About Applying Acupressure:

Simply apply gentle constant stimulation to the acupressure point for :30 – :60 seconds more if symptoms are more severe.  Application a few times a day maybe necessary.  Dosage is a funny thing – sometimes less is more and sometimes constant application is king – play around and see what works.

Pericardium-6

• Chinese Name: Nei Guan (Inner Pass)
• Location: about an inch and half from the palmar side of the wrist inbetween the two tendons
• Function: a main point for nausea, upset stomach, anger, irritability, and anxiety

Large-Intestine 10-11 Area

• Chinese Name: Qu Chi or Pool at the Bend
• Location: when lying on his or her back with arms placed along body, face up find the end of the crease of the elbow (towards the outside of the body) and come down about a half inch – try to find little tiny gelosses or “gummies.” Often these points are tender
• Function: enhances immune system, improves lymphatic circulation, allows the body to release heat and / or aides with high fever

Spleen-6:

• Chinese Name: Sanyinjiao or 3 Yin Cross
• Location: about 3 fingers up from the middle ankle bone (3 of the patients fingers) between the calf muscle and the tibia bone
• Function: great when use with PC-6. Moves and circulates blood, soothes irritability, calming, helps fatigue or drowsy feeling especially after eating, reduces stomach aches

Yin Tang:

• Chinese Name: Greater Yin (the 3^rd Eye Point)
• Location: between the medial ends of the eyebrows
• Function: soothes and calms the spirit, helps insomnia, reduces stress, stops headaches, opens nasal passages

Governing Vessel 14

• Chinese Name: Da Zhui or Great Hammer
• Location: underneath the 7^th Cervical vertebrae, also when patient is sitting up where a necklace would naturally fall. Great Hammer is named because generally it’s the biggest of the upper neck vertebrae
• Function: very important point when used with L1-10-11 area to reduce heat, fever. It is the meeting point of ALL of the yang meridians and is very powerful. Main point for colds, spontaneous swests, upper back / neck stiffness,

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