CM SD Index - Differential Diagnosis | Master Tung's Acupuncture

Itching, redness and swelling of skin, dermatitis

TCM Diagnosis

Wind-heat at the skin level, heat in the blood

Herbal Formula

Silerex

Acupuncture

Balance Method — Dr. Richard Tan

Left side: Sanjian (LI 3), Quchi (LI 11), Gongsun (SP 4), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Taichong (LR 3)
Right side: Fenglong (ST 40), Jiexi (ST 41), Diwuhui (GB 42), Taiyuan (LU 9), Chize (LU 5)
Left and right sides can be alternated from treatment to treatment.

Tung Acup — Brad Whisnant

Primary points: Sanchasan (T 22.17)*, Mu (T 11.17), Jianzhong (T 44.06), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Shangjiuli (T 88.26), Xiajiuli (T 88.27)
Secondary points: Minghuang (T 88.12), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Qihuang (T 88.14)

Tung Acup — Henry McCann

Mu (T 11.17), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19)
Bleed Ear Apex, Dazhui (GV 14), jing (well) points of affected channels

Tung Acup — Esther Su

Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Shousanli (LI 10), Xuehai (SP 10)

Tung Acup — Dr. Chuan-Min Wang

Eczema, rash, urticaria: Bleed Ear Apex. Needle Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19)

Tung Acup — Classic

Dermatological Disorder (Eczema, Neurodermatitis, allergic dermatitis, rash): Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Linggu (T 22.05), Minghuang (T 88.12), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Qihuang (T 88.14), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Jinqianshang (T 88.24), Jinqianxia (T 88.23), Zhisima (T 11.07)
Atopic dermatitis: Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Linggu (T 22.05), Zhisima (T 11.07)
Herpes zoster: Linggu (T 22.05), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Shuitong (T 1010.19), Shuijin (T 1010.20)
Tinea versicolor: Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19), Simazhong (T 88.17), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Shuitong (T 1010.19). Bleed the LR area T5 – T9 and KI area T9 – T12 on the back with cupping. Bleed before needling for best result.
Hives: Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19), Simazhong (T 88.17), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Zhisima (T 11.07)
Poisoning from drugs or chemicals: Fenzhishang (T DT.01), Fenzhixia (T DT.02), Qihuang (T 88.14), Simazhong (T 88.17), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Zhisima (T 11.07), Jie (T 88.28)
Pruritus: Fenzhishang (T DT.01), Fenzhixia (T DT.02)

TCM Acup

Xuehai (SP 10), Geshu (BL 17), Fengchi (GB 20), Chize (LU 5)
Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10)
Dermatological Disorder (Eczema, Neurodermatitis, allergic dermatitis, rash, eczema, etc):
- Source 12 : Quchi (LI 11), Hegu (LI 4), Fengshi (GB 31), Xuehai (SP 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Taichong (LR 3), Baihui (GV 20), Fengchi (GB 20). Bleed the 4 points 0.5 cun from the umbilicus at 12 o’clock, 3 o’clock, 6 o’clock and 9 o’clock.
- Source 13 : Xuehai (SP 10), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Shendao (GV 11), Zhiyang (GV 9), Dazhui (GV 14), Shenzhu (GV 12), Quchi (LI 11), Houxi (SI 3), Zusanli (ST 36), Fengshi (GB 31), Geshu (BL 17)
- Source 15 : Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Fuliu (KI 7), Dazhui (GV 14), Binao (LI 14), Houxi (SI 3), Weizhong (BL 40), Fengmen (BL 12), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Tianshu (ST 25), Baichongwo
- Source 16 : Fengchi (GB 20), Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Weizhong (BL 40), Dazhui (GV 14), Tianding (LI 17), Futu (ST 32)
- Source 18 : Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Hegu (LI 4), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Dazhui (GV 14), Fengchi (GB 20)
- Source 27 :
  - Quze (PC 3), Jianyu (LI 15), Quchi (LI 11), Yongquan (KI 1), Huantiao (GB 30), Kunlun (BL 60), Futu (ST 32), Hegu (LI 4), Tianchuang (SI 16), Fengmen (BL 12), Daling (PC 7), Xuehai (SP 10), Weizhong (BL 40), Tianjing (TH 10), Waiguan (TH 5)
  - Fengfu (GV 16), Fengchi (GB 20), Feishu (BL 13), Chize (LU 5), Quchi (LI 11), Tiantu (CV 22), Hegu (LI 4), Zusanli (ST 36), Weizhong (BL 40), Taichong (LR 3), Zhaohai (KI 6), Geshu (BL 17).
  - Wind in the blood, damp heat : Xuehai (SP 10), Jianyu (LI 15), Waiguan (TH 5), Hegu (LI 4), Weizhong (BL 40), Quchi (LI 11), Geshu (BL 17), Bailao, Mingmen (GV 4), Xuanzhong (GB 39), Shuifen (CV 9), Zhaohai (KI 6), Baihui (GV 20).
Neurodermatitis : Xuehai (SP 10), Geshu (BL 17), Feishu (BL 13), Xinshu (BL 15), Fengshi (GB 31), Quchi (LI 11), Binao (LI 14)
Uriticaria:
- Source 14: Quchi (LI 11), Hegu (LI 4), Fengshi (GB 31), Xuehai (SP 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)
- Source 16: Quchi (LI 11), Fengchi (GB 20), Zusanli (ST 36), Xuehai (SP 10), Fengfu (GV 16), Dashu (BL 11), Yangxi (LI 5), Weizhong (BL 40), Shaoshang (LU 11), Tianjing (TH 10), Xuanzhong (GB 39), Chize (LU 5), Waiguan (TH 5), Shenshu (BL 23), Geshu (BL 17), Zhongwan (CV 12), Dazhui (GV 14)
- Source 18: Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Fengshi (GB 31), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Hegu (LI 4), Fengchi (GB 20)
- Source 29: Fengchi (GB 20), Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)

Ear Acup — Traditional

Lung, Large Intestine, Adrenal Gland, corresponding point of the affected area(s)
Pruritus: Shenmen, Lung, Subcortex, Adrenal Gland, Urticaria Point. Adjunct points: Liver, Spleen, Heart, Endocrine, Pancreas, Gallbladder, Ovary, Testicles. Select three to five points and needle both ears every other day. Five to ten days is one treatment course. Rest for one week in between treatment courses.
Urticaria: Lung, Urticaria, Adrenal Gland, Pingchuan, Liver. Needle one to two points each time every other day. Ten treatments equal one course.

Auricular Medicine — Dr. Li-Chun Huang

Rash and itching: Allergic Area, Shenmen, Sympathetic, Occiput, Nervous Subcortex, Lung, Diaphragm, Spleen, Liver. Bleed Ear Apex.
Contact dermatitis: Allergic Area, Sympathetic, Adrenal Gland, Liver, Spleen, Lung, Endocrine, corresponding points (to the area affected). Bleed Ear Apex.
- For dermatitis with severe pain, add Shenmen and Occiput.
Eczema: Allergic Area, Lung, Sympathetic, Spleen, Shenmen, Endocrine, Occiput, Diaphragm, corresponding points (to the area affected). Bleed Ear Apex.
Cutaneous pruritis: Shenmen, Occiput, Liver, Spleen, Lung, Endocrine, Diaphragm, Allergic Area. Bleed Ear Apex.
Urticaria: Liver, Lung, Spleen, Diaphragm, Shenmen, Occiput, Allergic Area, Sympathetic, Endocrine, Adrenal Gland. Bleed Ear Apex.
Severe itching: Prick five times on the ear apex, five times each on the helix near the Large Auricular Nerve and Lesser Occipital Nerve.

Any skin condition that is dry

TCM Diagnosis

Dry heat invasion

Herbal Formula

Dermatrol (Dry)

Acupuncture

Balance Method — Dr. Richard Tan

Left side: Sanjian (LI 3), Quchi (LI 11), Gongsun (SP 4), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Taichong (LR 3)
Right side: Fenglong (ST 40), Jiexi (ST 41), Diwuhui (GB 42), Taiyuan (LU 9), Chize (LU 5)
Left and right sides can be alternated from treatment to treatment.

BodyMapping Acup — Cole Magbanua

All points are bilateral unless otherwise stated
Feiyang (BL 58), Zusanli (ST 36), Fenglong (ST 40), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Hegu (LI 4), Waiguan (TH 5), Chize (LU 5), Lieque (LU 7). Specific lesion areas should be needled according to channel and anatomical correspondances.

DNA — Bob Doane

Insert five needles on the inside of the elbows, and five on the back of the knees.

Tung Acup — Brad Whisnant

Primary points: Sanchasan (T 22.17)*, Mu (T 11.17), Jianzhong (T 44.06), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Shangjiuli (T 88.26), Xiajiuli (T 88.27)
Secondary points: Minghuang (T 88.12), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Qihuang (T 88.14)

Tung Acup — Henry McCann

Mu (T 11.17), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19)
Bleed Ear Apex, Dazhui (GV 14), jing (well) points of affected channels

Tung Acup — Esther Su

Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Shousanli (LI 10), Xuehai (SP 10)

Tung Acup — Dr. Chuan-Min Wang

Eczema, rash, urticaria: Bleed Ear Apex. Needle Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19)

Tung Acup — Classic

Dermatological Disorder (Eczema, Neurodermatitis, allergic dermatitis, rash): Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Linggu (T 22.05), Minghuang (T 88.12), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Qihuang (T 88.14), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Jinqianshang (T 88.24), Jinqianxia (T 88.23), Zhisima (T 11.07)
Atopic dermatitis: Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Linggu (T 22.05), Zhisima (T 11.07)
Herpes zoster: Linggu (T 22.05), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Shuitong (T 1010.19), Shuijin (T 1010.20)
Tinea versicolor: Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19), Simazhong (T 88.17), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Shuitong (T 1010.19). Bleed the LR area T5 – T9 and KI area T9 – T12 on the back with cupping. Bleed before needling for best result.
Hives: Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19), Simazhong (T 88.17), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Zhisima (T 11.07)
Poisoning from drugs or chemicals: Fenzhishang (T DT.01), Fenzhixia (T DT.02), Qihuang (T 88.14), Simazhong (T 88.17), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Zhisima (T 11.07), Jie (T 88.28)
Pruritus: Fenzhishang (T DT.01), Fenzhixia (T DT.02)

TCM Acup

Xuehai (SP 10), Geshu (BL 17), Fengchi (GB 20), Chize (LU 5)
Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10)
Dermatological Disorder (Eczema, Neurodermatitis, allergic dermatitis, rash, eczema, etc):
- Source 12 : Quchi (LI 11), Hegu (LI 4), Fengshi (GB 31), Xuehai (SP 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Taichong (LR 3), Baihui (GV 20), Fengchi (GB 20). Bleed the 4 points 0.5 cun from the umbilicus at 12 o’clock, 3 o’clock, 6 o’clock and 9 o’clock.
- Source 13 : Xuehai (SP 10), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Shendao (GV 11), Zhiyang (GV 9), Dazhui (GV 14), Shenzhu (GV 12), Quchi (LI 11), Houxi (SI 3), Zusanli (ST 36), Fengshi (GB 31), Geshu (BL 17)
- Source 15 : Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Fuliu (KI 7), Dazhui (GV 14), Binao (LI 14), Houxi (SI 3), Weizhong (BL 40), Fengmen (BL 12), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Tianshu (ST 25), Baichongwo
- Source 16 : Fengchi (GB 20), Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Weizhong (BL 40), Dazhui (GV 14), Tianding (LI 17), Futu (ST 32)
- Source 18 : Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Hegu (LI 4), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Dazhui (GV 14), Fengchi (GB 20)
- Source 27 :
  - Quze (PC 3), Jianyu (LI 15), Quchi (LI 11), Yongquan (KI 1), Huantiao (GB 30), Kunlun (BL 60), Futu (ST 32), Hegu (LI 4), Tianchuang (SI 16), Fengmen (BL 12), Daling (PC 7), Xuehai (SP 10), Weizhong (BL 40), Tianjing (TH 10), Waiguan (TH 5)
  - Fengfu (GV 16), Fengchi (GB 20), Feishu (BL 13), Chize (LU 5), Quchi (LI 11), Tiantu (CV 22), Hegu (LI 4), Zusanli (ST 36), Weizhong (BL 40), Taichong (LR 3), Zhaohai (KI 6), Geshu (BL 17).
  - Wind in the blood, damp heat : Xuehai (SP 10), Jianyu (LI 15), Waiguan (TH 5), Hegu (LI 4), Weizhong (BL 40), Quchi (LI 11), Geshu (BL 17), Bailao, Mingmen (GV 4), Xuanzhong (GB 39), Shuifen (CV 9), Zhaohai (KI 6), Baihui (GV 20).
Neurodermatitis : Xuehai (SP 10), Geshu (BL 17), Feishu (BL 13), Xinshu (BL 15), Fengshi (GB 31), Quchi (LI 11), Binao (LI 14)
Uriticaria:
- Source 14: Quchi (LI 11), Hegu (LI 4), Fengshi (GB 31), Xuehai (SP 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)
- Source 16: Quchi (LI 11), Fengchi (GB 20), Zusanli (ST 36), Xuehai (SP 10), Fengfu (GV 16), Dashu (BL 11), Yangxi (LI 5), Weizhong (BL 40), Shaoshang (LU 11), Tianjing (TH 10), Xuanzhong (GB 39), Chize (LU 5), Waiguan (TH 5), Shenshu (BL 23), Geshu (BL 17), Zhongwan (CV 12), Dazhui (GV 14)
- Source 18: Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Fengshi (GB 31), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Hegu (LI 4), Fengchi (GB 20)
- Source 29: Fengchi (GB 20), Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)

Ear Acup — Traditional

Lung, Large Intestine, Adrenal Gland, corresponding point of the affected area(s)
Pruritus: Shenmen, Lung, Subcortex, Adrenal Gland, Urticaria Point. Adjunct points: Liver, Spleen, Heart, Endocrine, Pancreas, Gallbladder, Ovary, Testicles. Select three to five points and needle both ears every other day. Five to ten days is one treatment course. Rest for one week in between treatment courses.
Urticaria: Lung, Urticaria, Adrenal Gland, Pingchuan, Liver. Needle one to two points each time every other day. Ten treatments equal one course.

Auricular Medicine — Dr. Li-Chun Huang

Rash and itching: Allergic Area, Shenmen, Sympathetic, Occiput, Nervous Subcortex, Lung, Diaphragm, Spleen, Liver. Bleed Ear Apex.
Contact dermatitis: Allergic Area, Sympathetic, Adrenal Gland, Liver, Spleen, Lung, Endocrine, corresponding points (to the area affected). Bleed Ear Apex.
- For dermatitis with severe pain, add Shenmen and Occiput.
Eczema: Allergic Area, Lung, Sympathetic, Spleen, Shenmen, Endocrine, Occiput, Diaphragm, corresponding points (to the area affected). Bleed Ear Apex.
Cutaneous pruritis: Shenmen, Occiput, Liver, Spleen, Lung, Endocrine, Diaphragm, Allergic Area. Bleed Ear Apex.
Urticaria: Liver, Lung, Spleen, Diaphragm, Shenmen, Occiput, Allergic Area, Sympathetic, Endocrine, Adrenal Gland. Bleed Ear Apex.
Severe itching: Prick five times on the ear apex, five times each on the helix near the Large Auricular Nerve and Lesser Occipital Nerve.

Any skin condition that is wet or oozing

TCM Diagnosis

Toxic and damp-heat accumulation

Herbal Formula

Dermatrol (Damp)

Acupuncture

Balance Method — Dr. Richard Tan

Left side: Sanjian (LI 3), Quchi (LI 11), Gongsun (SP 4), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Taichong (LR 3)
Right side: Fenglong (ST 40), Jiexi (ST 41), Diwuhui (GB 42), Taiyuan (LU 9), Chize (LU 5)
Left and right sides can be alternated from treatment to treatment.

BodyMapping Acup — Cole Magbanua

All points are bilateral unless otherwise stated
Feiyang (BL 58), Zusanli (ST 36), Fenglong (ST 40), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Hegu (LI 4), Waiguan (TH 5), Chize (LU 5), Lieque (LU 7). Specific lesion areas should be needled according to channel and anatomical correspondances.

Tung Acup — Brad Whisnant

Primary points: Sanchasan (T 22.17)*, Mu (T 11.17), Jianzhong (T 44.06), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Shangjiuli (T 88.26), Xiajiuli (T 88.27)
Secondary points: Minghuang (T 88.12), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Qihuang (T 88.14)

Tung Acup — Henry McCann

Mu (T 11.17), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19)
Bleed Ear Apex, Dazhui (GV 14), jing (well) points of affected channels

Tung Acup — Esther Su

Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Shousanli (LI 10), Xuehai (SP 10)

Tung Acup — Dr. Chuan-Min Wang

Eczema, rash, urticaria: Bleed Ear Apex. Needle Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19)

Tung Acup — Classic

Dermatological Disorder (Eczema, Neurodermatitis, allergic dermatitis, rash): Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Linggu (T 22.05), Minghuang (T 88.12), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Qihuang (T 88.14), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Jinqianshang (T 88.24), Jinqianxia (T 88.23), Zhisima (T 11.07)
Atopic dermatitis: Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Linggu (T 22.05), Zhisima (T 11.07)
Herpes zoster: Linggu (T 22.05), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Shuitong (T 1010.19), Shuijin (T 1010.20)
Tinea versicolor: Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19), Simazhong (T 88.17), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Shuitong (T 1010.19). Bleed the LR area T5 – T9 and KI area T9 – T12 on the back with cupping. Bleed before needling for best result.
Hives: Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19), Simazhong (T 88.17), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Zhisima (T 11.07)
Poisoning from drugs or chemicals: Fenzhishang (T DT.01), Fenzhixia (T DT.02), Qihuang (T 88.14), Simazhong (T 88.17), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Zhisima (T 11.07), Jie (T 88.28)
Pruritus: Fenzhishang (T DT.01), Fenzhixia (T DT.02)

TCM Acup

Xuehai (SP 10), Geshu (BL 17), Fengchi (GB 20), Chize (LU 5)
Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10)
Dermatological Disorder (Eczema, Neurodermatitis, allergic dermatitis, rash, eczema, etc):
- Source 12 : Quchi (LI 11), Hegu (LI 4), Fengshi (GB 31), Xuehai (SP 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Taichong (LR 3), Baihui (GV 20), Fengchi (GB 20). Bleed the 4 points 0.5 cun from the umbilicus at 12 o’clock, 3 o’clock, 6 o’clock and 9 o’clock.
- Source 13 : Xuehai (SP 10), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Shendao (GV 11), Zhiyang (GV 9), Dazhui (GV 14), Shenzhu (GV 12), Quchi (LI 11), Houxi (SI 3), Zusanli (ST 36), Fengshi (GB 31), Geshu (BL 17)
- Source 15 : Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Fuliu (KI 7), Dazhui (GV 14), Binao (LI 14), Houxi (SI 3), Weizhong (BL 40), Fengmen (BL 12), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Tianshu (ST 25), Baichongwo
- Source 16 : Fengchi (GB 20), Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Weizhong (BL 40), Dazhui (GV 14), Tianding (LI 17), Futu (ST 32)
- Source 18 : Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Hegu (LI 4), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Dazhui (GV 14), Fengchi (GB 20)
- Source 27 :
  - Quze (PC 3), Jianyu (LI 15), Quchi (LI 11), Yongquan (KI 1), Huantiao (GB 30), Kunlun (BL 60), Futu (ST 32), Hegu (LI 4), Tianchuang (SI 16), Fengmen (BL 12), Daling (PC 7), Xuehai (SP 10), Weizhong (BL 40), Tianjing (TH 10), Waiguan (TH 5)
  - Fengfu (GV 16), Fengchi (GB 20), Feishu (BL 13), Chize (LU 5), Quchi (LI 11), Tiantu (CV 22), Hegu (LI 4), Zusanli (ST 36), Weizhong (BL 40), Taichong (LR 3), Zhaohai (KI 6), Geshu (BL 17).
  - Wind in the blood, damp heat : Xuehai (SP 10), Jianyu (LI 15), Waiguan (TH 5), Hegu (LI 4), Weizhong (BL 40), Quchi (LI 11), Geshu (BL 17), Bailao, Mingmen (GV 4), Xuanzhong (GB 39), Shuifen (CV 9), Zhaohai (KI 6), Baihui (GV 20).
Neurodermatitis : Xuehai (SP 10), Geshu (BL 17), Feishu (BL 13), Xinshu (BL 15), Fengshi (GB 31), Quchi (LI 11), Binao (LI 14)
Uriticaria:
- Source 14: Quchi (LI 11), Hegu (LI 4), Fengshi (GB 31), Xuehai (SP 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)
- Source 16: Quchi (LI 11), Fengchi (GB 20), Zusanli (ST 36), Xuehai (SP 10), Fengfu (GV 16), Dashu (BL 11), Yangxi (LI 5), Weizhong (BL 40), Shaoshang (LU 11), Tianjing (TH 10), Xuanzhong (GB 39), Chize (LU 5), Waiguan (TH 5), Shenshu (BL 23), Geshu (BL 17), Zhongwan (CV 12), Dazhui (GV 14)
- Source 18: Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Fengshi (GB 31), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Hegu (LI 4), Fengchi (GB 20)
- Source 29: Fengchi (GB 20), Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)

Ear Acup — Traditional

Lung, Large Intestine, Adrenal Gland, corresponding point of the affected area(s)
Pruritus: Shenmen, Lung, Subcortex, Adrenal Gland, Urticaria Point. Adjunct points: Liver, Spleen, Heart, Endocrine, Pancreas, Gallbladder, Ovary, Testicles. Select three to five points and needle both ears every other day. Five to ten days is one treatment course. Rest for one week in between treatment courses.
Urticaria: Lung, Urticaria, Adrenal Gland, Pingchuan, Liver. Needle one to two points each time every other day. Ten treatments equal one course.

Auricular Medicine — Dr. Li-Chun Huang

Rash and itching: Allergic Area, Shenmen, Sympathetic, Occiput, Nervous Subcortex, Lung, Diaphragm, Spleen, Liver. Bleed Ear Apex.
Contact dermatitis: Allergic Area, Sympathetic, Adrenal Gland, Liver, Spleen, Lung, Endocrine, corresponding points (to the area affected). Bleed Ear Apex.
- For dermatitis with severe pain, add Shenmen and Occiput.
Eczema: Allergic Area, Lung, Sympathetic, Spleen, Shenmen, Endocrine, Occiput, Diaphragm, corresponding points (to the area affected). Bleed Ear Apex.
Cutaneous pruritis: Shenmen, Occiput, Liver, Spleen, Lung, Endocrine, Diaphragm, Allergic Area. Bleed Ear Apex.
Urticaria: Liver, Lung, Spleen, Diaphragm, Shenmen, Occiput, Allergic Area, Sympathetic, Endocrine, Adrenal Gland. Bleed Ear Apex.
Severe itching: Prick five times on the ear apex, five times each on the helix near the Large Auricular Nerve and Lesser Occipital Nerve.

Skin lesions from shingles

TCM Diagnosis

Toxic heat

Herbal Formula

Dermatrol (HZ)

Acupuncture

Balance Method — Dr. Richard Tan

Left side: Sanjian (LI 3), Quchi (LI 11), Gongsun (SP 4), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Taichong (LR 3)
Right side: Fenglong (ST 40), Jiexi (ST 41), Diwuhui (GB 42), Taiyuan (LU 9), Chize (LU 5)
Left and right sides can be alternated from treatment to treatment.

BodyMapping Acup — Cole Magbanua

All points are bilateral unless otherwise stated
Feiyang (BL 58), Zusanli (ST 36), Fenglong (ST 40), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Hegu (LI 4), Waiguan (TH 5), Chize (LU 5), Lieque (LU 7). Specific lesion areas should be needled according to channel and anatomical correspondances.

DNA — Bob Doane

Insert five needles on the inside of the elbows, and five on the back of the knees.

Tung Acup — Brad Whisnant

Primary points: Sanchasan (T 22.17)*, Mu (T 11.17), Jianzhong (T 44.06), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Shangjiuli (T 88.26), Xiajiuli (T 88.27)
Secondary points: Minghuang (T 88.12), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Qihuang (T 88.14)

Tung Acup — Henry McCann

Mu (T 11.17), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19)
Bleed Ear Apex, Dazhui (GV 14), jing (well) points of affected channels

Tung Acup — Esther Su

Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Shousanli (LI 10), Xuehai (SP 10)

Tung Acup — Dr. Chuan-Min Wang

Eczema, rash, urticaria: Bleed Ear Apex. Needle Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19)

Tung Acup — Classic

Dermatological Disorder (Eczema, Neurodermatitis, allergic dermatitis, rash): Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Linggu (T 22.05), Minghuang (T 88.12), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Qihuang (T 88.14), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Jinqianshang (T 88.24), Jinqianxia (T 88.23), Zhisima (T 11.07)
Atopic dermatitis: Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Linggu (T 22.05), Zhisima (T 11.07)
Herpes zoster: Linggu (T 22.05), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Shuitong (T 1010.19), Shuijin (T 1010.20)
Tinea versicolor: Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19), Simazhong (T 88.17), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Shuitong (T 1010.19). Bleed the LR area T5 – T9 and KI area T9 – T12 on the back with cupping. Bleed before needling for best result.
Hives: Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19), Simazhong (T 88.17), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Zhisima (T 11.07)
Poisoning from drugs or chemicals: Fenzhishang (T DT.01), Fenzhixia (T DT.02), Qihuang (T 88.14), Simazhong (T 88.17), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Zhisima (T 11.07), Jie (T 88.28)
Pruritus: Fenzhishang (T DT.01), Fenzhixia (T DT.02)

TCM Acup

Xuehai (SP 10), Geshu (BL 17), Fengchi (GB 20), Chize (LU 5)
Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10)
Dermatological Disorder (Eczema, Neurodermatitis, allergic dermatitis, rash, eczema, etc):
- Source 12 : Quchi (LI 11), Hegu (LI 4), Fengshi (GB 31), Xuehai (SP 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Taichong (LR 3), Baihui (GV 20), Fengchi (GB 20). Bleed the 4 points 0.5 cun from the umbilicus at 12 o’clock, 3 o’clock, 6 o’clock and 9 o’clock.
- Source 13 : Xuehai (SP 10), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Shendao (GV 11), Zhiyang (GV 9), Dazhui (GV 14), Shenzhu (GV 12), Quchi (LI 11), Houxi (SI 3), Zusanli (ST 36), Fengshi (GB 31), Geshu (BL 17)
- Source 15 : Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Fuliu (KI 7), Dazhui (GV 14), Binao (LI 14), Houxi (SI 3), Weizhong (BL 40), Fengmen (BL 12), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Tianshu (ST 25), Baichongwo
- Source 16 : Fengchi (GB 20), Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Weizhong (BL 40), Dazhui (GV 14), Tianding (LI 17), Futu (ST 32)
- Source 18 : Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Hegu (LI 4), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Dazhui (GV 14), Fengchi (GB 20)
- Source 27 :
  - Quze (PC 3), Jianyu (LI 15), Quchi (LI 11), Yongquan (KI 1), Huantiao (GB 30), Kunlun (BL 60), Futu (ST 32), Hegu (LI 4), Tianchuang (SI 16), Fengmen (BL 12), Daling (PC 7), Xuehai (SP 10), Weizhong (BL 40), Tianjing (TH 10), Waiguan (TH 5)
  - Fengfu (GV 16), Fengchi (GB 20), Feishu (BL 13), Chize (LU 5), Quchi (LI 11), Tiantu (CV 22), Hegu (LI 4), Zusanli (ST 36), Weizhong (BL 40), Taichong (LR 3), Zhaohai (KI 6), Geshu (BL 17).
  - Wind in the blood, damp heat : Xuehai (SP 10), Jianyu (LI 15), Waiguan (TH 5), Hegu (LI 4), Weizhong (BL 40), Quchi (LI 11), Geshu (BL 17), Bailao, Mingmen (GV 4), Xuanzhong (GB 39), Shuifen (CV 9), Zhaohai (KI 6), Baihui (GV 20).
Neurodermatitis : Xuehai (SP 10), Geshu (BL 17), Feishu (BL 13), Xinshu (BL 15), Fengshi (GB 31), Quchi (LI 11), Binao (LI 14)
Uriticaria:
- Source 14: Quchi (LI 11), Hegu (LI 4), Fengshi (GB 31), Xuehai (SP 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)
- Source 16: Quchi (LI 11), Fengchi (GB 20), Zusanli (ST 36), Xuehai (SP 10), Fengfu (GV 16), Dashu (BL 11), Yangxi (LI 5), Weizhong (BL 40), Shaoshang (LU 11), Tianjing (TH 10), Xuanzhong (GB 39), Chize (LU 5), Waiguan (TH 5), Shenshu (BL 23), Geshu (BL 17), Zhongwan (CV 12), Dazhui (GV 14)
- Source 18: Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Fengshi (GB 31), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Hegu (LI 4), Fengchi (GB 20)
- Source 29: Fengchi (GB 20), Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)

Ear Acup — Traditional

Lung, Large Intestine, Adrenal Gland, corresponding point of the affected area(s)
Pruritus: Shenmen, Lung, Subcortex, Adrenal Gland, Urticaria Point. Adjunct points: Liver, Spleen, Heart, Endocrine, Pancreas, Gallbladder, Ovary, Testicles. Select three to five points and needle both ears every other day. Five to ten days is one treatment course. Rest for one week in between treatment courses.
Urticaria: Lung, Urticaria, Adrenal Gland, Pingchuan, Liver. Needle one to two points each time every other day. Ten treatments equal one course.

Auricular Medicine — Dr. Li-Chun Huang

Rash and itching: Allergic Area, Shenmen, Sympathetic, Occiput, Nervous Subcortex, Lung, Diaphragm, Spleen, Liver. Bleed Ear Apex.
Contact dermatitis: Allergic Area, Sympathetic, Adrenal Gland, Liver, Spleen, Lung, Endocrine, corresponding points (to the area affected). Bleed Ear Apex.
- For dermatitis with severe pain, add Shenmen and Occiput.
Eczema: Allergic Area, Lung, Sympathetic, Spleen, Shenmen, Endocrine, Occiput, Diaphragm, corresponding points (to the area affected). Bleed Ear Apex.
Cutaneous pruritis: Shenmen, Occiput, Liver, Spleen, Lung, Endocrine, Diaphragm, Allergic Area. Bleed Ear Apex.
Urticaria: Liver, Lung, Spleen, Diaphragm, Shenmen, Occiput, Allergic Area, Sympathetic, Endocrine, Adrenal Gland. Bleed Ear Apex.
Severe itching: Prick five times on the ear apex, five times each on the helix near the Large Auricular Nerve and Lesser Occipital Nerve.

Rash in the lower body and genital region

TCM Diagnosis

Damp-heat in the lower jiao

Herbal Formula

Gentiana Complex

Acupuncture

Balance Method — Dr. Richard Tan

Left side: Sanjian (LI 3), Quchi (LI 11), Gongsun (SP 4), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Taichong (LR 3)
Right side: Fenglong (ST 40), Jiexi (ST 41), Diwuhui (GB 42), Taiyuan (LU 9), Chize (LU 5)
Left and right sides can be alternated from treatment to treatment.

BodyMapping Acup — Cole Magbanua

All points are bilateral unless otherwise stated
Feiyang (BL 58), Zusanli (ST 36), Fenglong (ST 40), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Hegu (LI 4), Waiguan (TH 5), Chize (LU 5), Lieque (LU 7). Specific lesion areas should be needled according to channel and anatomical correspondances.

DNA — Bob Doane

Insert five needles on the inside of the elbows, and five on the back of the knees.

Tung Acup — Brad Whisnant

Primary points: Sanchasan (T 22.17)*, Mu (T 11.17), Jianzhong (T 44.06), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Shangjiuli (T 88.26), Xiajiuli (T 88.27)
Secondary points: Minghuang (T 88.12), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Qihuang (T 88.14)

Tung Acup — Henry McCann

Mu (T 11.17), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19)
Bleed Ear Apex, Dazhui (GV 14), jing (well) points of affected channels

Tung Acup — Esther Su

Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Shousanli (LI 10), Xuehai (SP 10)

Tung Acup — Dr. Chuan-Min Wang

Eczema, rash, urticaria: Bleed Ear Apex. Needle Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19)

Tung Acup — Classic

Dermatological Disorder (Eczema, Neurodermatitis, allergic dermatitis, rash): Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Linggu (T 22.05), Minghuang (T 88.12), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Qihuang (T 88.14), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Jinqianshang (T 88.24), Jinqianxia (T 88.23), Zhisima (T 11.07)
Atopic dermatitis: Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Linggu (T 22.05), Zhisima (T 11.07)
Herpes zoster: Linggu (T 22.05), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Shuitong (T 1010.19), Shuijin (T 1010.20)
Tinea versicolor: Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19), Simazhong (T 88.17), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Shuitong (T 1010.19). Bleed the LR area T5 – T9 and KI area T9 – T12 on the back with cupping. Bleed before needling for best result.
Hives: Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19), Simazhong (T 88.17), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Zhisima (T 11.07)
Poisoning from drugs or chemicals: Fenzhishang (T DT.01), Fenzhixia (T DT.02), Qihuang (T 88.14), Simazhong (T 88.17), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Zhisima (T 11.07), Jie (T 88.28)
Pruritus: Fenzhishang (T DT.01), Fenzhixia (T DT.02)

TCM Acup

Xuehai (SP 10), Geshu (BL 17), Fengchi (GB 20), Chize (LU 5)
Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10)
Dermatological Disorder (Eczema, Neurodermatitis, allergic dermatitis, rash, eczema, etc):
- Source 12 : Quchi (LI 11), Hegu (LI 4), Fengshi (GB 31), Xuehai (SP 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Taichong (LR 3), Baihui (GV 20), Fengchi (GB 20). Bleed the 4 points 0.5 cun from the umbilicus at 12 o’clock, 3 o’clock, 6 o’clock and 9 o’clock.
- Source 13 : Xuehai (SP 10), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Shendao (GV 11), Zhiyang (GV 9), Dazhui (GV 14), Shenzhu (GV 12), Quchi (LI 11), Houxi (SI 3), Zusanli (ST 36), Fengshi (GB 31), Geshu (BL 17)
- Source 15 : Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Fuliu (KI 7), Dazhui (GV 14), Binao (LI 14), Houxi (SI 3), Weizhong (BL 40), Fengmen (BL 12), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Tianshu (ST 25), Baichongwo
- Source 16 : Fengchi (GB 20), Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Weizhong (BL 40), Dazhui (GV 14), Tianding (LI 17), Futu (ST 32)
- Source 18 : Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Hegu (LI 4), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Dazhui (GV 14), Fengchi (GB 20)
- Source 27 :
  - Quze (PC 3), Jianyu (LI 15), Quchi (LI 11), Yongquan (KI 1), Huantiao (GB 30), Kunlun (BL 60), Futu (ST 32), Hegu (LI 4), Tianchuang (SI 16), Fengmen (BL 12), Daling (PC 7), Xuehai (SP 10), Weizhong (BL 40), Tianjing (TH 10), Waiguan (TH 5)
  - Fengfu (GV 16), Fengchi (GB 20), Feishu (BL 13), Chize (LU 5), Quchi (LI 11), Tiantu (CV 22), Hegu (LI 4), Zusanli (ST 36), Weizhong (BL 40), Taichong (LR 3), Zhaohai (KI 6), Geshu (BL 17).
  - Wind in the blood, damp heat : Xuehai (SP 10), Jianyu (LI 15), Waiguan (TH 5), Hegu (LI 4), Weizhong (BL 40), Quchi (LI 11), Geshu (BL 17), Bailao, Mingmen (GV 4), Xuanzhong (GB 39), Shuifen (CV 9), Zhaohai (KI 6), Baihui (GV 20).
Neurodermatitis : Xuehai (SP 10), Geshu (BL 17), Feishu (BL 13), Xinshu (BL 15), Fengshi (GB 31), Quchi (LI 11), Binao (LI 14)
Uriticaria:
- Source 14: Quchi (LI 11), Hegu (LI 4), Fengshi (GB 31), Xuehai (SP 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)
- Source 16: Quchi (LI 11), Fengchi (GB 20), Zusanli (ST 36), Xuehai (SP 10), Fengfu (GV 16), Dashu (BL 11), Yangxi (LI 5), Weizhong (BL 40), Shaoshang (LU 11), Tianjing (TH 10), Xuanzhong (GB 39), Chize (LU 5), Waiguan (TH 5), Shenshu (BL 23), Geshu (BL 17), Zhongwan (CV 12), Dazhui (GV 14)
- Source 18: Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Fengshi (GB 31), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Hegu (LI 4), Fengchi (GB 20)
- Source 29: Fengchi (GB 20), Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)

Ear Acup — Traditional

Lung, Large Intestine, Adrenal Gland, corresponding point of the affected area(s)
Pruritus: Shenmen, Lung, Subcortex, Adrenal Gland, Urticaria Point. Adjunct points: Liver, Spleen, Heart, Endocrine, Pancreas, Gallbladder, Ovary, Testicles. Select three to five points and needle both ears every other day. Five to ten days is one treatment course. Rest for one week in between treatment courses.
Urticaria: Lung, Urticaria, Adrenal Gland, Pingchuan, Liver. Needle one to two points each time every other day. Ten treatments equal one course.

Auricular Medicine — Dr. Li-Chun Huang

Rash and itching: Allergic Area, Shenmen, Sympathetic, Occiput, Nervous Subcortex, Lung, Diaphragm, Spleen, Liver. Bleed Ear Apex.
Contact dermatitis: Allergic Area, Sympathetic, Adrenal Gland, Liver, Spleen, Lung, Endocrine, corresponding points (to the area affected). Bleed Ear Apex.
- For dermatitis with severe pain, add Shenmen and Occiput.
Eczema: Allergic Area, Lung, Sympathetic, Spleen, Shenmen, Endocrine, Occiput, Diaphragm, corresponding points (to the area affected). Bleed Ear Apex.
Cutaneous pruritis: Shenmen, Occiput, Liver, Spleen, Lung, Endocrine, Diaphragm, Allergic Area. Bleed Ear Apex.
Urticaria: Liver, Lung, Spleen, Diaphragm, Shenmen, Occiput, Allergic Area, Sympathetic, Endocrine, Adrenal Gland. Bleed Ear Apex.
Severe itching: Prick five times on the ear apex, five times each on the helix near the Large Auricular Nerve and Lesser Occipital Nerve.

Psoriasis

TCM Diagnosis

Toxic heat

Herbal Formula

Dermatrol (PS)

Acupuncture

Balance Method — Dr. Richard Tan

Left side: Sanjian (LI 3), Quchi (LI 11), Gongsun (SP 4), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Taichong (LR 3)
Right side: Fenglong (ST 40), Jiexi (ST 41), Diwuhui (GB 42), Taiyuan (LU 9), Chize (LU 5)
Left and right sides can be alternated from treatment to treatment.

BodyMapping Acup — Cole Magbanua

All points are bilateral unless otherwise stated
Feiyang (BL 58), Zusanli (ST 36), Fenglong (ST 40), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Hegu (LI 4), Waiguan (TH 5), Chize (LU 5), Lieque (LU 7). Specific lesion areas should be needled according to channel and anatomical correspondances.

DNA — Bob Doane

Insert five needles on the inside of the elbows, and five on the back of the knees.

Tung Acup — Brad Whisnant

Primary points: Sanchasan (T 22.17)*, Mu (T 11.17), Jianzhong (T 44.06), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Shangjiuli (T 88.26), Xiajiuli (T 88.27)
Secondary points: Minghuang (T 88.12), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Qihuang (T 88.14)

Tung Acup — Henry McCann

Mu (T 11.17), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19)
Bleed Ear Apex, Dazhui (GV 14), jing (well) points of affected channels

Tung Acup — Esther Su

Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Shousanli (LI 10), Xuehai (SP 10)

Tung Acup — Dr. Chuan-Min Wang

Eczema, rash, urticaria: Bleed Ear Apex. Needle Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19)

Tung Acup — Classic

Dermatological Disorder (Eczema, Neurodermatitis, allergic dermatitis, rash): Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Linggu (T 22.05), Minghuang (T 88.12), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Qihuang (T 88.14), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Jinqianshang (T 88.24), Jinqianxia (T 88.23), Zhisima (T 11.07)
Atopic dermatitis: Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Linggu (T 22.05), Zhisima (T 11.07)
Herpes zoster: Linggu (T 22.05), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Shuitong (T 1010.19), Shuijin (T 1010.20)
Tinea versicolor: Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19), Simazhong (T 88.17), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Shuitong (T 1010.19). Bleed the LR area T5 – T9 and KI area T9 – T12 on the back with cupping. Bleed before needling for best result.
Hives: Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19), Simazhong (T 88.17), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Zhisima (T 11.07)
Poisoning from drugs or chemicals: Fenzhishang (T DT.01), Fenzhixia (T DT.02), Qihuang (T 88.14), Simazhong (T 88.17), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Zhisima (T 11.07), Jie (T 88.28)
Pruritus: Fenzhishang (T DT.01), Fenzhixia (T DT.02)

TCM Acup

Xuehai (SP 10), Geshu (BL 17), Fengchi (GB 20), Chize (LU 5)
Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10)
Dermatological Disorder (Eczema, Neurodermatitis, allergic dermatitis, rash, eczema, etc):
- Source 12 : Quchi (LI 11), Hegu (LI 4), Fengshi (GB 31), Xuehai (SP 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Taichong (LR 3), Baihui (GV 20), Fengchi (GB 20). Bleed the 4 points 0.5 cun from the umbilicus at 12 o’clock, 3 o’clock, 6 o’clock and 9 o’clock.
- Source 13 : Xuehai (SP 10), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Shendao (GV 11), Zhiyang (GV 9), Dazhui (GV 14), Shenzhu (GV 12), Quchi (LI 11), Houxi (SI 3), Zusanli (ST 36), Fengshi (GB 31), Geshu (BL 17)
- Source 15 : Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Fuliu (KI 7), Dazhui (GV 14), Binao (LI 14), Houxi (SI 3), Weizhong (BL 40), Fengmen (BL 12), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Tianshu (ST 25), Baichongwo
- Source 16 : Fengchi (GB 20), Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Weizhong (BL 40), Dazhui (GV 14), Tianding (LI 17), Futu (ST 32)
- Source 18 : Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Hegu (LI 4), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Dazhui (GV 14), Fengchi (GB 20)
- Source 27 :
  - Quze (PC 3), Jianyu (LI 15), Quchi (LI 11), Yongquan (KI 1), Huantiao (GB 30), Kunlun (BL 60), Futu (ST 32), Hegu (LI 4), Tianchuang (SI 16), Fengmen (BL 12), Daling (PC 7), Xuehai (SP 10), Weizhong (BL 40), Tianjing (TH 10), Waiguan (TH 5)
  - Fengfu (GV 16), Fengchi (GB 20), Feishu (BL 13), Chize (LU 5), Quchi (LI 11), Tiantu (CV 22), Hegu (LI 4), Zusanli (ST 36), Weizhong (BL 40), Taichong (LR 3), Zhaohai (KI 6), Geshu (BL 17).
  - Wind in the blood, damp heat : Xuehai (SP 10), Jianyu (LI 15), Waiguan (TH 5), Hegu (LI 4), Weizhong (BL 40), Quchi (LI 11), Geshu (BL 17), Bailao, Mingmen (GV 4), Xuanzhong (GB 39), Shuifen (CV 9), Zhaohai (KI 6), Baihui (GV 20).
Neurodermatitis : Xuehai (SP 10), Geshu (BL 17), Feishu (BL 13), Xinshu (BL 15), Fengshi (GB 31), Quchi (LI 11), Binao (LI 14)
Uriticaria:
- Source 14: Quchi (LI 11), Hegu (LI 4), Fengshi (GB 31), Xuehai (SP 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)
- Source 16: Quchi (LI 11), Fengchi (GB 20), Zusanli (ST 36), Xuehai (SP 10), Fengfu (GV 16), Dashu (BL 11), Yangxi (LI 5), Weizhong (BL 40), Shaoshang (LU 11), Tianjing (TH 10), Xuanzhong (GB 39), Chize (LU 5), Waiguan (TH 5), Shenshu (BL 23), Geshu (BL 17), Zhongwan (CV 12), Dazhui (GV 14)
- Source 18: Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Fengshi (GB 31), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Hegu (LI 4), Fengchi (GB 20)
- Source 29: Fengchi (GB 20), Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)

Ear Acup — Traditional

Lung, Large Intestine, Adrenal Gland, corresponding point of the affected area(s)
Pruritus: Shenmen, Lung, Subcortex, Adrenal Gland, Urticaria Point. Adjunct points: Liver, Spleen, Heart, Endocrine, Pancreas, Gallbladder, Ovary, Testicles. Select three to five points and needle both ears every other day. Five to ten days is one treatment course. Rest for one week in between treatment courses.
Urticaria: Lung, Urticaria, Adrenal Gland, Pingchuan, Liver. Needle one to two points each time every other day. Ten treatments equal one course.

Auricular Medicine — Dr. Li-Chun Huang

Rash and itching: Allergic Area, Shenmen, Sympathetic, Occiput, Nervous Subcortex, Lung, Diaphragm, Spleen, Liver. Bleed Ear Apex.
Contact dermatitis: Allergic Area, Sympathetic, Adrenal Gland, Liver, Spleen, Lung, Endocrine, corresponding points (to the area affected). Bleed Ear Apex.
- For dermatitis with severe pain, add Shenmen and Occiput.
Eczema: Allergic Area, Lung, Sympathetic, Spleen, Shenmen, Endocrine, Occiput, Diaphragm, corresponding points (to the area affected). Bleed Ear Apex.
Cutaneous pruritis: Shenmen, Occiput, Liver, Spleen, Lung, Endocrine, Diaphragm, Allergic Area. Bleed Ear Apex.
Urticaria: Liver, Lung, Spleen, Diaphragm, Shenmen, Occiput, Allergic Area, Sympathetic, Endocrine, Adrenal Gland. Bleed Ear Apex.
Severe itching: Prick five times on the ear apex, five times each on the helix near the Large Auricular Nerve and Lesser Occipital Nerve.

Yellow discoloration of the skin in jaundice patients

TCM Diagnosis

Damp-heat in the Liver and Gallbladder

Herbal Formula

Liver DTX

Acupuncture

Balance Method — Dr. Richard Tan

Left side: Sanjian (LI 3), Quchi (LI 11), Gongsun (SP 4), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Taichong (LR 3)
Right side: Fenglong (ST 40), Jiexi (ST 41), Diwuhui (GB 42), Taiyuan (LU 9), Chize (LU 5)
Left and right sides can be alternated from treatment to treatment.

BodyMapping Acup — Cole Magbanua

All points are bilateral unless otherwise stated
Feiyang (BL 58), Zusanli (ST 36), Fenglong (ST 40), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Hegu (LI 4), Waiguan (TH 5), Chize (LU 5), Lieque (LU 7). Specific lesion areas should be needled according to channel and anatomical correspondances.

DNA — Bob Doane

Insert five needles on the inside of the elbows, and five on the back of the knees.

Tung Acup — Brad Whisnant

Primary points: Sanchasan (T 22.17)*, Mu (T 11.17), Jianzhong (T 44.06), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Shangjiuli (T 88.26), Xiajiuli (T 88.27)
Secondary points: Minghuang (T 88.12), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Qihuang (T 88.14)

Tung Acup — Henry McCann

Mu (T 11.17), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19)
Bleed Ear Apex, Dazhui (GV 14), jing (well) points of affected channels

Tung Acup — Esther Su

Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Shousanli (LI 10), Xuehai (SP 10)

Tung Acup — Dr. Chuan-Min Wang

Eczema, rash, urticaria: Bleed Ear Apex. Needle Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19)

Tung Acup — Classic

Dermatological Disorder (Eczema, Neurodermatitis, allergic dermatitis, rash): Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Linggu (T 22.05), Minghuang (T 88.12), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Qihuang (T 88.14), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Jinqianshang (T 88.24), Jinqianxia (T 88.23), Zhisima (T 11.07)
Atopic dermatitis: Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Linggu (T 22.05), Zhisima (T 11.07)
Herpes zoster: Linggu (T 22.05), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Shuitong (T 1010.19), Shuijin (T 1010.20)
Tinea versicolor: Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19), Simazhong (T 88.17), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Shuitong (T 1010.19). Bleed the LR area T5 – T9 and KI area T9 – T12 on the back with cupping. Bleed before needling for best result.
Hives: Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19), Simazhong (T 88.17), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Zhisima (T 11.07)
Poisoning from drugs or chemicals: Fenzhishang (T DT.01), Fenzhixia (T DT.02), Qihuang (T 88.14), Simazhong (T 88.17), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Zhisima (T 11.07), Jie (T 88.28)
Pruritus: Fenzhishang (T DT.01), Fenzhixia (T DT.02)

TCM Acup

Xuehai (SP 10), Geshu (BL 17), Fengchi (GB 20), Chize (LU 5)
Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10)
Dermatological Disorder (Eczema, Neurodermatitis, allergic dermatitis, rash, eczema, etc):
- Source 12 : Quchi (LI 11), Hegu (LI 4), Fengshi (GB 31), Xuehai (SP 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Taichong (LR 3), Baihui (GV 20), Fengchi (GB 20). Bleed the 4 points 0.5 cun from the umbilicus at 12 o’clock, 3 o’clock, 6 o’clock and 9 o’clock.
- Source 13 : Xuehai (SP 10), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Shendao (GV 11), Zhiyang (GV 9), Dazhui (GV 14), Shenzhu (GV 12), Quchi (LI 11), Houxi (SI 3), Zusanli (ST 36), Fengshi (GB 31), Geshu (BL 17)
- Source 15 : Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Fuliu (KI 7), Dazhui (GV 14), Binao (LI 14), Houxi (SI 3), Weizhong (BL 40), Fengmen (BL 12), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Tianshu (ST 25), Baichongwo
- Source 16 : Fengchi (GB 20), Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Weizhong (BL 40), Dazhui (GV 14), Tianding (LI 17), Futu (ST 32)
- Source 18 : Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Hegu (LI 4), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Dazhui (GV 14), Fengchi (GB 20)
- Source 27 :
  - Quze (PC 3), Jianyu (LI 15), Quchi (LI 11), Yongquan (KI 1), Huantiao (GB 30), Kunlun (BL 60), Futu (ST 32), Hegu (LI 4), Tianchuang (SI 16), Fengmen (BL 12), Daling (PC 7), Xuehai (SP 10), Weizhong (BL 40), Tianjing (TH 10), Waiguan (TH 5)
  - Fengfu (GV 16), Fengchi (GB 20), Feishu (BL 13), Chize (LU 5), Quchi (LI 11), Tiantu (CV 22), Hegu (LI 4), Zusanli (ST 36), Weizhong (BL 40), Taichong (LR 3), Zhaohai (KI 6), Geshu (BL 17).
  - Wind in the blood, damp heat : Xuehai (SP 10), Jianyu (LI 15), Waiguan (TH 5), Hegu (LI 4), Weizhong (BL 40), Quchi (LI 11), Geshu (BL 17), Bailao, Mingmen (GV 4), Xuanzhong (GB 39), Shuifen (CV 9), Zhaohai (KI 6), Baihui (GV 20).
Neurodermatitis : Xuehai (SP 10), Geshu (BL 17), Feishu (BL 13), Xinshu (BL 15), Fengshi (GB 31), Quchi (LI 11), Binao (LI 14)
Uriticaria:
- Source 14: Quchi (LI 11), Hegu (LI 4), Fengshi (GB 31), Xuehai (SP 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)
- Source 16: Quchi (LI 11), Fengchi (GB 20), Zusanli (ST 36), Xuehai (SP 10), Fengfu (GV 16), Dashu (BL 11), Yangxi (LI 5), Weizhong (BL 40), Shaoshang (LU 11), Tianjing (TH 10), Xuanzhong (GB 39), Chize (LU 5), Waiguan (TH 5), Shenshu (BL 23), Geshu (BL 17), Zhongwan (CV 12), Dazhui (GV 14)
- Source 18: Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Fengshi (GB 31), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Hegu (LI 4), Fengchi (GB 20)
- Source 29: Fengchi (GB 20), Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)

Ear Acup — Traditional

Lung, Large Intestine, Adrenal Gland, corresponding point of the affected area(s)
Pruritus: Shenmen, Lung, Subcortex, Adrenal Gland, Urticaria Point. Adjunct points: Liver, Spleen, Heart, Endocrine, Pancreas, Gallbladder, Ovary, Testicles. Select three to five points and needle both ears every other day. Five to ten days is one treatment course. Rest for one week in between treatment courses.
Urticaria: Lung, Urticaria, Adrenal Gland, Pingchuan, Liver. Needle one to two points each time every other day. Ten treatments equal one course.

Auricular Medicine — Dr. Li-Chun Huang

Rash and itching: Allergic Area, Shenmen, Sympathetic, Occiput, Nervous Subcortex, Lung, Diaphragm, Spleen, Liver. Bleed Ear Apex.
Contact dermatitis: Allergic Area, Sympathetic, Adrenal Gland, Liver, Spleen, Lung, Endocrine, corresponding points (to the area affected). Bleed Ear Apex.
- For dermatitis with severe pain, add Shenmen and Occiput.
Eczema: Allergic Area, Lung, Sympathetic, Spleen, Shenmen, Endocrine, Occiput, Diaphragm, corresponding points (to the area affected). Bleed Ear Apex.
Cutaneous pruritis: Shenmen, Occiput, Liver, Spleen, Lung, Endocrine, Diaphragm, Allergic Area. Bleed Ear Apex.
Urticaria: Liver, Lung, Spleen, Diaphragm, Shenmen, Occiput, Allergic Area, Sympathetic, Endocrine, Adrenal Gland. Bleed Ear Apex.
Severe itching: Prick five times on the ear apex, five times each on the helix near the Large Auricular Nerve and Lesser Occipital Nerve.

Dry skin

TCM Diagnosis

Blood deficiency

Herbal Formula

Nourish (Fluids)

Acupuncture

Balance Method — Dr. Richard Tan

Left side: Sanjian (LI 3), Quchi (LI 11), Gongsun (SP 4), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Taichong (LR 3)
Right side: Fenglong (ST 40), Jiexi (ST 41), Diwuhui (GB 42), Taiyuan (LU 9), Chize (LU 5)
Left and right sides can be alternated from treatment to treatment.

BodyMapping Acup — Cole Magbanua

All points are bilateral unless otherwise stated
Feiyang (BL 58), Zusanli (ST 36), Fenglong (ST 40), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Hegu (LI 4), Waiguan (TH 5), Chize (LU 5), Lieque (LU 7). Specific lesion areas should be needled according to channel and anatomical correspondances.

Tung Acup — Brad Whisnant

Primary points: Sanchasan (T 22.17)*, Mu (T 11.17), Jianzhong (T 44.06), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Shangjiuli (T 88.26), Xiajiuli (T 88.27)
Secondary points: Minghuang (T 88.12), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Qihuang (T 88.14)

Tung Acup — Henry McCann

Mu (T 11.17), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19)
Bleed Ear Apex, Dazhui (GV 14), jing (well) points of affected channels

Tung Acup — Esther Su

Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Shousanli (LI 10), Xuehai (SP 10)

Tung Acup — Dr. Chuan-Min Wang

Eczema, rash, urticaria: Bleed Ear Apex. Needle Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19)

Tung Acup — Classic

Dermatological Disorder (Eczema, Neurodermatitis, allergic dermatitis, rash): Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Linggu (T 22.05), Minghuang (T 88.12), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Qihuang (T 88.14), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Jinqianshang (T 88.24), Jinqianxia (T 88.23), Zhisima (T 11.07)
Atopic dermatitis: Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Linggu (T 22.05), Zhisima (T 11.07)
Herpes zoster: Linggu (T 22.05), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Shuitong (T 1010.19), Shuijin (T 1010.20)
Tinea versicolor: Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19), Simazhong (T 88.17), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Shuitong (T 1010.19). Bleed the LR area T5 – T9 and KI area T9 – T12 on the back with cupping. Bleed before needling for best result.
Hives: Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19), Simazhong (T 88.17), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Zhisima (T 11.07)
Poisoning from drugs or chemicals: Fenzhishang (T DT.01), Fenzhixia (T DT.02), Qihuang (T 88.14), Simazhong (T 88.17), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Zhisima (T 11.07), Jie (T 88.28)
Pruritus: Fenzhishang (T DT.01), Fenzhixia (T DT.02)

TCM Acup

Xuehai (SP 10), Geshu (BL 17), Fengchi (GB 20), Chize (LU 5)
Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10)
Dermatological Disorder (Eczema, Neurodermatitis, allergic dermatitis, rash, eczema, etc):
- Source 12 : Quchi (LI 11), Hegu (LI 4), Fengshi (GB 31), Xuehai (SP 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Taichong (LR 3), Baihui (GV 20), Fengchi (GB 20). Bleed the 4 points 0.5 cun from the umbilicus at 12 o’clock, 3 o’clock, 6 o’clock and 9 o’clock.
- Source 13 : Xuehai (SP 10), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Shendao (GV 11), Zhiyang (GV 9), Dazhui (GV 14), Shenzhu (GV 12), Quchi (LI 11), Houxi (SI 3), Zusanli (ST 36), Fengshi (GB 31), Geshu (BL 17)
- Source 15 : Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Fuliu (KI 7), Dazhui (GV 14), Binao (LI 14), Houxi (SI 3), Weizhong (BL 40), Fengmen (BL 12), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Tianshu (ST 25), Baichongwo
- Source 16 : Fengchi (GB 20), Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Weizhong (BL 40), Dazhui (GV 14), Tianding (LI 17), Futu (ST 32)
- Source 18 : Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Hegu (LI 4), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Dazhui (GV 14), Fengchi (GB 20)
- Source 27 :
  - Quze (PC 3), Jianyu (LI 15), Quchi (LI 11), Yongquan (KI 1), Huantiao (GB 30), Kunlun (BL 60), Futu (ST 32), Hegu (LI 4), Tianchuang (SI 16), Fengmen (BL 12), Daling (PC 7), Xuehai (SP 10), Weizhong (BL 40), Tianjing (TH 10), Waiguan (TH 5)
  - Fengfu (GV 16), Fengchi (GB 20), Feishu (BL 13), Chize (LU 5), Quchi (LI 11), Tiantu (CV 22), Hegu (LI 4), Zusanli (ST 36), Weizhong (BL 40), Taichong (LR 3), Zhaohai (KI 6), Geshu (BL 17).
  - Wind in the blood, damp heat : Xuehai (SP 10), Jianyu (LI 15), Waiguan (TH 5), Hegu (LI 4), Weizhong (BL 40), Quchi (LI 11), Geshu (BL 17), Bailao, Mingmen (GV 4), Xuanzhong (GB 39), Shuifen (CV 9), Zhaohai (KI 6), Baihui (GV 20).
Neurodermatitis : Xuehai (SP 10), Geshu (BL 17), Feishu (BL 13), Xinshu (BL 15), Fengshi (GB 31), Quchi (LI 11), Binao (LI 14)
Uriticaria:
- Source 14: Quchi (LI 11), Hegu (LI 4), Fengshi (GB 31), Xuehai (SP 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)
- Source 16: Quchi (LI 11), Fengchi (GB 20), Zusanli (ST 36), Xuehai (SP 10), Fengfu (GV 16), Dashu (BL 11), Yangxi (LI 5), Weizhong (BL 40), Shaoshang (LU 11), Tianjing (TH 10), Xuanzhong (GB 39), Chize (LU 5), Waiguan (TH 5), Shenshu (BL 23), Geshu (BL 17), Zhongwan (CV 12), Dazhui (GV 14)
- Source 18: Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Fengshi (GB 31), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Hegu (LI 4), Fengchi (GB 20)
- Source 29: Fengchi (GB 20), Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)

Auricular Medicine — Dr. Li-Chun Huang

Rash and itching: Allergic Area, Shenmen, Sympathetic, Occiput, Nervous Subcortex, Lung, Diaphragm, Spleen, Liver. Bleed Ear Apex.
Contact dermatitis: Allergic Area, Sympathetic, Adrenal Gland, Liver, Spleen, Lung, Endocrine, corresponding points (to the area affected). Bleed Ear Apex.
- For dermatitis with severe pain, add Shenmen and Occiput.
Eczema: Allergic Area, Lung, Sympathetic, Spleen, Shenmen, Endocrine, Occiput, Diaphragm, corresponding points (to the area affected). Bleed Ear Apex.
Cutaneous pruritis: Shenmen, Occiput, Liver, Spleen, Lung, Endocrine, Diaphragm, Allergic Area. Bleed Ear Apex.
Urticaria: Liver, Lung, Spleen, Diaphragm, Shenmen, Occiput, Allergic Area, Sympathetic, Endocrine, Adrenal Gland. Bleed Ear Apex.
Severe itching: Prick five times on the ear apex, five times each on the helix near the Large Auricular Nerve and Lesser Occipital Nerve.

Nodules, swellings and redness

TCM Diagnosis

Phlegm heat accumulation

Herbal Formula

Resolve (AI)

Acupuncture

Balance Method — Dr. Richard Tan

Left side: Sanjian (LI 3), Quchi (LI 11), Gongsun (SP 4), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Taichong (LR 3)
Right side: Fenglong (ST 40), Jiexi (ST 41), Diwuhui (GB 42), Taiyuan (LU 9), Chize (LU 5)
Left and right sides can be alternated from treatment to treatment.

BodyMapping Acup — Cole Magbanua

All points are bilateral unless otherwise stated
Feiyang (BL 58), Zusanli (ST 36), Fenglong (ST 40), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Hegu (LI 4), Waiguan (TH 5), Chize (LU 5), Lieque (LU 7). Specific lesion areas should be needled according to channel and anatomical correspondances.

DNA — Bob Doane

Insert five needles on the inside of the elbows, and five on the back of the knees.

Tung Acup — Brad Whisnant

Primary points: Sanchasan (T 22.17)*, Mu (T 11.17), Jianzhong (T 44.06), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Shangjiuli (T 88.26), Xiajiuli (T 88.27)
Secondary points: Minghuang (T 88.12), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Qihuang (T 88.14)

Tung Acup — Henry McCann

Mu (T 11.17), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19)
Bleed Ear Apex, Dazhui (GV 14), jing (well) points of affected channels

Tung Acup — Esther Su

Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Shousanli (LI 10), Xuehai (SP 10)

Tung Acup — Dr. Chuan-Min Wang

Eczema, rash, urticaria: Bleed Ear Apex. Needle Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19)

Tung Acup — Classic

Dermatological Disorder (Eczema, Neurodermatitis, allergic dermatitis, rash): Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Linggu (T 22.05), Minghuang (T 88.12), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Qihuang (T 88.14), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Jinqianshang (T 88.24), Jinqianxia (T 88.23), Zhisima (T 11.07)
Atopic dermatitis: Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Linggu (T 22.05), Zhisima (T 11.07)
Herpes zoster: Linggu (T 22.05), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Shuitong (T 1010.19), Shuijin (T 1010.20)
Tinea versicolor: Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19), Simazhong (T 88.17), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Shuitong (T 1010.19). Bleed the LR area T5 – T9 and KI area T9 – T12 on the back with cupping. Bleed before needling for best result.
Hives: Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19), Simazhong (T 88.17), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Zhisima (T 11.07)
Poisoning from drugs or chemicals: Fenzhishang (T DT.01), Fenzhixia (T DT.02), Qihuang (T 88.14), Simazhong (T 88.17), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Zhisima (T 11.07), Jie (T 88.28)
Pruritus: Fenzhishang (T DT.01), Fenzhixia (T DT.02)

TCM Acup

Xuehai (SP 10), Geshu (BL 17), Fengchi (GB 20), Chize (LU 5)
Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10)
Dermatological Disorder (Eczema, Neurodermatitis, allergic dermatitis, rash, eczema, etc):
- Source 12 : Quchi (LI 11), Hegu (LI 4), Fengshi (GB 31), Xuehai (SP 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Taichong (LR 3), Baihui (GV 20), Fengchi (GB 20). Bleed the 4 points 0.5 cun from the umbilicus at 12 o’clock, 3 o’clock, 6 o’clock and 9 o’clock.
- Source 13 : Xuehai (SP 10), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Shendao (GV 11), Zhiyang (GV 9), Dazhui (GV 14), Shenzhu (GV 12), Quchi (LI 11), Houxi (SI 3), Zusanli (ST 36), Fengshi (GB 31), Geshu (BL 17)
- Source 15 : Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Fuliu (KI 7), Dazhui (GV 14), Binao (LI 14), Houxi (SI 3), Weizhong (BL 40), Fengmen (BL 12), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Tianshu (ST 25), Baichongwo
- Source 16 : Fengchi (GB 20), Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Weizhong (BL 40), Dazhui (GV 14), Tianding (LI 17), Futu (ST 32)
- Source 18 : Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Hegu (LI 4), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Dazhui (GV 14), Fengchi (GB 20)
- Source 27 :
  - Quze (PC 3), Jianyu (LI 15), Quchi (LI 11), Yongquan (KI 1), Huantiao (GB 30), Kunlun (BL 60), Futu (ST 32), Hegu (LI 4), Tianchuang (SI 16), Fengmen (BL 12), Daling (PC 7), Xuehai (SP 10), Weizhong (BL 40), Tianjing (TH 10), Waiguan (TH 5)
  - Fengfu (GV 16), Fengchi (GB 20), Feishu (BL 13), Chize (LU 5), Quchi (LI 11), Tiantu (CV 22), Hegu (LI 4), Zusanli (ST 36), Weizhong (BL 40), Taichong (LR 3), Zhaohai (KI 6), Geshu (BL 17).
  - Wind in the blood, damp heat : Xuehai (SP 10), Jianyu (LI 15), Waiguan (TH 5), Hegu (LI 4), Weizhong (BL 40), Quchi (LI 11), Geshu (BL 17), Bailao, Mingmen (GV 4), Xuanzhong (GB 39), Shuifen (CV 9), Zhaohai (KI 6), Baihui (GV 20).
Neurodermatitis : Xuehai (SP 10), Geshu (BL 17), Feishu (BL 13), Xinshu (BL 15), Fengshi (GB 31), Quchi (LI 11), Binao (LI 14)
Uriticaria:
- Source 14: Quchi (LI 11), Hegu (LI 4), Fengshi (GB 31), Xuehai (SP 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)
- Source 16: Quchi (LI 11), Fengchi (GB 20), Zusanli (ST 36), Xuehai (SP 10), Fengfu (GV 16), Dashu (BL 11), Yangxi (LI 5), Weizhong (BL 40), Shaoshang (LU 11), Tianjing (TH 10), Xuanzhong (GB 39), Chize (LU 5), Waiguan (TH 5), Shenshu (BL 23), Geshu (BL 17), Zhongwan (CV 12), Dazhui (GV 14)
- Source 18: Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Fengshi (GB 31), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Hegu (LI 4), Fengchi (GB 20)
- Source 29: Fengchi (GB 20), Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)

Ear Acup — Traditional

Lung, Large Intestine, Adrenal Gland, corresponding point of the affected area(s)
Pruritus: Shenmen, Lung, Subcortex, Adrenal Gland, Urticaria Point. Adjunct points: Liver, Spleen, Heart, Endocrine, Pancreas, Gallbladder, Ovary, Testicles. Select three to five points and needle both ears every other day. Five to ten days is one treatment course. Rest for one week in between treatment courses.
Urticaria: Lung, Urticaria, Adrenal Gland, Pingchuan, Liver. Needle one to two points each time every other day. Ten treatments equal one course.

Auricular Medicine — Dr. Li-Chun Huang

Rash and itching: Allergic Area, Shenmen, Sympathetic, Occiput, Nervous Subcortex, Lung, Diaphragm, Spleen, Liver. Bleed Ear Apex.
Contact dermatitis: Allergic Area, Sympathetic, Adrenal Gland, Liver, Spleen, Lung, Endocrine, corresponding points (to the area affected). Bleed Ear Apex.
- For dermatitis with severe pain, add Shenmen and Occiput.
Eczema: Allergic Area, Lung, Sympathetic, Spleen, Shenmen, Endocrine, Occiput, Diaphragm, corresponding points (to the area affected). Bleed Ear Apex.
Cutaneous pruritis: Shenmen, Occiput, Liver, Spleen, Lung, Endocrine, Diaphragm, Allergic Area. Bleed Ear Apex.
Urticaria: Liver, Lung, Spleen, Diaphragm, Shenmen, Occiput, Allergic Area, Sympathetic, Endocrine, Adrenal Gland. Bleed Ear Apex.
Severe itching: Prick five times on the ear apex, five times each on the helix near the Large Auricular Nerve and Lesser Occipital Nerve.

Acne

TCM Diagnosis

Wind-heat

Herbal Formula

Dermatrol (Clear)

Acupuncture

Balance Method — Dr. Richard Tan

Left side: Sanjian (LI 3), Quchi (LI 11), Gongsun (SP 4), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Taichong (LR 3)
Right side: Fenglong (ST 40), Jiexi (ST 41), Diwuhui (GB 42), Taiyuan (LU 9), Chize (LU 5)
Left and right sides can be alternated from treatment to treatment.

BodyMapping Acup — Cole Magbanua

All points are bilateral unless otherwise stated
Feiyang (BL 58), Zusanli (ST 36), Fenglong (ST 40), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Hegu (LI 4), Waiguan (TH 5), Chize (LU 5), Lieque (LU 7). Specific lesion areas should be needled according to channel and anatomical correspondances.

DNA — Bob Doane

Insert five needles on the inside of the elbows, and five on the back of the knees.

Tung Acup — Brad Whisnant

Primary points: Sanchasan (T 22.17)*, Mu (T 11.17), Jianzhong (T 44.06), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Shangjiuli (T 88.26), Xiajiuli (T 88.27)
Secondary points: Minghuang (T 88.12), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Qihuang (T 88.14)

Tung Acup — Henry McCann

Mu (T 11.17), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19)
Bleed Ear Apex, Dazhui (GV 14), jing (well) points of affected channels

Tung Acup — Esther Su

Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Shousanli (LI 10), Xuehai (SP 10)

Tung Acup — Classic

Dermatological Disorder (Eczema, Neurodermatitis, allergic dermatitis, rash): Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Linggu (T 22.05), Minghuang (T 88.12), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Qihuang (T 88.14), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Jinqianshang (T 88.24), Jinqianxia (T 88.23), Zhisima (T 11.07)
Atopic dermatitis: Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Linggu (T 22.05), Zhisima (T 11.07)
Herpes zoster: Linggu (T 22.05), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Shuitong (T 1010.19), Shuijin (T 1010.20)
Tinea versicolor: Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19), Simazhong (T 88.17), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Shuitong (T 1010.19). Bleed the LR area T5 – T9 and KI area T9 – T12 on the back with cupping. Bleed before needling for best result.
Hives: Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19), Simazhong (T 88.17), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Zhisima (T 11.07)
Poisoning from drugs or chemicals: Fenzhishang (T DT.01), Fenzhixia (T DT.02), Qihuang (T 88.14), Simazhong (T 88.17), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Zhisima (T 11.07), Jie (T 88.28)
Pruritus: Fenzhishang (T DT.01), Fenzhixia (T DT.02)

TCM Acup

Xuehai (SP 10), Geshu (BL 17), Fengchi (GB 20), Chize (LU 5)
Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10)
Dermatological Disorder (Eczema, Neurodermatitis, allergic dermatitis, rash, eczema, etc):
- Source 12 : Quchi (LI 11), Hegu (LI 4), Fengshi (GB 31), Xuehai (SP 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Taichong (LR 3), Baihui (GV 20), Fengchi (GB 20). Bleed the 4 points 0.5 cun from the umbilicus at 12 o’clock, 3 o’clock, 6 o’clock and 9 o’clock.
- Source 13 : Xuehai (SP 10), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Shendao (GV 11), Zhiyang (GV 9), Dazhui (GV 14), Shenzhu (GV 12), Quchi (LI 11), Houxi (SI 3), Zusanli (ST 36), Fengshi (GB 31), Geshu (BL 17)
- Source 15 : Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Fuliu (KI 7), Dazhui (GV 14), Binao (LI 14), Houxi (SI 3), Weizhong (BL 40), Fengmen (BL 12), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Tianshu (ST 25), Baichongwo
- Source 16 : Fengchi (GB 20), Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Weizhong (BL 40), Dazhui (GV 14), Tianding (LI 17), Futu (ST 32)
- Source 18 : Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Hegu (LI 4), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Dazhui (GV 14), Fengchi (GB 20)
- Source 27 :
  - Quze (PC 3), Jianyu (LI 15), Quchi (LI 11), Yongquan (KI 1), Huantiao (GB 30), Kunlun (BL 60), Futu (ST 32), Hegu (LI 4), Tianchuang (SI 16), Fengmen (BL 12), Daling (PC 7), Xuehai (SP 10), Weizhong (BL 40), Tianjing (TH 10), Waiguan (TH 5)
  - Fengfu (GV 16), Fengchi (GB 20), Feishu (BL 13), Chize (LU 5), Quchi (LI 11), Tiantu (CV 22), Hegu (LI 4), Zusanli (ST 36), Weizhong (BL 40), Taichong (LR 3), Zhaohai (KI 6), Geshu (BL 17).
  - Wind in the blood, damp heat : Xuehai (SP 10), Jianyu (LI 15), Waiguan (TH 5), Hegu (LI 4), Weizhong (BL 40), Quchi (LI 11), Geshu (BL 17), Bailao, Mingmen (GV 4), Xuanzhong (GB 39), Shuifen (CV 9), Zhaohai (KI 6), Baihui (GV 20).
Neurodermatitis : Xuehai (SP 10), Geshu (BL 17), Feishu (BL 13), Xinshu (BL 15), Fengshi (GB 31), Quchi (LI 11), Binao (LI 14)
Uriticaria:
- Source 14: Quchi (LI 11), Hegu (LI 4), Fengshi (GB 31), Xuehai (SP 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)
- Source 16: Quchi (LI 11), Fengchi (GB 20), Zusanli (ST 36), Xuehai (SP 10), Fengfu (GV 16), Dashu (BL 11), Yangxi (LI 5), Weizhong (BL 40), Shaoshang (LU 11), Tianjing (TH 10), Xuanzhong (GB 39), Chize (LU 5), Waiguan (TH 5), Shenshu (BL 23), Geshu (BL 17), Zhongwan (CV 12), Dazhui (GV 14)
- Source 18: Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Fengshi (GB 31), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Hegu (LI 4), Fengchi (GB 20)
- Source 29: Fengchi (GB 20), Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)

Ear Acup — Traditional

Lung, Large Intestine, Adrenal Gland, corresponding point of the affected area(s)
Pruritus: Shenmen, Lung, Subcortex, Adrenal Gland, Urticaria Point. Adjunct points: Liver, Spleen, Heart, Endocrine, Pancreas, Gallbladder, Ovary, Testicles. Select three to five points and needle both ears every other day. Five to ten days is one treatment course. Rest for one week in between treatment courses.
Urticaria: Lung, Urticaria, Adrenal Gland, Pingchuan, Liver. Needle one to two points each time every other day. Ten treatments equal one course.

Auricular Medicine — Dr. Li-Chun Huang

Rash and itching: Allergic Area, Shenmen, Sympathetic, Occiput, Nervous Subcortex, Lung, Diaphragm, Spleen, Liver. Bleed Ear Apex.
Contact dermatitis: Allergic Area, Sympathetic, Adrenal Gland, Liver, Spleen, Lung, Endocrine, corresponding points (to the area affected). Bleed Ear Apex.
- For dermatitis with severe pain, add Shenmen and Occiput.
Eczema: Allergic Area, Lung, Sympathetic, Spleen, Shenmen, Endocrine, Occiput, Diaphragm, corresponding points (to the area affected). Bleed Ear Apex.
Cutaneous pruritis: Shenmen, Occiput, Liver, Spleen, Lung, Endocrine, Diaphragm, Allergic Area. Bleed Ear Apex.
Urticaria: Liver, Lung, Spleen, Diaphragm, Shenmen, Occiput, Allergic Area, Sympathetic, Endocrine, Adrenal Gland. Bleed Ear Apex.
Severe itching: Prick five times on the ear apex, five times each on the helix near the Large Auricular Nerve and Lesser Occipital Nerve.

Scalp Acup — Karl Tai

Auricular Point by Li-Chun Huang: Endocrine, Face (embedded needle is also fine)
Dazhui (GV 14) – to reduce inflammation. Bleed or cup.
Quchi (LI 11) – to reduce inflammation.

Adverse reactions on the skin from exposure to drugs, chemicals, heavy metals, environmental and airborne toxins

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Toxic heat

Herbal Formula

Herbal DTX

With fever, redness and burning sensation all over the body

TCM Diagnosis

Excess heat accumulation

Herbal Formula

Gardenia Complex

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