REN-15, Jiū Wěi, 鸠尾, Turtledove Tail Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Luo Connecting Point Location Midline, 7 cun from umbilicus, 1 cun below sternocostal angle Needling Type: Oblique Depth: 0.5 to 1 cun Description: Oblique insertion, 0.5 to 1 cun, directed inferiorly [36] Obliquely downward 0.4…
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 ReadingGB-14, Yáng Bái, 阳白, Yang White Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Meeting point of GB, SJ, ST, LI, and Yang Wei Location 1 cun superior to the middle of the eyebrow, directly above the pupil center Needling Type: Transverse Depth: 0.5 to 0.8 cun Description: Pinch…
Continue ReadingPC-06, Nèi Guān, 内关, Inner Pass Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Luo-Connecting Point • Yin Wei Confluence Point • Chest Command Point • Empirical – regulate pulse rate Location Points PC 4 to 7 should be located between the flexor carpi radialis and palmaris longus. Midpoint between…
Continue ReadingBL-21, Wèi Shū, 胃俞, Stomach Shu Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Stomach Back Shu Point Location 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of T12 • Locate at the visible highest point of the paraspinal muscles. Needling Type: Transverse, Oblique Depth: 0.5…
Continue ReadingBL-20, Pí Shū, 脾俞, Spleen Shu Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Spleen Back Shu Point Location 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the eleventh thoracic vertebra (T11) • Locate at the visible highest point of the paraspinal muscles. Needling Type: Transverse,…
Continue ReadingBL-15, Xīn Shū, 心俞, Heart Shu Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Heart Back Shu Point Location Locate at the visible highest point of the paraspinal muscles. Needling Type: Transverse, Oblique Depth: 0.5 to 1 cun, 1 to 1.5 cun Description: 0.5 to 1 cun, oblique or…
Continue ReadingHE-07, Shén Mén, 神 门, Spirit Gate Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Shu-Stream • Yuan-Source • Child Point • Empirical – calm shen Location At the wrist joint, on the radial side of flexor carpi ulnaris • In the depression at the proximal border of the pisiform…
Continue ReadingSP-06, Sān Yīn Jiāo, 三陰交, Three Yin Intersection Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Spleen, Liver, and Kidney meeting point Location On the medial side of the lower leg • 3 cun superior to the prominence of the medial malleolus, in a depression close to the medial crest…
Continue ReadingST-36, Zú Sān Lǐ, 足 三 里, Leg Three Miles Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Stomach He-Sea • Lower He-Sea Point • Command Point of Abdomen • Heavenly Star Point • Sea of Water and Grain Point • Horary Point Location Below the knee • 3 cun…
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