Massage-C: The part of acupuncture
The part of acupuncture, Acupuncture Massage, collected from Chinese Waitankung Illustrated in 1983. (Chinese Edition)
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C: The part of acupuncture
C1: Sizhukong (絲竹空)
Sizhukong (絲竹空) is at the outer edge of the tip of the eyebrow. The hollow orifice sinks down on it. There are two acupoints for both the left side and right side.
Acupuncture: Treating the diseases of trachoma and unable to see clearly.
Meridian: Within Bladder
Function: It can prevent being unable to see by massaging this acupoint.
C2: Zanzhu (攢竹)
Zanzhu (攢竹) is in the end frame at the inner side of the eyebrow. It is near the concave area. There are two acupoints for both the left side and the right side.
Acupuncture: It can treat the diseases of walleye, lack of vision, tears being too much, etc..
Meridian: Within Bladder
Function: It can prevent the lack of vision.
C3: Tongziliao (瞳子髎)
Tongziliao (瞳子髎) is at the ending part of the striation of outer corner of the eye. There are two acupoints for both the left side and the right side.
Acupuncture: It can treat the diseases of keratitis, retinitis, optic atrophy, etc..
Meridian: Within Gallbladder
Function: It can prevent retinitis, optic atrophy , etc..
C4: Jingming (睛明)
Jingming (睛明) is at the inner corner of the eye.
Acupuncture: It can treat the diseases of poor vision, optic atrophy, etc..
Meridian: Within Bladder (related to the Jingming)
Function: It can prevent poor vision and so on.
C5: Jingzhong (睛中)
Jingzhong (睛中) is at the center of pupil within the eye socket. It is at the inner corner of the eye. There are two acupoints for both the left side and the right side. This is an acupoint to hardly make acupuncture.
Acupuncture: It can treat the diseases of any cataract, being unable to see, etc..
Meridian: Within Bladder (related to the Jingming)
Function: It can prevent eye diseases. You should massage this acupoint gently without hard force.
C6: Upper edge of the eye socket (眶上緣)
Upper edge of the eye socket (眶上緣) is called eye socket generally.
C7: Lower edge of the eye socket (眶下緣)
Lower edge of the eye socket (眶下緣) is called eye socket generally.
The eye socket is an area starting from the Jingming and going through the path starting from the big corner of the eye upward left and right to make a circle.
Function: It can prevent poor vision and so on by massaging the upper and lower edge of the eye socket.
C8: The bridge of nose
The bridge of the nose is generally called the nose. The bridge of the nose is between the eyebrows (eyebrow heart). You should massage starting from the eyebrow heart and pushing your fingers on it upward and downward interchangeably.
Meridian: Within Dumai and Lung. The nose is within the Lung, therefore the bridge of the nose is also within the Lung.
Function: It can make the respiration of the nose easy. It also can make the circulation of Chi and blood easy and smooth around the eyes.
C9: Kouheliao (禾髎(口禾髎))
Kouheliao (禾髎(口禾髎)) are upright on the nostrils which are at the place of separating outward 5 cuns (the measurement of the Chinese Medicine) from the philtrum. There are two acupoints for both the left side and the right side.
Meridian: Within Large Intestine
Function: It can dredge and relieve nasal congestion.
C10: Yankou (燕口)
The Yankou (燕口) are at the corner of mouth. There are two acupoints for both the left side and the right side.
Function: It can dredge and guide the intestine and the spleen.
C11: Chengjiang (承漿)
The Chengjiang (承漿) is underneath the chin within the central line. That is , it is at the concave place within the upper lip. It only has one acupoint.
Meridian: It is at the crosspoint of Dumai and Renmai.
Function: It can dredge and guide the heart and chest.
C12: The acupoints around the ear
The acupoints around the ear include tragus, earlobe, and helix.
C13: The part of tragus
The Xinyan (新眼) is a lump on the middle of the ear within the tragus. It is at the center point outside of the front ear, which is near to the nasal part of the ear. There are two acupoints for both the left side and the right side.
Acupuncture: It can treat eye diseases.
Meridian: Within Small Intestine
Function: It can prevent eye diseases.
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Picture C1: Acupoints of front head, face, and neck (1) |
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Picture C2: Acupoints of front head, face, and neck (2) |