Some points change a treatment.
This one changes your entire clinical framework.
If you’ve ever treated pain, inflammation, or immune dysfunction — but felt like something critical was being missed — this point might be the reason.
It’s overlooked. It’s under-taught. And in my opinion, it’s one of the first points you should check in any internal medicine case.
We’ll get into the clinical why, the real-world case example, and the treatment strategy below. But first — get the most out of this blog with a few quick resources:
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- Then scroll down and discover how one misunderstood point can unlock your patient’s healing capacity
Let’s begin.
In the world of auricular acupuncture, most practitioners are trained to locate, diagnose, and treat precise reflex zones on the ear with impressive success. We know how acupuncture points regulate the nervous system, influence organ health, and serve as mirrors to deeper terrain dysfunctions. But there’s one point—rarely discussed, often misused, and almost never prioritized—that holds the key to cases where nothing else seems to work.
It’s not a calming point. It’s not an emotional release point.
It’s a terrain correction point with a direct connection to the immune system.
And that point is the right liver ear area.
When left untreated in the presence of mercury or silver fillings, this point blocks progress across nearly all conditions. And for many patients, treating this reflex is the only thing standing between chronic stagnation and breakthrough clinical outcomes.
The Real First Question in Every Diagnosis
Whether your patient is presenting with fatigue, pain, organ dysfunction, or mystery symptoms that don’t align with labs, the very first question you need to ask isn’t about symptoms. It’s this:
Do they have any silver-colored fillings in their mouth?
If the answer is yes—and it often is—you’ve just uncovered your treatment priority.
Because silver fillings (dental amalgams) almost always contain mercury. And even in low levels, that mercury creates a constant, low-grade immune activation that derails healing from the inside out.
In terrain-based electroacupuncture, that tells us one thing immediately:
Start with the right liver ear area.
Immune Misdirection: The Hidden Drain
Here’s what’s happening in the terrain when mercury is active:
- The immune system becomes distracted, targeting substances or tissues it shouldn't.
- Systemic inflammation increases, even if the labs are “normal.”
- Resources are wasted trying to neutralize toxins that never stop leaking.
- Healing slows down—or stalls completely.
If you ignore this priority, you’re sending patients into battle with a confused immune system.
Even the best acupuncture protocol won’t land if the body is still fighting a background war.
This is why terrain-based acupuncturists always address the right liver point first in mercury-exposed patients.
The Common Mistake—and How to Fix It
Most acupuncturists skip over this point—not because they’re inexperienced, but because they were never taught to look for it. It’s not included in most auricular diagnosis charts, and few schools teach it as part of foundational acupuncture course work.
Even those with advanced skills in auriculotherapy often go straight to points for fatigue, pain, or emotional regulation. But if your patient has mercury exposure and you haven’t cleared the immune confusion, you’re treating over a blocked signal.
The fix is simple:
- Use a point finder to locate the most electrically deficient spot on the right liver ear area.
- Apply acupuncture with electrostim or retain a gold ear seed.
- Repeat for 5–10 sessions.
- Reassess after the system stabilizes.
This simple practice will improve outcomes in even the most treatment-resistant patients.
A Clinical Case That Changed Everything
Let me give you an example.
A 68-year-old man came in with a recent ALS diagnosis. He’d been experiencing muscle twitching, weakness, and progressive fatigue. Previous providers had used excellent acupuncture points for neuromuscular recovery, but nothing had changed.
During intake, I scanned his auricular acupuncture zones and immediately found severe reactivity in the right liver point. He had seven mercury fillings that had been in place for over 40 years.
We began treatment that day—no drastic detox protocol, no need for complicated stacking. Just electroacupuncture, gold ear seeds, and daily drainage support.
Three sessions in, his fasciculations began to slow. After five sessions, his grip strength improved. His speech clarity returned. His wife was in tears.
The difference wasn’t from treating ALS directly.
It was from treating the terrain that allowed ALS to express in the first place.
This Is Not a Mood Point
Unlike points like Shen Men or Master Omega, this one isn’t about calming or harmonizing. It’s about clearing immune misfires that lead to wasted healing potential.
And that makes it one of the most important tools in terrain-focused acupuncture treatment.
Here’s what you may see after treating it:
- Reduction in inflammation markers
- Improved drainage and detox response
- Lower hypersensitivity to food or supplements
- More stable treatment responses across the board
If you're working with patients who just “don’t respond” or whose symptoms swing back after treatment, the problem may not be the protocol—it may be the untreated right liver reflex.
Terrain Before Technique
If you’re serious about clinical acupuncture training, this point deserves your attention. It belongs in the front of your treatment sequence—especially in cases of:
- Chronic inflammation
- Immune dysfunction or autoimmunity
- Neurological disorders
- Liver-related stagnation or detox overload
- Environmental toxin exposure
In acupuncture for ALS, acupuncture for organ dysfunction, and acupuncture immune modulation, this point should be top of your list.
And if your patient has silver fillings, you treat this point even if they came in for knee pain or sinus congestion.
Because terrain trumps technique.
Putting It Into Practice
You can incorporate this into your clinical workflow in less than 3 minutes per patient:
- Ask about mercury/silver fillings on intake.
- Scan the right liver ear area using a high-sensitivity point finder.
- If reactive, treat with electrical stimulation acupuncture or place a gold ear seed for long-term effect.
- Track improvements using energy, clarity, sleep, or pain thresholds as your guide.
- Re-treat 5–10 sessions, or until no reactivity remains.
This isn’t a new technique.
It’s the missing piece that gives your technique the power to work.
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Final Thoughts
You don’t have to overhaul your system to start seeing better results.
You just have to treat the terrain first.
When you start every chronic or immune case by addressing the right liver point, you’ll notice something powerful: your treatments finally hold.
Whether you’re focused on acupuncture and nervous system, acupuncture liver detox, or simply trying to break through chronic plateaus—this is the point that unlocks everything.
Stop chasing symptoms. Start treating the terrain.
Ready to integrate this into your clinic?
Email Dr. Jeremy for your free guide: “A Fast-Start Guide for the Overlooked Liver Reflex” and start applying this overlooked strategy in your next treatment.
This isn’t just another ear point—it's a key to unlocking the body’s healing response at the immune, inflammatory, and organ level.
To your clinical breakthroughs,
Jeremy Steiner, PhD, MD, DAOM
www.electroacupunctureinstitute.com
