REN-14, Jù Quē, 巨阙, Great Tower Gate Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Heart Front Mu Location Midline• 6 cun from umbilicus Needling Type: Transverse Depth: 0.5 to 1 cun, 1 to 1.5 cun Description: Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 1 cun, or oblique insertion directed inferiorly 1…
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 ReadingKD-07, Fù Liū, 复溜, Returning Current Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Jing-River Point • Child Point Location On the medial aspect of the lower leg, in the depression 2 cun superior to Tàixī KID-3, on the anterior border of the Achilles tendon. Needling Type: Perpendicular Depth: …
Continue ReadingKD-03, Tài Xī, 太溪, Supreme Stream Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Shu-Stream, Yuan-Source Location In the depression between the medial malleolus and the Achilles tendon, level with the prominence of the medial malleolus. Needling Type: Perpendicular Depth: 0.5 to 1 cun Description: Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to…
Continue ReadingHE-7, Shén Mén, 神 门, Spirit Gate Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Shu-Stream • Yuan-Source • Child Point Location At the wrist joint, on the radial side of flexor carpi ulnaris • In the depression at the proximal border of the pisiform bone • On transverse crease…
Continue ReadingHE-6, Yīn Xī, 阴 郄, Yin Cleft Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Xi-Cleft point Location On the radial side of the tendon of flexor carpi ulnaris • 0.5 cun proximal to HE-7. Needling Type: Perpendicular, Oblique Depth: 0.3 to 0.5 cun, 0.5 to 1 cun Description:…
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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