bubble_chart Category New hole.
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).
bubble_chart Location
On the nape, 1 cun behind
Yifeng (TE17).
bubble_chart Anatomy
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).
