Xinming point, the name of strange points outside the meridian, comes from the Atlas of acupuncture and moxibustion and Moxibustion of Strange Points outside the meridian. The Xinming acupoint is divided into Xinming 1 acupoint and Xinming 2 acupoint. Clinical findings have shown that using the Xinming acupoint to treat myopia and eye diseases is highly effective.
[Location of acupoint selection]
① Xinming acupoint I: located at the midpoint of the wrinkles on the skin behind the earlobe (Editor's note: equivalent to 0.5 inches above the Yifeng acupoint on the Hand Shaoyang meridian). There are the posterior auricular artery, superficial jugular vein, great auricular nerve, and facial nerve trunk passing through here.
Acupuncture method: Pull the earlobe forward and upward to 45 °, with the needle body at a 60 ° angle to the skin. Quickly insert the needle into the anterior position of the mandible, with a depth of about 1 inch, which is the first stimulation point; The needle is inserted forward at a 45 degree angle to the skin, about 1 inch into the second stimulation point. Along the second stimulation point, another 0.5 inch is inserted forward to the forehead, which is the third stimulation point.
② Xinming acupoint II: located at the 1-inch depression on the eyebrow. There are superficial temporal artery, vein, frontal branch, facial nerve, zygomatic and temporal branches, ear temporal nerve branches, orbital nerve, etc. here.
【 Indicative Symptoms 】
Conjunctivitis, keratitis, corneal ulcer, corneal opacities, iridocyclitis, cataracts, glaucoma, vitreous hemorrhage and opacity, central retinitis, retinitis pigmentosa, retinal detachment, optic neuritis, optic nerve atrophy, refractive errors.
Acupuncture method
Acupuncture method: Tighten the skin at the acupoint, move the needle tip forward, and make a 60 ° angle between the needle body and the skin. Quickly thrust diagonally towards the depression, with a depth of about 0.8-1 inches. The needle sensation not only includes soreness, numbness, swelling, and pain, but also radiates towards the temples in front of the tragus and the upper edge of the eye socket. In addition, there is a spark like feeling of discharge in the eyeball, tears, or thermal comfort.