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 Case Study – Trigeminal Neuralgia
Master Tung's Points for
 82 year old female with chronic pain on the
Headaches right side of the face; pain is worse with
movement and on pressure, is felt in the area
Dr. Henry McCann, DAOM, LAc from the lateral corner of mouth and nose to
side of head near Taiyang M-HN-9

 Main treatment points = Ling Gu 22.05, Left

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Ce San Li 77.22 and Ce Xia San Li 77.23
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Ling Gu 22.05 靈骨穴 Ling Gu 22.05 靈骨穴

 Location: On the dorsum of the hand, at the junction of the first
and second metacarpal bones, on the Hand Yangming
 Heart, Lung, and Large Intestine channels
 Functions: Frees the channels and quickens the network vessels,
clears and regulates Lung qi, frees and descends the Stomach
and intestines, frees the qi and disperses stasis
 Indications: Migraine, low back pain, sciatica, facial paralysis,
hemiplegia, tinnitus, deafness, menstrual disorders (irregular,
scanty, profuse, absent), polyuria, incontinence, foot pain,
intestinal pain, difficult labor, angina pectoris, emphysema,
pneumonia
 Needle: 0.5-2.0" perpendicular insertion
 Notes: Contraindicated in pregnancy

Ce San Li 77.22 側三里穴 & Ce San Li 77.22 側三里穴 &

Ce Xia San Li 77.23 側下三里穴 Ce Xia San Li 77.23 側下三里穴
 Location: Between the Stomach and Gallbladder
channels; Ce San Li 77.22 is 1.5 cun lateral to Zu San
Li ST-36; Ce Xia San Li 77.23 is 2 cun distal to Ce
San Li 77.22
 Heart and Lung Channels
 Functions: Quicken blood and removes stasis, clear
inflammation and stops pain
 Indications: Toothache, trigeminal neuralgia,
intercostal neuralgia, facial paralysis, headache,
sinusitis, pain of appendicitis
 Needle: 1” – 1.5” perpendicular insertion

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 Three Sections 三節 Three Sections 三節

 The body has Three Sections 三節  Upper Section (Upper Limb) – Tip 梢 of Body
– Root = Shoulder
– Upper 上節 = Upper Limb
– Center = Elbow
– Middle 中節 = Trunk
– Tip = Hand
– Lower 下節 = Lower Limb  Middle Section (Trunk) – Center 中 of Body
 Each Section can be further divided into three parts – Root = Dan Tian 丹田 (lower abdomen)
– Root 根 – Center = Abdomen/Chest
– Center 中 – Tip = Head
– Tip (i.e., tip of a twig) 梢  Lower Section (Lower Limb) – Root 根 of Body
– Root = Hip
Wang FM. 太极推手技击传真 [Essentials of Taiji Push Hands and Fighting – Center = Knee
Technique]. World Chen Style Hunyuan Taiji Association, 2007. – Tip = Foot

Correspondence between head, trunk and extremities Men Jin 66.05 門金穴
Top of the head  Location: On the dorsum of the foot; 2 cun proximal to the
web margin between the 2nd and 3rd toes, distal to the
junction of the metatarsal bones, on the Stomach channel,
overlapping Xian Gu (ST-43)
 Stomach and Intestine Channels
Knee-navel-elbow level  Functions: Regulates and rectifies the Spleen and
Stomach, transforms stasis and stops pain
 Indications: Migraine (especially effective when bled),
gastritis, appendicitis, abdominal pain, diarrhea, dysentery
Genital area  Note: according to modern texts Xian Gu ST-43 is 1 cun proximal
to Nei Ting ST-44 (e.g., Deadman), however in many classical
texts it is 2 cun proximal (e.g., Zhen Jiu Zi Sheng Jing 針灸資生經
)

Men Jin 66.05 門金穴 What is an acupuncture point?

 Historically, Chinese medicine’s descriptions of
acupuncture points were vague, without the very precise
modern locations, based on detailed anatomy. Modern
descriptions therefore are more rigid and may limit
practitioners’ understand of how and where to located
points.

 “... the actual location of any point is not necessarily where

that point is located by techniques of proportional
measurement. Rather, the point is the place where one can
best get the Qi and facilitate the arrival of Qi. It is not
fixed.”
– Wang JY, Roberson J. Applied Channel Theory in Chinese Medicine, Seattle: Eastland
Press, 2008; p.535.

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 What is an acupuncture point? What is an acupuncture point?
 “Acupuncture points are hard to locate on healthy
individuals. However, when Qi stagnates or
pathological Qi invades from the outside, the point
We need to palpate for the “live” or active point,
becomes depressed or protrudes. Qi, which is even in Tung’s acupuncture…
invisible, is thus transformed into a ‘quality’ that can be Point location is not fixed!
palpated and distinguished. This is what is known as
an active point, which serves as both a point for
diagnosis as well as treatment.” い つぼ
– Denmei S, Brown S. Finding Effective Acupuncture Points. Seattle: Eastland Press,
2003; p.5.
生きた壺

Case Study – Headache with Dizziness Shen Guan 77.18 腎關穴

 65 year old female with a main complaint of  Location: On the Spleen channel, 1.5 cun distal to Tian Huang
77.17 (i.e., Yin Ling Quan SP-9)
headache accompanied by significant
 Spleen and Kidney Channels
dizziness; patient is very fatigued with a thin  Functions: Regulates qi and frees the channels, benefits the
body; pulse is deep and weak in the chi Kidneys and strengthens the Spleen
position  Indications: Main point for supplementing the Kidneys.
Excessive gastric acid, acid reflux, deviation of the eyeball,
astigmatism, dizziness, vertigo, epilepsy, pain in the supra-
 Main treatment point = Shen Guan 77.18 (ah- orbital bone or nasal bone, dark rings under the eyelids,
hysteria, sexual dysfunction, low back pain, sciatica, shoulder
shi location) pain
 Needle: 0.5” – 1” perpendicular insertion; to supplement
Kidney needle up to 2”

Long Bone Correspondences Small Taiji – Long Bones

 Most completely described by Zhang Yingqing,
developer of ECIWO theory in early 1970s (prior to
publication of any material on Tung’s acupuncture
correspondences)
 Similar time period of other microsystem development
such as Korean hand acupuncture by Tae Woo Yoo
 ECIWO describes that all small parts of the body are
microsystems (全息), and all long bones can be
microsystems
 Zhang YQ. ECIWO and Its Applications to Medicine. Jinan: Shandong Science and
Technology Press, 1991.
McCann H, Ross H-G. Practical Atlas of Tung’s Acupuncture, 3rd Edition. Munich: Müller
and Steinicke, 2014.

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 Bloodletting for Chronic Disease Bloodletting for Chronic Disease

鋒針者，刃三隅，以發痼疾 久痹不去身，視其血絡，盡去其血
Feng zhen zhe, ren san yu, yi fa gu ji Jiu bi bu qu shen, shi qi xue luo, jin qu qi xue

“The lance needle has three edges; it is used to “In cases of chronic impediment (bi), inspect the
treat chronic disease.” (Ling Shu 1) network vessels and bleed them.” (Ling Shu 6)

Chong Xiao 沖霄穴 Chong Xiao 沖霄穴

 Location: beneath the spinous processes of S3, S4
and S5
 Overlapping Points: Yao Shu (Du-2)
 Indications: headache, dizziness, neck pain

– Discussion: These points use the lower end of the Du mai to treat
conditions of the upper part of the Du mai, hence the name Chong
Xiao (Rushing to Heaven). This is similar to the modern use of points
like Ren Zhong DU-26 to treat lumbar pain (i.e., using the upper part
of the Du mai to treat the lower part). Since bloodletting can both
quicken blood and clear heat, bleeding these points is appropriate for
conditions of the head and neck from either blood stasis or heat
patterns.

Occipital Zone 後頭區 Occipital Zone 後頭區

 The occipital zone is on the posterior lower leg
extending up to about 4 cun above the popliteal fossa.
It includes the commonly bled Wei Zhong (BL-40)
area. This is one of the most commonly bled areas of
the body, and it is used for a wide variety of disorders
such as headache, back pain, neck pain or tightness,
enteritis, hemorrhoids, bi-impediment of the lower
extremities, degenerative disc diseases of the spine,
hypertension, wind stroke, post polio syndrome,
strangury, measles, etc.

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 Occipital Zone 後頭區

 Diagrams from:

– McCann, H. Pricking the Vessels: Bloodletting

Therapy in Chinese Medicine. London: Singing
Dragon, 2014.
– McCann H, Ross H-G. Practical Atlas of Tung’s
Acupuncture, 3rd Edition. Munich: Verlag, Müller
and Steinicke, 2013

Other References and Reading Dr. Henry McCann, DAOM, LAc

 Hu BQ. 董氏五行刺絡針法. Taipei: Zhi Yuan Bookstore,  Dr. McCann’s clinic:
1998.
– www.newjerseyacupuncture.com
 Li GZ. 台灣董氏針灸經穴學. Taipei: Zhi Yuan Bookstore,
2011.
 McCann, H. Pricking the Vessels: Bloodletting Therapy in  For more information on Dr. McCann’s
Chinese Medicine. London: Singing Dragon, 2014. teaching please visit:
 McCann H, Ross H-G. Practical Atlas of Tung’s – www.asianmedicine.org
Acupuncture, 3rd Edition. Munich: Verlag, Müller and
Steinicke, 2013.
 Tung CC. 董氏針灸正經奇穴學. Taipei: Hsin Ya
Publications Ltd, 1973.

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