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bubble_chart Etymology

Yi, Yi barrier; Ming, Guangming (GB37). The point is one cun behind Yifeng (TE17) and can cure eye disease. If the obstruction is removed, Guangming (GB37) can be seen again, hence the name Yiming (EX-HN14).

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At the insertion point of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, there are the postauricular artery and vein, and the greater auricular nerve and the lesser occipital nerve.

bubble_chart Manipulation

Perpendicular insertion or stabbing 1 to 1.5 cun toward the tip of the nose.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Myopia, farsightedness, early whiteness, internal visual obstruction, night blindness, color blindness, central retinal membrane inflammation, optic atrophy, tinnitus, vertigo, headache, insomnia, mumps, schizophrenia.

bubble_chart Combinations

• Refractive error: Yiming (EX-HN14), Jingming (BL1).
• Color blindness: Yiming (EX-HN14), Fengchi (GB20), Zanzhu (BL2), Taiyang (EX- HN5).
• Optic atrophy: Qiuhou (EX-HN7), Yiming (EX-HN14); acupoints: Nei Jingming (BL1), Tongziliao (GB1), Guangming (GB37), Sanyinjiao (SP6).
• Central retinal membrane inflammation: Fengchi (GB20), Yiming (EX-HN14), Hegu (LI4), Sanyinjiao (SP6) and various points in the orbit (such as Chengqi (ST1), etc.); for liver heat type, add Taichong (LR3), Xingjian (LR2) (laxative method), for kidney deficiency type, add Fuliu (KI7), Taixi (KI3) (tonifying method).