DU-26, Rén Zhōng, 人中, Man’s Middle Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Ghost Point • Meeting Point of DU, LI, ST • Empirical – fainting, high fever Location On the upper 1/3 of the philtrum Needling Type: Perpendicular Depth: 0.5 to 1 cun Description: 0.3 to 0.5…
Continue ReadingDU-20, Bǎi Huì, 百会, Hundred Meetings Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Sea of Marrow • Meeting point for DU, BL, GB, SJ, and LV • Empirical – raise Qi Location At the vertex on the midline, in the depression 5 cun posterior to the anterior hairline and…
Continue ReadingDU-15, Yǎ mén, 哑门, Muteness Gate Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Sea of Qi • Meeting point of DU and Yang Wei • Empirical – speech disorders Location .5 cun directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline. In the depression below the spinous process of C1….
Continue ReadingGB-20, Fēng Chí, 风池, Wind Pool Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Meeting point of the GB, SJ, Yang Qiao, Yang Wei Location Between the origins of the SCM and trapezius muscles • Midway between GB-12 and DU-16 • Level with DU-16 Needling Type: Transverse Depth: 0.5…
Continue ReadingPC-08, Láo Gōng, 劳宫, Palace of Toil Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Ying-Spring point • Ghost point • Horary Point • Empirical – calm shen Location Between the second and third metacarpal bones, proximal to the metacarpo-phalangeal joint, in a depression at the radial side of the…
Continue ReadingPC-07, Dà Líng, 大陵, Great Mound Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Shu-Stream • Yuan-Source • Ghost point • Child Point Location At the wrist joint, between the tendons of palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis, level with HE-7. Needling Type: Perpendicular, Oblique Depth: 0.3 to 0.5…
Continue ReadingKD-01, Yǒng Quán, 涌泉, Gushing Spring Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Jing-Well Point • Mother Point Location On the sole of the foot, between the second and third metatarsal bones, approximately one third of the distance between the base of the second toe and the heel, in…
Continue ReadingST-40, Fēng Lóng, 丰 隆, Abundant Bulge Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Luo Connecting Point • Empirical – phlegm Location Above ST-39 but same level as ST-38 • On the lower leg • Midway between the tibiofemoral joint line (level with the popliteal crease) and the lateral…
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