Bai Lao, Bǎi Láo, 百劳, Hundred Taxations Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Location 1 cun lateral to midline and 2 cun above DU14 Needling Type: Perpendicular Depth: 0.5 to 0.8 cun Description: 0.5 to 1 cun perpendicular Caution: Notes Energetics 1 Cough, asthma, neck stiffness, whooping…
Continue ReadingLiver Yin Deficiency 肝阴虚证 Disclaimer: For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice. Pattern Names Liver Yin Deficiency • 肝阴虚证 • Gān Yīn Xū Zhèng Classification Category: Zang Fu Syndrome: Liver Symptoms Tongue: red, no coat, cracked Pulse: thready, wiry, rapid Indications: Hypochondriac pain, 4 Smalls, Dry eyes, Eye pain, Eye floaters, Night…
Continue ReadingREN-04, Guān Yuán, 关元, Origin Pass Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories SI Front Mu Point • Meeting point of Ren, SP, LV, KD channel Location Midline • 3 cun below umbilicus Needling Type: Perpendicular Depth: 0.5 to 1 cun Description: Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 1 cun….
Continue ReadingDU-24, Shén Tíng, 神庭, Spirit Courtyard Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Meeting Point of DU, BL, and ST Location 0.5 cun posterior to the anterior hairline. 4.5 cun anterior to DU20. 0.5 cun anterior to DU23 Needling Type: Transverse Depth: 0.5 to 1 cun Description: Transverse…
Continue ReadingLV-08, Qū Quán, 曲泉, Crook Spring Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories He-Sea Point • Mother Point Location 1 cun anterior to KI 10, just superior to the medial end of the popliteal crease, in the depression anterior to the tendons of m. semitendinosus and m. semimembranosus Needling…
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 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…
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…
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