, 6, 17, 21, 24, 25, 27 ---Lower 4, 5, 6, 21 ---Upper 17, 25, 27, 9, 4 Bioenergy control ---Fear 3, 6, 11, 15, 31, 19, 21 ---Energy (soft=boost/brisk=calm) 35, 13, 6 ---Hunger 5, 6 ---Memory 7, 2 ---Sleep 20 ---Smoking 5, 6, 2, 14 ---Warmth 17, 27 Bites (any) 33 Bladder 9, 28 Bleeding (EM!) 3, 6, 1, 33, 34 Blisters 8, 1 Breasts 17 Breath control 33 Breathing, labored (EM!) 12 Bronchitis 7, 14 Bruises 34 Burns (EM!) 8, 4, 28 Bursitis 14 "Charlie horse" cramps 4 Chest (EM!) 3, 2, 1, 7, 31 Cholera (M) 8, 3, 13, 6, 30, 16 Claustrophobia 12 Colds and influenza 8, 3, 6, 1, 7, 16, 21, 23, 19, 38, 22 Colitis 7, 5, 6, 28 Concussion (EM!) 7, 1, 12, 33, followed in 10 mins. by 34 Conjunctivitis 7, 1, 12, 23, 38 Constipation 13, 5, 20, 36, 30 Cough 7, 3, 6, 2, 14, 12, 33, 16, 36 Cramps, menstrual 4, 13, 5, 2, 15, 38, 31 Cramps, muscular spasms 30, 31 Cystitis 5, 28, 36

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Dental work 11, 15 Depression (M) 6 Diabetes mellitus (M) 13, 5, 6, 14, 33 Diarrhea 5, 6, 2, 15, 8, 30 Dizziness 2, 36 Dysentery (M) 5, 6, 2, 15 Ear 3, 1 Edema 5, 6 Elbow 8, 3, 2, 14, 1, 27 Electric shock (EM!) 34 Epilepsy, epileptic seizure (EM!) 2, 36 Exhaustion 12, 34, 13 Eye 23, 8, 1, 7, 30, 26, 19, 30, 24 Face 8, 3, 4, 1, 7, 29, 38 Fainting (EM!) 10, 11 Fatigue 6, 34 Fear control 3, 6, 11, 15, 19, 21 Fever 3, 10, 15, 26, 8, 16, 22, 37 Fingers 10, 3, 2, 1, 12 Flatulence 5, 6, 22 Flu 8, 3, 6, 1, 7, 16, 21, 23, 19, 38, 22 Foot 4, 5, 6, 1, 30, 18, 20, 21 Forearm 8, 2, 10, 1, 12 Gall bladder 7, 5, 6, 1, 30 Gastrointestinal system 5, 6, 1 Gingivitis 1 Genitourinary, 5, 13, 30, 31, 20 Glaucoma, 23, 31 Hand 3, 2, 10, 1, 12 Hangover 5, 6, 18 Hay fever 23 Headaches ---Anxiety/tension 11, 15, 21, 6, 24, 38 ---Base of skull/neck 27, 17, 8, 1, 16 ---Front 22, 24 ---General 1, 7, 3, 4, 6, 2, 10, 11, 20, 21, 26 ---Migraine 7, 1, 26, 12, 29 ---Severe 26, 21, 1, 3, 7, 4, 6, 2, 10, 19 ---Sinus 7, 10, 1, 18, 24, 32 ---Top of head 21, 1, 3, 7, 4, 6, 2, 10, 11 Head, injury or pain (EM!) 7, 8, 3, 6, 2, 10, 1, 11, 34, 21, 27 Heart attack (EM!) 3, 2, 1, 11, 18 Heartburn 2, 11 Heat rash 8, 6, 1

Hemorrhoids 4, 36, 25 Hernia 5, 6, 20 Hiccough 13, 2, 35, 25 Hip 4, 5, 6 Hives and rash 8, 16 Hunger 5, 6 Hypertension (M) 9, 3, 13, 15, 21, 25, 30, 38 Hyperventilation 14 Hypotension (M) 15 Hysteria (M) 11, 21

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Immune system 8, 5, 16 Impetego, eczema 8, 9, 4, 5 Impotence 5, 13, 33 Influenza 8, 3, 6, 1, 7, 16, 21, 23, 19, 38, 22 Indigestion 5, 6, 18 Insomnia 13, 2, 11, 12, 31, 18, 24, 31 Jaundice (M) 2, 16 Jaw, lower 7, 3, 4, 1

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Kidneys (M) 21, 33 Knee 9, 14

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Laryngitis 7, 14, 10, 1 Leg 9, 4, 5, 6, 31 Lightheadedness 19 Lips 1 Liver (M) 30 Lumbago 7, 9, 4, 5, 6, 14, 1, 28 Lungs 7 Memory 7, 2 Meningitis (M) 10 Menstruation 13, 5, 2, 15, 31, 20, 4 Mental disturbance 6, 15, 35 Motion sickness 5, 6, 2 Mouth 1, 33, 36 Mumps (M) 4, 1 Nasal congestion 7, 10, 1, 19, 32, 23, 24 Nausea 5, 6, 12, 25 Neck 7, 8, 1, 34, 16, 17, 31, 24, 27, 38 Nervousness, 1, 30, 31

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Neuralgia 4 Nosebleed 7, 9, 1, 16, 19, 22 Ovaries and uterus 8, 13, 5, 6

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Paralysis (EM!) 3, 16, 29 Penis 20, 13, 5, 6 Pleurisy (EM!) 7, 3, 2, 1, 16 Pneumonia (EM!) 7, 6, 14, 1 Poison ivy 8, 3 Poisoning by mouth (EM!) 1, 12, 28 Poisoning, carbon monoxide (EM!) 3, 12 Poisoning, food (EM!) 12 Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) 38 Prostate 13, 5, 6, 33, 28 Rectum 4, 28, 36 Respiratory system 7, 2, 14, 1, Restlessness 11, 15 Reynaud's syndrome 12 Sciatica 9, 4, 5, 6, 28, 24, 25 Sea sickness 2, 6 Sedation, tranquilization 1, 30 Seizure (EM!) 2 Sex organs 8, 13, 5, 6, 20 Shock (EM!) 2, 11, 12, 34, 27 Shortness of breath (EM!) 12 Shoulder 7, 8, 3, 2, 14, 1, 34, 17, 31 Sinusitis 7, 10, 1, 18, 24, 32, 23 Skin 8, 9, 3, 14 Sleep control 20 Small intestine 5, 6 Smell, loss of 19, 23, 32 Smoking control 5, 6, 2, 14, 35 Sneezing 14, 24, 23 Spleen, pancreas 6 Spasms 29, 30 Sprains 4 Stings (use right side only) 33 Stomach 8, 5, 6, 2, 25 Strains, muscular 4 Stricture of urine 30, 31, 20, 21 Stroke (EM!) 2, 33, 34 Sunstroke (EM!) 10

Sweating 9, 1

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Tachycardia, racing heart (EM!) 6, 11, 19 Temper 11, 31 Tennis elbow 14 Tension 38 Testicles 4, 5, 6 Thigh 9 Thirst, temporary 12 Throat 10, 7, 3, 14, 1, 12, 33, 36, 37 Tinnitus 3, 38, 16, 19, 29, 31 Tongue 1 Tonsillitis 9, 3, 10, 1, 18, 14 Toothache 4, 1, 18, 22, 37 Trigeminal neuralgia 24, 29, 32 Ulcers, intestinal 3, 5, 6 Ulcers, peptic 5, 6 Unconsciousness (EM!) 20, 10, 12, 33 (use left side only), 34 Urinary control, temporary 28 Uterus and ovaries 5, 8, 13, 5, 6 Vertigo (M) 4, 2, 28, 21, 36, 19, 38, 23, 30, 31 Vomiting and retching (M) 5, 6, 13, 2, 15, 12, 16, 25

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Warmth control 17, 27 Whiplash (M) 7, 8, 4, 1 Withdrawal (addiction) 11 Wounds (EM!) 4, 34, 28, 18, 20 Wrist 7, 3, 12, 11 Yawning control 7

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Acupoint #1

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 | back to top |

Acupoint #2

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 | back to top |

Acupoint #3

Two thumb widths above the outside of the wrist, lined up with the middle finger TCM: Triple Warmer 5 | Back to top |

Acupoint #4

In the depression just behind the outer anklebone TCM: Bladder 60 | Back to top |

Acupoint #5

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 | Back to top |

Acupoint #6

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 | Back to top |

Acupoint #7

Clasp your hands together as in (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 | Back to top |

Acupoint #8

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 | Back to top |

Acupoint #9

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 | Back to top |

Acupoint #10

Just behind the thumbnail, on the side opposite the fingers TCM: Lung 11 | Back to top |

Acupoint #11

On the largest crease of the inner wrist, on a line with the little finger TCM: Heart 7 | Back to top |

Acupoint #12

On the largest crease of the inner wrist, on a line with the thumb TCM: Lung 9 | Back to top |

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) | Back to top |

Acupoint #14

On the crease of the inside of the elbow, on the thumb side TCM: Lung 5 | Back to top |

Acupoint #15

On the middle finger, just above the nail, on the side closest to the thumb TCM: Pericardium 9 | Back to top |

Acupoint #16

Between the two most prominent bones of the top of the spine TCM: Governing Vessel 14 | Back to top |

Acupoint #17

On top of the shoulder, half way between the neck and the outside of the shoulder TCM: Triple Warmer 15 | Back to top |

Acupoint #18

Just behind the nail of the second toe, on the side opposite the big toe

TCM: Stomach 45 | Back to top |

Acupoint #19

On either side of the spine, just below the base of the skull TCM: Bladder 10 | Back to top |

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 | Back to top |

Acupoint #21

In the middle of the sole of the foot, just behind the ball TCM: Kidney 1 | Back to top |

Acupoint #22

Just above the place where the second and third toes separate TCM: Stomach 44 | Back to top |

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 | Back to top |

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 | Back to top |

Acupoint #25

On the back, on a line with the elbows, about two thumb widths on either side of the spine TCM: Bladder 21 | Back to top |

Acupoint #26

Pinch the nostril, on the side opposite the septum; good for severe headache TCM: Not available | Back to top |

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 | Back to top |

Acupoint #28

On the outside of the foot, slightly to the rear of the last knucklebone of the smallest toe

TCM: Bladder 65 | Back to top |

Acupoint #29

On the back of the jawbone, just below the ear TCM: Triple Warmer 17 | Back to top |

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 | Back to top |

Acupoint #31

Just above where the big toe and the second toe separate, on the upper surface of the foot TCM: Liver 2 | Back to top |

Acupoint #32

On the cheek, next to the outside of the nostril TCM: Large Intestine 20 | Back to top |

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 | Back to top |

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 | Back to top |

Acupoint #35

On the center of the chest, just below the bottom of the sternum (breast bone) TCM: Conception Vessel 14 | Back to top |

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 | Back to top |

Acupoint #37

On the index finger, just above the nail, on the side closest to the thumb TCM: Large Intestine 1 | Back to top |

Acupoint #38

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