Acupuncture Reference

Point Combinations

Named prescriptions rather than single points — Dr. Tan's Balance Method, Master Tung's Dao Ma groups, Miriam Lee's Ten Points, and the classical combinations, each with its points, method, rationale and cautions.

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Showing 73–90 of 90 combinations

Point Pairs (对穴) Mental-Emotional

Neiguan, Shenmen and Daling

PC6, HT7 and PC7 at the inner wrist — for cardiac pain, palpitations, insomnia, irritability and low mood.

PC6HT7PC7
Point Pairs (对穴) Respiratory

Lieque and Taiyuan

LU7 and LU9, the Luo and Yuan-Source points of the Lung — for cough, wheeze, haemoptysis, headache, sore throat and stiff neck.

LU7LU9
Point Pairs (对穴) Pain — Upper Limb

Shouwuli and Binao

LI13 and LI14 on the upper arm — for arm pain, swelling and paralysis, malaria and scrofula.

LI13LI14
Point Pairs (对穴) Throat

Yuji and Yemen

LU10 and TE2, two Ying-Spring points of the hand — for a swollen, painful throat, headache and malarial fever.

LU10TE2
Point Pairs (对穴) Cardiac

Yinxi and Houxi

HT6 and SI3, paired Heart and Small Intestine points — for cardiac pain, night sweats, malaria, red painful eyes and tinnitus.

HT6SI3
Point Pairs (对穴) Pain — Lower Limb

Jinmen and Pucan

BL63 and BL61 below the outer ankle — for heel pain, foot sprain, weak legs, headache and infantile convulsions.

BL63BL61
Point Pairs (对穴) Pain — Lower Limb

Huantiao and Chengfu

GB30 and BL36 at the buttock and gluteal fold — for low back and leg pain, sciatica, leg weakness and numbness, and hemiplegia.

GB30BL36
Point Pairs (对穴) Pain — Lower Limb

Yinshi and Fengshi

ST33 and GB31 on the thigh — for a cold, painful, weak or numb leg and knee, and for generalised itching.

ST33GB31
Point Pairs (对穴) Digestive

Yanglingquan and Zusanli

GB34 and ST36, He-Sea points below the knee — for digestive, hypochondriac and head complaints, cough, jaundice, enuresis and weak legs.

GB34ST36
Point Pairs (对穴) Pain — Lower Limb

Yanglingquan and Quchi

LI11 and GB34, He-Sea points of elbow and knee — for hemiplegia, weak or numb legs, headache, tinnitus, cough and wheeze.

GB34LI11
Point Pairs (对穴) Pain — Lower Limb

Weizhong and Chengshan

BL40 and BL57 on the back of the leg — for damp-cold joint pain, low back and leg pain, hemiplegia, haemorrhoids and constipation.

BL40BL57
Point Pairs (对穴) Emergency

Weizhong and Quze

BL40 and PC3, the He-Sea points of knee and elbow — for heat and toxin: erysipelas, boils, high fever, acute vomiting and diarrhoea, stroke and seizures.

BL40PC3
Point Pairs (对穴) Digestive

Zhongwan, Neiguan and Zusanli

CV12, PC6 and ST36 — the Stomach's Mu point with forearm and leg distal points — for vomiting, abdominal pain and distension, and bowel disorders.

CV12PC6ST36
Point Pairs (对穴) Digestive

Tianshu and Shangjuxu

ST25 and ST37, the Front-Mu and lower He-Sea points of the Large Intestine — for diarrhoea, constipation, distension and acute abdominal conditions.

ST25ST37
Point Pairs (对穴) Cardiac

Neiguan and Tanzhong

PC6 and CV17, the Luo and Front-Mu points of the Pericardium — for palpitations, chest pain and oppression, restlessness, insomnia and hiccup.

PC6CV17
Point Pairs (对穴) Liver

Taichong and Qimen

LV3 and LV14, the Yuan-Source and Front-Mu points of the Liver — for hypochondriac pain, headache, irritability, insomnia and menstrual disorders.

LV3LV14
Point Pairs (对穴) Headache and Dizziness

Tianzhu and Kunlun

BL10 and BL60, the nape and ankle of the Bladder channel — for headache, dizziness, stiff neck, nasal obstruction, epilepsy and lumbosacral pain.

BL10BL60
Point Pairs (对穴) Constitutional

Shenshu and Taixi

BL23 and KI3, the Back-Shu and Yuan-Source points of the Kidney — for weakness, low back and heel pain, tinnitus, enuresis, oedema and impotence.

BL23KI3