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 ReadingDU-16, Fēng Fǔ, 风府, Palace of Wind Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Sea of Marrow • Window of Heaven • Ghost Point • Meeting Point of Du and Yang Wei • Empirical – all wind Location Located in a depression immediately below the external occipital protuberance •…
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 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 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 ReadingGB-08, Lǜ Gǔ, 率谷, Leading Valley Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Meeting point of GB and BL • Empirical – LV Yang Rising headache Location 1 cun above ear apex; It’s easier to palpate the point while the subject is chewing. Needling Type: Transverse Depth: 0.5…
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-17, Gé Shū, 膈俞, Diaphragm Shu Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Blood Hui Point Location 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the seventh thoracic vertebra (T7) • Locate at the visible highest point of the paraspinal muscles. Needling Type: Transverse, Oblique …
Continue ReadingSP-10, Xuè Hǎi, 血 海, Sea of Blood Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Empirical – skin disorders Location 2 cun proximal to the superior border of the patella • In the depression on the bulge of the vastus medialis muscle, directly above SP-9 • Place the heel…
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