REN-15, Jiū Wěi, 鸠尾, Turtledove Tail Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Luo Connecting Point Location Midline • 7 cun from umbilicus Needling Type: Oblique Depth: 0.5 to 1 cun Description: Oblique insertion, 0.5 to 1 cun, directed inferiorly Caution: i. deep insertion, especially in thin subjects,…
Continue ReadingREN-12, Zhōng Wǎn, 中脘, Central Venter Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Stomach Front Mu • Fu Hui Meeting Point • Meeting point of Ren, SI, SJ, ST channels Location Midline • 4 Cun above umbilicus Needling Type: Perpendicular Depth: 0.5 to 1 cun, 1 to 1.5…
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 ReadingGB-13, Běn Shén, 本神, Original God Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Meeting point of GB and Yang Wei • 3 Hang Yang Sinew Meeting Point Location 0.5 cun superior to the anterior hairline, 3 cun lateral to the median line. 1/3 of the curved line from ST-8…
Continue ReadingPC-05, Jiān Shǐ, 间使, Intermediate Messenger Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Jing-River Point Location Points PC-04 to PC-07 should be located between the flexor carpi radialis and palmaris longus. Best to do it proportionally by finding the midpoint between cubital transverse crease and the wrist transverse crease…
Continue ReadingHE-8, Shǎo Fǔ, 少 府, Lesser Palace Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Ying-Spring Point • Horary Point Location On the palm • In the depression between the 4th and 5th metacarpal bones • Where the tip of the little finger rests when a fist is made •…
Continue ReadingST-40, Fēng Lóng, 丰 隆, Abundant Bulge Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Luo Connecting Point Location Above ST-39 but same level as ST-38 • On the lower leg • Midway between the tibiofemoral joint line (level with the popliteal crease) and the lateral malleolus • Two finger-breadths…
Continue ReadingST-08, Tóu Wéi, 头维, Head’s Binding Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories ST, GB, and Yang Linking vessel meeting point Location Three ways: 1. Find corner of hair, then go 1 cun in at 45 degree to find indentation. 2. Find midpoint of eyebrow (glabella), move midpoint up…
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