Acupoints for Swollen Eyes

🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 陷谷 (xiàn gǔ)

🎯 Location: In the depression the distal to the junction of the 2nd and 3rd metatarsal bones.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Fever, Common Cold, Chest Fullness, Abdominal Bloating, Abdominal Pain

🗺️ Meridian: Heart Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 靈道 (líng dào)

🎯 Location: When palm faces upward point is on the radial side of the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris, 1.5 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Anxiety, Swelling, Finger Pain, Retching, Heart Pain

🗺️ Meridian: Small Intestine Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 後谿 (hòu xī)

🎯 Location: When loose fist is made point is on the ulnar end of the distal palmar crease proximal to the 5th metacarpophalangeal joint at the end of the transverse crease and junction of the red and white skin.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Fever, Knee Pain, Tinnitus, Jaundice, Common Cold

🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 昆侖 (kūn lún)

🎯 Location: In the depression the between tip of the external malleolus and achilles tendon.

⚠️ 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: Cough, Shortness of Breath, Heat, Chest Fullness, Abdominal Pain

🗺️ Meridian: Triple Burner Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 外關 (wài guān)

🎯 Location: 2 thumb widths proximal to the dorsal crease of the wrist on the line connecting tb4 and tip of the olecranon the between radius and ulna.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Fever, Sweating, Kidney Deficiency, Dizziness, Tinnitus

🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 陽交 (yáng jiāo)

🎯 Location: 7 thumb widths above the tip of the external malleolus on the posterior border of the fibula.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Chest Pain, Knee Pain, Pain, Pharyngitis, Facial Swelling

🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 足臨泣 (zú lín qì)

🎯 Location: Posterior to the 4th metatarsophalangeal joint in the depression the lateral to the tendon of the extensor digiti minimi of the foot.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Fever, Phlegm, Sweating, Kidney Deficiency, Dizziness

🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Head

🇨🇳 Chinese: 太陽 (tài yáng)

🎯 Location: At the temple, in the tender depression the approximately 1 thumb width posterior to the midpoint between the lateral extremity of the eyebrow & the outer canthus of the eye.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution with temporal artery.

🛡️ Treats: Dizziness, Heat, Wind, Swelling, Pain

🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Upper limbs

🇨🇳 Chinese: 小骨空 (xiǎo gǔ kōng)

🎯 Location: At the midpoint of the proximal interphalangeal joint on the dorsal side of the little finger..

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Heat, Pain, Deafness, Hand Pain, Sore Throat

🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Upper limbs

🇨🇳 Chinese: 八邪 (bā xié)

🎯 Location: When the hand is made into the a fist, six of the these points lie in the depressions between the metacarpal heads, proximal to the web margins. the remaining two points lie equidistant between the thumb & index metacarpals, proximal to the web margins.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in patients with bleeding disorders.

🛡️ Treats: Heat, Stiffness Finger, Swelling, Finger Pain, Pain

🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Upper limbs

🇨🇳 Chinese: 八邪 (bā xié)

🎯 Location: When the hand is made into the a fist, six of the these points lie in the depressions between the metacarpal heads, proximal to the web margins. the remaining two points lie equidistant between the thumb & index metacarpals, proximal to the web margins.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in patients with bleeding disorders.

🛡️ Treats: Heat, Stiffness Finger, Swelling, Finger Pain, Pain

🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Upper limbs

🇨🇳 Chinese: 八邪 (bā xié)

🎯 Location: When the hand is made into the a fist, six of the these points lie in the depressions between the metacarpal heads, proximal to the web margins. the remaining two points lie equidistant between the thumb & index metacarpals, proximal to the web margins.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in patients with bleeding disorders.

🛡️ Treats: Heat, Stiffness Finger, Swelling, Finger Pain, Pain

🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Upper limbs

🇨🇳 Chinese: 八邪 (bā xié)

🎯 Location: When the hand is made into the a fist, six of the these points lie in the depressions between the metacarpal heads, proximal to the web margins. the remaining two points lie equidistant between the thumb & index metacarpals, proximal to the web margins.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in patients with bleeding disorders.

🛡️ Treats: Heat, Stiffness Finger, Swelling, Finger Pain, Pain

🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Upper limbs

🇨🇳 Chinese: 八邪 (bā xié)

🎯 Location: When the hand is made into the a fist, six of the these points lie in the depressions between the metacarpal heads, proximal to the web margins. the remaining two points lie equidistant between the thumb & index metacarpals, proximal to the web margins.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in patients with bleeding disorders.

🛡️ Treats: Heat, Stiffness Finger, Swelling, Finger Pain, Pain

🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Upper limbs

🇨🇳 Chinese: 八邪 (bā xié)

🎯 Location: When the hand is made into the a fist, six of the these points lie in the depressions between the metacarpal heads, proximal to the web margins. the remaining two points lie equidistant between the thumb & index metacarpals, proximal to the web margins.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in patients with bleeding disorders.

🛡️ Treats: Heat, Stiffness Finger, Swelling, Finger Pain, Pain

🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Upper limbs

🇨🇳 Chinese: 八邪 (bā xié)

🎯 Location: When the hand is made into the a fist, six of the these points lie in the depressions between the metacarpal heads, proximal to the web margins. the remaining two points lie equidistant between the thumb & index metacarpals, proximal to the web margins.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in patients with bleeding disorders.

🛡️ Treats: Heat, Stiffness Finger, Swelling, Finger Pain, Pain

🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Upper limbs

🇨🇳 Chinese: 八邪 (bā xié)

🎯 Location: When the hand is made into the a fist, six of the these points lie in the depressions between the metacarpal heads, proximal to the web margins. the remaining two points lie equidistant between the thumb & index metacarpals, proximal to the web margins.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in patients with bleeding disorders.

🛡️ Treats: Heat, Stiffness Finger, Swelling, Finger Pain, Pain