Du 1 long strength 長強 connecting point between coccyx & anus
Du 2 hip transfer 腰輸 sacral hiatus
Du 3 hip radiance pass 腰陽関 below L4
Du 4 life gate 命門 below L2
Du 5 hanging hinge 懸枢 below L1
Du 6 vertebrae center 脊中 below T11
Du 7 center hinge 中枢 below T10
Du 8 sinew shrink 筋縮 below T9
Du 9 leading to radiance 至陽 below T7
Du 10 ghost support 霊台 below T6
Du 11 spirit path 神道 below T5
Du 12 body column 身柱 below T3
Du 13 kiln-fired path 陶道 meets bladder channel below T1
Du 14 big knot 大椎 just below C7
Du 15 mute gate 唖門 ya men
Du 16 wind warehouse 風府 1" above posterior hair line
Du 17 brain door 脳戸 meets bladder channel
Du 18 strong interval 強間 4" above posterior hairline
Du 19 empress/back spike 后丁
Du 20 hundred gather 百会
Du 21 front spike 前丁
Du 22 cranial-joint gather 囟会 2" above anterior hairline
Du 23 upper star 上星 1of 13 ghost points 1" above anterior hairline
Du 24 spirit garden 神庭 meets stomach channel 1/2" above anterior hairline
Du 25 素髎 point of nose
Du 26
Du 27 hole edge 兌端
chang qiang yao shu
yao yang guan ming men xuan shu ji zhong zhong shu jin suo zhi yang ling tai shen dao shen zhu tao dao
da zhui meets bladder; gallbladder; and stomach
yang wei point 1/2" below posterior hairline feng fu sea of marrow and yang wei point
nao hu 2 1/2 " above posterior hairline
qiang jian
hou ding 5 1/2" above posterior hairline
bai hui meets all yang channels, sea of marrow point 7" above posterior hairline, above ears, vertex
qiang ding 3 1/2" above anterior hairline, 1 1/2" in front of du 20 xin hui shang xing shen ting
origin fossa su liao
water sluce/person
center 水勾/人中 shui gou/ren zhong 1/3 from top of philtrum
Du 28 gum intersection 齦交
gather condensation 会陰 connecting point perineum
turn bone 曲骨
middle pack-harness 中极 front mu point for bladder 4" below navel
pass primary 関元 3" below navel
stone gate 石門 2" below navel
steam-energy sea 気海 1 1/2" below navel
陰交 1" below navel
spirit fault 神闕 navel
water division 水分 1" above navel
lower gastric 下脘 meets spleen channel 2" above navel
建里 3" above navel
middle gastric 中脘 4" above navel
upper gastric 上脘 5" above navel
giant fault 巨闕 front mu point of heart 6" above navel
dove tail 鳩尾 connecting point
middle garden 中庭 breastbone middle 膻中 jade hall 玉堂 purple palace 紫宮 華蓋 ball stool/desk 擬机
celestial thrust 天突 yin link point
reasons spring 廉泉 yin link point
yin jiao
at the frenulum junction between the gum and the upper lip
Ren 1 hui yin
Ren 2 qu gu at the upper border of the pubic symphysis
Ren 3 zhong ji
Ren 4 guan yuan front mu point for small intestine
Ren 5 shi men front mu point for san jiao
Ren 6 qi hai
Ren 7 condensation intersection yin jiao meets chong and kidney channels
Ren 8 shen que
Ren 9 shui fen
Ren 10 xia wan
Ren 11 construct county-mile jian li
Ren 12 zhong wan
front mu point of stomach, influential point of fu organs, meets san jiao; spleen; and small intestine channels
Ren 13 shang wan
Ren 14 ju que
Ren 15 jiu wei 1" below xipho/sternal joint
Ren 16 zhong ting midline level with 5th intercostal space
Ren 17 tan zhong
front mu point of pericardium, sea of qi
point, influential point of qi between nipples level with 4th intercostal space
Ren 18 yu tang midline level with 3rd intercostal space
Ren 19 zi gong midline level with 2nd intercostal space
Ren 20 gaudy cover hua gai midline level with first intercostal space
Ren 21 xuan ji center of manubrium
Ren 22 tian tu middle of the suprasternal fossa
Ren 23 lian quan
above the adams apple on the uppper border of the hyoid bone
support squirt 承漿 1of 13 ghost points
LU 1 middle warehouse 中府 front mu point of lung
LU 2 cloud gate 雲門
LU 3 celestial warehouse 天府
LU 4 chivalry white 侠白
LU 5 foot-length creek 尺澤
LU 6 aperture latest 孔最 xi-cleft point
LU 7 列缺 LU 8 経渠 LU 9 extreme abyss 太淵 LU 10 fish edge 魚際 LU 11 tiny coin-clank 少商 LI 1 coin-clank radiance 商陽 LI 2 second interval 二間 LI 3 third interval 三間 LI 4 connect valley 合谷 LI 5 陽谿 yang xi LI 6 偏歴 connecting point
Ren 24 cheng jiang center of the madolabial groove
zhong fu
6" lateral of the midline level with the 1rst intercostal
yun men
6" lateral of the midline level with the infra clavicular fossa
tian fu
3" below axillary fold on radial side of biceps brachialis
xia bai
4" below axillary fold on radial side of biceps brachialis
chi ze he-sea point, water point, lung sedation point in the cubital crease on the radial side of biceps tendon
kong zui
palmar forearm inline with lung 7&9 on radial styloid, 7" above wrist crease
line empty/divit lie que
connecting point, confluent point of ren channel, general point for head and kneck
proximal to styloid process of radius, 1 1/2" from wrist crease
sutra ditch jing qu jing-river point, metal point
1" proximal to wrist crease in depression lateral to artery
tai yuan
shu-stream point, earth point to tone lungs, yuan-primary point, influential point of blood vessels
at the radial end of the wrist crease, in the depression, lateral to the artery
yu ji ying-spring point, fire point to control lungs
midway along the 1rst metacarpal bone, at the border of red & white skin
shao shang jing-well point, wood point radial side of thumb 1/10" proximal to nail
shang yang jing-well point, metal point radial side of index finger 1/10" proximal to nail
er jian
ying-spring point, water point to reduce large intestine channel
the depression on the radial side of the index finger, distal to the 2nd
metacarpophelangeal joint
san jian shu-stream point, wood point
with a loose fist, in depression proximal to metacarpophelangial joint, on radial side of index finger
he gu
yuan-primary point, general point for face & mouth
on the dorsum of the hand between the 1rst & 2nd metacarpals at the point where your thumb falls, middle of radial side of 2nd m.c.
radiating mountain-stream
jing-river point, fire point to control large intestine channel
on the radial side of the wrist in the depression between the tendons behind the raised thumb
inclination-to
experience pian li
3" proximal to wrist in line from base of thumb to bend of elbow
LI 7 warm drip-puddle 温溜 xi-cleft point LI 8 lower distinction 下廉 LI 9 upper distinction 上廉 LI 10 手三里 LI 11 turn pond 曲池 LI 12 肘繆 LI 13 手五里 LI 14 forelimb-elbow shin 臂臑
LI 15 肩髃 yang heel point
LI 16 giant bone 巨骨 yang heel point
LI 17 celestial pivot/tripod 天鼎
LI 18 useful thrust 扶突
LI 19 口禾髎
LI 20 greeting fragrance 迎香
St 1 receive/contain tear 承泣 yang heel point
St 2 four white 四白 yang heel point
St 3 巨髎 yang heel point
St 4 earthen storehouse 地倉
St 5 big greeting 大迎 yang heel point
wen liu
5" proximal to wrist on line from thumb to bend line of elbow
xia lian
4" distal to cubital crease on line from thumb to bend line of elbow
shang lian
3" distal to cubital crease on line from thumb to bend line of elbow
hand third
country-mile shou san li
2" distal to cubital crease on line from thumb to bend line of elbow
qu chi he-sea point, earth point to tonify large intestine
in the depression at the end of the cubital crease of a flexed elbow
elbow fossa zhou liao 1" above cubital crease on lateral humeral border
hand fifth
country-mile shou wu li
in a line from the cubital crease to the anterior shoulder depression, 3" above the cubital crease
bi nao
7" above the cubital crease, in line to the anterior shoulder depression
shoulder
clavicle-point jian yu
anterior depression of shoulder joint, found with arm abducted laterally
ju gu
above the shoulder, in the depression between the clavicular acromion and the spine of the scapula
tian ding
lateral to the midpoint of the adams apple, behind the sternocleidomastoid muscle
fu tu
lateral to the tip of the adams apple, between the sternocleidomastoid heads mouth/orifice grain
fossa kou he liao below the lateral margin of the nostril
ying xing lateral to the ala nasi
cheng qi
directly below the pupil, between the eye ball and the lower orbital ridge
si bai directly below the pupil, in the infraorbital foramen
giant fossa ju liao directly below the pupil, even with the ala nasi
di cang
directly below the pupil, lateral to the corner of the mouth
da ying
anterior to the mandibular angle and masseter, in depression with cheek bulged
St 6 cheek car/wheels 頬車 St 7 lower passage 下関 St 8 scoop hitch/rope 斗維 St 9 person greeting 人迎 St 10 water thrust 水突 St 11 steam/energy house 気舎 St 12 欠盆 St 13 steam/energy door 気戸 St 14 storehouse cluster 庫房 St 15 shop shade 屋翳 St 16 breast window 膺窗 St 17 nipple middle 乳中 St 18 nipple root 乳根 St 19 no form/admission 不容 St 20 承満 St 21 girder/beam gate 梁門 St 22 passage gate 関門 St 23 太乙 St 24 滑肉門
St 25 celestial axis/pivot 天樞 2" lateral to the navel
St 26 外陵
St 27 big giant 大巨
St 28 water path 水道
St 29 return arrival 歸来
jia che
a finger width above and anterior to the lower mandibular angle
xia guan meets yang ming and shao yang channels
anterior to the ear, in the depression felt with the mouth closed
tou wei yang wei point, meets gall bladder channel 1/2" above the hariline and 4 1/2" lateral the midline
ren ying sea of qi point
level with the tip of the adams apple, anterior to the sternocleidomastoid
shui tu
midway between the adams apple and collar bone on anterior border of sternocleidomastoid
qi she
above the sternal clavicular joint, between the heads of the sternocleidomastoid
empty/divit tray que pen middle supraclavicular fossa
qi hu below the clavicle, 4" lateral to the midline ku fang 1rst intercostal space, 4" lateral to the midline wu yi 2nd intercostal space, 4" lateral to the midline ying chuang
3rd intercostal space, 4" lateral to the midline
ru zhong 4th intercostal space, mid-nipple
ru gen
5th intercostal space, 4" lateral to the midline, below nipple
bu rong 6" above navel, 2" lateral to the midline receive/contain
fullness cheng man 5" above navel, 2" lateral to the midline
liang men 4" above navel, 2" lateral to the midline guan men 3" above navel, 2" lateral to the midline extreme
adequate/blown-up tai yi 2" above navel, 2" lateral to the midline slippery flesh/muscle
gate hua rou men 1" above navel, 2" lateral to the midline
tian shu front mu point of large intestines outer
mausoleum/ridge wai ling 1" below navel, 2" lateral to the midline
da ju 2" below navel, 2" lateral to the midline
shui dao 3" below navel, 2" lateral to the midline gui lai 4" below navel, 2" lateral to the midline
St 30 気衝
St 31 thigh passage 髀關
St 32 crouch/hide rabbit 伏兎
St 33 陰市
St 34 girder/beam hill 梁丘 xi-cleft point
St 35 calf nose 犢鼻
St 36 足三里
St 37 upper giant empty 上巨虚
St 38 streamer orifice 条口
St 39 lower giant empty 下巨虚
St 40 丰隆
St 41 unbound/loose creek 解溪
St 42 surging radiance 沖陽 yuan-primary point
St 43 trap/fall valley 陷谷
St 44 内庭
St 45 厲兌
steam/energy
important-position qi chong chong meridian point, sea of food point 5" below navel, 2" lateral to the midline
bi guan
level with the perenium, with the thigh flexed in a
depression lateral to the sartorius
fu tu
in line from anteriosuperior illiac spine to superiolateral patella corner, 6" up condensation
city/market yin shi
in line from anterior illiac spin to latteral patella, 3" up with knee flexed
liang qiu
in line from anterior illiac spine to lateral patella, 2" up with knee flexed
du bi
at the lower border of the patella, in the lateral depression with the knee flexed
leg/foot third
country/mile zu san li
sea of food point, general point for
abdomen/epigastrium, he-sea point, earth point
3" below the patella, 1 finger from the anterior tibial border
shang ju xu
sea of blood point, lower sea point for large intestine
6" below the patella, 1 finger from the anterior tibial border
tiao kou
8" below the patella, 1 finger from the anterior tibial border
xia ju xu
lower sea point of small intestine, sea of blood point
9" below the patella, 1 finger from the anterior tibial border
lush/appearance
lifted-up feng long luo connecting point
8" below the patella, 2 fingers from the anterior tibial border
jie xi jing-river point, fire point to tonify stomach
dorsum of foot, middle of transverse crease of ankle joint
chong yang
dome of the instep, in depression between tendons, by dorsal artery pulse
xian gu shu-stream point, wood point to control stomach
in the depression distal to the 2nd & 3rd metatarsal junction
inner
courtyard/garden nei ting ying-spring point, water point
proximal to the webbing between the 2nd & 3rd toes, distal to the 1rst joint of the 2nd toe
severe/sharp
opening/mouth li dui
jing-well point, metal point to reduce stomach channel
on the lateral side of the 2nd toe, 1/10" proximal to the nail
Sp 1 conceal white 隱白 Sp 2 big metropolis 大都 Sp 3 太白 Sp 4 公孫 gong sun Sp 5 商丘 Sp 6 三陰交 Sp 7 leaking valley 漏谷
Sp 8 earthen desk 地机 xi-cleft point
Sp 9 陰陵泉 he-sea point, water point
Sp 10 blood sea 血海
Sp 11 箕門
Sp 12 surge gate 沖門
Sp 13 warehouse house 府舍
Sp 14 腹結
Sp 15 big side/horizontal 大横 4" lateral to navel
Sp 16 腹哀
Sp 17 food hole/cavity 食竇
yin bai jing-well point, wood point to control spleen
on the medial side of the great toe, 1/10" from the nail
da du ying-spring point, fire point to tonify spleen
medial side of great toe, distal and inferior to the metetarsal digital joint, at the border of reddish and white skin
extreme/excess
white tai bai shu-stream point, earth point, yuan-primary point
proximal & inferior to metatarsal digital joint, at reddish/white skin border
public/common grandchild/desendant
luo-connecting point, confluent point of the chong channel
distal & inferior to 1rst tarsal/metatarsal joint, at reddish/white skin border
coin-clink/commerce
hill shang qiu jing-river point, metal point to sedate spleen in depression distal & inferior to medial malleolus
three condensation
intersect/exchange san yin jiao general point of lower abdomen
3" above tip of medial malleolus, on the medial side of the tibia
lou gu
6" above tip of medial malleolus, on the medial side of the tibia
di ji 3" below lower border of medial condyle of tibia condensation
mausoleum/ridge
spring yin ling quan
below the border of the medial condyle of the tibia, in the depression
xue hai
2" above the medial superior pattellar border, on the bulge with the knee flexed
winnow/grain-seperator gate ji mon
8" above the medial superior pattellar border, on the bulge with the knee flexed
chong men meets stomach & liver channels
level with upper border of pubic bone, 3 1/2" lateral to the midline, past the artery fu she 2/3" above pubic bone, 4" lateral to the midline gut/abdomen
bind/knot fu jie 1 1/3" below navel, 4" lateral to the midline da heng point of yin wei channel
gut/abdomen
pity/sorrow fu ai 3" above navel, 4" lateral to the midline
Sp 18 celestial creek 天溪 Sp 19 chest countryside 胸郷 Sp 20 周栄 Sp 21 big wrap 大包 Ht 1 pack/harness spring 极泉 Ht 2 teal ghost/spirit 青霊 Ht 3 tiny sea 少海 Ht 4 ghost/spirit path 霊道 Ht 5 通里
Ht 6 陰郤 yin xi xi-cleft point
Ht 7 spirit gate 神門 Ht 8 tiny warehouse 少府 Ht 9 tiny surge 少沖 SI 1 tiny marsh 少澤 SI 2 front valley 前谷 SI 3 empress/back creek 后溪
tian xi in the 4th intercostal space, 6" lateral to the midline
xiong xiang in the 3rd intercostal space, 6" lateral to the midline cycle/complete
nourished/thriving zhou rong passes food energy to lungs in the 2nd intercostal space, 6" lateral to the midline
da bao major luo-connecting point of spleen
on the lateral side of the chest, midway along the axillary line, in the 6th/7th intercostal space
ji quan
found with the arm abducted in the middle of the axillary depression, medial to the artery
qing ling
with elbow flexed, 3" above cubital crease, medial to biceps brachii
shao hai he-sea point, water point to control heart channel
with elbow flexed, midway between the end of the cubital crease and the medial condyle of the humerus
ling dao jing-river point, metal point
on the radial side of the ulnar carpal flexor tendon, 1 1/2" proximal to wrist crease
pass-through
country/mile tong li luo-connecting point
on the radial side of the ulnar carpal flexor tendon, 1" proximal to wrist crease
condensation cleft/depression
on the radial side of the ulnar carpal flexor tendon, 1/2" proximal to wrist crease
shen men
shu-stream point, earth point to sedate heart, yuan-primary point
on the radial side of the ulnar carpal flexor tendon, in wrist crease
shao fu ying-spring
between the 4th & 5th metacarpal bones, where the pinky tip rests
shao chong jing-well point, wood point to tonify heart radial side of pinky, 1/10" from nail
shao ze jing-well point, metal point ulnar side of pinky, 1/10" from nail
qian gu
ying-spring point, water point to control small
intestine ulnar side of pinky, in crease joining palm
hou xi
shu-stream point, wood point to tonify small intestine, influential point
SI 4 arm bone 腕骨 yuan-primary point SI 5 radiance valley 陽谷 SI 6 養老 xi-cleft point SI 7 branch fix/straight 支正 SI 8 small sea 小海 SI 9 shoulder fix/straight 肩正 SI 10 shin transfer/point 臑兪 SI 11 天宗 SI 12 grasp wind 秉風 SI 13 turn fence/wall 曲垣 SI 14 肩外兪 3" lateral to T1 SI 15 肩中兪 2" lateral to C7 SI 16 celestial window 天窗 SI 17 天容 SI 18 歡髎
SI 19 aural/oral palace 听宮 ting ding
Bl 1 睛明
Bl 2 gather bamboo 攅竹
wan gu
on the ulnar side of the palm between the 5th metacarpal & hamate bone
yang gu jing-river point, fire point
ulnar end of dorsal side wrist crease, between styloid process & triquetral bone
support/growing
aging/elderly yang lao
on the dorsal side of ulnar head, in cleft on radial side of ulnar styloid
zhi zheng luo-conecting point
in line from styloid process to medial humeral
epicondyle, 5" proximal to the wrist crease
xiao hai he-sea point, earth point to sedate small intestine
with elbow flexed; in depression between ulnar olecranon & medial humeral epicondyle
jian zhen yang link point, yang heel point
posterior & inferior to shoulder joint; 1" above axillary fold
nao shu
with arm abducted; directly above axillary crease; in depression below scapular spine
celestial
ancestral-house/sect tian zong
on scapula, in center of subscalular fossa depression, level with T4
bing feng meets gallbladder; san jiao; & largre intestine channels
center of suprascapular fossa; in depression with arm lifted
qu yuan on medial extremity of suprascapular fossa shoulder outside
transfer/point jian wai shu
shoulder middle
transfer/point jian zhong shu
tian chuang
level with tip of addams apple, posterior to sternocleidomastoid celestial
insertion/containmen
t tian rong
posterior to the angle of the mandible & anterior to sternocleidomastoid
joy fossa quan liao meets san jiao channel
directly below the outer canthus of the eye; in depresion under the cheekbone
meets gall blader & san jiao channels
anterior to tragus; in depression behind mandibular condyle, found with jaw open
pupil/sclera
brightness jing ming
yin heel point, yang heel point, meets small intestine & stomach
channels slightly above the inner canthus of the eye
zan zhu
on the medial side of the eyebrow in the supraorbital notch
Bl 3 eyebrow surge 眉沖 Bl 4 turn difference/gap 曲差 Bl 5 five outside 五外 Bl 6 承光 Bl 7 通天 Bl 8 絡却 Bl 9 玉枕 Bl 10 celestial column 天柱
Bl 11 大杼 sea of blood point 1 1/2" lateral to T1
Bl 12 wind gate 風門 1 1/2" lateral to T2
Bl 13 lung transfer/point 肺兪 1 1/2" lateral to T3
Bl 14 厥陰兪 1 1/2" lateral to T4
Bl 15 heart transfer/point 心兪 1 1/2" lateral to T5
Bl 16 督兪 1 1/2" lateral to T6
Bl 17 膈兪 1 1/2" lateral to T7
Bl 18 liver transfer/point 肝兪 1 1/2" lateral to T9
Bl 19 胆兪 1 1/2" lateral to T10
mei chong directly above supraorbital notch, 1/2" above hairline
qu cha 1/2" above anterior hairline, 1 1/2" lateral midline
wu chu 1" above anterior hairline, 1 1/2" lateral midline support/contain
illumination cheng guang
2 1/2" above anterior hairline, 1 1/2" lateral midline
pass-through
celestial tong tian 4" above anterior hairline, 1 1/2" lateral midline collateral/connect/si
new retreat luo que
5 1/2" above anterior hairline, 1 1/2" lateral midline
jade/jewel/ball pilow yu zhen
2 1/2" above posterior hairline, 1 1/3" lateral midline
tian zhu sea of qi point level with posterior hairline, 1 1/3" lateral midline
big loom-shutte da zhu
feng men
fei shu back shu of lung reach/get-to
condensation
transfer/point jue yin shu back shu of pericardium
xin shu back shu of heart governor/overseer
transfer/point du shu back shu of du channel
seperation/diaphrag
m transfer/point ge shu
influential point of blood, back shu of
diaphragm/pancrease
gan shu back shu of liver
gallbladder
Bl 20 spleen transfer/point 脾兪 1 1/2" lateral to T11
Bl 21 胃兪 1 1/2" lateral to T12
Bl 22 三焦兪 1 1/2" lateral to L1
Bl 23 kidney transfer/point 腎兪 1 1/2" lateral to L2
Bl 24 気海兪 1 1/2" lateral to L3 Bl 25 大腸兪 1 1/2" lateral to L4 Bl 26 関元兪 1 1/2" lateral to L5 Bl 27 小腸兪 Bl 28 膀胱兪 Bl 29 中膂兪 Bl 30 白環兪 Bl 31 上髎 Bl 32 次髎
pi shu back shu of spleen
stomach
transfer/point wei shu back shu of stomach
three
chamber/burner
transfer point san jiao shu back shu of san jiao
shen shu back shu of kidney
steam/energy sea
transfer/point qi hai shu
large intestine
transfer/point da chang shu back shu of large intestine passage primary
transfer/point guan yuan shu
small
intestine/transfer
point xiao chang shu back shu of small intestine
1 1/2" lateral to midline, level with 1rst sacral foramen
bladder ureter
transfer/point pang guang shu back shu of bladder
1 1/2" lateral to midline, level with 2nd sacral foramen
middle spinal
transfer/point zhong lu shu
1 1/2" lateral to midline, level with 3rd sacral foramen
white ring
transfer/point bai huan shu
1 1/2" lateral to midline, level with 4th sacral foramen
upper fossa shang liao at the 1rst posterior sacral foramen
Bl 33 中髎 Bl 34 下髎 Bl 35 gather/meet radiance 会陽 Bl 36 承扶 Bl 37 殷門 yin men Bl 38 浮郤 Bl 39 yield/bend radiance 委陽 Bl 40 yield/bend center 委中 Bl 41 附分 Bl 42 魄戸 3" lateral to T3 Bl 43 膏肓 3" lateral to T4
Bl 44 spirit/mind hall 神堂 3" lateral to T5
Bl 45 噫譆 3" lateral to T6
Bl 46 diaphragm passage 隔関 3" lateral to T7
Bl 47 魂門 3" lateral to T9
Bl 48 陽綱 yang gang 3" lateral to T10
Bl 49 意舍 3" lateral to T11
middle fossa zhong liao at 3rd posterior sacral foramen
lower fossa xia liao at 4th posterior sacral foramen
hui yang on the sacrum, 1/2" lateral to tip of coccyx
support/contain
protection cheng fu
on posterior thigh, at midpoint of inferior gluteal crease
abundance/plenty gate
6" below center of inferior gluteal crease, in line with popliteal fossa
floating
cleft/depression fu xi
1" above the popliteal crease, on the medial side of the biceps femoris tendon
wei yang lower he-sea of san jiao
in popliteal crease, on the medial side of the biceps femoris tendon
wei zhong
he-sea point, earth point to control bladder, general
point of back/lumbar area middle of popliteal crease, half way between tendons attach/stick-to
branch/division fu fen 3" lateral to T2, on scapular border
corporeal-soul/poltergeist door po hu
prime-meat
chamber/cavity gao huang
shen tang sigh/scream exclaim/laugh yi xi ge guan non corporeal-soul/formless-spirit
gate hun men
radiance
principle/net-chord
will/intent
Bl 50 stomach storehouse 胃倉 3" lateral to T12
Bl 51 肓門 3" lateral to L1
Bl 52 will/intent room 志室 3" lateral to L2
Bl 53 胞肓 3" lateral to L2
Bl 54 秩辺
Bl 55 connect radiance 合陽 he yang
Bl 56 承筋 Bl 57 承山 Bl 58 flying uplift 飛揚 Bl 59 跗陽 Bl 60 崑崙 Bl 61 fallen visitation 仆参 Bl 62 申脉 Bl 63 金門 Bl 64 京骨 yuan-primary point Bl 65 朿骨 wei cang visceral/epigastric
gate huang men
zhi shi
bladder/amniotic-sac
visceral epigastric bao huang
decade/line
edge/side zhi bian 3" lateral to midline, level with 4th sacral foramen 2" below popliteal crease, between heads of
gastrocnemius muscle support/contain
sinew cheng jin
5" below cubital crease, in line to center of
gastrocnemius
support/contain
mountain cheng shan
8" above lateral malleolus tip, in line from popliteal fossa to lateral heel, in depression under flexed gastrocnemius
fei yang
7" above tip of lateral malleolus, 1" below & behind gastrocnemius depression
tarsal/pedestal
radiance fu yang xi-cleft point of yang chiao channel
3" above tip of later malleolus, between achilles tendon & fibula
kunlun-mountain-range peak kun lun jing-river point, fire point
in the depression between the tip of lateral malleolus and achilles tendon
pu can
behind and below the external malleolus at the border of colered & white skin
extended/manageme
nt meridian/pulse shen mai connecting point, yang heel point in depression directly below external malleolus
metal/gold/money
gate jin men xi-cleft point, starts yang heel channel below the anterior border of external malleolus capitol/metropolis
bone jing gu below the tuberosity of 5th metatarsal bone
bind/burr/splinter
bone shu gu shu-stream point, wood point to sedate bladder
posterior to 5th
metatarsal/phelangeal joint at the border of colored & white skin
Bl 66 足通谷 Bl 67 至陰 gush spring 涌泉 blazing/exact valley 然谷 extreme creek 太溪 big bell 大鐘
water spring 水泉 xi-cleft point
sparkle/shiny sea 照海
復澑
交信
築賓 xi-cleft of yin link channel
condensation valley 陰谷 he-sea point, water point
side/horizontal bone 横骨
big bright-red 大赫
leg/foot
pass/through valley zu tong gu ying-spring point, water point
anterior to 5th
metatarsal/phelangeal joint at the border of colored & white skin
arrive/extend-to
condensation zhi yin jing-well point, metal point to tonify bladder lateral side of little toe, 1/10" from corner of nail
Kd 1 yong quan jing-well point, wood point to sedate kidney
on the sole of the foot, anterior 1/3, in depression with plantar flexion
Kd 2 ran gu
ying-spring point, fire point, starts yin heel channel
anterior & inferior to medial malliolus, in depression under navicular bone
Kd 3 tai xi
shu-stream point, earth point to control kidney, yuan-primary point
in depression between the tip of medial malleolus & achilles tendon
Kd 4 da zhong luo-connecting point posterior & infeior to medial malleolus
Kd 5 shui quan
1" below the level of tip of medial malleolus, medial side of calcaneal tuberosity
Kd 6 zhao hai influential point of yin heel channel in depression below tip of medial malleolus
Kd 7 recover/return flow/drip/collect fu liu jing-river point, metal point to tonify kidney
2" above tip of medial malleolus, on anterior border of achilles tendon
Kd 8 intersection signal/trust jiao xin meets spleen channel, xi-cleft of yin heel channel
2" above point of medial malleolus, on medial border of tibia
Kd 9 build-up guest/accomodation zhu bin
5" above tip of medial malleolus in line to medial point of popliteal crease
Kd 10 yin gu
in medial side of popliteal fossa, between the tendonosa & mebranosa tendons
Kd 11 heng gu 5" below navel, 1/2" lateral to midline
steam/energy hole 気穴
four full 四満
中注
parietal transfer point 肓兪 1/2" lateral to navel
coin/clank turning 商曲
石関
陰都
腹通谷
dim gate 幽門 you men
歩廊
spirit/mind seal/bind 神封 ghost point
靈墟 神蔵
彧中
transfer/point office 兪府
celestial pond/pool 天池 meets liver channel
celestial spring 天泉
turning creek 曲澤
Kd 13 qi xue point of chong channel 3" below navel, 1/2" lateral to midline
Kd 14 si man 2" below navel, 1/2" lateral to midline
Kd 15 middle/center flow/annotation zhong zhu 1" below navel, 1/2" lateral to midline
Kd 16 huang shu
Kd 17 shang qu 2" above navel, 1/2" lateral to midline
Kd 18 stone/pebble passage shi guan 3" above navel, 1/2" lateral to midline
Kd 19 condensation metropolis yin du 4" above navel, 1/2" lateral to midline
Kd 20 abdomen pass-through valley fu tong gu 5" above navel, 1/2" lateral to midline
Kd 21 last point of chong channel6" above navel, 1/2" lateral to midline
Kd 22 step/walk passage/corridor bu lang 5th intercostal space, 2" lateral to midline
Kd 23 shen feng 4th intercostal space, 2" lateral to midline
Kd 24 ghost/spirit ruins/remains ling xu 3rd intercostal space, 2" lateral to midline Kd 25 spirit/mind storehouse/hideout shen cang 2nd intercostal space, 2" lateral to midline
Kd 26
lively/abstract-pattern
middle/center yu zhong 1rst intercostal space, 2" lateral to midline
Kd 27 shu fu subclavicular depression, 2" lateral to midline
Pc 1 tian chi 4th intercostal space, 1" lateral to nipple
Pc 2 tian quan
2" below axillary fold, betweenheads of biceps brachialis
cleft/depression gate 郤門 xi men xi-cleft point 間使 inner passage 内関 big mausoleum/hill 大陵 trouble/labor palace 労宮 middle surge 中沖 SJ 1 passage surge 関冲 SJ 2 液門 ye men SJ 3 middle shore 中渚
SJ 4 radiance pool 陽池 yang chi yuan-primary point
SJ 5 outer passage 外関
Pc 4
5" below wrist crease, between tendons with fist clenched
Pc 5 interval messenger/use jian shi
jing river point, metal point, meeting point of hand yin channels
3" below wrist crease, between tendons with fist clenched
Pc 6 nei guan
lou-connecting point, confluent point of yin link channel, general point of heart/chest
2" below wrist crease, between tendons with fist clenched
Pc 7 da ling
yuan-primary point, shu-stream point, earth point to sedate pericardium
middle of wrist crease, between tendons with fist clenched
Pc 8 lao gong ying-spring point, fire pointmid-palm, where middle finger touches in fist
Pc 9 zhong chong jing-well point, wood point to tonify pericardium middle of the tip of the middle finger
guan chong jing-well point, metal point lateral side of ring finger, 1/10" from corner of nail
fluid/jiuce gate
ying-spring point, water-point to control san jiao channel
with fist clenched, in depression proximal to webbing between ring & little finger
zhong zhu
shu-stream point, wood point to tonify san jiao channel
on dorsum of hand between 4th & 5th metacarpals, proximal to metecarpal phelangial joint
on dorsal wrist crease, in depression lateral to tendon
wai guan
luo-connecting point, influential point of yang connecting channel
2" proximal to wrist crease, on line to olecronon, between bones
SJ 6 支沟
SJ 7 会宗 xi-cleft point
SJ 8 三陽絡
SJ 9 四涜
SJ 10 celestial well 天井 he-sea point
SJ 11 清冷渊 SJ 12 消らく SJ 13 臑会 SJ 14 肩髎 SJ 15 天髎 SJ 16 天牖
SJ 17 shade wind 翳風 meets gall bladder channel
SJ 18 瘈脉
SJ 19 skull/forehead breath 顱息
SJ 20 角孫
SJ 21 ear gate 耳門 er men
SJ 22 耳和髎
SJ 23 絲竹空
branch/support
splash-sound zhi gou jing-river point, fire point
3" proximal to wrist crease, on line to olecronon, between bones gather
ancestral-chamber/chest hui zhong 3" proximal to wrist crease, on radial side of ulna
three radiance
binding/connection san yang luo
4" proximal to wrist crease, on line to olecronon, between bones four
drain-gutter/sluice si du
5" distal to olecronon, between bones of lateral forearm
tian jing with elbow flexed 1" proximal to olecranon clean/clear
cool/chilly abyss qing leng yuan with elbow flexed 2" proximal to olecranon
extinguish/vanish
shandong-river/cold-pain xiao luo
with elbow flexed 5 1/2" proximal to olecranon, in line with posterior depresson of shoulder joint
upper-arm/shin/dependent
meet/gather nao hui yang connecting channel point
in line with olecranon to posterior shoulder joint depression, at border of deltoid muscle
shoulder fossa jian liao
in depression below & behind acromion with arm abducted
celestial fossa tian liao yang connecting channel point on the superior angle of the scapula celestial
guide/window tian you
later side of neck, below mastoid process, level with mandible
yi feng
behind ear lobule, in depression between mandible & mastoid jerk/convulse
artery/pulse qi mai
in the center of the mastoid prosses, 1/3 of way around to tip
lu xi behind the ear helix, 2/3 of the way around to the tip horn/corner
descendant/grandchil
d jiao sun above the point of the ear within hairline
between supratragic notch and mandibular condyle, in depression with mouth open ear
moderate/harmony
fossa er he liao posterior border of sideburn, level with ear apex base silk/thread bamboo
瞳子髎 听会 upper passage 上関 頷厭 hang/suspend skull 懸顱 懸离 曲鬢
leading/ratio valley 率谷 meets bladder channel
celestial tidal/surge 天沖
floating white 浮白
頭竅陰
complete bone 完骨 meets bladder channel
root/running spirit 奔神 yang link channel point
radiance white 陽白 yang link channel point
頭臨泣
eye window 目窗
Gb 1 pupil seed fossa tong zi liao meets san jiao and small intestine channels 1/2" lateral to outer canthus of eye
Gb 2 pound/laugh meet/gather ting hui
between subtragic notch and mandibular condyle, in depression with mouth open
Gb 3 shang guang
in front of ear, depression on upper border of zygomatic arch, directly over mandibular ramus
Gb 4 chin/nod rejection/boredom han yan
1/4 of the way from corner of forhead to ear tip/temple border point (Gb 7)
Gb 5 xuan lu
1/2 of the way from corner of forhead to ear tip/temple border point (Gb 7)
Gb 6 hang/suspend serpent/seperation xuan li meets san jiao & stomach channels
3/4 of the way from corner of forhead to ear tip/temple border point (Gb 7)
Gb 7 turn temple/sideburn qu bin
on posterior border line of temple muscle, level with apex of ear
Gb 8 shuai gu 1 1/2" above tip of ear, within hairline
Gb 9 tian chong over posterior border(back) of ear, 2" within hairline
Gb 10 fu bai
behind & above mastoid process, 1/3 of the way around back of ear to mastoid process
Gb 11
head
intelligence/portal
condensation tou qiao yin
behind & above mastoid process, 2/3 of the way around back of ear to mastoid process
Gb 12 wan gu depression behind & below mastoid process
Gb 13 ben shen 1/2" within anterior hairline, 3" lateral to midline
Gb 14 yang bai above pupil, 1" above eyebrow, on forehead
Gb 15 head attend/face tears/crying tou lin qi yang link channel point meets bladder channel above pupil, 1/2" above anterior hairline
Gb 16 mu chuang
1 1/2" above anterior hairline, 2 1/4" lateral to midline
正營
承霊 yang link channel point
brain empty/sky 腦空
wind pool 風池 yang link channel point
shoulder well 肩井
abyss fluid 渊液 yuan ye
chariot sinew 輒筋
sun moon 日月 front mu of gallbladder
capital gate 京門 front mu of kidneys
帯脉
five pivot/spin 五樞
link path 維道
居りょう yang heel point
ring/hoop jump 環跳 meets bladder
wind city/market 風市
middle gutter 中瀆
膝陽関
陽陵泉
Gb 17 fix/straight manage/army-camp zheng ying
2 1/2" above anterior hairline, 2 1/4" lateral to midline
Gb 18 support/contain ghost/spirit cheng ling 4" above anterior hairline, 2 1/4" lateral to midline
Gb 19 nao kong
level with external occipital protuberance, 2 1/4" lateral to midline
Gb 20 feng chi
in depression between upper SCM & trapezius, level with base of skull
Gb 21 jian jing yang link channel point, meets san jiao channel
between C7 and acromion, highest point of shoulder; in line with nipple
Gb 22 mid-axillary line, 3" below axilla, 4th intercostal
Gb 23 zhe jin
1" before mid-axillary line, 3" below axilla, 4th intercostal
Gb 24 ri yue 7th intercostal space, 4" lateral
Gb 25 jing men lower border of free end of 12th rib
Gb 26 belt/girdle pulse/artery dai mai starts dai channel directly below free end of 12th rib, level with navel
Gb 27 wu shu dai channel point
3" below navel level, anterior to superior illiac spine
Gb 28 wei dao dai channel point 1" anterior & inferior to superior illiac spine
Gb 29 sit/reside fossa ju liao
depression between anterosuperior illiac spine & prominence of great trochanter of femur
Gb 30 huan tiao 1/3 of the way from femur trochanter to sacral hiatus
Gb 31 feng shi 7" above popliteal crease, on midline of lateral thigh
Gb 32 zhong du
5" above popliteal crease, on lateral thigh, between vastus lateralis & biseps femoris
Gb 33 knee radiance passage xi yang guan
lateral to knee joint, in depression above external epicondyle of femur
Gb 34 radiance mausoleum spring yang ling quan
he-sea point, earth point, influential point of
陽交
outside hill 外丘 xi-cleft point
光明
radiance splint/assist 陽輔
hang/suspend bell 懸錫
hill ruins/crater 丘墟 yuan primary point
足臨泣 地五会 heroic/spirited creek 侠溪 足竅陰 big bulge 大敦 行間 太沖
Gb 35 radiance crossing/association yang jiao xi-cleft point of yang link channel 7" above external malleolus, on posterior border of fibula
Gb 36 wai qiu 7" above external malleolus, on anterior border of fibula
Gb 37 illumination brightness guang ming luo-connecting point 5" above external malleolus, on anterior border of fibula
Gb 38 yang fu jing-river point, fire point to sedate gallbladder
4" above external malleolus, anterior to border of fibula, between extensor digital longus & peronaeus brevis
Gb 39 xuan zhong influential point of marrow, interchangable with jue gu 3" above external malleolus, on anterior border of fibula
Gb 40 qiu xu
anterior & inferior to the external malleolus, in depression lateral to tendon
Gb 41 foot attend/face tears zu lin qi
shu-stream point, wood point, influential point of dai channel
2" proximal to 4th
metatarsal phalangeal joint, in depression lateral to tendon
Gb 42 earth/ground five meet/gather di wu hui
immediatly proximal to 4th metatarsal phalangeal joint, between metatarsal,medial side of tendon
Gb 43 xia xi ying-spring point, water point to tonify gallbladder
between 4th & 5th toes, close to web margin, dorsal side
Gb 44 foot drill/hole condensation zu qiao yin jing-well point, metal point to control gallbladder lateral side of 4th toe, 1/10" from nail corner
Lv 1 da dun jing-well point, wood point lateral side of great toe, 1/10" from nail corner
Lv 2 go/act interval/period xing jian ying-spring point, fire point to sedate liver
between 1st & 2nd toes, proximal to web margin, dorsal side
Lv 3 extreme/excess tidal/surge tai chong shu-stream point, earth point; yuan-primary point
in deprssion distal to junction of 1rst & 2nd metatarsals
middle seal/closure 中封
蠡溝
middle metropolis 中都 xi-cleft point
knee passage 膝関 turn spring 曲泉 condensation wrap 陰包 足五里 陰廉 urgent pulse/artery 急脉
章門 below free end of 11th rib
期門 front mu point of liver
Ex 1 太陽
Ex 2 印堂 yin tang between eyebrows
Ex 3 上廉泉
Ex 4 ear point 耳尖
Ex 5 fish hip 魚腰
Lv 4 zhong feng jing-river point, metal point to control liver anterior to medial malleolus, depression lateral to tendon
Lv 5 borebug/gourd gutter/ditch li gou
5" above medial malleolus, on midline of medial surface of tibia
Lv 6 zhong du
7" above medial malleolus, on midline of medial surface of tibia
Lv 7 xi guan
behind & below medial condyle of tibia, in upper gastrocnemius
Lv 8 qu quan he-sea point, water point to tonify liver
at medial end of popliteal crease with knee bent, above tendons
Lv 9 yin bao
4" above medial epicondyle of femur, between
quadriceps femoris & sartorius
Lv 10 foot five village/country-mile zu wu li
3" below upper border of pubis, on lateral border of abductor longus
Lv 11 condensation simple-cause/cheapness yin lian
2" below upper border of pubis, on lateral border of abductor longus
Lv 12 ji mai
lateral to pubic tubercle in inguinal groove, 2 1/2" from midline at pulse
Lv 13 chapter/obvious-sign gate zhang men
front mu point of spleen, influential point of zang(solid viscera) organs
Lv 14 meeting/wait-period gate qi men 4" from midline, in 6th intercostal space
extreme/excess
radiance tai yang
in depression 1 fingerwidth behind midpoint of outer canthus & lateral end of eyebrow
seal/lock chamber/hall
upper simple-cause/
cheapness spring shang lian quan 1" below lower jaw, in depression over hyoid bone
er jian at the apex of the folded auricle
Ex 6 四神聰
Ex 7 球后
Ex 8 夾承漿
Ex 9
Ex 10 鼻通 bi tong
Ex 11 pull/guide straight 牽正 1/2"-1" anterior to ear lobe
Ex 12 shade bright/light 翳明 Ex 13 easy sleep 安眠 Ex 14 定喘 Ex 15 Ex 16 hundred troubles 百勞 Ex 17 1 1/2" lateral to tip of T8 Ex 18 十七椎 below tip of L5
Ex 19 hip special/novelty 腰奇 2" above tip of coccyx
Ex 20 痞根 pi gen 3 1/2" lateral to L1
Ex 21 hip eyeball 腰眼 3 1/2"-4" lateral to L4
Ex 22 子宮穴 4" below navel, 3" lateral
Ex 23
Ex 24 十宣
four spirit/mind
sharp/clever si shen tong 4 point group, 1" from vertex, front; back; & lateral
ball
empress-throne/posterior qiu hou
1/4 of the way from outer canthus along infraorbital margin
lining/sandwich support/contain
squirt jia cheng jiang
above the adams apple, 1" lateral to uppper border of the hyoid bone
gold moisture/jade
fluid 金津／玉液 jin jing/yu ye on veins on both sides of tongue frenulum nose
flow/pass-through at highest point of nasabial groove
qian zheng
yi ming
behind ear lobule, 1" behind depression between mandible & mastoid
an mian
halfway between upper SCM/trapezius depression & mandible/mastoid depression
settle
wheezing/asthma ding chuan just below C7, 1/2" lateral to midline
pride burden/him
sandwich/lining spine 華佗夾脊 hua tuo jia ji
34 points on both sides of spine, 1/2" from tip of vertabrae, T1-L5
bai lao 1" lateral and 2" up from tip of T1 stomach gastric
lower transfer/point 胃かん下兪 wei wan xia shu back shu of pancrease? ten seven(17)
vertebrae/hammer/
pasania-tree shi qi zhui
you qi lump/obstruction
root/tuber
yao yan
child/seed palace
hole/space zi gong xue
shoulder
front:shoulder inner
mound 肩前:肩内坂 jian qian：jian nei ling
between anterior depression of shoulder joint & end of anterior axillary fold
ten extend/expel/
Ex 25 four stitch/seam 四縫
Ex 26 middle leader/herald 中魁
Ex 27 eight evil/pathogen 八邪 webbing between fingers
Ex 28 drop-off pillow 落枕
Ex 29 hip pain hole 腰痛穴
Ex 30 middle spring 中泉
Ex 31 two white 二白
Ex 32 forelimb center 臂中
Ex 33 elbow tip 肘尖
Ex 34 ring/hoop center 環中
Ex 35 hundred bug den 百虫窩
Ex 36 knee eyeball 膝眼
Ex 37 intermission tail hole 闌尾穴
Ex 38 crane vertex 鶴頂 he ding
Ex 39 gallbladder sack hole 胆嚢穴
Ex 40 eight wind 八風
si feng
midcrease of proximal interphalangeal joints of four fingers(leave out thumb)
zhong kui
middle finger dorsal side, proximal interphalangeal joint ba xie luo zhen proxmal to metacarpophelangeal joint, between 2nd & 3rd MC bones
yao tong xue
dorsum of hand, 1/2 way between wrist crease & metacarpophelangeal joints, between 2nd & 3rd and 4th & 5th MC bones
hong quan
on dorsal crease of wrist, in depression on radial side of common extensor tendon
er bai
medial forarm, 4" proximal to wrist crease, on both sides of tendon
bi zhong
midway between elbow & wrist crease, between radius and ulna
zhou jian on tip of ulnar olecranon
huan zhong 2/3 of the way from femur trochanter to sacral hiatus
bai chong wo
3" above the medial superior pattellar border, above the bulge with the knee flexed
xi yan depressions medial & lateral to patellar ligament
lan wei xue
5" below the patella, 1 finger from the anterior tibial border
in depression of mid superior patellar border
dan nang xue tender spot 1"-2" below head of fibula
treats stomach & liver problems, and epilepsy.
treats heart & mind problems, and cough.
benefits brain & nerves, and stops wind clears mind, benefits brain & throat
clears vision and calms mind, treats stiff neck calms mind and stops wind
clears head, benefits face, stops wind stops wind and benefits face, helps memory regulates governing and conception, resolves damp heat, calms mind.
1/2"-1" needle
perpendicular or obliquely
up. moxa-ok
treats lower limb atrophy; epilepsy; or internal
wind. 1/2"-1" needle obliquely up. moxa-ok
tonifies yang and treats atrophy; numbness; and motor problems of the lower limbs, and
blood in stool. 1/2"-1" perpendicular needle moxa-ok tonifies kidney yang; primary qi; and essense. 1/2"-1" perpendicular needle moxa-ok regulates stomach and intestines for
excess/deficiency. 1/2"-1" perpendicular needle moxa-ok 1/2"-1" perpendicular
needle. not too deep. moxa-ok treats upper abdomen pain/distention,
jaundice, and anorexia. 1/2"-1" perpendicular needle moxa-ok relaxes sinews, treats gastric pain, epilepsy,
and internal wind. 1/2"-1" perpendicular needle moxa-ok moves qi, treats gallbladder problems &
jaundice, and chest problems. 1/2"-1" needle obliquely up. moxa-ok treats lung problems, furuncles, and malaria. 1/2"-1" needle obliquely up. moxa-ok
1/2"-1" needle obliquely
up. moxa-ok
strengthens body, treats lung problems,
furuncle, malaria, epilepsy, and internal wind. 1/2"-1" needle obliquely up. moxa-ok treats headache, exterior heat, and steaming
bone disorder. 1/2"-1" needle obliquely up. moxa-ok tonifies yang, realeases heat and exterior
wind, treats malaria and epilepsy. 1/2"-1" needle obliquely up or lance & cup. moxa-ok clears mind and stimulates speach, treats
deafness, tongue problems, epilepsy, and appoplexy. too deep can cause muteness,
counter with ren 22 and du 26 1/2"-4/5" perpendicular needle not too deep 1/2"-4/5" perpendicular needle not too deep 1/3"-1/2" subcutaneous needle moxa-ok 1/3"-1/2" subcutaneous needle moxa-ok 1/3"-1/2" subcutaneous needle moxa-ok
clears mind & lifts spirit, stops internal wind, tones yang & lifts prolapse, restores
consciousness 1/3"-1/2" subcutaneous needle moxa-ok 1/3"-1/2" subcutaneous
needle moxa-ok
1/3"-1/2" subcutaneous
needle moxa-ok
opens nose and clears eyes, treats malaria;
anhydrosis; and mental problems 1/3"-1/2" subcutaneous needle moxa-ok calms mind and heart, clears eyes and opens
nose 1/3"-1/2" subcutaneous needle or lance moxa-ok restores consciousness, treats rosacea 1/5"-1/3" perpendicular or prick to bleed
restores consciosness, stops wind, and calms mind. treats lower back pain, jaundice, edema,
diabetes, and motion sickness 1/3"-1/2" needle obliquely up opens orifices, treats gum problems; bad
local problems
no needles
treats stomach problems
treats stomach problems and anorexia
treats stomach problems and insomnia
2/5"-3/5" obliquely down
treats chest problems and nausea
treats chest problems
treats mouth & face problems, heart pain & mental problems, back & neck pain, and
hemorrhoids 1/10"-1/5" obliquely up or lance benefits essence & tonifies yin, resuscitates
consciousness, eliminates damp heat, and eases child birth. color changes indicate cancer developement.
1/2"-1" perpendicular needle. don't use during
pregnancy moxa-ok
1/2"-1" perpendicular
needle moxa-ok
clears damp heat and helps transform qi,
regulates bladder & uterus/prostate 1/2"-1" perpendicular needle moxa-ok tones yin; yang; blood; primari qi; and kidneys,
calms mind & roots hun/po, treats lower abdomen problems and diabetes effecting
kidneys/lower chamber 4/5"-1 1/5" perpendicular needle moxa-ok tones primary qi & opens water passages,
treats lower abdomen problems especially hard tumors
1/2"-1" perpendicular needle (too deep may
cause sterility) moxa-ok
tones yang & primary qi, regulates qi, resolves
dampness, treats abdominal problems 4/5"-1 1/5" perpendicular needle moxa-ok treats abdominal problems; pain around navel;
genital itch/sweating; and nosebleeds 4/5"-1 1/5" perpendicular needle moxa-ok rescues yang, tones spleen & primary qi, and
treats abdominal problems moxa over salt
controls water passages and treats abdominal
problems 1/2"-1" perpendicular needle moxa-ok
1/2"-1 1/5"
perpendicular needle moxa-ok 1/2"-1 1/5"
perpendicular needle moxa-ok
transforms dampness, treats stomach
problems; jaundice; and insomnia 1/2"-1 1/5" perpendicular needle moxa-ok 1/2"-1 1/5"
perpendicular needle moxa-ok benefits chest and esophagus, treats mental &
memory problems; epilepsy; and jaundice 1/3"-4/5" perpendicular needle moxa-ok treats heart/chest pain; mental problems; and
epilepsy moxa-ok
treats chest problems, hiccups, and annorexia 1/3"-1/2" subcutaneous needle moxa-ok tonifies and regulates qi, clears lungs &
resolves phlegm, treats chest & lactation
problems; hiccups; and swallowing problems 1/3"-1/2" subcutaneous needle moxa-ok 1/3"-1/2" subcutaneous
needle moxa-ok
treats chest problems; cough with blood; or
anorexia 1/3"-1/2" subcutaneous needle moxa-ok
treats chest problems, bronchitis, and
tonsilitis 1/3"-1/2" subcutaneous needle moxa-ok 1/3"-1/2" subcutaneous
needle moxa-ok
clears phlegm and heat, treats chest and throat problems
insert 1/5"
perpendicularly then down
1/2"-1" moxa-ok
clears phlegm & fire, stops internal wind & rebellious qi, treats throat and tongue
treats cough and chest fullness
clears lung heat
1/10" or lance
1/10" or lance
1/5"-1/3" oblique needle stops exterior wind, and treats face; mouth;
and throat problems, diabetes, mental
problems, and dysmenorrhea obliquel up 1/5"-1/3" moxa-ok regulatetes lung qi & stimulates descending
function, reduces excess, and treats lung;
chest; and shoulder problems needle obliquely lateral 1/2"-4/5" moxa-ok regulates lung qi & stimulates descending
function, reduces excess, and treats lung;
chest; and shoulder problems, and goiter needle obliquely lateral 1/2"-4/5" moxa-ok treats lung; nose; and throat problems, and
haunted dreams needle perpendicularly 1/2"-1" moxa-ok needle perpendicularly
1/2"-1" moxa-ok
clears lung heat & expels phlegm, stimulates descending function and benefits bladder, and
relaxes sinews needle perpendicularly 1/2"-1" moxa-ok clears lung heat & stops bleeding, regulates
lung qi & reduces excess, treats throat problems; anhydrosis; headache; and
hemorrhoids needle perpendicularly 1/2"-1" moxa-ok cycles defensive energy/wei qi, releases
exterior & stops wind, stimulates descending & dispersing function, opens bladder & water
passages needle obliquely 1/3"-1/2" towards body moxa-ok 1/10"-1/3" perpendicular
needle avoiding artery moxa with care
clears fire & phlegm, tones (gathering)qi & yin, treats chest; breast; & throat problems, and
arm pain 1/5"-1/3" perpendicular needle avoiding artery moxa-ok clears heat from lungs, treats throat; chest; &
breast problems 1/2"-4/5" perpendicular needle moxa-ok clears heat from lungs, expels wind, disends &
disperses lung qi, and restores consciousness, treats chest problems; fever; and hiccups cools heat and clears eyes, releases cold and wind, calms mind & restores consciousness, treats mouth & throat problems
cools heat and clears eyes, benefits throat & nose, treats finger numbness, shoulder pain,
facial palsy, & oversleeping moxa-ok
releases exterior & stops wind, cools heat and benefits eyes and mouth, treats dysintery; epistaxis; facial palsy; drowsiness; &
hand/finger swelling 1/2"-4/5" perpendicular needle moxa-ok releases exterior and stops wind, disperses
heat and harmonizes upper & lower body, relieves pain in upper body and sends qi downward, treats upper limb and abdominal problems, amenorrhea, and delayed labor
needle perpendicularly 1/2"-1" don't use during
pregnancy moxa-ok
releases exterior & stops wind, releaves pain
along channel 1/3"-1/2" perpendicular needle moxa-ok opens lungs water passages, clears eyes &
treats throat problems
clears heat and stops wind, treats face & mouth; shoulder & arm; and intestinal
problems needle perpendicularly 1/2"-1" moxa-ok stops wind and treats intestinal and upper
limb motor problems, and mastitis needle perpendicularly 1/2"-1" moxa-ok treats intestinal problems and upper limb
motor problems like aching in shouler/arm or
numbness in hand/arm needle perpendicularly 1/2"-1" moxa-ok revoves obstructions and tonifies qi, treats
abdominal; upper motor; and mouth problems,
sore throat & laryngitis needle perpendicularly 4/5"-1 1/2" moxa-ok releases exterior & stops wind, clears heat &
drains dampness, tonifies nutritive
energy/ying qi & blood, benefits sinews and joints, treats upper motor and abdominal
problems; malaria; dysintery; and hair loss needle perpendicularly 1"-1 1/2" moxa-ok treats pain/spasming of elbow and arm, and
oversleeping problems
needle perpendicularly
1/2"-1" moxa-ok
treats spasming & pain of the elbow & arm,
scrofula, hemoptysis, malaria, and drowsiness needle perpendicularly 1/2"-1" moxa-ok
transforms phlegm & breaks down masses,
treats shoulder; arm; neck; & eye problems needle perpendicularly 4/5"-1 1/2" moxa-ok cycles the energy in the channels & stops
wind, relaxes sinews & relieves pain, treats upper motor & throat problems, rubella and
hemiplegia needle perpendicularly or obliquely 4/5"-1 1/2" moxa-ok moves blood & benefits the joints, opens the
chest & stops upsurging/rebellious qi, treats upper motor problems & back pain; srofula;
and goiter needle perpendicularly or obliquely 4/5"-1 1/2" moxa-ok
needle perpendicularly
1/3"-1/2" moxa-ok anesthetizes the head & brain, transforms
phlegm & breaks down masses, treats throat
problems needle perpendicularly 1/3"-1/2" moxa-ok treats nasal problems and deviation of the
mouth needle obliquely 1/5"-1/3" moxa-ok
releases exterior & stops wind, treats gallbladder round worms; itching & swelling of the face; and nasal problems especially hyposmia/decreased sensation of smell
needle obliquely or subcutaneously up
1/3"-1/2" moxa-ok
stops wind and treats eye problems including lacrimation and glaucoma
needle perpendicularly 1/2"-1" with little manipulation stops wind, treats gall bladder round worms;
rhinitis; and eye problems including glaucoma needle perpendicularly 1/5"-1/3" not too deep stops wind and removes obstructions, treats
mouth problems; rhinitis; epistaxis; and
twitching eyelid needle perpendicularly 1/3"-1/2" moxa-ok stops wind and removes obstructions,
benefits tendons and muscles, treats
twitching eyelid and mouth problems including excess saliva
needle 1"-1 1/2" subcutaniously toward
mandibular angle moxa-ok
treats neck problems and face problems
treats cough; sore throat; and asthma
treats throat problems and swollen shoulder
treats chest problems and hypochondriac pain treats chest problems
treats chest problems & mastitis
reference landmark only no needle
treats gastric pain, vomiting, or mania
clears wind and removes obstructions, treats sore throat & laryngitis; toothache; and face & cheek problems including trismus
needle perpendicularly 1/3"-1/2" or
subcutaneously to corner
of mouth moxa-ok
removes obstructions and treats problems of
the ear; face; or mouth, and rhinitis needle perpendicularly 1/3"-1/2" moxa-ok stops wind; clears heat; & relieves pain, treats
eye problems; head ache; and mania needle subcutaneously 1/2"-1" reduces swelling and breaks down masses,
treats headache & dizziness; throat problems; and hyper/hypotension needle perpendicularly 1/3"-1/2" avoid carotid artery needle perpendicularly 1/3"-1/2" moxa-ok needle perpendicularly 1/3"-1/2" moxa-ok stops upsurging/rebellious qi, treats throat &
clavicle problems
needle perpendicularly 1/3"-1/2" dont use
during pregnancy moxa-ok
needle obliquely 1/3"-1/2" moxa-ok needle obliquely 1/3"-1/2" moxa-ok needle obliquely 1/3"-1/2" moxa-ok
treats chest/hypochondriac problems &
mastitis needle obliquely 1/3"-1/2" moxa-ok
no moxa revove stagnation and tonifies stomach qi,
treats chest problems, cardiac pain, mastitis,
& insufficient lactation needle obliquely 1/3"-1/2" moxa-ok treats asthma & abdominal problems including
vomiting & anorexia; stomach ulcers &
prolapse needle perpendiculary 1/2"-4/5" moxa-ok treats abdominal problems including
borborigmus & hiccups needle perpendicularly 1/2"-1" moxa-ok regulates stomach qi and stops rebellious/
upsurging qi, treats abdominal problems
including diarrhea needle perpendicularly 4/5"-1" moxa-ok treats abdominal problems including
borborygmus & loss of bladder control needle perpendicularly 4/5"-1" moxa-ok treats abdominal problems and restlessness,
especially sticking tongue out needle perpendicularly 7/10"-1" moxa-ok needle perpendicularly
7/10"-1" moxa-ok
clears heat & regulates qi, reduces food stagnation and improves intestinal function, treats irregular mestruation & edema, and
abdominal problems including appendicitis needle perpendicularly 7/10"-1 1/5" moxa-ok treats abdominal pain including hernia;
appendicitis; and ureter problems needle perpendicularly 7/10"-1 1/5" moxa-ok used as anasthesia for abdominal surgery,
treat premature ejaculation/seminal emission
and lower abdominal problems including hernianeedle perpendicularly 7/10"-1 1/5" moxa-ok opens water passages & promotes urination,
treats gonads; kidney/liver problems; and
reproductive problems needle perpendicularly 7/10"-1 1/5" moxa-ok removes blood stasis, treats lower abdominal
regulates blood; chong meridian; and stomach qi, tonifies essence & sea of food, treats lower
abdominal and gonad problems needle perpendicularly 1/2"-1" moxa-ok
removes obstructions, treats motor problems
of the lower extremities, and groin problems needle perpendicularly 1"-1 1/2" moxa-ok clears heat; stops wind; & removes
obstructions, treats motor problems of the lower extremeties; lumbar & illiac pain; and
mania with talking in tongues needle perpendicularly 1"-1 1/2" moxa-ok treats motor problems of lower extremities;
lumbar or abdominal pain needle perpendicularly 7/10"-1" moxa-ok drains dampness & removes obstructions,
stops wind and rebellious/upsurging stomach qi, treats motor problems; abdominal pain; and
mastitis needle perpendicularly 1/2"-1" moxa-ok invigorates the stomach channel, treats berri
berri and motor impairments of the lower
limbs needle perpendicularly 1/2"-1" moxa-ok
tonifies qi; blood; stomach; and spleen,adjusts ying/wei, drains dampness & stops wind,
regulates intestines & opens eyes needle perpendicularly 1/2"-1 1/5" moxa-ok drains dampness and clears heat, removes
food stagnation, regulates stomach and intestines, treats stroke/paralysis; asthma;
and intestinal problems needle perpendicularly 1/2"-1 1/5" moxa-ok removes obstructions, treats motor problems
of the lower extremities and shoulder
problems needle perpendicularly 1/2"-1" moxa-ok clears heat; drains damp; and stops wind,
regulates stomach & intestines, treats motor problems of the lower extremities; mastitis;
and abominal pain affecting back & gonads needle perpendicularly 1/2"-1" moxa-ok clears heat and transforms phlegh &
dampness, treats head; chest; & lower limb motor problems, constipation, high cholesterol, and obesity
needle perpendicularly
1/2"-1" moxa-ok
stops wind & clears heat, calms the mind & benefits the eyes, and removes obstructions, treats motor problems of the lower
extremities/ankle pain, headache with dizzyness or epilepsy, abdominal
distention/constipation needle perpendicularly 1/2"-7/10" moxa-ok calms mind and removes obstructions,
regulates stomach & spleen, treats motor problems of the foot & local redness/swelling, facial paralysis & upper jaw tooth pain, and anorexia
needle perpendicularly 1/3"-1/2", avoid the
artery moxa-ok
clears heat & stops wind, removes obstructions, treats facial or generalized edema; abdominal pain with borborygmus; and foot swelling
needle perpendicularly 1/3"-1/2", avoid the
artery moxa-ok
regulates qi & reduces fullness, stops wind and clears heat, treats face & mouth problems especially tooth ach; abdominal problems; and
swelling/pain of the foot needle perpendicularly 1/3"-1/2" moxa-ok calms the mind & opens the heart, opens the
eyes & removes food stagnation, treats face; mouth; troat; and abdomen problems; and cold
treats abdominal problems
treats abdominal problems and parasites regulates blood and reduces excess, tonifies the spleen and calms the mind, treats abdominal and mental problems including
dream disturbed sleep, stops bleeding needle subcutaneously 1/10" moxa-ok strengthens the spleen and promotes
digestion, clears heat, treats abdominal problems; pain/swelling of the foot; and
heaviness needle perpendicularly 1/10"-1/3" moxa-ok strengthens spleen & transforms dampness,
moves fetus and straightens spine, treats abdominal problems and hemorrhoids; lower limb motor problems & beriberi
needle perpendicularly 1/3"-1/2", don't use
during pregnancy moxa-ok
tonifies stomach and spleen, reduces excess/fullness & removes obstructions, regulates menstruation, treats abdominal
problems; mania; and anorexia needle perpendicularly 1/2"-4/5" moxa-ok tonifies stomach & spleen and transforms
dampness, treats abdominal and tongue problems; pain/stiffnes of ankle; jaundice; laziness; anorexia; mania; or sighing with
unhappiness needle perpendicularly 1/5"-1/3" moxa-ok tonifies liver/kidney/spleen, nourishes
blood/yin, transforms dampness/promotes urination, moves & cools blood/eliminates stasis/stagnation, regulates uterus &
menstruation, stops pain & calms mind, treats abdominal/gonad/lower limb problems
needle perpendicularly 1/2"-1", don't use during
pregnancy moxa-ok
treats abdominal distention with borborygmus, cold and numbness/paralysis of the knee &
leg, and beriberi needle perpendicularly 1/2"-1" moxa-ok regulates qi & blood, removes obstructions &
stops pain, regulates uterus, treats abdominal and reproductive problems
needle perpendicularly 1/2"-1", don't use during
pregnancy moxa-ok
drains dampness & promotes urination, removes obstructions & clears heat from the lower jiao/body cavity, treats abdominal; lower
limb; or gonad problems needle perpendicularly 1/2"-1" moxa-ok removes blood stasis/stagnation, tonifies
blood and regulates menstruation, treats most blood problems; urticaria; eczema;
erysipelas/staph; medial thigh pain; & testitis needle perpendicularly 1/2"-1 1/5" moxa-ok
treats motor problems of the lower
extremeties, groin problems, and testitis needle perpendicularly 1/2"-1" moxa-ok tonifies yin and removes obstructions, treats
hemorrhoids; testitis; & abdominal pain from
hernia or dysuria needle perpendicularly 1/2"-1" moxa-ok treats pubic and abdominal pain/swelling;
constipation or hernia needle perpendicularly 1/2"-1" moxa-ok needle perpendicularly
1/2"-1" moxa-ok
needle perpendicularly
2/3"-1 1/5" moxa-ok treats abdominal problems and idigestion from
excess or insufficient acid needle perpendicularly 1/2"-1" moxa-ok treats pain/fullness in the chest;
