Qi points on leg and foot

Based on the theory of the traditional Chinese medicine, Qi (气) flows in the Meridian system to deliver the life-force, or energy, to each element of the human body. Along each meridian, there are Qi points, or acupuncture points (穴位), that can be manipulated to restore balance. Stimulating these points by thumb/ finger pressure or needles is the basic technique of therapeutic massage, acupuncture and acupressure.

Qi Point: Yongquan (涌泉)

Yongquan point is on the bottom of the foot. Horizontally it is located in the middle of the sole, about 3 inches from the base of the toes. Yongquan point is the well point, or the beginning point, of the Foot-Shaoyin-Kidney-Meridian (足少阴肾经).

Stimulating Yongquan point can help for chronic fatigue, headache, vision blurring, sore throat, voice loss, epilepsy (children), schizophrenia, and loss of consciousness.

Qi Point: Taixi (太溪)

Taixi point is in the middle of the depression between the high point of the ankle bone and the Achilles tendon. It is the third Qi point of the Foot-Shaoyin-Kidney-Meridian (足少阴肾经).

Stimulating Taixi point helps for headache, dizziness, sore throat, toothache, tinnitus, hearing loss, cough, asthma, and memory loss.

Qi Point: Sanyinjiao (三阴交)

Sanyinjiao point is about 3 inches above the ankle bone and on the tibial side of the trailing edge. It is the 6th Qi point on the Foot-Taiyin-Spleen-Meridian (足太阴脾经) where the Spleen channel crosses over with the Kidney and Liver channels.

Stimulating Sanyinjiao point helps for abdominal pain, diarrhea, bloating, irregular and painful menstruation, uterine bleeding, insomnia, hypertension, and lower limb paralysis.

Qi Point: Yinlingquan (阴陵泉)

Yinlingquan point is on the inner side of the lower leg, in a depression formed by the medial condyle of the tibia, and the posterior border of the tibia, about 3 inches below the knee. It is the 9th Qi point on the Foot-Taiyin-Spleen-Meridian (足太阴脾经).

Stimulating Yinlingquan point helps for abdominal pain and distension, diarrhea, edema, dysuria, jaundice, and knee pain.

Qi Point: Xuehai (血海)

When the knee is flexed, Xuehai point is on the medial aspect of the thigh, about 2 inches to the upper border of the patella, in a tender depression on the bulge of the vastus medialis muscle. It is the 10th Qi point on the Foot-Taiyin-Spleen-Meridian (足太阴脾经).

Stimulating Xuehai point helps for irregular and painful menstruation, uterine bleeding, vastus medialis pain, and skin rash, irritation and infection.

Qi Point: Neiting (内庭)

Neiting point is on the top of the foot, near the base of the toes, and in the depression between the 2nd and 3rd metatarsal bones. Neiting point is on the Foot-Yangming-Stomach-Meridian (足阳明胃经).

Stimulating Neiting point helps for toothache, sore throat, acid-burn, stomach pain, bloating. diarrhea, dysentery, constipation, fever and dorsal swelling.

Qi Point: Fenglong (丰隆)

Fenglong point is on the lower leg, midway between the tibiofemoral joint (knee) line and the lateral malleolus (ankle bone). Fenglong point is on the Foot-Yangming-Stomach-Meridian (足阳明胃经).

Stimulating Fenglong point helps for phlegm, cough, headache, dizziness, bloating, conspitation, and lower limb paralysis.

Qi Point: Dubi (犊鼻)

Dubi point is another Qi point on the Foot-Yangming-Stomach-Meridian (足阳明胃经), located right on the knee. With the knees flexed, the point is at the lower border of the patella, in the depression lateral to the patella ligament.

Stimulating Dubi point helps for stiffness, pain and other discomfort in knee area.

Qi Point: Taichong (太冲)

Taichong point is on the top of the foot, in a depression at the junction of the bases of the first and second metatarsals. It is on the Foot-Queyin-Liver-Meridian (足阙阴肝经).

Taichong point is used for stroke, headache, dizziness, red eyes, sore throat, tinnitus, jaundice, abdominal distension, enuresis, uterine bleeding, irregular menstruation, vomiting and lower limb paralysis.

Qi points on leg and foot

Qi Point: Xuanzhong (悬钟)

Xuanzhong point is on the fibula side of the lower leg, about 3 inches above the lateral malleolus (ankle bone). It is on the Foot-Shaoyang-Gall-Bladder-Meridian (足少阳胆经).

Stimulating Xuanzhong point helps for dementia, fatigue, chest pain, sore throat, hemiplegia, hemorrhoids, and lower limb paralysis.

Qi Point: Yanglingquan (阳陵泉)

Yanglingquan point is on the fibula side of the lower leg, close to the knee, in the tender depression approximately 1 inch below the head of the fibula. It is on the Foot-Shaoyang-Gall-Bladder-Meridian (足少阳胆经).

Stimulating Yanglingquan point helps for jaundice, hypochondriac pain, vomiting, knee swelling and pain, infantile convulsion, and numbness of the lower limb.

Qi Point: Zhiyin (至阴)

Zhiyin point is on the top of the foot, about 0.1 inch away, on the outside edge of, the root of the little toe nail. It is the well point, or the beginning point, of the Foot-Taiyang-Urinary-Bladder-Meridian (足太阳膀胱经).

Stimulating Zhiyin point helps for headache, nasal obstruction, nose bleeding, and malposition.

Qi Point: Kunlun (昆仑)

Kunlun point is on the lower leg, behind the ankle joint. It is in the depression between the prominence of the lateral malleolus and the Achilles tendon. It is on the Foot-Taiyang-Urinary-Bladder-Meridian (足太阳膀胱经).

Stimulating Kunlun point helps for neck and shoulder pain, headache, dizziness, epilepsy, lumbar pain, red and dry eyes.

Qi Point: Chengshan (承山)

Chengshan point is on the back side of the lower leg, in the depression formed below the bellies of the gastrocnemius muscle when the muscle is flexed, approximately 8 inches below the knee stripes. It is also on the Foot-Taiyang-Urinary-Bladder-Meridian (足太阳膀胱经).

Stimulating Chengshan point helps for leg muscle spasm, lower back pain, hemorrhoids and constipation.

Qi Point: Weizhong (委中)

Weizhong point is at the back of the knee, on the popliteal crease, in a depression midway between the tendons of biceps femoris and semitendonosis. It is another Qi point on the Foot-Taiyang-Urinary-Bladder-Meridian (足太阳膀胱经).

Stimulating Weizhong point helps for lower back pain, numbness and weakness of the lower limb, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, dysuria, erysipelas, stroke, and coma.

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Qi points on the front side of the Torso

Based on the theory of the traditional Chinese medicine, Qi (气) flows in the Meridian system to deliver the life-force, or energy, to each element of the human body. Along each meridian, there are Qi points, or acupuncture points (穴位), that can be manipulated to restore balance. Stimulating these points by thumb/ finger pressure or needles is the basic technique of therapeutic massage, acupuncture and acupressure.

Qi Point: Tianshu (天枢)

Tianshu points are symmetrically located on the abdomen and about 2 inches away from the umbilicus. Tianshu points are located on the Foot-Yangming-Stomach-Meridian (足阳明胃经) and are the points of choice for intestinal disorders.

Stimulating Tianshu points can help for abdominal pain, bloating, bowel diarrhea, dysentery, constipation, appendicitis, and irregular menstruation.

Qi Point: Zhongji (中极)

Zhongji point is on the midline of the lower abdomen and about 4 inches below the umbilicus. Zhongji point is located on the Ren Channel, or the Conception Vessel Meridian (任脉) and is the point of choice for all urinary disorders.

Stimulating Zhongji point can help for dysuria, enuresis, hernia, spermatorrhea, impotence, irregular menstruation, and uterine bleeding.

Qi Point: Guanyuan (关元)

Guanyuan point is on the midline of the lower abdomen and about 3 inches below the umbilicus. Guanyuan point is located on the Ren Channel, and is a meeting point with Spleen, Kidney and Liver Channels. Guanyuan point is one of the most powerful point to reinforce original, or Yuan Qi (元气).

Stimulating Guanyuan point helps restoring energy, and is useful for most of kidney disorders. It also helps for abdominal pain, hernia, enuresis, frequent urination, diarrhea, urine retention, and irregular menstruation.

Qi Point: Qihai (气海)

Qihai point is on the midline of the lower abdomen and about 1.5 inches below the umbilicus. Qihai point is located on the Ren Channel, and is one of the most powerful point for restoring energy, or Yuan Qi. The essential practice of Qi Gong (气功) and martial arts is learning how to breath through this point, which is also refer to lower Dantian (丹田).

Stimulating Qihai point can help for exhaustion, diarrhea, dysentery, impotence, irregular menstruation and uterine bleeding.

Qi Point: Shenque (神阙)

Shenque point is located on the Ren Channel, on the midline of the abdomen and in the center of the umbilicus.

No needling for this point! Stimulating Shenque point can help for abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea, constipation, rectal prolapse, edema and urination difficulty.

Qi Point: Zhongwan (中脘)

Zhongwan point is located on the Ren Channel, on the midline of the upper abdomen and in about 4 inches above the umbilicus.

Stimulating Zhongwan point can help for stomach pain, poor appetite, vomiting, heartburn, diarrhea and seizures.

Qi points on the backside of the forearm

Qi Point: Houxi (后溪)

Houxi point is symmetrically located on each hand. When making a loose fist, the point is on the ulnar side, close the fifth metacarpophalangeal joint. It is located on the Hand-Taiyang-Small-Intestine-Meridian (手太阳小肠经).

Stimulating Houxi points can help for neck and back pain, shoulder and elbow pain, acute lumbar sprain, night sweats, fever, finger numbness, tinnitus, hearing loss, and sore throat.

Qi Point: Waiguan (外关)

Waiguan point is symmetrically located on each forearm, about 2 inches from the backside of the wrist joint, and at the middle point between the radius and the ulna. Waiguan points are located on the Hand-Shaoyang-Triple-Heater-Meridian (手少阳三焦经).

Stimulating Waiguan points can help for fever, headache, red eyes, sore throat, tinnitus, and hearing loss.

Qi Point: Zhigou (支沟)

Zhigou point is also located on the Hand-Shaoyang-Triple-Heater-Meridian (手少阳三焦经), about 1 inch above the Waiguan point.

Stimulating Zhigou points can help for constipation, tinnitus, hearing loss, and fever.

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Qi points on head area

Based on the theory of the traditional Chinese medicine, Qi (气) flows in the Meridian system to deliver the life-force, or energy, to each element of the human body. Along each meridian, there are Qi points, or acupuncture points (穴位), that can be manipulated to restore balance. Stimulating these points by thumb/ finger pressure or needles is the basic technique of therapeutic massage, acupuncture and acupressure.

Qi Points: Yingxiang (迎香)

Yingxiang points are in the naso-labial grooves at the midpoint of the outer edges of the nose, and are bilaterally symmetrical. Yingxiang points are located on the Hand-Yangming-Large-Intestine-Meridian (手阳明大肠经) and are the points of choice for all nasal disorders.

Stimulating Yingxiang points can help for nasal congestion, nosebleed, and mouth distortion.

Qi Points: Tinggong (听宫)

Tinggong points are symmetrically located anterior to the inner side of ears. If you open your mouth, you can find depressions formed in front of the inner ears. The Tinggong points are located inside the depressions. Tinggong points are on the Hand-Taiyang-Small-Intestine-Meridian (手太阳小肠经) and are useful for all ear related problems.

Stimulating Tinggong points helps for ear inflammation, tinnitus and hearing loss. It can also ease toothache.

Qi Points: Jiaosun (角孙)

Jiaosun points are directly above ear apexes within hairline, and are located on the Hand-Shaoyang-Triple Heater-Meridian (手少阳三焦经).

Stimulating Jiaosun points helps for headache, red eyes, sore throat and toothache.

Qi Points: Yifeng (翳风)

Yifeng points are located posterior to lobule of ear in depression between the mandible and mastoid process. They are located on the Hand-Shaoyang-Triple Heater-Meridian (手少阳三焦经).

Stimulating Yifeng points helps for ear problems including tinnitus, hearing loss, and cold induced acute earache.

Qi points on the backside of the Torso

Qi Points: Dazhui (大椎)

Dazhui point is on the backside of the torso. It is at the base of the neck along the center line of the body, in the depression below the spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebra. It is on the Du Channel (督脉), or the Governor Vessel Meridian.

Stimulating the Dazhui point can reduce pain and stiffness on neck and back areas. It is also helpful for cough, asthma, malaria and fever.

Qi Points: Mingme (命门)

Mingmen point is on the lower back along the spinal line, in the depression below the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra. It is also on the Du Channel.

Stimulating Mingmen point eases back pain and back stiffness, helps for diarrhea, indigestion, and irregular menstruation.

Qi Points: Yaoyangguan (腰阳关)

Yaoyangguan point is another important Qi point on the Du Channel, located on the lower back along the spinal line, in the depression below the spinous process of the fourth lumbar vertebra.

Simulating Yaoyangguan point helps to ease back pain. It is also useful in assisting rehabilitation for lower limb paralysis.

Qi Points: Fengmen (风门)

Fengmen points are bilaterally symmetrical, about 1.5 inch away from the spinal line, on the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 2nd thoracic vertebra. Fengmen points are located on the Foot-Taiyang-Urinary-Bladder-Meridian (足太阳膀胱经).

Stimulating Fengmen point helps for common cold, cough, fever, headache, dizziness, chest and back pain.

Qi Points: Feishu (肺俞)

Feishu points are bilaterally symmetrical, about 1.5 inch away from the spinal line, on the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 3rd thoracic vertebra. Feishu points are located on the Foot-Taiyang-Urinary-Bladder-Meridian (足太阳膀胱经).

Stimulating Feishu point helps for cough, asthma, hot fashes, night sweats and nasal congestion.

Qi Points: Weishu (胃俞)

Weishu points are bilaterally symmetrical, about 1.5 inch away from the spinal line, on the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 12th thoracic vertebra. Weishu points are located on the Foot-Taiyang-Urinary-Bladder-Meridian (足太阳膀胱经).

Stimulating Weishu point helps for epigastric pain, abdominal distension, and vomiting.

Qi Points: Shenshu (肾俞)

Shenshu points are bilaterally symmetrical, about 1.5 inch away from the spinal line, on the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 2nd lumbar vertebra. Shenshu points are located on the Foot-Taiyang-Urinary-Bladder-Meridian (足太阳膀胱经).

Stimulating Shenshu point helps for urination problems, irregular menstruation, reproductive system disorders, back pain, dizziness, tinnitus, and hearing loss.

Qi Points: Zhibian (秩边)

Zhibian points are bilaterally symmetrical, on the level of the 4th posterior sacral foramen, about 3 inch lateral to the median sacral crest. Zhibian points are located on the Foot-Taiyang-Urinary-Bladder-Meridian (足太阳膀胱经).

Stimulating Zhibian point helps for lumbosacral pain, lower limb paralysis, vaginal pain, hemorrhoids, constipation and urination difficulty.

Qi Points: Huantiao (环跳)

Huantiao points are symmetrically located on the lateral side of thigh, at the junction between the medial two-thirds and the lateral one-third of a line connecting the greater trochanter and the sacral hiatus. Huantiao point belongs to the Foot-Shaoyang-gall-bladder Meridian (足少阳胆经).

Stimulating Huantiao point eases pain in hip and leg areas.

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静夜思

Thoughts on a Tranquil Night

Author: Li Bai (李白, 701-762, Tang Dynasty)
English translation: Xu, Yuanchong (许渊冲)

• 床前明月光，
• Before my bed a pool of light,
• 疑是地上霜。
• O can it be frost on the ground?
• 举头望明月，
• Looking up, I find the moon bright;
• 低头思故乡。
• Bowing, in homesickness I’m drowned.

春夜洛城闻笛

Hearing the Flute on a Spring Night in Luoyang

Author: Li Bai (李白, 701-762, Tang Dynasty)
English translation: Xu, Yuanchong (许渊冲)

• 谁家玉笛暗飞声，
• From whose house has come the song of jade flute unseen?
• 散入春风满洛城。
• It fills the town of luoyang, spread by wind of spring.
• 此夜曲中闻折柳，
• Tonight I hear the farewell song of Willow Green.
• 何人不起故园情。
• To whom the tune will not nostalgic feeling bring?

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When I was asked to write about this topic I hesitated, because I do not have first-hand weight loss experience. I have always kept a stable and healthy body weight even after gave birth to my son. When being asked about the “secret” of weight control, my answer used to be “Hmm…well, I am Asian.” But I cannot ignore the fact that with the spreading of fast food into Asian countries, overweight and obesity have rapidly increased in Asian population. Having a good gene helps, but it does not mean you are automatically exempted from overweight, obesity, and other related problems.

When I was a child, I had a very weak and sensitive digesting system. I remember my mother always gave me a cup of hot green tea to calm down my upset stomach. Because of my weak stomach, I learned to be careful about what to put into my mouth, not overeating, and listen to my body. Eventually I grew out of the problem. To me, besides all other benefits, one of the most important and practical function of tea is cleansing. If I have something greasy and heavy I will have a cup of hot green tea to wash it down. Whatever is not good or too much for my body, I want it out of my system fast. Drink water can also do that but green tea has something extra, that is the power of breakdown grease. My grandma used to collect tea leaves after infusion and used them for kitchen ware cleaning.

I believe human body has a superb self-regulation mechanism. It does not take in everything we eat but keeps a balance between intake and output. Our body regularly expels and burns those extra food. However, the balance point can be shifted if you keep pushing it. After all you are the master of your body. Bad diet and lack of exercise will cause fat deposition, waste accumulation and solidifying in our colon system, and thus breakdown the self-regulation function of our body. Cleansing is important for our body to function normally. Green tea and high fiber diet are good for that.

From weight loss point of view, it is a simple math, ether to reduce calorie intake or increase energy consumption. Anyone who reads the food labels and goes to gym knows that it is easy to have extra calorie intake and very hard to burn it off. Tea has zero calorie without milk and sugar. Simply switching from Soda to tea can significantly reduce daily calorie intake and lead to weight loss. It has also been reported that green tea contains catechin polyphenols, which can raise metabolic rate and burn extra calories.

Tea is not a quick treatment for overweight. It is a component of a healthy lifestyle. I drink tea for the appreciation of its aroma and taste; I drink tea to enjoy a calm and peaceful moment; and I drink tea for comfort when my body gets upset. Does tea drinking has something to do with my stable and healthy body weight? I am sure it does but it cannot do it alone. I always have a balanced diet with a lot of vegetables and exercise regularly.

A few tips for people get into a green tea weight loss program:

1. Do not expect dramatic weight loss effect but learn to appreciate tea and make it part of you lifestyle
2. If you are caffeine sensitive do not drink strong tea late in evening
3. Do not drink strong tea with empty stomach as it could upset your stomach
4. Select good quality loose-leaf tea, it taste great

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The famous list of “Top Ten Chinese Teas” started at PPIE, the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. Since then the list varies over the years but West Lake Dragon Well, also known as Longjing (龙井, means Dragon’s well in Chinese), is always on the top of the list. This tea has a pretty impressive fan base. The original eighteen Dragon Well tea bushes in Shifeng Mountain (石峰) of the city of Hangzhou (杭州) were named by Emperor Qianlong (乾隆) of Qin Dynasty (清朝) as Royal Tea. Over the generations, Dragon Well tea has been presented as a tribute to many Chinese emperors. Its vegetative aroma, mellow chestnut flavor, the distinctive flat sword shape, and the jade color of its liquor are well loved by the tea-drinking communities… Read the full article

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Dragon Well Tea Green tea from the Chinese village of Dragon Well (Lung Ching in local parlance). Dragon Well tea has a distinguished shape. Its leaves are broad and flat, a result of laborious drying. There is something to show for this hard work: Dragon Well tea is refreshingly smooth, sweet and delicate, among the very best of Chinese greens. Our “Dragon Well Requiem” is a First Grade version of this truly sublime tea.

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Frequently stimulating Qi points is good for your health and it can be done easily by yourself at home. In previous posts of the series, we have introduced Qi points, or acupoints, Hegu (合谷), Neiguan (内关), and Zusanli (足三里) in part 1, Chize (尺泽), Lieque (列缺), Shaoshang (少商) and Shenmen (神门) in part 2, and Shangyang (商阳), Shousanli (手三里), Quchi (曲池), Jianyu (肩髃) and Shixuan (十宣) in part 3. In part 4, we will introduce Qi points and Meridian Channels on the head area.

Qi Points: Touwei (头维)

Touwei (头维) points are about 0.5 inch above hairline at the corner of the forehead, about 4.5 inch lateral to the center-line of the head, and bilaterally symmetrical. Touwei (头维) is on the Foot-Yangming_Stomach Meridian (足阳明胃经) and at the Meeting Point with the Foot-Shaoyang-Gall Bladder Meridian (足少阳胆经).

Stimulate Touwei (头维) point can help for dizziness, headache, migraine, facial muscle paralysis, eyelid spasm and other eye disorders.

Qi Points: Xiaguan (下关)

Xiaguan (下关) points are also on the Foot-Yangming_Stomach Meridian (足阳明胃经), on the face, anterior to the ears, in a depression between the cheekbone arch and the mandibular (lower jaw) notch. The depression point will disappear when you open your mouth, so it is easier to locate the Xiaguan (下关) point with mouth closed. Xiaguan (下关) points are bilaterally symmetrical.

Stimulate Xiaguan (下关) points can help for ear disorders such as ringing in the ears and deafness, facial problems such as facial pain, muscle paralysis, jaw disorders, mouth deviation, and facial nerve disorders, and other discomfort such as toothache and eye deviation.

Qi Points: Dicang (地仓)

Dicang (地仓) points are another Qi points on the Foot-Yangming_Stomach Meridian (足阳明胃经). The bilaterally symmetrical points are on the face, in the oral region, about 0.5 inch lateral to the corner of the mouth. When you look forward Dicang points are in line with your pupils.

Stimulate Dicang (地仓) points can help for aphasia disorder, eyelid spasm, facial muscle paralysis, mouth deviation, excessive saliva, toothache, and trigeminal neuralgia.

Qi Points: Sibai (四白)

Sibai (四白) points are bilaterally symmetrical on the Foot-Yangming_Stomach Meridian (足阳明胃经). If you look forward they are about 1 inch below your pupils, in a depression at the infraorbital foramen.

Stimulate Sibai (四白) points enhance vision and help all eye related problems.

Qi Point: Shuigou (水沟)

Shuigou (水沟) point is located in the middle of philtrum that is the mid-line groove in the upper lip that runs from the top of the lip to the nose. It is at about a third of the philtrum above the upper lip.

Shuigou (水沟) point can be used for emergency situation for fainting, shocking and collapsing to restore consciousness.

Qi Point: Yintang (印堂)

Yintang (印堂) point is on the forehead and at the middle of the two eyebrows.

This point can be used for dementia, insomnia, headache, dizziness, nose bleeding, convulsion and eclampsia.

Qi Points: Taiyang (太阳)

Taiyang (太阳) points are bilaterally symmetrical, located at temples, in a depression about 1 inch posterior to the midpoint between the lateral end of the eyebrow and the outer canthus of the eye.

Taiyang (太阳) points are primarily used for headache, facial muscle paralysis, and eye problems.

Qi Point: Shenting (神庭)

Shenting (神庭) point is on the forehead, about 0.5 inch above the hairline and right on the mid-line of the head.

Shenting (神庭) point can be used to deal with psychological issues including anxiety, panic attacks, and manic depression. It helps for headache, chronic sinusitis, nose bleeding, nasal discharge, and excessive tearing.

Qi Point: Baihui (百汇)

Baihui (百汇) point is on the top of the head, about 5 inch above the hairline and right on the mid-line of the head.

Baihui (百汇) point is the primary point used for for headache, dizziness, eye redness and eye pain. It is useful for energy imbalance related emotional problems including memory and behavior issues.

Qi Points: Fengchi (风池)

Fengchi (风池) points are bilaterally symmetrical, in the depression between the upper portion of the sternocleidomastoid muscle and the trapezius.

Fengchi (风池) points can be used to deal with all of the head and brain related issues including seizures, memory, mental and neurological disorders, face, throat and all sense organs. It can ease fever induced chills, stiff neck, paralysis, twitching, tremors, numbness, and dizziness. It can also be used for neck, shoulder discomfort and back pain.

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Author: Li Bai (李白, 701-762, Tang Dynasty)
English translation: Xu, Yuanchong (许渊冲)

• 金樽清酒斗十千，
• Pure wine in golden cup costs ten thousand coins, good!
• 玉盘珍羞值万钱。
• Choice dish in a jade plate is worth as much. nice food!
• 停杯投箸不能食，
• Pushing aside my cup and chopsticks, I can’t eat;
• 拔剑四顾心茫然。
• Drawing my sword and looking round, I bear my heart beat.
• 欲渡黄河冰塞川，
• I can’t cross Yellow River: ice has stopped its flow;
• 将登太行雪满山。
• I can’t climb Mount Taihang: the sky is blind with snow.
• 闲来垂钓碧溪上，
• I poise a fishing pole with ease on the green stream,
• 忽复乘舟梦日边。
• Or set sail for the sun like the sage in a dream.
• 行路难，行路难，
• Hard is the way. Hard is the way.
• 多歧路，今安在？
• Don’t go astray! Whither today?
• 长风破浪会有时，
• A time will come to ride the wind and cleave the waves;
• 直挂云帆济沧海！
• I’ll set my cloud-like sail to cross the sea which raves.

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Poem Appreciation -2 originally appeared on yzhteahouse.com on January 30, 2012.

Author: Li Bai (李白, 701-762, Tang Dynasty)
English translation: Xu, Yuanchong (许渊冲)

• 花间一壶酒，
• Among the flowers, from a pot of wine
• 独酎无相亲。
• I drink without a companion of mine.
• 举杯邀明月，
• I raise my cup to invite the Moon
• 对影成三人。
• who blends her light with my shadow and we’re three friends.
• 月既不解饮，
• The Moon does not know how to drink her share;
• 影徒随我身。
• in vain my shadow follows me here and there.
• 暂伴月将影，
• Together with them for the time I stay,
• 行乐须及春。
• and make merry before spring’s spent away.
• 我歌月徘徊，
• I sing and the Moon lingers to hear my song;
• 我舞影零乱。
• my shadow’s a mess while I dance along.
• 醒时同交欢，
• Sober, we three remain cheerful and gay;
• 醉后各分散。
• drunken, we part and each may go his way.
• 永结无情游，
• Our friendship will outshine all earthly love;
• 相期邀云汉。
• Next time we’ll meet beyond the stars above.

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Poem Appreciation originally appeared on yzhteahouse.com on January 30, 2012.