DU-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 ReadingLV-03, Tài Chōng, 太沖, Great Rushing Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Shu-Stream Point, Yuan Source Point, Heavenly Star Point Location In the hollow distal to the junction of the first and second metatarsal bones. Needling Type: Perpendicular Depth: 0.5 to 1 cun, 1 to 1.5 cun…
Continue ReadingLV-02, Háng Jiān, 行间, Moving Between Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Ying-Spring Point • Child Point Location Between the first and second toes, 0.5 cun proximal to the web margin. Needling Type: Perpendicular, Oblique Depth: 0.5 to 0.8 cun, 0.5 to 1 cun Description: 0.5 to…
Continue ReadingGB-43, Xiá xī, 侠溪, Clamped Stream Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Ying-Spring Point • Mother Point Location Between the fourth toe and the little toe, 0.5 cun proximal to the margin of the web. Needling Type: Perpendicular Depth: 0.3 to 0.5 cun, 0.5 to 1 cun…
Continue ReadingGB-34, Yáng Líng Quán, 阳陵泉, Yang Mound Spring Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Sinew Hui Point • He-Sea Point • BL Lower He-Sea Point • Heavenly Star Point Location Below the lateral aspect of the knee, in the tender depression approximately 1 cun anterior and inferior to…
Continue ReadingGB-13, Běn Shén, 本神, Original God Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Meeting point of GB and Yang Wei • 3 Hand Yang Sinew Meeting Point Location 0.5 cun superior to the anterior hairline, 3 cun lateral to the median line. 1/3 of the curved line from ST-8…
Continue ReadingSJ-03, Zhōng Zhǔ, 中渚, Central Islet Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Shu-Stream Point • Child Point • Empirical – ear disorders Location Located between the two heads of the fourth and fifth metacarpal bones. Easier to identify with the hand in a loose fist. SJ-02 is distal…
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-47, Hún Mén, 魂门, Gate of the Ethereal Soul Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Location 3 cun lateral to midline, level T9 spinous process and level BL-18. Needling Type: Perpendicular Depth: 0.3 to 0.5 cun Description: 0.3 to 0.5 cun. Oblique Caution: Deep perpendicular or deep…
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