Lung Channel of the Hand Taiyin

Course: / Point Locations III / Date: / 4/28/08
Doc: / Comprehensive Point Location

Lung Channel of the Hand Taiyin

Pt / Category / Loc / Needling
LU 1
LU 2
LU 3
LU 4
LU 5
LU 6
LU 7
LU 8
LU 9
LU 10
LU 11

Large Intestine of the Hand Yangming

Pt / Category / Loc / Needling
LI 1
LI 2
LI 3
LI 4
LI 5
LI 6
LI 7
LI 8
LI 9
LI 10
LI 11
LI 12
LI 13
LI 14
LI 15
LI 16
LI 17
LI 18
LI 19
LI 20

Stomach Channel of the Foot Yangming

Pt / Category / Loc / Needling
ST 1
ST 2
ST 3
ST 4
ST 5
ST 6
ST 7
ST 8
ST 9
ST 10
ST 11
ST 12
ST 13
ST 14
ST 15
ST 16
ST 17
ST 18
ST 19
ST 20
ST 21
ST 22
ST 23
ST 24
ST 25
ST 26
ST 27
ST 28
ST 29
ST 30
ST 31
ST 32
ST 33
ST 34
ST 35
ST 36
ST 37
ST 38
ST 39
ST 40
ST 41
ST 42
ST 43
ST 44
ST 45

Spleen Channel of the Foot Taiyin

Pt / Category / Loc / Needling
SP 1
SP 2
SP 3
SP 4
SP 5
SP 6
SP 7
SP 8
SP 9
SP 10
SP 11
SP 12
SP 13
SP 14
SP 15
SP 16
SP 17
SP 18
SP 19
SP 20
SP 21

Heart Channel of the Hand Shaoyin

Pt / Category / Loc / Needling
HT 1
HT 2
HT 3
HT 4
HT 5
HT 6
HT 7
HT 8
HT 9

Small Intestine Channel of the Hand Taiyang

Pt / Category / Loc / Needling
SI 1
SI 2
SI 3
SI 4
SI 5
SI 6
SI 7
SI 8
SI 9
SI 10
SI 11
SI 12
SI 13
SI 14
SI 15
SI 16
SI 17
SI 18
SI 19

Bladder Channel of the Foot Taiyang

Pt / Category / Loc / Needling
Bl 1
Bl 2
Bl 3
Bl 4
Bl 5
Bl 6
Bl 7
Bl 8
Bl 9
Bl 10
Bl 11
Bl 12/41
Bl 13/42
Bl 14/43
Bl 15/44
Bl 16/45
Bl 17/46
Bl 18/47
Bl 19/48
Bl 20/49
Bl 21/50
Bl 22/51
Bl 23/52
Bl 24
Bl 25
Bl 26
Bl 27
Bl 28/53
Bl 29
Bl 30/54
Bl 31
Bl 32
Bl 33
Bl 34
Bl 35
Bl 36
Bl 37
Bl 38
Bl 39
Bl 40
Bl 55
Bl 56
Bl 57
Bl 58
Bl 59
Bl 60
Bl 61
Bl 62
Bl 63
Bl 64
Bl 65
Bl 66
Bl 67

Kidney Channel of the Foot Shaoyin

Pt / Category / Loc / Needling
K 1
K 2
K 3
K 4
K 5
K 6
K 7
K 8
K 9
K 10
K 11
K 12
K 13
K 14
K 15
K 16
K 17
K 18
K 19
K 20
K 21
K 22
K 23
K 24
K 25
K 26
K 27

Pericardium Channel of the Hand Jueyin

Pt / Category / Loc / Needling
P 1
P 2
P 3
P 4
P 5
P 6
P 7
P 8
P 9

San Jiao Channel of the Hand Shaoyang

Pt / Category / Loc / Needling
SJ 1
SJ 2
SJ 3
SJ 4
SJ 5
SJ 6
SJ 7
SJ 8
SJ 9
SJ 10
SJ 11
SJ 12
SJ 13
SJ 14
SJ 15
SJ 16
SJ 17
SJ 18
SJ 19
SJ 20
SJ 21
SJ 22
SJ 23

Gallbladder Channel of the Foot Shaoyang

Pt / Category / Loc / Needling
GB 1
GB 2
GB 3
GB 4
GB 5
GB 6
GB 7
GB 8
GB 9
GB 10
GB 11
GB 12
GB 13
GB 14
GB 15
GB 16
GB 17
GB 18
GB 19
GB 20
GB 21
GB 22
GB 23
GB 24
GB 25
GB 26
GB 27
GB 28
GB 29
GB 30
GB 31
GB 32
GB 33
GB 34
GB 35
GB 36
GB 37
GB 38
GB 39
GB 40
GB 41
GB 42
GB 43
GB 44

Liver Channel of the Foot Jueyin

Pt / Category / Loc / Needling
Liv 1
Liv 2
Liv 3
Liv 4
Liv 5
Liv 6
Liv 7
Liv 8
Liv 9
Liv 10
Liv 11
Liv 12
Liv 13
Liv 14

Du/Governing Channel

Pt / Category / Loc / Needling
Du 1 / Luo Connecting / Between rectum and tip of coccyx / Perp ½ - 1 cun
Obl along coccyx upward
Du 2 / Posterior midline of body in the scaro-coccygeal haitus
Palpate strating at coccyx, upward, straight vertical part is the haitus area. Feel for a big depression here, inferior to the 4th sacral spinous process. This is the hiatus. / Obl-superior ½ - 1 cun
Du 3 / Level with lower border of the spinous process of L4, right on the posterior midline. / Perp ½ - 1 cun
Du 4 / Level with lower border of the spinous process of L2, right on the posterior midline. / Perp ½ - 1 cun
Moxa, warm needle
(Moxa contra for ppl under 20)
Du 5 / Level with lower border of the spinous process of L1, right on the posterior midline. / Perp ½ - 1 cun
Du 6 / Level with lower border of the spinous process of T11, directly on the posterior midline. / Perp, but slightly upwards between the vertebrae,
½ - 1 cun.
Du 7 / Level with lower border of the spinous process of T10, directly on the posterior midline. / Perp, but slightly upwards between the vertebrae,
½ - 1 cun.
Du 8 / Level with lower border of the spinous process of T9, directly on the posterior midline. / Perp, but slightly upwards between the vertebrae,
½ - 1 cun.
Du 9 / Level with lower border of the spinous process of T7, directly on the posterior midline. / Perp, but slightly upwards between the vertebrae,
½ - 1 cun.
Du 10 / Level with lower border of the spinous process of T6, directly on the posterior midline. / Perp, but slightly upwards between the vertebrae,
½ - 1 cun.
Du 11 / Level with lower border of the spinous process of T5, directly on the posterior midline. / Perp, but slightly upwards between the vertebrae,
½ - 1 cun.
Du 12 / Level with lower border of the spinous process of T3, directly on the posterior midline. / Perp, but slightly upwards between the vertebrae,
½ - 1 cun.
Du 13 / Level with lower border of the spinous process of T1, directly on the posterior midline. / Perp, but slightly upwards between the vertebrae,
½ - 1 cun.
Du 14 /

Mtg of Du with 6 yang channels of hand/foot
Point of the Sea of Qi

/ Level with the lower border of the spinous process of C7, directly on the posteriormidline. / Perp, but slightly downwards, ½ - 1 cun.
Use w/reducing method!
Du 15 / Mtg of Du with Yang Linking / Level with GB 20, in a depression ½ cun inferior to Du 16. / Perp, but slightly downwards, ½ - 1 cun.
Du 16 /

Window of Sky
Du + Yang Wei
Ghost

/ Midline of neck, depression just below
external occipital protuberance. / Perp, but slightly downwards, ½ - 1 cun. Towards chin.
Du 17 / In a depression directly superior to the external occipital protuberance on the back of the head
1.5 cun superior to Du 16 / Scalp needling techs apply.
Du 18 / Midline of the back of the head, 1.5 cun directly superior to Du 17
½ way between Du 16 and Du 20 / Scalp needling techs apply
Du 19 /

Midline of the back of the head, 1.5 cun superior to Du 18
1.5 cun posterior to Du 20
3 cun superior to Du 17

/ Scalp needling techs apply
Du 20 / Du + Bl, GB, SJ, Liver / Vertex in a depression 5 cun posterior to the anterior hairline, 7 cun superior to the posterior hairline

Draw a line starting at the low point of the ear lobe, through the ear apexes and up to the to pof the head.
Where this line intersects with the midsagittal line is Du 20.

/ Scalp needling techs apply.
Du 21 /

1.5 cun anterior to Du 20
3.5 cun posterior to the front hairline

/ Scalp needling techs apply
Du 22 /

2 cun posterior to the anterior hairline on the midline of the head.
3 cun anterior to Du 20

/ Scalp needling techs apply.
Caution: don’t use if infant’s fontanelle is not closed.
Du 23 / Ghost / 1 cun posterior to the front hairline. / Scalp needling techs apply
Du 24 / Sometimes class’d as a ghost pt /

½ cun posterior to the front hairline
3 cun superior to the glabella
5 cun anterior to Du 20

/ Scalp needling techs apply
Du 25 / Midline, tip of the nose / Perp, 0.2 – 0.3 cun
Trans superior ½ - 1 cun
Prick to bleed.
Du 26 / Ghost / Junction between the upper 1/3 and lower 2/3 of the philtrum / Obl-superior, 0.3 – ½ cun
Du 27 / Midline, junction of the margin of the upper lip and philtrum / Obl-superior, 0.2 – 0.3 cun
Du 28 / Du + Ren + ST / Between the upper lip and gum in the superior frenulum / Prick to bleed

Ren/Conception Channel

Pt / Category / Loc / Needling
All points on the Ren channel are located on the anterior midline of the body.
Ren 1 / Ghost / At the perineum, ½ way between the rectum and genitalia (scrotum or posterior labial commissure) / Perp, less than 1 cun
Ren 2 /

Superior border of the pubic symphysis
5 cun inferior to the umbilicus.

Use proportional measuring on all ab points! / Perp, ½ - 1 cun
Caution: possible bladder puncture with deep needling. Have pt empty bladder 1st if possible
Ren 3 / Front Mu BL /

1 cun superior to upper border of the pubic symphysis
4 cun inferior to the umbilicus

/ Perp, ½ - 1 cun
Caution: possible bladder puncture with deep needling. Have pt empty bladder 1st if possible
Ren 4 / Front Mu SI
“Dantian!” /

2 cun superior to upper border of the pubic symphysis
3 cun inferior to the umbilicus

/ Perp, 1 – 1 ½ cun
Moxa w/ginger for Kd yang xu
Caution: possible bladder puncture with deep needling. Have pt empty bladder 1st if possible
Ren 5 / Front Mu SJ /

3 cun superior to upper border of the pubic symphysis
2 cun inferior to umbilicus

/ Perp, 1 – 1 ½ cun
Contra: preggers
Caution: periotoneal punc
Ren 6 /

3.5 cun superior to upper border of pubic symphysis
1.5 cun inferior to umbilicus

/ Perp, 0.8 – 1 ½ cun
Caution: peritoneal punc
Ren 7 / Ren + Chong /

4 cun superior to upper border of pubic symphysis
1 cun inferior to umbilicus

/ Perp, 1 – 2 cun
Caution: peritoneal punc
Ren 8 / Center of umbilicus / Contra to needling, but good for massage or moxa with salt, ginger, or garlic. Shen says you can flash cup as well with good results.
Ren 9 /

1 cun superior to umbilicus
7 cun inferior to sternal costal angle

/ Perp, 0.8 – 1 ½ cun
Contra: no moxa in preggers
Caution: peritoneal punc
Ren 10 /

2 cun superior to umbilicus
6 cun inferior to sternal costal angle

/ Perp. 1 – 1 ½ cun
Contra: no moxa in preggers
Caution: peritoneal punc
Ren 11 /

3 cun superior to umbilicus
5 cun inferior to sternal costal angle

/ Perp ½ - 1 ½ cun
Caution: peritoneal punc
Ren 12 / -Front Mu ST
-Hui of Fu /

4 cun superior to umbilicus
Midway between umbilicus and sternal costal angle

/ Perp, 0.8 – 1 ½ cun
Caution: peritoneal punc
Ren 13 /

5 cun superior to umbilicus
3 cun inferior to sternal costal angle

/ Perp, 0.8 – 1 ½ cun
Caution: peritoneal punc
Ren 14 / Front Mu HT /

6 cun superior to umbilicus
2 cun inferior to sternal costal angle

/ Perp, 0.3 – 0.8 cun
If xyphoid proc extends this far, however, transverse or obl
Caution: palpate for enlarged organs. Never insert superiorly toward heart!
Ren 15 / Luo Connecting /

7 cun superior to umbilicus
1 cun inferior to sternocostal angle

/ Perp, shallow
If on xyphoid process or sternum, oblique ½ - 1 cun.
Caution: palpate for enlarged organs. Never insert superiorly toward heart!
Ren 16 / On sternum, level with 5th IC space / Trans, 0.3 – ½ cun
Ren 17 / -Front mu PC
-Hui of Qi / On sternum, level with 4th IC space / Trans ½ - 1 cun, with or against the channel
Ren 18 / On sternum, level with 3rd IC space / Trans ½ - 1 cun, with or against the channel
Ren 19 / On sternum, level with 2nd IC space / Trans ½ - 1 cun with or against the channel
Ren 20 / On sternum, level with 1st IC space / Trans ½ - 1 cun with or against the channel
Ren 21 / On the manubrium, midway between Ren 20 and Ren 22 / Trans inferiorly, ½ - 1 cun
Ren 22 / Window of Sky /

Center of the suprasternal fossa
½ cun superior to suprasternal notch

Perp for 0.3 – ½ cun, then inferiorly behind muscle and anterior to esophagus. Dangerous but tradit!
Shallowly into muscle layer, but deep enough to stand on it’s own.
Safer!

Ren 23 / Anterior midline of neck in the depression above the hyoid bone
Slide finger down from chin until it hits the border of the bone. / Oblique superior toward root of tongue, ½ - 1 cun
Ren 24 / Ghost / Above the chin in the depression in the center of the mentolabial groove / Perp oblique, 0.3 – ½ cun

Cat’s Notes

Point Location III – Comprehensive from Class I - III

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Extra Points

Name / Location / Indications / Needle Technique
Qian Zhong
“to pull straight”
Sishencong
“4 intelligence points”
Yintang
“Hall of Seals”
Yuyao
“fish waist”
Qiuhou
“Behind the ball”
Taiyang
Erjian
Bitong
Bailao
“Hundreds of taxations”
Anmian
“Peaceful sleep”
Jiachengjiang
Jinjin Yuyu
Jaihexue
“tuberculosis point(xue)”
Pigen
“masses root (gen)”
Dingchuan
“calm dyspnea”
Weiguanxiashu
Yaoyan
“eyes of lower back”
Shiqizhuixia
“Below (xia) the 17th (shiqi) vertebra (zhu)”
HuatuoJiaji
Yaoqi
Huan Zhong
Sanjiaojiu
“triangle moxibustion”
Zigong
“palace of the child”
Tituo
“lift and support”
Shixuan
Sifeng
Zhong Kui
“middle emminence”
(CAM p249)
Baxie
P579Deadman
Luozhen
Yaotongxue
P 580
Erbai
P 581
Zhoujian
P581
Jianqian
P582
Baichongwo
“hundred bug burrow”
Pg 583
Heding
“crane head”
Pg 583
Xiyan
“knee eye”
Lanweixue
“Appendix point”
Dannangxue
Pg 585
Bafeng

Cat’s Notes

Point Location III – Comprehensive from Class I - III

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