The choice of Acupuncture points for AP therapy
NERVOUS DISORDERS
Epilepsy, during attack P: GV26; KI01; LU11; SI03; BL62; Between attacks P: GV14,20; PC06; HT07; ST36,40; BL15; CV12; Y 29; S: GV06,08,13,24; PC05; HT05; GB20: CV15; SI03; BL62; T: GV01,12,15,16,17; KI06,09; SP01; PC07,08; GV06,17; LI04,11; BL03,05,61,63,64,65; GB09,13,15; ST41,42,45; SI08; TH17; LV02,03; A 01; Z 01.
Convulsions, during attack P: KI01; GV26; Between attacks P: LI04; LV03; SI03; BL20; ST36; S: LU11; LI11; SP01; BL60,63; GB20; LV02; CV04,06,12; GV12,14,21,22.
Hysteria, during attack P: KI01; GV26; Between attacks P: PC06; HT04,07; SP06; GV08; KI01,05: LI04; BL15,22; CV12; GV13,26; ST36,40; SI03; GV14,20.
Unconsciousness, coma P: GV26; KI01; LU11; A 01; S: GV20; PC06,08,09; LV03; HT09; T: LI01,04; ST36; CV06; GV24,25.
DISORDERS OF THE NECK AND THORACIC LIMB
Neck pain, sprain, rheumatism, spasm, arthritis, slipped disc, wry neck and paralysis P: GB20,21,39; BL10,11; GV14,16; SI03,07; X 35 (C2-T4); A 23; AhShi; S: BL12,41; SI06,14,15; LI04,11; LU07; TH05,15; BL40,43,60,64,65; SI10,11,16; GB34,36; GV13,18; CV24; TH10,12,16; HT07; LI15; KI01; A 22.
Upper limb pain, sprain, rheumatism, spasm, arthritis P: LI04,11,15; TH05; AhShi (neck, back, shoulder area and arm) and local points; S: SI03,06,08; BL11; LI10; T: TH07,14; BL18,40,62; GB34; ST44; NZ23; A 30,32.
Upper limb paralysis P: LI15; LI11 to HT03; TH09 to TH10; TH05 to PC06; LI04 to PC08 (or LI04 to SI03); S: LI09,10; SI09; A 30; NX04; SI06; GB21; TH03,04.
Shoulder, pain, cramp, rheumatism, stiffness, arthritis, bursitis P: TH14,15; LI11,15,16; BL11; SI09,11; AhShi; S: TH10; SI03,10,13; GB21; T: TH03,06,11,13; GV12,14; SI12,14,15; LI04,10; BL13,41,44; A 42.
Shoulder, Shoulder muscles and thoracic back pain, spasm etc P: LI11,15; SI09,10,11,12,13,14; GB21; TH14; AhShi; S: BL11; SI03,08,15; LU02,09; LI02; T: TH03,11,13,15; SI06; LI04; BL12,13,41,42,44; GB20; HT02.
Shoulder and arm muscles: pain, cramp, rheumatism P: LI04,11,15; TH05,14; AhShi; S: LI10; TH06,15; GB34; ST36; T: LI07,16; TH10,11,13; SI11.
Elbow pain, sprain, arthritis, rheumatism P: AhShi; LI11 to HT03; LI12; LU05; TH05; S: LI04,10; GB34; SI04; T: LI08,12,13,14; SI07,08,11; PC03; TH01,10; LU06; GB21; HT01,04.
Wrist, carpal pain, sprain, rheumatism, arthritis P: (Choose according to the affected Channel and side): AhShi (local and shoulder girdle); LI04,05,06; SI04,05; TH04,05; HT05,07; PC07; LU07; S: SI06,11; TH06; LU08; A 09,22; T: SI03,05,08,10-14; LU06,09; LI03; HT06; PC04; TH02,03,13,14; BL12-17; BL41-46.
Metacarpal pain, sprain, rheumatism P: LI03,04; LU01,07; PC01,07,08; HT01,07; A 22; SI04; TH04; AhShi; S: LI05,06,11,20; LU05,08; SI03,07; TH02,03,05,23.
Finger (digital, upper limb) pain, sprain, rheumatism, arthritis P: AhShi; A 22; PC07; LU07; LI03,04; SI03,04,07; S: LI05; HT07; TH03,04,05; local periosteal AP (Thumb: esp. LU07 and periosteal local AP; Index: especially LI03,04,05; PC07; Middle: especially PC07,08; Fourth finger: esp. TH03; HT07; Little finger: especially SI07; TH03; HT07; T: LI06; HT03; TH06,13,14; A 09,17; PC04,06,08; GV14; SI06,08,10-14; BL12-17,41-46.
DISORDERS OF THE THORACIC AREA, HEART, LUNGS, TRACHEA
Pain, trauma, rheumatism, stiffness, spasm, arthritis, slipped disc in thoracic spine and thoracic back muscle area P: Spinal AhShi; X 35; GV points esp. 09,12,13,14; GB30; S: GV05,06,08,11; BL23,46,49,50; GB21,26; SI11,14; T: GV01,02,03,07,10,15,16; KI01,02,03,04,08; CV04,06,12,22; ST13,37,39,41; BL40,56,60,64; LI05; GB20,25; LU02; LV13.
Palpitations, atrial fibrillation, functional cardiac disorders P: HT05,07,09; PC06,07; BL15; S: HT06,08; PC03,05; BL10,14; CV14; T: HT03; PC04; BL11,12; LU04; LI04; ST36; LV01,03; GB20; CV06,12,17; GV24.
Bronchitis P: LU05; BL11,12,13,43; CV17,22; S: LU01; LI03; ST13,14,15,40; SI15; BL42,44; KI22,23; PC06; CV18,19,23; GV10,12,14; NX04; T: LU09; ST36; BL08,14,17; CV14; X 01; Acute P: LU05; BL13; CV22; LI04; GV14; S: PC06; TH05; BL12; ST40; GB20; T: LU07,08,09; LI06; SI17; BL10; SP06; GB21; CV17; GV16; Chronic P: LU05; BL13; CV22; ST40; CV12,17; BL12; S: PC06; BL08,20; LU06,07; CV06; GV12; LI04; T: LU01; ST36; BL11,17; CV18; NX04.
Asthma, bronchospasm, functional emphysema P:CV17,22; NX04; X 01; BL13; PC06; ST40; S: LU01,02,05,07,09,10; ST36; LI04; CV06,12; BL11; GV14; T: LU03,06,08; ST09,10,12,13,16; KI04,27; CV04,16,18,23; GV10,12; SI15; GB19,23,35,44; SP06.
Chronic rhinitis, sniffles P: LI04,20; Z 03,14; GB20; GV23,25; S: LI11,19; GV14,20,24; Z 15,16; BL07,08; LU05; GB04.
Soft moist cough, excess phlegm P: ST40; CV12; S: LU07; BL20; LI18.
Cough P: BL13; LU05,07; CV17,22; ST40; S: LU02,06,08,09,10,11; LI04; ST36; KI03,27; CV21; T: LU01,04; LI18; ST16; SP18; BL11,12,43; KI24,25,26; PC02; CV12,16,20; GV11,14.
Tracheitis (see laryngitis) P: CV22; BL11,13; S: LI04; GV14; ST40; LU05,07.

