Acupuncture Points for Excessive Sleepiness

🗺️ Meridian: Lung Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 天府 (tiān fǔ)

🎯 Location: On the medial aspect of the upper arm 3 thumb widths below end of the axillary fold on the radial side of the biceps. brachii.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep needling; caution near brachial artery.

🛡️ Treats: Cough, Shortness of Breath, Asthma, Dizziness, Coughing Blood

🗺️ Meridian: Large Intestine Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 二間 (èr jiān)

🎯 Location: In the depression of the radial side of the index finger distal to the 2nd metacarpophalangeal joint; point located with finger slightly flexed.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution in local skin infections.

🛡️ Treats: Tinnitus, Common Cold, Shoulder Pain, Pain, Deviation Eye

🗺️ Meridian: Large Intestine Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 三間 (sān jiān)

🎯 Location: When loose fist is made point is on the radial side of the index finger in the depression the proximal to the head of the 2nd metacarpal bone.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Fever, Diarrhea, Tinnitus, Common Cold, Heat

🗺️ Meridian: Large Intestine Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 肘髎 (zhǒu hé)

🎯 Location: When elbow is flexed point is on the lateral side of the upper arm 1 thumb width above the LI11 on the border of the humerus.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Pain, Excessive Sleepiness, Channel Stagnation, Shoulder Numbness, Contraction

🗺️ Meridian: Spleen Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 商丘 (shāng qiū)

🎯 Location: In the depression the distal and inferior to the medial malleolus midway between tuberosity of the navicular bone and tip of the medial malleolus.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Cough, Fever, Jaundice, Common Cold, Constipation

🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 膈俞 (gé yú)

🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV09 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 7th thoracic vertebra.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.

🛡️ Treats: Cough, Fever, Shortness of Breath, Sweating, Dizziness

🗺️ Meridian: Kidney Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 大鐘 (dà zhōng)

🎯 Location: Posterior and inferior to the medial malleolus in the depression the anterior to the medial side of the attachment of the achilles tendon.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Cough, Anxiety, Asthma, Coughing Blood, Palpitations

🗺️ Meridian: Kidney Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 照海 (zhào hǎi)

🎯 Location: In the depression the below tip of the medial malleolus.

⚠️ Cautions: Traditionally forbidden in pregnancy – these are the points used to bring on labour at term. Controlled data show no excess of preterm birth or stillbirth (Carr 2015), but in pregnancy needle only on a clear obstetric indication.

🛡️ Treats: Heat Deficiency, Dizziness, Constipation, Chest Fullness, Abdominal Bloating

🗺️ Meridian: Triple Burner Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 四瀆 (sì dú)

🎯 Location: On the lateral side of the forearm 5 thumb widths below olecranon the between radius and ulna.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Fever, Deafness, Arm Pain, Excessive Sleepiness, Voice Loss

🗺️ Meridian: Triple Burner Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 天井 (tiān jǐng)

🎯 Location: When elbow is flexed point is in the depression the about 1 thumb width superior to the olecranon.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Cough, Fever, Phlegm, Sweating, Palpitations

🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 足竅陰 (zú qiào yīn)

🎯 Location: On the lateral side of the 4th toe about 0.1 thumb width from corner of the nail.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in patients with bleeding disorders.

🛡️ Treats: Cough, Dizziness, Tinnitus, Heat, Redness

🗺️ Meridian: Liver Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 大敦 (dà dūn)

🎯 Location: On the lateral side of the terminal phalanx of the great the toe 0.1 thumb width from corner of the nail.

⚠️ Cautions: Anticoagulant therapy or a coagulopathy raises the risk of haematoma at the needling site – apply prolonged pressure on withdrawal. The precaution governs technique; bleeding disorders remain a treatable indication.

🛡️ Treats: Anxiety, Weakness, Constipation, Depression, Abdominal Bloating

🗺️ Meridian: Liver Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 足五里 (zú wǔ lǐ)

🎯 Location: 3 thumb widths directly below ST30 at the proximal end of the thigh below pubic tubercle and on the lateral border of the adductor longus.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Cough, Swelling, Urinary Retention, Breathing Problems, Excessive Sleepiness

🗺️ Meridian: Governing Vessel

🇨🇳 Chinese: 囟會 (xìn huì)

🎯 Location: 2 thumb widths posterior to the midpoint of the anterior hairline 3 thumb widths anterior to the GV20.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution in infants; avoid in open fontanelle.

🛡️ Treats: Dizziness, Palpitations, Wind, Nasal Congestion, Facial Swelling