EXT-27 - Ten Diffusions
十宣 - Shí xuān
Point Region: Finger
Location & How to Find
Anatomical Location: Fingertip region, just distal to the nail bed.
Extra points have no international location standard, and Chinese texts number and place some of them differently. This location follows common teaching.
How to Locate:
- Locate the tips of all ten fingers
- Find the center point of each fingertip just below the nail
- These are the soft tissue areas at the tip of each finger
- These ten fingertip points are EXT-27
(Illustration coming soon)
How to Apply Pressure
With EXT-27 located at the fingertip centre just behind each nail, touch briefly with a clean fingertip and do not squeeze hard. Skip it around damaged nails or infected fingertips, and do not use it at all with a bleeding or clotting problem — that needs medical guidance first.
Traditional Indications
In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:
- Sore throat
- Mental confusion
Related Health Concerns
Related Acupoints
Select a point to see its location, how to find it, and its traditional uses.
Important Precautions
Avoid this point with:
- Severe finger injury
- Infection at fingertips
- Bleeding disorders
Take care:
- Use gentle pressure only on fingertips
- Avoid if fingernails are damaged
- Be gentle with elderly or frail patients