meridians
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lu1
lu front mu
laterosuperior to sternum, at the level of the 1st intercostal space, 6 cun lateral to anterior midline
tonifies qi in chest, reguglates and descends lung qi. treats cough, asthma, chest fullness grief, sadness
oblique lateral 0.5-0.8”
lu2
in depression below lateral extremity of clavicle, 6 cun lateral to anterior midline
alternate front mu point. “cloud gate” implies old grief. treats cough, asthma, dyspnea, grief
oblique lateral 0.5-0.8”
lu3
window of sky
medial aspect of upper arm, 3 cun below axillary fold, radial side biceps brachii
influences lung po for depression, sadness, forgiveness issues, chronic emotional issues, cough, asthma
perpendicular 0.5-1.0”
lu4
medial aspect of upper arm, 4 cun below axillary fold, radial side bicep brachii
regulates and descends lung qi
perpendicular 0.5-1.0
lu5
he se, water point, sedation
on cubital crease, in the depression radial side of the tendon for bicep brachii
clears phlegm and heat from lung, regulates lung qi. cough, asthma, hemoptysis, elbow pain
perpendicular 0.5-1.0
lu6
xi cleft
palmar aspect of forearm, on line connecting lu9 and lu5, 7 cun above transverse wrist crease
stops pain and bleeding. emotional stagnation of po. cough, asthma, chest pain, dyspnea, hemoptysis
perpendicular 0.5-1.0
lu7
exit point, luo connect, master ren, command head/neck
superior to the tyloid process of radius, 1.5 cun above transverse wrist crease between brachioradial and abductor muscle of thumb
releases exterior, regulates lung and wei qi, nourishes yin, opens ren. grief, sadness, command for back of head and neck
obliquely upward 0.3-0.5”
lu8
jing-river, horary
1 cun above transverse crease of wrist in depression lateral side of radial artery
tonifies lung qi, influences blood and vessels, circulates blood, clears heat, transforms phlegm. used for cough, asthma, palpitations, hemoptysis, chest pain, SOB
perpendicular 0.2-0.3”
lu9
yuan source, shu-stream, tonification, influential pulse
radial end of transverse crease of wrist, in depression on lateral side of radial artery
tonifies lung qi, influence blood and vessels, circulates blood, clears heat, transforms phlegm. used for cough, ashtma, palpitations, hemoptysis, chest pain, SOB
perpendicular 0.2-0.3”
perpendicular 0.5-0.8”d
lu10
ying spring
radial aspect of midpoint of first metacarpal bone, on junction of red and white skin
clears lung heat, benefits throat. febrile diseases, sore throat, loss of voice, cough, hemoptysis
perpendicular 0.5-0.8”
lu11
jing well
on radial side of thumb, about 0.1 cun posterior to corner of nail
expels wind heat, revives consciousness. fever, mania, sore throat, cough, asthma, epistaxis
superficially 0.1”
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1. li1 location:: on radial side of index finger, 0.1 cun posterior to corner of nail
2. li2 location:: in depression radial side of index finger, distal to 2nd MCP joint,
junction red and white skin with finger slightly flexed
3. li3 location:: with a loose fist, point is on radial side of index finger, in depression
proximal to head of 2nd metacarpal bone
4. li4 location:: dorsum of hand, between 1st and 2nd metacarpal bones, approx.
middle of 2nd metacarpal bone on radial side
5. li5 location:: radial side of wrist, when thumb is facing upward, in depression
between the tendons, extensor pollicis between the tendons extensor pollicis longus
and brevis, the "snuffbox"
6. li6 location:: with elbow flexed and radial side up, point is on line joining li5 to li11,
3 cun above crease of wrist
7. li7 location:: with elbow flexed and radial side up, on line joining li5 to li11, 5 cun
above crease of wrist
8. li8 location:: on line joining li5 to li11, 4 cun below the cubital crease
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9. li9 location:: on line joining li5 to li11, 3 cun below the cubital crease
10. li10 location:: on line joining li5 to li11, 2 cun below the cubital crease
11. li11 location:: with elbow flexed, in depression lateral end of transverse cubital
crease, midway between lu5 and lateral epicondyle of humerus
12. li12 location:: with elbow flexed, on lateral side upper arm, 1 cun above li11 on
border of humerus
13. li13 location:: lateral side upper arm, on line joining li11 and li15, 3 cun above
li11
14. li14 location:: lateral side upper arm, on line connecting li11 and li15, 7 cun
above li11 at insertion m. deltoideus
15. li15 location:: antero-inerior to the acromion, on upper portion of deltoid
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16. li16 location:: upper aspect of shoulder, in depression between acromial ex-
tremity of clavical an dscapular spine
17. li17 location:: lateral side of neck, posterior border of SCM, midpoint connecting
li18 and st12
18. li18 location:: lateral side of neck, level with adam's apple, between sternal and
clavicular head of SCM
19. li19 location:: directly below lateral margin of nostril, level with du26
20. li20 location:: in nasolabial groove, level with midpoint of lateral border of ala
nasi
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1. st1 location:: with eyes looking forward, point is directly below pupil between the
eyeball and infra orbital ridge
2. st2 location:: directly below pupil in depression at infra orbital foramen
3. st3 location:: directly below pupil, level with lower border of ala nasi, lateral side
of labial groove
4. st4 location:: lateral corner of mouth and directly below pupil
5. st5 location:: anterior to angle of mandible, anterior border of attached portion
m. masseter, where the pulsation of the facial artery is palpable in the groove like
depression when cheeks are bulged
6. st6 location:: one finger breadth anterior and superior to the lower angle of the
mandible where the m. masseter is prominent when teeth are clenched, where
themuscle masseter attaches at the prominence of the muscle
7. st7 location:: anterior to ear, in depression between zygomatic arch and
mandibular notch with mouth closed
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8. st8 location:: lateral side of head, 0.5 cun within and anterior hairline at corner
of forehead and 4.5 cun lateral to du24
9. st9 location:: level with tip of adam's apple where the pulsation of the common
carotid artery is palpable on anterior border SCM
10. st10 location:: at midpoint of line joining st9 and st11 on anterior border of SCM
11. st11 location:: superior border of sternal extremity of clavicle, between sternal
and clavicular heads of SCM
12. st12 location:: 4 cun lateral to anterior to anterior midline in midpoint of supra-
clavicular fossa
13. st13 location:: lower border midpoint of clavicle 4 cun lateral to anterior midline
14. st14 location:: in 1st intercostal space 4 cun lateral to anterior midline
15. st15 location:: in 2nd intercostal space 4 cun lateral to midline
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16. st16 location:: in 3rd intercostal space 4 cun lateral to midline
17. st17 location:: in 4th intercostal space in center of nipple 4 cun lateral to midline
18. st18 location:: directly below the nipple on lower border of breast in 5th innter-
costal space 4 cun lateral to anterior midline
19. st19 location:: 6 cun above umbilicus 2 cun lateral to anterior midline, level
ren14
20. st20 location:: 5 cun above umbilicus 2 cun lateral to anterior midline, level
ren13
21. st21 location:: 4 cun above umbilicus 2 cun lateral to anterior midline, level
ren12
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22. st22 location:: 3 cun above umbilicus 2 cun lateral to anterior midline, level
ren11
23. st23 location:: 2 cun above the umbilicus 2 cun lateral to anterior midline, level
ren10
24. st24 location:: 1 cun above the umbilicus 2 cun lateral to anterior midline, level
ren9
25. st25 location:: 2 cun lateral to the center of umbilicus
26. st26 location:: 1 cun below the umbilicus 2 cun lateral to anterior midline, level
ren4
27. st27 location:: 2 cun below umbilicus 2 cun lateral to anterior midline, level ren5
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28. st28 location:: 3 cun below the umbilicus 2 cun lateral to anterior midline, level
ren4
29. st29 location:: 4 cun below the umbilicus 2 cun lateral to anterior midline, level
ren3
30. st30 location:: 5 cun below the umbilicus 2 cun lateral to anterior midline, level
ren2
31. st31 location:: anterior side of thigh and on line connecting ASIS and superior-
lateral corner of patella, in depression lateral to satorius muscle
32. st32 location:: 6 cun above laterosuperior border of the patella, on a line
connecting the ASIS and lateral border of the patella
33. st33 location:: with knee flexed opint is 3 cun above the laterosuperior border
of patella on the line joining the laterosuperior border of patella and the ASIS
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34. st34 location:: when the knee is flexed the point is 2 cun above the laterosupe-
rior border of the patella
35. st35 location:: with knee flexed, point is by the border of patella in depression
lateral to patellar ligament
36. st36 location:: 3 cun below st35 one finger breadth from the anterior border of
the tibia
37. st37 location:: 6 cun below st35 one finger breadth from anterior border of tibia
38. st38 location:: 8 cun below st35 one finger breadth from anterior border of tibia
39. st39 location:: 9 cun below st35 one finger breadths from anterior border of tibia
40. st40 location:: 8 cun above tip lateral malleolus, two finger breadth lateral to
anterior border of tibia
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41. st41 location:: dorsum of foot, at midpoint of transverse crease of ankle joint, in
the depression between tendons m. extensor digitorum longus and hallucis longus
42. st42 location:: on dome of instep of foot, between tendons of long extensor
muscle of great toe and long extensor muscle of great toe and long extensor muscle
of toes, where the pulsation of dorsal artery of foot is palpable
43. st43 location:: in depression distal to junction of 2nd and 3rd metatarsal
44. st44 location:: proximal to web margin between the 2nd and 3rd toes in depres-
sion distal and lateral 2nd metatarsodigital joint
45. st45 location:: on the lateral side of 2nd toe 0.1 cun from corner of nail
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1. sp1 location:: on medial side of great toe 0.1 cun posterior to corner of nail
2. sp2 location:: medial side of great toe distal and inferior to 1st metatarsopha-
langeal joint at junction of red and white skin
3. sp3 location:: proximal and inferior to 1st metatarsophalangeal joint in depres-
sion at junction of red and white skin
4. sp4 location:: in depression distal and inferior to base of 1st metatarsal bone at
junction of red and white skin
5. sp5 location:: in depression distal and inferior to medial malleolus midway be-
tween tuberosity of navicular bone and tip medial malleolus
6. sp6 location:: 3 cun directly above tip of medial malleolus posterior to medial
border of tibia
7. sp7 location:: 6 cun above tip medial malleolus on line connecting medial malle-
olus and sp9
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8. sp8 location:: 3 cun below sp9 on connecting line between sp9 and medial
malleolus
9. sp9 location:: on border of medial condyle of tibia in depression posterior and
inferior to medial condyle of tibia
10. sp10 location:: with knee flexed, 2 cun above mediosuperior border of patella,
on bulge of medial portion m. quadriceps femoris
11. sp11 location:: 6 cun above sp10 on line between sp10 and sp12
12. sp12 location:: superior to lateral end of inguinal groove, lateral to pulsation of
external iliac artery, level upper border of symphysis pubis, 3.5 cun lateral ren2
13. sp13 location:: 0.7 cun laterosuperior to sp12, 4 cun lateral to anterior midline
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14. sp14 location:: 1.3 cun below sp15, 4 cun lateral to anterior midline, lateral side
m. rectus abdominis
15. sp15 location:: 4 cun lateral to center of umbilicus, lateral to m. rectus abdomin-
is
16. sp16 location:: 3 cun above sp15, 4 cun lateral to anterior midline
17. sp17 location:: in 5th ics, 6 cun lateral to anterior midline
18. sp18 location:: in 4th ics, 6 cun lateral to anterior midline
19. sp19 location:: in 3th ics, 6 cun lateral to anterior midline
20. sp20 location:: in 2nd ics, 6 cun lateral to anterior midline
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21. sp21 location:: on mid axillary line, 6 cun below the axilla, midway between
axilla and the free end of the 11th rib or in the 6 ics
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1. ht1 location:: with arm abducted, center of axilla, on the medial side of the axillary
artery
2. ht2 location:: with elbow flexed 3 cun above medial end of transverse cubital
crease in the groove medial to m. biceps brachii
3. ht3 location:: with elbow flexed, at midpoint of line connecting medial end of
cubital crease and medial epicondyle of humerus
4. ht4 location:: palm facing upward, on radial side of flexor carpi ulnaris, 1.0 cun
above transverse crease of wrist
5. ht5 location:: palm facing upward, on radial side of flexor carpi ulnaris, 0.5 cun
above the transverse crease of the wrist
6. ht6 location:: palm facing upward, on radial side of flexor carpi ulnaris, 0.5 cun
above transverse crease of wrist
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7. ht7 location:: ulnar end of transverse crease of wrist in depression on radial side
of flexor carpi ulnaris tendon
8. ht8 location:: palm facing upward, between 4th and 5th metacarpal bones or
when a fist is made, where tip of little finger rests
9. ht9 location:: on radial side of little finger, about 0.1 cun posterior to corner of
nail
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1. si1 location:: on ulnar side of little finger 0.1 cun posterior to corner of nail
2. si2 location:: with a loose fist, point is on ulnar end of crease in front of MCP joint
of little finger, junction of red and white skin
3. si3 location:: with a loose fist, the point is on the ulnar end of the distal palm
crease proximal to the 5th MCP joint at the end of the transverse crease at the
junction of red and white skin
4. si4 location:: ulnar side of palm, in depression between base of 5th metacarpal
and hamate bone
5. si5 location:: ulnar end transverse wrist crease, dorsal aspect, in depression
between styloid process of ulna and the triquetral bone
6. si6 location:: dorsal to the head of ulna. when the palm faces the chest, the point
is in the bony cleft on the radial side of the styloid process of ulna
7. si7 location:: on the line joining si5 and si8, 5 cun proximal to dorsal wrist crease
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8. si8 location:: with elbow flexed, point is located in the depression between
between olecranon of the ulna and the medial epicondyle of humerus
9. si9 location:: posterior and inferior to the shoulder joint. when arm is adducted,
point is 1 cun above end of axillary fold
10. si10 location:: with arm adducted, point is directly above posterior axillary fold
in depression inferior to scapular spine
11. si11 location:: on scapula, in depression of center of subscapular fossa, level
with t4 vertebrae (CAM)
12. si12 location:: in center of suprascapular fossa directly above si11
13. si13 location:: medial extremity of the suprascapular fossa, midway between
si10 and spinous process of 2nd thoracic vertebrae
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14. si14 location:: 3 cun lateral to lower border spinous process t1 vertebrae, lateral
du13
15. si15 location:: 2 cun lateral to lower border of spinous process c7, lateral du14
16. si16 location:: in lateral aspect of neck, posterior to SCM and li18 on the level
with the laryngeal protuberance
17. si17 location:: posterior to angle of the mandible in depression anterior border
SCM
18. si18 location:: directly below the outer canthus in the lower border of the
zygoma
19. si19 location:: anterior to tragus, posterior to condyloid process of mandible in
the depression when mouth is open
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ub1
in depression slightly above inner canthus
ub2
on medial extremity of eyebrow on supraorbital notch
ub3
directly above medial end of the eyebrow, 0.5 cun within the hairline between du24 and ub4
ub4
0.5 cun directly above midpoint of anterior hairline, 1.5 cun lateral to midline. 1/3 distance du24 to st8
ub5
1 cun directly above the midpoint of anterior hairline, 1.5 cun lateral to du23
ub6
2.5 cun directly above midpoint of anterior hairline, 1.5 cun lateral to du
ub7
4.0 cun directly above midpoint of anterior hairline, 0.5 cun posterior and 1.5 cun lateral to du20
ub8
5.5 cun directly above midpoint of anterior hairline, 0.5 cun posterior and 1.5 cun lateral to du20
ub9
2.5 cun directly above the the midpoint of the posterior hairline, 1.3 cun lateral to du17 in depression level upper border EOP
ub10
1.3 cun lateral to midpoint of posterior hairline, in the depression on the lateral side of m. trapezius, level with du15
ub11
1.5 cun lateral to du, lower border spinous process of t1, level with du13
ub12
1.5 cun lateral to du, lower border spinous process of t2
ub13
1.5 cun lateral to du, lower border spinous process of t3, level du12
ub14
1.5 cun lateral to du, lower border spinous process of t4
ub15
1.5 cun lateral to du, lower border spinous process of t5, level du11
ub16
1.5 cun lateral to du, lower border spinous process of t6, level du10
ub17
1.5 cun lateral to du, lower border spinous process of t7, level du9
ub18
1.5 cun lateral to du, lower border spinous process of t9, level du8
ub19
1.5 cun lateral to du, lower border spinous process of t10, level du7 (insertion oblique 0.5-0.8)
ub20
1.5 cun lateral to du, lower border spinous process of t11, level du6
ub21
1.5 cun lateral to du, lower border spinous process of t12
ub22
1.5 cun lateral to du, lower border spinous process of l1, level du5
ub23
1.5 cun lateral to du, lower border spinous process of l2, level du4
ub24
1.5 cun lateral to du, lower border spinous process of l3
ub25
1.5 cun lateral to du, lower border spinous process of l4, level du3
ub26
1.5 cun lateral to du, lower border spinous process of l5
ub27
1.5 cun lateral to du, lower border spinous process of s1
ub28
1.5 cun lateral to du, lower border spinous process of s2
ub29
1.5 cun lateral to du, lower border spinous process of s3
ub30
1.5 cun lateral to du, lower border spinous process of s4
ub31
in 1st sacral foramen, level ub27
ub32
in 2nd sacral foramen, level ub28
ub33
in 3rd sacral foramen, level ub29
ub34
in 4th sacral foramen, level ub30
ub35
0.5 cun lateral to tip of coccyx
ub36
posterior side of thigh at midpoint of inferior gluteal fold
ub37
6 cun below ub36 on line between ub36 and ub40
ub38
1 cun above ub39 on the medial side of the m. biceps femoris tendon with the knee slightly flexed
ub39
lateral to ub40 on the medial border of m. biceps femoris tendon
ub40
midpoint transverse crease of the popliteal fossa between m. biceps femoris and m. semitendonosis
ub41
3 cun lateral to the du, lower border spinous process t2, level ub12
ub42
3 cun lateral to du, lower border spinous process t3, level ub13, du12
ub43
3 cun lateral to du, lower border spinous t4, level ub14
ub44
3 cun lateral to du, lower border spinous process t5, level ub15, du11
ub45
3 cun lateral to du, lower border spinous process t6, level ub16, du10
ub46
3 cun lateral to du, lower border spinous process t7, level ub17, du9
ub47
3 cun lateral to du, lower border spinous process t9, level ub18, du8
ub48
3 cun lateral to du, lower border spinous process t10, level ub19, du7
ub49
3 cun lateral to du, lower border spinous process t11, level ub20, du6
ub50
3 cun lateral to du, lower border spinous process t12, level ub21
ub51
3 cun lateral to du, lower border spinous process l1, level ub22, du5
ub52
3 cun lateral to du, lower border spinous process l2, level ub23, du4
ub53
3 cun lateral to medial crest at level 2nd sacral posterior foramen, level ub28, ub32
ub54
3 cun lateral to medial crest at level 4th sacral posterior foramen, level ub30-ub34
ub55
on line connecting ub40 and ub57, 2 cun below ub40 between the medial and lateral heads of m. gastrocnemius
ub56
on line connecting ub40 and ub57 in center of belly of m. gastrocnemius, 5 cun below ub40
ub57
8 cun below ub40 on line joining ub40 and ub60, in depression formed below m. gastrocemius when leg stretched
ub58
7 cun above ub60 on posterior border of fibula, 1.0 cun lateral and inferior to ub57
ub59
3 cun directly above ub60
ub60
in depression between external malleolus and achilles tendon
ub61
posterior and inferior to external malleolus, below ub60, lateral to the calcaneum, junction red and white skin
ub62
in depression directly below the external malleolus
ub63
lateral side of foot, directly below anterior border external malleolus, lower border cuboid bone
ub64
below the tuberosity of 5th metatarsal bone, junction red and white skin
ub65
posterior (proximal) to the head of the 5th metatarsophalangeal joint at the junction of the red and white skin
ub66
in the depression anterior (distal) to the 5th metatarsophalangeal joint junction red and white skin
ub67
on the lateral side of the small toe 0.1 cun posterior to corner of nail
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1. kd1 location:: on the sole of the foot in depression when the foot in plantar flexion,
junction of anterior 1/3 and posterior 2/3 of sole on line connecting the base of the
2nd and 3rd toes and the heel
2. kd2 location:: anterior and inferior to medial malleolus in the depression on the
lower border of the tuberosity of the navicular bone
3. kd3 location:: in the depression between tip of the medial malleolus and achilles
tendon
4. kd4 location:: posterior and inferior to medial malleolus in depression medial side
of achilles attachment, between kd3 to kd5
5. kd5 location:: 1 cun directly below kd3, in depression medial side tuberosity of
the calcaneum
6. kd6 location:: in the depression below the tip of the medial malleolus
7. kd7 location:: 2 cun directly above kd3 on the anterior border achilles tendon
8. kd8 location:: 0.5 cun anterior to kd7, posterior to the medial border of the tibia
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9. kd9 location:: 5 cun directly above kd3, lower end of the belly of m. gastrocne-
mius on the line from kd3 to kd10
10. kd10 location:: with knee flexed, medial side knee. between tendons m. semi-
tendinosus and m. semimembranosus
11. kd11 location:: 5 cun below umbilicus, 0.5 cun lateral ren2
12. kd12 location:: 4 cun below umbilicus, 0.5 cun lateral ren3
13. kd13 location:: 3 cun below umbilicus, 0.5 cun lateral ren4
14. kd14 location:: 2 cun below umbilicus, 0.5 cun lateral ren5
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15. kd15 location:: 1 cun below umbilicus, 0.5 cun lateral ren7
16. kd16 location:: 0.5 cun lateral to umbilicus and ren8
17. kd17 location:: 2 cun above umbilicus, 0.5 cun lateral ren10
18. kd18 location:: 3 cun above umbilicus, 0.5 cun lateral ren11
19. kd19 location:: 4 cun above umbilicus, 0.5 cun lateral ren12
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20. kd20 location:: 5 cun above umbilicus, 0.5 cun lateral ren13
21. kd21 location:: 6 cun above umbilicus, 0.5 cun lateral ren14
22. kd22 location:: 5th ics 2 cun lateral ren16
23. kd23 location:: 4th ics 2 cun lateral ren17
24. kd24 location:: 3rd ics 2 cun lateral ren18
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25. kd25 location:: 2nd ics 2 cun lateral ren19
26. kd26 location:: 1st ics 2 cun lateral ren20
27. kd27 location:: in depression on lower border of clavicle, 2 cun lateral to anterior
midline
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1. pc1 location:: in the 4th intercostal space, 1.0 cun lateral to the nipple, 5 cun
lateral to anterior midline
2. pc2 location:: 2 cun below the level of the axillary fold between the two heads of
m. biceps brachii
3. pc3 location:: on the transverse cubital crease at the ulnar side of the tendon of
them. biceps brachii
4. pc4 location:: 5 cun above the transverse crease of the wrist, on the line con-
necting pc3 and pc7, between the m. palmaris longus and m. flexor carpi radialis
tendons
5. pc5 location:: 3 cun above the transverse crease of the wrist, between them.
palmaris longus and m. flexor carpi radialis tendons
6. pc6 location:: 2 cun above the transverse crease of the wrist, between the m.
palmaris longus and m. flexor carpi radialis tendons
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7. pc7 location:: in the middle transverse crease of the wrist between the m.
palmaris longus and m. flexor carpi radialis tendons
8. pc8 location:: at the center of the palm, between the 2nd and 3rd metacarpal
bones, in the part where tip of the middle finger rests when making a loose fist
9. pc9 location:: in the center of the tip of the middle finger
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1. sj1 location:: 0.1 cun posterior to the corner of the nail on the ulnar side of the
ring finger
2. sj2 location:: with fist clenched, in depression proximal to margin of web between
ring and little finger, junction red/white skin
3. sj3 location:: with fist clenched, on dorsum of hand between 4th and 5th
metacarpal bones in depression proximal to 4th MCP joint
4. sj4 location:: on the transverse crase of the wrist in a depression on the ulnar
side of the m. extensor digitorum communis tendon
5. sj5 location:: 2 cun proximal to dorsal wrist crease, on line connecting sj4 and
tip olecranon, between radius and the ulna
6. sj6 location:: 3 cun proximal to dorsal wrist crease, line connecting sj4 and
olecranon, between the radius and the ulna on the radial side of m. extensor
digitorum
7. sj7 location:: level with 1 finger width from sj6 on the radial border of the ulna
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8. sj8 location:: 4 cun proximal to dorsal wrist crease between the radius and the
ulna
9. sj9 location:: lateral side forearm, 5 cun below the olecranon between the radius
and ulna
10. sj10 location:: with elbow flexed, in the depression 1 cun superior to the
olecranon
11. sj11 location:: with elbow flexed, 1 cun above sj10
12. sj12 location:: midway between sj11 and sj13 on line joining the tip olecranon
and sj14
13. sj13 location:: on the line joining the tip olecranon and sj14, posterior border of
m. deltoideus
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14. sj14 location:: on the shoulder, posterior to li15 in a depression inferior and
posterior to the acromion when the arm is abducted
15. sj15 location:: midway between gb21 and si13 on the superior angle of the
scapula
16. sj16 location:: lateral side of neck, directly below the mastoid process, level with
mandibular angle on posterior border of SCM
17. sj17 location:: posterior to the lobule of the ear in a depression between the
mandible and the mastoid process
18. sj18 location:: in the center of mastoid process at the junction of the middle and
lower third of the curve formed by sj17 to sj20
19. sj19 location:: posterior to the ear at the junction of the upper and middle third
of the curve formed by sj17 to sj20 (obl. insertion)
20. sj20 location:: directly above the ear apex in hairline
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21. sj21 location:: in depression anterior to supertragic notch, posterior to condy-
loid process of mandible, locate with mouth open
22. sj22 location:: anterior and superior to sj21, level with root of auricle on poste-
rior border of the hairline of the temple where the superficial temporal artery passes
23. sj23 location:: in a depression at lateral end of eyebrow
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1. gb1 location:: 0.5 cun lateral to the outer canthus in the depression lateral to the
orbit
2. gb2 location:: anterior to intertragic notch at posterior border of condyloid
process, locate with mout open
3. gb3 location:: in front of ear, upper border of zygomatic arch, depression above
st7
4. gb4 location:: within hairline of the temporal region, at junction of the upper 1/4
and lower 3/4 of the distance between st8 and gb7
5. gb5 location:: within the hairline of the temporal region midway between st8 and
gb7
6. gb6 location:: within hairline of temporal region, at junction of lower 1/4 and
upper 3/4 of distance between st8 and gb7
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7. gb7 location:: on the head, at crossing point of vertical posterior border of temple
and the horizontal line through ear apex
8. gb8 location:: superior to apex of auricle 1.5 cun within hairline
9. gb9 location:: directly above the posterior border of auricle 2 cun within the
hairline 0.5 cun posterior to gb8
10. gb10 location:: posterior and superior to mastoid process, at junction of middle
1/3 and upper 1/3 of line connecting gb9 to gb12
11. gb11 location:: posterior and superior to mastoid process, at junction middle
1/3 and lower 1/3 on line connecting gb9 to gb12
12. gb12 location:: in depression posterior and inferior to mastoid process (oblique
insertion)
13. gb13 location:: 0.5 cun within hairline of forehead 3 cun lateral to du24
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14. gb14 location:: on forehead directly above pupil 1 cun directly above midpoint
of eyebrow
15. gb15 location:: directly above gb14, 0.5 cun within hairline midway between
du24 and st8
16. gb16 location:: 1.5 cun above anterior hairline and 2.25 cun lateral to midline
17. gb17 location:: 2.5 cun above anterior hairline and 2.25 cun lateral to the
midline
18. gb18 location:: 4 cun above anterior hairline and 2.25 to the midline
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19. gb19 location:: level with the upper border of external occipital protuberance or
du17, 2.25 cun lateral to the midline of head
20. gb20 location:: in a depression between the upper portion of m. scm and m.
trapezius, level with du16
21. gb21 location:: at the mid point of the line connecting du14 and the acromion
on the highest point of the shoulder
22. gb22 location:: on mid-axillary line when arm is raised, 3 cun below axilla, 4th
ics
23. gb23 location:: 1 cun anterior to gb22, approx level with the nipple in 4th ics
24. gb24 location:: 4 cun lateral to anterior midline in the 7th ics
25. gb25 location:: at the lower border of the free end of the 12th rib
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26. gb26 location:: directly below lv13 at the crossing point of vertical line from the
free end of the 11th rib and a horizontal line through the umbilicus (level with ren8)
27. gb27 location:: lateral side abdomen, anterior to the asis, 3 cun below the level
of umbilicus
28. gb28 location:: anterior and inferior to the asis, 0.5 cun anterior and inferior to
gb27
29. gb29 location:: in a depression at the midpoint between the asis and the
prominence of the greater trochanter
30. gb30 location:: at the junction of lateral 1/3 and medial 2/3 distance between
the prominence of greater trochanter and the hiatus of the sacrum (du2)
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31. gb31 location:: 7 cun above transverse popliteal crease on the lateral midline
of thigh, when patient is standing with arms at his/her side the point is at the tip of
their middle finger
32. gb32 location:: 5 cun above the transverse popliteal crease between vastus
lateralis and biceps femoris, 2 cun below gb31
33. gb33 location:: 3 cun above gb34, lateral to knee joint, in depression above
external epicondyle of femur
34. gb34 location:: in a depression anterior and inferior to the head of the fibula
35. gb35 location:: 7 cun above the tip of external malleolus on the posterior border
of the fibula
36. gb36 location:: 7 cun above the tip of external malleolus on the anterior border
of the fibula
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37. gb37 location:: 5 cun above the tip of external malleolus on the anterior border
of the fibula
38. gb38 location:: 4 cun above the tip of external malleolus slightly anterior to the
anterior border of the fibula between m. extensor digitorum longus and m. peroneous
brevis
39. gb39 location:: 3 cun above the tip of the external malleolus on the anterior
border of fibula
40. gb40 location:: anterior and inferior to the external malleolus in a depression
on the lateral side of m. extensor digitorum longus tendon
41. gb41 location:: posterior to the 4th metatarsophalangeal joint in a depression
lateral to the tendon of m. extensor digiti minimi
42. gb42 location:: posterior to the 4th mtp joint between the 4th and 5th metatarsal
bones, medial side of tendon of m. extensor digiti minimi
43. gb43 location:: between 4th and 5th metatarsals proximal to the margin of the
web at the junction of the red and white skin
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44. gb44 location:: 0.1 cun posterior corner of the nail
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1. lv1 location:: lateral side of big toe, 0.1 cun from corner of nail
2. lv2 location:: on dorsum of foot between 1st and 2nd toes, 0.5 cun proximal to
the margin of the web
3. lv3 location:: on dorsum of foot in a depression distal to junction 1st and 2nd
metatarsal bones
4. lv4 location:: anterior to medial malleolus, midway between sp5 and st41, in
depression medial side tendon m. tibialis anterior
5. lv5 location:: 5 cun above the tip of the medial malleolus on midline of the medial
surface of tibia
6. lv6 location:: 7 cun above tip of medial malleolus on midline of the middle surface
of tibia
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7. lv7 location:: posterior and inferior to medial condyle of tibia in upper portion
medial head m. gastrocnemius, 1 cun posterior to sp9
8. lv8 location:: with knee flexed, at the medial end of transverse popliteal crease,
posterior to medial epicondyle of tibia in depression on anterior border of insertions
of m. semimembranosus and semitendinosus
9. lv9 location:: 4 cun above medial epicondyle of femur, between m. vastus medi-
alis and m. sartorius
10. lv10 location:: 3 cun below st30 at the proximal end of the thigh, below pubic
tubercle and lateral border of m. adductor longus
11. lv11 location:: 2 cun below st30 at the proximal end of the thigh, below pubic
tubercle and on the lateral border of adductor longus
12. lv12 location:: 2.5 cun lateral to anterior midline, lateral and inferior to st30, in
inguinal groove where femoral artery is palpable
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13. lv13 location:: on the lateral side of the abdomen below the free end of the 11th
rib
14. lv14 location:: 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline in the 6th ics
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1. du1 location:: midway between the tip of the coccyx bone and the anus
2. du2 location:: in hiatus of sacrum between the sacrum and the coccyx
3. du3 location:: below the spinous process of l4
4. du4 location:: below the spinous process of l2
5. du5 location:: below the spinous process of l1
6. du6 location:: below the spinous process of t11
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7. du7 location:: below the spinous process of t10
8. du8 location:: below the spinous process of t9
9. du9 location:: below the spinous process of t7
10. du10 location:: below the spinous process of t6
11. du11 location:: below the spinous process of t5
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12. du12 location:: below the spinous process of t3
13. du13 location:: below the spinous process of t1
14. du14 location:: below the spinous process of c7
15. du15 location:: 0.5 cun above the midpoint of the posterior hairline in a depres-
sion below the spinous process of c1
16. du16 location:: 1 cun directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline in a
depression below the spinous process of c1
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17. du17 location:: on midline of head, 1.5 cun directly above du16, superior to eop
18. du18 location:: 4 cun above midpoint of posterior hairline, 1.5 cun above du17
19. du19 location:: 5.5 cun above midpoint of posterior hairline, 1.5 cun directly
above du18
20. du20 location:: on midline of head, 5 cun above midpoint of anterior hairline,
midway on a line connecting the apex of both ears
21. du21 location:: on midline of head, 3.5 cun posterior to anterior hairline, 1.5 cun
anterior to du20
22. du22 location:: 2 cun posterior to midpoint of anterior hairline
23. du23 location:: 1 cun posterior to midpoint of anterior hairline
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24. du24 location:: 0.5 cun above the midpoint of the anterior hairline
25. du25 location:: on tip of nose
26. du26 location:: at junction of the upper middle third of philtrum
27. du27 location:: at junction of upper lip and philtrum
28. du28 location:: at junction of gum and frenulum of upper lip, needle the lip
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1. ren1 location:: between the anus and the scrotum, f: between the anus and the
posterior labial commissure
2. ren2 location:: on midpoint upper border symphysis pubis
3. ren3 location:: on anterior midline, 1 cun above upper border pubic symphysis,
4 cun below umbilicus
4. ren4 location:: on anterior midline, 2 cun above upper border pubic symphysis,
3 cun below umbilicus
5. ren5 location:: on anterior midline, 2 cun below umbilicus
6. ren6 location:: on anterior midline, 1.5 cun below umbilicus
7. ren7 location:: on anterior midline, 1 cun below umbilicus
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8. ren8 location:: in the center of the umbilicus
9. ren9 location:: on the anterior midline, 1 cun above umbilicus
10. ren10 location:: on the anterior midline, 2 cun above umbilicus
11. ren11 location:: on anterior midline, 3 cun above umbilicus
12. ren12 location:: on anterior midline, 4 cun above umbilicus
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13. ren13 location:: on anterior midline, 5 cun above umbilicus
14. ren14 location:: on anterior midline, 6 cun above umbilicus
15. ren15 location:: on anterior midline, 7 cun above umbilicus, 1 cun below xiphoid
process
16. ren16 location:: on anterior midline, level with 5th ics
17. ren17 location:: on anterior midline, level with 4th ics, midway between nipples
18. ren18 location:: anterior midline, level with 3rd ics
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19. ren19 location:: anterior midline, level with 2nd ics
20. ren20 location:: anterior midline, level with 1st ics
21. ren21 location:: anterior midline, center of sternal manubrium, 1 cun below
ren22
22. ren22 location:: center of notch in superior aspect of suprasternal fossa
23. ren23 location:: above adams apple, in depression upper border of hyoid bone
24. ren24 location:: in depression center of mentolabial groove
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1. taiyang
depression one finger breadth posterior to mdpt btwe lateral end eye brown and out canthus
2. yintang
midway between medial ends of eyebrows
3. shanglianquan
1 cun below midpoint lower jaw, in depression between hyoid bone and lower border of jaw (anterior to ren23)
4. erjian
apex of the auricle
5. yuyao
at midpoint of eyebrow directly above pupil
6. sishencong
a group of 4 points at vertex, 1 cun each direction from du20
7. qiuhou
at the junction of lateral 1/4 and medial 3/4 of infraorbital margin
8. jiachengjiang
1 cun lateral to ren24
9. jinjing, yu ye
on the veins on both sides frenulum of tongue
10. bitong
highest point of nasolabial groove
11. qianzheng
0.5-1 cun anterior to auricular lobe
12. yiming
1 cun posterior to sj17
13. anmian
midpoint between sj17 and gb20
14. dingchuan
0.5 cun lateral to du14
15. huatuojiaji
0.5 cun lateral to lower border each spinous process t1-l5
16. bailao
2 cun above du14, 1.0 cun lateral to midline
17. weiguanxiashu
1.5 cun lateral lower border t8
18. shiqizhuixia
below spinous process l5
19. yaoqi
2 cun directly above tip of coccyx
20. huanzhong
midway between gb30 and du2
21. pigen
3.5 cun lateral to lower border l1
22. yaoyan
3.5-4.0 cun lateral lower border l4
23. jinggong
0.5 cun lateral to ub52
24. zigong
3 cun lateral to ren3
25. jingzhong
3 cun lateral to ren6
26. qimen
3 cun lateral to ren4
27. tituo
4 cun lateral to ren4
28. jianqian (jianneiling)
midway between anterior end of axillary fold and li15
29. shixuan
tips of the 10 fingers
30. sifeng
on palmar surface, midpoint transverse creases of PIP joints, index, middle, ring, pinkie fingers
31. zhongkui
midoint PIP joint middle finger on dorsal side
32. baxie
dorsum of hand, junction red and white skin of hand web, 8 in all
33. luozhen
dorsum of hand, between 2nd an 3rd metacarpal bones, 0.5 cun posterior to MCP joint
34. yaotongxue
dorsum of hand, midway btw transverse wrist crease and MCP joint, between 2nd and 3rd and 4th and 5th metacarpal bones
35. zhongquan
dorsal wrist crease, in depression radial side tendon common extensor muscle, between li5 and sj4
36. erbai
metacarpal aspect of forearm, 4 cun proximal to wrist crease, on both sides m. flexor carpi radialis
37. bizhong
lateral aspect forearm, midway between transverse wrist crease and elbow, between radius and ulna
38. zhoujian
tip of olecranon
39. baichongwo
1 cun above sp10
40. xiyan
in depression medial and lateral to patella tendon, located with knee flexed
41. lanweixue
tender spot 2 cun below st36
42. heding
in depression midpoint of superior patellar border
43. dannagxue
tender spot 1-2 cun below gb34
44. bafeng
dorsum of foot, depression between webs of toes, junction red and white skin
