The choice of Acupuncture points for AP therapy

FURTHER READING

1 Veterinary AP (1977). by Klide, A.M. and Kung, S.H. University of Pennsylvania Press, 297 pp.

2 Outline of Chinese AP (1975). by Academy of Traditional Medicine. Foreign Languages Press, Beijing, 305 pp.

3 Newest illustrations of the AP points (1973). by Medicine & Health Publishing Co., Hong Kong, 100 pp.

4 Basic AP: a scientific interpretation and application (1977). by Chinese AP Research Foundation. C.A.R.F. Box 84-223 Taipei, Taiwan, 311 pp.

5 Barefoot Doctor's Manual (1977). American translation of official Chinese Manual by U.S. Dept. Health & Education. Running Press, Philadelphia, 948 pp.

6 Chinese Acupuncture (1973). by Wu Wei Ping. Health Science Press, Wellingborough, Northants, U.K., 181 pp.

7 Acupuncture therapy (1972). by Mary Austin. Turnstone Books, London, 290 pp.

8 Pathogenic et Pathologic Energetiques en Medicine chinoise. (1971). by Nguyen van Nghi. Imprimerie Ecole Technique Don Bosco, 78 Rue Stanislas Torrents, 13 Marseille, France, 699 pp.

9 Essentials of Chinese AP (1980). by Beijing, Shanghai and Nanking Colleges of Traditional Medicine, with the Acad. Trad. Chinese Med. Foreign Languages Press, Beijing, 432 pp. Reissued 1993: Essentials of Chinese AP. (Coll. TCM, Beijing, Shanghai, Nanking) Foreign Languages Press, Beijing 432pp.

Table 1
Examples of point selection using Local, Adjacent and Distant points.

Diseased Local points Adjacent Distant points on area points Thoracic limb Pelvic limb
Head             GV20,24;  ST08      GB20           LI04;  LU07     BL40;  ST36
Face/forehead    ST08;  GV23         GV20;  BL10    SI03,09         ST43;  BL60
Temple           GB08;  ST08;  Z 09  GB20           TH05;  LI04     GB43
Eye              BL01;  TH23;  ST01  GV23;  GB20    SI06;  LI04     GB37
Ear              GB02;  TH17;  SI19  SI17           TH03            GB41
Nose             LI19,20             BL07           LI04,11         ST45
Mouth/cheek/jaw  ST04,06             SI17           LI04            ST44
Throat/front of neck CV22,23         GV15           LU11;  LI04,11  KI06
Neck and nape    GV16;  GB20;  BL10  BL11           SI03            BL66
Shoulder area    SI11;  GB21;  LI15  LI14           LI11;  TH05     BL59;  ST38
Upper arm        LI11                TH05;  LI15
Forearm          TH05;  LI11         SI03;  LI04
Chest area       CV17;  AhShi T1-T7  ST19           PC06;  LU05     GB34;  ST40
Ribs/axillary area SP17;  LV14       BL18           TH06            GB34
Dorsum, upper    GV14;  BL43         BL10           SI03            BL60
Dorsum, lower    BL18,21             GB25           SI03            BL40
Lumbar area      BL18,23             GB25           SI06            BL40
Lumbosacral area GV04;  BL25         GB30           SI06            BL40
Hypochondrium    GB26,27             LV14           PC06            GB38
Abdomen, upper   CV12;  AhShi T9-L2  CV16           PC06            ST36
Abdomen, lower   CV04;  AhShi L2-S4  ST25           TH06            SP06
Rectum           GV01;  BL35         BL30                           BL57
Inguinal area    GB26,27             LV14                           LV03;  GB38
Hip/thigh area   GB30,31;  BL36      GV03                           GB34
Knee area        ST36;  L 16         GB31                           GB39
Ankle area       KI03;  BL60;  ST41; BL59                           ST44
GB40