Point Indication
Review
ACR class 10
Point Categories
THE FIVE SHU
POINTS
Jing-well Points
• Where the Qi of the Channel emerges
• Restores consciousness
• Clears Heat & Stagnation, especially
from the opposite end of the channel
• Calms the Spirit (Shen)
• Treats fullness below the Heart
Examples
• Bleed all twelve jing-well points in for
excess-type (Heat) collapse
• LU-11 for acute sore throat and mumps.
• HE-9 for Heart or chest pain
• Several Jing-Well point indicated for
mania
Ying-spring Points
• Where the Qi of the Channel “glides”
• Clears heat from the channel/organ (fire
& water point)
• Effect on the opposite end of the channel
(less than Jing-well)
• Can substitute for Jing-well
• Can combine w/Shu-stream to treat
Zang
Examples
• LU-10 clears heat from the throat and/or
Lung
• KID-2 clears deficiency heat from the
Kidneys
• LIV-2 clears Liver fire
• GB-43 clears heat from the GB channel.
• ST-44 clears fire from the Stomach
channel
Shu-stream Points
• Where Qi of the Channel begins to pour
• Yin Channels: same as Yuan-source pts
• Heaviness &/or pain of the joints
• Combine w/ Ying-spring to treat the Yin
organs
• Yang Shu-stream: channel stagnation
• Diseases which “come and go” - chronic
Examples
• LU-9, SP-3, HE-7, KID-3, LIV-3 all tonify
their associated zang (Shu-stream +
Yuan-source)
• GB-41 disperses qi stagnation
throughout the shaoyang channel
• SI-3 for all disorders of the neck
Jing-river Points
• Qi of the Channel begins to flow heavily
• Cough, Fever & Chills
• Change in voice
• Disorders of the muscles, tendons,
bones, joints
Examples
• LU-8: cough, asthma, wheezing
• HE-4: sudden loss of voice
• BL-60: stiff neck, lumbar pain
• LIV-4: contracted sinews, lumbar pain
He-sea Points
• Where the Qi of the Channel “unites with
the sea” -- communicates with organs
• Rebellious Qi, diarrhea, abnormal
leakage of fluids
• Skin diseases
• Treats the Fu organs
Examples
• ST-36: every kind of Stomach or Spleen
disease
• SP-9: lack of appetite, diarrhea
• L.I.-11: skin diseases, itching of the skin
• LIV-8: itching of the genitals
Mother-Child Points
• AKA, “Tonification (Supplementation)”
and
• “Dispersion (Sedation) (Draining)” Points
• Based on Five-Phase (Five-Element)
theory, specifically Classic of Difficulties
69.
• Most often applied to Yin channels
Classic of Difficulties
69
• “In deficiency, tonify the Mother
• In excess, drain the Child
• Tonify first and then drain”
• Mother Point = Point representing phase/
element preceding affected channel on
Sheng (Generating cycle)
• Example: Lung Deficiency: Tonify LU9
(Earth point on Metal Channel)
• Child Point = Point representing phase/
element following affected channel on
Sheng (Generating cycle)
• Example: Lung Excess: Drain LU5
(Water point on Metal Channel)
Mother-Child Points
Channel
Phase
Mother (Tonification)Child (Dispersion)
LU
Metal
LU9
LU5
LI
Metal
LI11
LI2
ST
Earth
ST41
ST45
SP
Earth
SP2
SP5
HT
Fire
HT9
HT7
SI
Fire
SI3
SI8
UB
Water
UB67
UB65
K
Water
K7
K1
PC
Fire
PC9
PC7
TB/SJ
Fire
TB3
TB10
GB
Wood
GB43
GB38
LR
Wood
LR8
LR2
Korean Four-Needle
Technique
• is based on Five-Phase (Five-Element)
theory, specifically Classic of Difficulties
69.
• Four points are chosen; two are tonified,
two are drained.
• A slightly different protocol is followed
depending on whether the affected
meridian is excess or deficient.
For Deficiency, Tonify the Mother
• Example: Lung Deficiency: Lung is Metal, Mother
of Metal is Earth, Metal is Controlled by Fire
• 1) Tonify the Mother Point on Affected Channel
Example: Lung Deficiency: Tonify LU9 (Earth
point on Metal Channel)
• 2) Tonify the Same-Phase (Horary) Point on the
Mother Channel
Example: Lung Deficiency: Tonify SP3 (Earth
point on Earth Channel)
• 3) Drain the Same-Phase (Horary) Point
on the Controller Channel
Example: Lung Deficiency: Drain HT8
(Fire point on Fire Channel)
4) Drain the Controller Point on the
Affected Channel
Example: Lung Deficiency: Drain LU10
(Fire point on Metal Channel)
For Excess, Drain the Child
• Example: Liver Excess: Liver is Wood, Child
of Wood is Fire, Wood is Controlled by Metal
1) Drain Child Point on Affected Channel
Example: Liver Excess: Drain LR2 (Fire point
on Wood Channel)
2) Drain Same-Phase (Horary) Point on Child
Channel
Example: Liver Excess: Drain HT8 (Fire point
on Fire Channel)
• 3) Tonify Same-Phase (Horary) Point on
Controller Channel
Example: Liver Excess: Tonify LU8 (Metal
point on Metal Channel)
4) Tonify Controller Point on Affected
Channel
Example: Liver Excess: Tonify LR4 (Metal
point on Wood Channel)
YUAN-SOURCE
POINTS
• Each of the twelve primary channels has
a yuan-source point where it is said the
original qi surfaces and lingers.
• On yin channels, the yuan-source points
are the same as the shu-stream points.
• “When the five zang are diseased, select
the yuan-source points”, they are the
primary point on the yin channels for this
purpose.
• On the yang channels their importance
and indications they are quite different
from the yuan-source points of the yin
channels.
• Their principal actions are to dispel
various kinds of excess pathogenic
factors and to treat disorders along the
pathway of their respective channels.
LUO CONNECTING
POINTS
• The actions of the luo-connecting points:
• i. treating disorders of their interiorlyexteriorly related channel or zang-fu,
• ii. treating disorders in regions reached
by the luo-connecting channel
• iii. treating psycho-emotional disorders.
THE METHOD OF COMBINING THE
YUAN-SOURCE AND LUOCONNECTING POINTS
• Known as the ‘host and guest
combination’
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The yuan-source point of the first or
primarily affected channel is combined
with the luo-connecting point of its
interiorly-exteriorly coupled channel.
Group Luo Points
• Used in cases where all 3 yin or yang
channels of the arm or leg are affected.
• SJ 8 - 3 arm Yang (LI, SJ, SI)
• PC 5 - 3 arm Yin (LU, PC, HE)
• GB 39 - 3 leg Yang (ST, GB, BL)
• SP 6 - 3 leg Yin (SP, LIV, KD)
XI-CLEFT POINTS
• Xi-cleft points in general are indicated in
the treatment of acute conditions and
pain.
• Xi-cleft points of the yin channels have
an additional action of treating disorders
of blood.
BACK-SHU POINTS
• “the shu points are situated in the yang
region, they may be used to treat yin
diseases”- most practitioners use the
back-shu points of the zang more
frequently, while the front-mu points may
be favored for diseases of the fu.
• Back-shu points do not treat channel
disorders; may be indicated in some
disorders of the sense organs.
FRONT-MU POINTS
• Front-mu points have a wide application,
including excess, deficiency, hot and cold
patterns; they can be used diagnostically
(as can the back-shu points).
• The front-mu points their respective zangfu
but not their respective channel.
• The corresponding back-shu and front-mu
points are also frequently combined in
treatment.
HUI-MEETING
POINTS
• LIV-13: hui-meeting point of the zang
• REN-12: hui-meeting point of the fu
• REN-17: hui-meeting point of the qi.
• BL-17: hui-meeting point of blood.
• GB-34: hui-meeting point of the sinews.
• LU-9: hui-meeting point of the pulse and
vessels.
• BL-11: hui-meeting point of bone.
• GB-39: hui-meeting point of marrow.
LOWER HE SEA
POINTS
• Used to treat their respective fu organs.
• Large Intestine ST 37
• Stomach
ST 36
• Sanjiao
BL 39
• Gall Bladder
GB 34
• Small Intestine ST 39
• Urinary Bladder BL 40
Confluent Points of
Extraordinary Vessels
• Conception vessel (LU-7) is paired with
the Yin Motility Vessel (KID-6)
• Treats: Chest, diaphragm and throat
• Penetrating Vessel (SP-4) is paired with
the Yin Linking Vessel (P-6)
• Treats: Stomach, heart and chest
• Governing Vessel (SI-3) is paired with
the Yang Motility Vessel (BL-62)
• Treats: Inner canthus, neck, ear,
shoulder, upper back
• Girdling Vessel (GB-41) is paired with
the Yang Linking Vessel (SJ-5)
• Treats: Outer canthus, cheek, neck, back
of ears and shoulder
FOUR AND SIX
COMMAND POINTS
• ST-36 - abdomen.
• BL-40 - lumbar region and back.
• LU-7 - head and nape.
• L.I.-4 - face and mouth.
• P-6 - chest and lateral costal region
• DU-26 - resuscitation.
FOUR GATES
• Points: L.I.-4, LIV-3
• Common combination usually indicated
for stagnation of Qi and/or Blood, with
associated symptoms of pain and
emotional stress.
POINTS OF THE FOUR
SEAS
• The Spiritual Pivot describes four ‘seas’
in the human body:
• Sea of qi: ST-9, REN-17, DU-15 and DU14.
• Sea of blood: BL-11, ST-37 and ST-39
• Sea of water and grain: ST-30 (upper
point) and ST-36 (lower point).
• Sea of marrow: DU-20 and DU-16
WINDOW OF
HEAVEN POINTS
• This is a group of ten points which have
come to be known in Western acupuncture
circles as ‘Window of the Sky’ points.
• Points: ST-9, L.I.-18, SJ-16, BL-10, LU-3,
REN-22, SI-16, SI-17 (or GB-9), DU-16 and
P-1
• They are not commonly used in Modern
Chinese practice, though some non-TCM
systems use them more frequently.
• Indicated for:
• Disharmony between the qi of the body
and the head, with qi or blood rebelling
upwards
• Scrofula and goiter
• Sudden onset
• Psycho-emotional disorders
• Disorders of the sense organs
THE THIRTEEN GHOST
POINTS OF SUN SI-MIAO
• The thirteen ghost points were listed in
the Thousand Ducat Formulas by the
great 7th century physician Sun Si-miao
for the treatment of mania disorder and
epilepsy.
• The thirteen ghost points are: DU-26,
DU-16, DU-23, REN-24, LU-11, L.I.-11,
ST-6, SP-1, P-7, P-8, BL-62, Haiquan
(Extra), REN-1.
EXIT/ENTRY POINTS
• The Entry points are the first point on the
channel, with one exception (L.I.-4).
• Six of the Exit points are the last point on
the channel, and the other six are not.
• Points which are not the first or last point
on the channel are marked with an
asterisk (*):
Channel
Entry
Exit
LUNG
LU-1
LU-7*
L.I.
L.I.-4*
L.I.-20
STOMACH
ST-1
ST-42*
SPLEEN
SP-1
SP-21
HEART
HE-1
HE-9
S.I.
SI-1
SI-19
Channel
Entry
Exit
BLADDER
BL-1
BL-67
KIDNEY
KID-1
KID-22*
PC
P-1
P-8*
SANJIAO
SJ-1
SJ-22*
GB
GB-1
GB-41*
LIVER
LIV-1
LIV-14
Hand Taiyin Lung
Channel
• LU-1 (Front-Mu point): Cough, turbid
phlegm, wheezing, fullness/ pain or in
the chest, difficult ingestion
• LU-5 (He-Sea /Water, Dispersion/child
point): Cough &/or wheezing d/t heat or
phlegm-damp, Kidney not grasping qi
• LU-6 (Xi-Cleft point): Cough (acute &/or
with blood), chest pain, throat swelling
and pain.
• LU-7 (Luo-Connecting point, Confluent point
of the Conception vessel, Command point
for nape & back of head): Exterior Wind
invasion, Headache and stiffness of the
neck and nape, Conception vessel or
urinary problems.
• LU-9 (Shu-Stream, Yuan-Source, Earth
point, Hui-Meeting point of the Vessels):
Lung Qi Deficiency or Yin deficiency,
Irregular or faint pulse
• LU-10 (Ying-Spring / Fire point): Cough
(heat or w/blood), sore throat d/t Lung Heat.
• LU-11 (Jing-Well / Wood Point) Swollen
sore throat
Hand Yangming Large
Intestine Channel
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L.I.-4 (Yuan-Source point, Command point of the face,
Four Gates point): Exterior wind-cold /wind-heat, copious
sweating or no sweating, any disorder of Face / sense
orifices (eye, ear, nose, mouth), delayed labor, Bi and
Wei.
L.I.-6 (Luo-Connecting point): Edema (esp facial edema),
difficult urination, pain of hand and arm, sore throat.
L.I.-10 “Arm ST-36”: Pain / immobility of the arm and
shoulder, windstroke, hemiplegia.
L.I.-11 (He-Sea / Earth point, Ghost point): Any Excess
Heat pattern, various skin disorders (esp d/t Heat), itching
of the skin, intestinal complaints, Bi & Wei patterns.
L.I.-15: Pain in shoulder & arms, motor impairment of
upper limbs, Wind-Heat skin rashes
L.I.-20: Nasal congestion and discharge, Main local point
for nose problems
Foot Yangming
Stomach Channel
• ST-1-8: Facial pain/paralysis, sensory
disorders, headache
• ST-12-24: Disorders of chest, breast,
stomach
• ST-25 (Front-Mu point of L.I.): LI/SP/ST
disorders, stagnation in lower jiao
• ST-28: Damp stagnation & Blood stasis
in lower abdomen
• ST-29: Retention of Cold in the uterus:
Ab masses, menstruation disorders,
infertility
• ST-34 (Xi-Cleft point): Stomach pain,
reflux, knee pain.
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ST-36 (He-Sea / Earth point, Command point of the
abdomen, Sea of Water and Grain Point): Stomach &
Spleen patterns, Qi & Blood Deficiency, ST channel
disorders
ST-37 (Lower He-Sea point of L.I., Sea of Blood Point):
Intestinal disorders, Leg problems
ST-38: Empirical for Frozen shoulder
ST-39 (Lower He-Sea point of S.I., Point of the Sea of
Blood): Hernia, diarrhea, paralysis of the lower limbs.
ST-40 (Luo-Connecting point): Phlegm patterns: any
Phlegm pattern. Most important point for Phlegm
ST-44 (Ying-Spring / Water point): ST Fire: Toothache,
facial pain, nosebleed.
Foot Taiyin Spleen
Channel
• SP-1(Jing-Well / Wood point): Empirical for
bleeding
• SP-3 (Shu-Stream, Yuan-Source / Earth
point): SP Qi Deficiency.
• SP-4 (Luo-Connecting point, Confluent
point of the Penetrating vessel): Epigastric
or abdominal pain, shen disorders, Heart
pain, GYN disorders.
• SP-6 (Meeting point of the Spleen, Liver
and Kidney channels): SP & ST deficiency,
OB / GYN, Urinary, Damp: Skin diseases,
joint pain, swelling, etc
• SP-8 (Xi-Cleft point): Empirical for
dysmenorrhea, irregular menstruation,
abdominal masses.
• SP-9 (He-Sea and Water point): Main point
for Dampness: edema, swelling of the lower
limbs, urinary dysfunction, diarrhea, etc.
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SP-10 “Sea of Blood”: Blood disorders (esp
stasis/heat), Skin: rashes, redness and
itching.
• SP-15: Constipation, abdominal pain /
distension, diarrhea.
• SP-16-21: Primarily local indications
Hand Shaoyin Heart
Channel
• HE-3 (He-Sea / Water point): Heart fire,
heart pain, elbow / arm pain.
• HE-5 (Luo-Connecting point): Heart Qi
deficiency, palpitations; Luo vessel:
stiffness of the tongue, eye pain
• HE-6 (Xi-Cleft point): Heart Yin-Blood
Deficiency: Heart pain, night sweating,
insomnia, steaming bone disorder.
• HE-7 (Shu Stream, Yuan Source, Earth
point): All Heart deficiency patterns, esp
w/Shen disturbance
• HE-8 (Ying-Spring / Fire point): Heart Fire.
Hand Taiyang Small
Intestine Channel
• SI-1 (Jing-Well / Metal point): Empirical for
insufficient lactation.
• SI-3 (Shu-Stream / Wood point, Confluent
point of the Governing vessel): Pain and
rigidity of neck, ear problems, acute lumbar
sprain, epilepsy, disorders of the Governing
vessel.
• SI-6 (Xi-Cleft point): Blurry vision, eye pain,
acute pain in upper limb.
• SI-10-13: Important local points for shoulder
disorders
• SI-19: Important local point for ear disorders
Foot Taiyang Urinary
Bladder Channel
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BL-13: Back-Shu point of the Lung
BL-14: Back-Shu point of the Pericardium
BL-15: Back-Shu point of the Heart
BL-18: Back-Shu point of the Liver
BL-19: Back-Shu point of the Gall Bladder
BL-20: Back-Shu point of the Spleen
BL-21: Back-Shu point of the Stomach
BL-23: Back-Shu point of the Kidneys
BL-25: Back-Shu point of the Large Intestine
BL-27: Back-Shu point of the Small Intestine
BL-28: Back-Shu point of the Bladder
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BL-1: Important local point for eyes.
BL-10 (Point of the Window of Heaven): Headache, neck
rigidity, pain in the shoulder and back.
BL-11 (Hui-Meeting point of Bones, Point of the Sea of
Blood): Bone diseases, headache, pain in neck.
BL-12: Expels wind and releases the exterior, for common
cold, cough, fever and headache.
BL-17 (Hui-Meeting point of Blood): All Blood Patterns
(stasis, heat, deficiency), Diaphragm problems: vomiting,
hiccup, belching, difficulty swallowing, cough.
BL-43: All kinds of deficiency, consumption (TB), asthma,
spitting of blood, spontaneous or night sweating, scapular
pain.
BL-52: Kidney Essence deficiency, urinary, Kidney spirit
disorders.
• BL-39 (Lower He-Sea point of the
Sanjiao): urinary dysfunction, stiffness &
pain of lower back, cramping of the leg
and foot.
• BL-40 (He-Sea / Earth point, Command
point of the back): Low back pain,
pain/motor problems of the lower limbs,
blood-heat skin disorders.
• BL-57: Low back pain, calf pain,
hemorrhoids.
• BL-58 (Luo-Connecting point): Floating
Yang sx: Headache, heat in the head,
dizziness; back pain, sciatica.
• BL-60 (Jing-River / Fire point): Pain along
the entire Bladder channel, difficult labor.
• BL-62 (Confluent point of the Yang Motility
vessel, Ghost point): Interior Wind:
Epilepsy, headache, dizziness; Yangqiao
sx: insomnia, pain of lateral leg; stiff neck,
backache.
• BL-67 (Jing-Well / Metal point): Empirical
for malposition of fetus, difficult labor; eye
pain.
Foot Shaoyin Kidney
Channel
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KID-1 (Jing-Well / Wood point): Yang rising: dizziness etc;
revives consciousness.
KID-2 (Ying-Spring / Fire point): Deficiency Fire: dry sore
throat, dysuria, night sweats.
KID-3 (Shu-Stream, Yuan-Source, Earth point): Any Kidney
Pattern: Yin, Yang, Qi or Jing deficiency
KID-6 (Confluent point of Yin Motility vessel): Kidney Yin
Deficiency; dry constipation; Yinqiao sx: somnolence,
night-time epilepsy, tightness of medial leg.
KID-7 (Jing-River / Metal point): Kidney Yang Deficiency,
esp w/fluid retention: Edema, diarrhea; regulates sweating.
KID-10 (He-Sea / water point): Kidney deficiency + DampHeat: impotence, uterine bleeding, dysuria, pain in the
knee and popliteal fossa.
KID-11-27: Diseases of abdomen & chest
Hand Jueyin
Pericardium Channel
• P-3 (He-Sea / Water point): Clears heat from
the qi-ying-xue levels, harmonizes ST, stops
vomiting
• P-4 (Xi-Cleft point): Blood stasis or Blood
heat: Chest pain, nosebleed, vomiting or
coughing blood.
• P-5 (Jing-River / Metal point): Phlegm in
Heart/chest: palpitation, vomiting, plumstone
qi, mental disorders, epilepsy.
• P-6 (Luo-Connecting point, Confluent point
of the Yin Linking vessel): Stagnation in
chest: pain in chest/lateral costal; Shen
disorders: insomnia, mania, poor memory:
Stomach rebellious qi: Nausea, vomiting,
• P-7 (Shu-Stream, Yuan-Source, Earth
point, Ghost point): mental disorders,
stuffy chest, hypochondriac pain,
insomnia, carpal tunnel syndrome.
• P-8
(Ying-Spring / Fire point, Ghost
point): Clears heat from the Pericardium
and revives consciousness; calms the
spirit; cools blood
Hand Shaoyang
Sanjiao Channel
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SJ-3 (Shu-Stream / Wood point): Main distal body point
for the ears: tinnitus, deafness, earache, sore throat,
febrile diseases, itching.
SJ-5 (Luo-Connecting point, Confluent point of the Yang
Linking vessel: Dispels exterior pathogenic factors: esp
Wind-Heat; treats headache: any type, esp 1-sided or
temporal
SJ-6 (Jing-River / Fire point): clears heat from 3 jiao;
treats hypochondriac pain; constipation.
SJ-10 (He-Sea / Earth point): Transforms phlegm:
nodules, epilepsy, cough; urticaria; fright.
SJ-14: Important for shoulder joint pain & restriction;
often combined with LI-15
SJ-17: Ear problems.
Foot Shaoyang Gall
Bladder Channel
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GB-1-19: Primarily local indications: eyes, ears,
headache
GB-20: External or Internal Wind: headache, vertigo,
common cold; All diseases of the head and sensory
organs, especially the eyes.
GB-21: Stiffness of the neck and shoulders; prolonged
labor, retention of placenta, breast problems.
GB-24 (GB Front-Mu point): hypochondriac pain,
vomiting, jaundice, mastitis, sighing.
GB-25 (Front-Mu point of Kidneys): Spleen and Kidney
deficiency: ab distension, diarrhea, lumbar pain.
GB-26: Regulates the Girdling vessel, regulates
menstruation and stops leukorrhea, treats lumbar and
hypochondriac pain.
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GB-29: Pain of the hip, back and leg.
GB-30: Pain of the buttock, hip & leg, sciatica,
hemiplegia, skin rashes.
GB-31: Lower body Wind: Bi & Wei, hemiplegia,
numbness of the leg, itching of the whole body.
GB-34 (He-Sea / Earth point, Hui-meeting point of
Sinews): disorders of the sinews: stiffness/tightness of
the muscles and joints; GB patterns;Shaoyang
syndrome.
GB-37 (Luo-Connecting point): Eye problems: eye
pain, weak vision, itching; wei and bi of the lower limb.
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GB-39 (Hui-Meeting point for Marrow, Group Luo point of
three foot Yang): Stroke, hemiplegia; marrow and/or Jing
disorders.
GB-41 (Shu-Stream / Wood point, Confluent point of the
Girdling vessel): Headache; breast distension, irregular
menstruation, leukorrhea.
GB-43 (Ying-Spring / Water point): GB Heat: migraine,
dizziness, eye redness/pain, tinnitus, otitis.
Foot Jueyin Liver
Channel
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LIV-1 (Jing-Well / Wood point): Shan disorder, swelling and
pain of the genitals.
LIV-2 (Ying-Spring / Fire point): Uprising Liver Fire or Liver
Yang: Headache, dizziness, red eyes; Genital pain & itching,
uterine bleeding.
LIV-3 (Shu-Stream, Yuan-Source, Earth point): Liver Yang /
Liver Wind; Liver Qi Stagnation;GYN / OB disorders; Spirit
disquiet; GI disorders, pain in general.
LIV-5 (Luo-Connecting point): Genital itching, swelling, pain,
irregular menstruation; Qi stagnation: plumstone qi.
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LIV-8 (He-Sea / Water point): Lower jiao damp-heat:
Swelling/itching/ pain of the genitals, impotence,
difficult urination; LIV Blood Deficiency (tonification
point).
LIV-13 (Front-Mu point of Spleen, Hui-Meeting point of
zang): Liver-Spleen Disharmony.
LIV-14 (Front-Mu point of Liver): LIV Qi stagnation,
hypochondriac pain/masses, mastitis, acid reflux,
gallstones.
Conception Vessel
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REN-3 (Front-Mu point of UB, Meeting point of 3 Foot
Yin): UB Disorders; menstrual disorders; Damp-Heat
or stagnation in lower jiao.
REN-4 (Front-Mu point of SI, Meeting point of the of 3
Foot Yin): Kidney deficiency, Yang, Yin or Jing;
OB/GYN: Infertility, menstrual, post-partum; Spleen qi
or Yang deficiency; Dampness in lower jiao; Cold in
lower abdomen.
REN-6 “Sea of Qi”: All Qi Deficiency or Qi Stagnation
problems
REN-8: Yang Collapse; Cold in abdomen
REN-9: Water diseases, edema
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REN-12 (Front-Mu point of Stomach, Hui-Meeting
point of the Fu): All diseases of the Stomach and
Spleen; Lung disorders, phlegm patterns.
REN-14 (Front-Mu point of Heart:) Chest pain;
Rebellious qi: cough, vomiting, reflux; Spirit disorders.
REN-17 (Front-Mu point of the Pericardium, HuiMeeting point of the Qi, Point of the Sea of Qi): Qi
stagnation or deficiency of the chest: wheezing,
cough, asthma, chest pain; difficult ingestion, breast
problems.
REN-22 (Point of the Window of Heaven): Throat
problems: phlegm, plumstone qi; Asthma, esp acute;
esophageal constriction.
Governing Vessel
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DU-4: Kidney Yang deficiency: weak lumbar/knees, copious
urination, seminal emission, impotence, low libido, fatigue.
DU-8: Liver wind stirring upwards: spasm, epilepsy;
DU-9: Jaundice
DU-10: Carbuncles, furuncles and clove sores
DU-12: Lung Heat, other Lung disorders
DU-14 (Meeting point of the Du Mai with the six yang
channels, Point of the Sea of Qi): Heat patterns; Exterior
pathogenic factors; epilepsy, hypertension.
DU-16 (Point of the Sea of Marrow, Point of the Window of
Heaven, Ghost point): Interior or Exterior Wind: chills &
fever, wind bi, dizziness, windstroke.
DU-20 (Point of the Sea of Marrow): Yang Rising or Stirring
of Wind; prolapse of rectum or uterus; Spirit disorders:
Agitation, poor memory, sadness.
Extra Points
• SISHENCONG: headache, maniadepression, insomnia, poor memory.
• YINTANG: insomnia, agitation,
restlessness, frontal headache,
dizziness, nasal congestion and
discharge.
• ANMIAN: Insomnia, agitation and
restlessness.
• DINGCHUAN: Asthma, wheezing.
• WEIGUANXIASHU: Diabetes/Wasting
and thirsting disorder.
• HUATUOJIAJI:
• T1-T4: disorders of the Lung and upper
limb.
• T4-T7: disorders of the Heart.
• T7-T10: disorders of the Liver and
Gallbladder.
• T10-T12: disorders of the Spleen and
Stomach.
• L1-L2: disorders of the Kidneys.
• L3-L5: disorders of the Bladder, Large and
Small Intestines, uterus and lower limbs.
• ZIGONG: Prolapse of the uterus, infertility,
irregular menstruation, uterine bleeding.
• BAXIE: painful obstruction of the fingers.
• YAOTONGXUE: Acute lumbar sprain.
• ERBAI: Hemorrhoids, prolapse of the rectum.
• BAICHONGWO: wind rash, itching of the skin.
• LANWEIXUE: Acute and chronic appendicitis.
• DANNANGXUE: Cholecystitis, gallstones.