Table 3.

Overview of Selected Acupuncture Points

Acupuncture point	Traditional functions	Traditional indicationsa	Anatomical correlations (nerves)
LI 4	Disperses Wind, relieves Exterior conditions, suppresses pain & clears the channels	Common cold, headache, diseases of the sensory organs, facial paralysis, hemiplegia, global weakness, chronic fatigue & pain in general	Radial
LU 5	Oketsu/drains the Heat in the Lungs & suppresses rebellious Qi	Coughing, asthma, pneumonia, bronchitis, pleurisy, spitting blood, swelling & pain in the throat, swelling & pain in the elbow & arm	Lateral antebrachial cutaneous (musculocutaneous)
LI 11	Eliminates Wind and Exterior conditions, cools Heat & alleviates Dampness & regulates the Blood	Arthritis pain in the upper limb, paralysis, hemiplegia, hypertension, high fever, measles, anemia, allergies, goiter & skin diseases	Radial
TE 5	Relieves Exterior and Hot conditions & facilitates circulation of Stagnant Qi in the channels	Common cold, high fever, pneumonia, parotitis, deafness, tinnitus, migraine headache, enuresis, stiff neck, hemiplegia, paralysis & pain in the joints of the upper limb	Posterior interosseous (radial)
GB 34	Tonifies Liver and Gallbladder, relaxes muscles, helps with smoothness of movement & removes Dampness & Heat	Muscle cramps, musculoskeletal pain, rigidity, weakness, hemiplegia, sciatica, acute hepatitis & acute cholecystitis	Common peroneal
ST 36	Orders the Spleen and Stomach, regulates the Qi & Blood & strengthens weak & Deficient conditions	Acute and chronic gastritis, enteritis, acute pancreatitis, indigestion, hemiplegia, shock, anemia, hypertension, allergies, jaundice, seizures, asthma, enuresis, diseases of the reproductive system, chronic fatigue & global weakness	Deep peroneal
ST 41	Clears away Stomach fire & resolves Phlegm	Headache, nephritis, enteritis, seizures, diseases of the ankle & surrounding soft tissues & drop foot	Deep peroneal
LR 3	Pacifies the Liver, clears Heat, regulates the lower Jiao & opens the channels	Headache, vertigo, hypertension, insomnia, hepatitis, mastitis, irregular menstruation, thrombocytopenia & soreness of the joints of the extremities.	Deep peroneal
LR 4	Oketsu/removes Heat from the Liver & Gallbladder, regulates the lower Jiao, spreads the Liver Qi & clears the channels	Hepatitis, retention of urine, nocturnal emissions, genital pain, hernia pain, lower abdominal pain & diseases of the ankle and the surrounding soft tissues	Deep peroneal
BaFeng (EX-LE 10)	Enhances collateral circulation and regulates Blood flow	Headache, toothache, stomach pain, irregular menses, inflammation of the dorsum of the foot & toes, foot numbness, neuropathic pain & foot & leg weakness	Superficial peroneal
SP 9	Transforms Damp Stagnation & benefits the lower Jiao	Abdominal distention, ascites, urinary retention, incontinence, urinary-tract infection, irregular menses, impotence, enteritis & knee pain	Medial saphenous (femoral)
SP 6	Strengthens the Spleen & transforms Dampness, spreads the Liver Qi & benefits the Kidneys	Incontinence, reproductive problems, abdominal pain and distention, diarrhea, hemiplegia, chronic fatigue & generalized weakness	Posterior tibial
KI 3	Relieves Heat by controlling Yin, strengthens Kidney-Yang, regulates the Uterus & strengthens the waist & knee	Nephritis, cystitis, irregular menses, spermatorrhea, enuresis, toothache, chronic laryngitis, stomatitis, tinnitus, pulmonary emphysema, cough, asthma, chronic fatigue, global weakness, sciatica, paralysis of the lower limbs, painful heel, vomiting & constipation.	Posterior tibial
KI 1	Strengthens all senses, stops adverse flow of Stomach Qi to stop vomiting, clears Heart-Fire, replenishes Yang & prevents collapse	Shock, heat exhaustion, insomnia, stroke, cerebral hemorrhage, hypertension, seizures, psychosis, mental illness, vertex headache, lower-limb paralysis, lower-limb spasms & low back pain	Medial plantar (posterior tibial)

^aBold indicates neurologic conditions.