Traditional Diagnostic Methods
Erli Cangyi: Ear Acupoint Essentials
Explore Ma Yanfen's ear-acupoint course through ear anatomy, ear-point regions, and visual and tactile observation, and understand the relationship between theory and practice.
About This Course
Course Introduction
Erli Cangyi: Ear Acupoint Essentials is taught by Ma Yanfen. Based on ear-anatomy names, regions, and bodily correspondences, the materials combine visual observation, palpation, listening assessment, and pattern differentiation to introduce the course's organization of ear observation and ear-acupoint study.
Topics include ear-point names and regions, memory rhymes, ear-seed pressing, massage, and gua sha. The materials combine ear fundamentals with topic-based point-combination discussion, helping students first understand locations and then their relationships. Practical learning requires standardized professional guidance.
Learn Step by Step
What You Will Learn
Understand foundational topics in ear-anatomy terminology and ear-acupoint regions.
Understand how the course organizes visual observation, palpation, listening assessment, and pattern differentiation.
Organize ear-point names, memory methods, and regional divisions.
Explore related topics such as pellet application and pressing, and confirm the standards and guidance required for practice.
Course Structure
Course Outline
The first 10 entries of the course outline are shown below, retaining their original order and numbering.
- 01
Chapter 00: Opening
- 02
Chapter 01 — The Long History of TCM Ear Acupoints — Lesson 01: A, B, C
- 03
Chapter 01: The Long History of TCM Ear Points — Lesson 02: D
- 04
Chapter 02: Understanding the Ear and Observing Bodily Condition — Lesson 01: A
- 05
Chapter 02: Understanding the Ear and Observing Bodily Condition — Lesson 02: B, C, D
- 06
Chapter 03: Precise Ear-Point Location — Lesson 01: A01
- 07
Chapter 03 — Precise Ear-Acupoint Location — Lesson 02: A02
- 08
Chapter 03: Precise Ear-Point Location — Lesson 03: A03
- 09
Chapter 03: Precise Ear-Point Location — Lesson 04: A04
- 10
Chapter 03 — Precise Ear-Acupoint Location — Lesson 05: B01