Liver Yin Deficiency Disclaimer: For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice. Pattern Names Liver Yin Deficiency • • Classification Category: Zang Fu Syndrome: Liver and Gallbladder Symptoms Tongue: Red, No coat Pulse: Thready, Rapid Indications: Hypochondriac pain, 4 Smalls, Dry eyes, Eye pain, Eye floaters, Night blindness, Dry nails, Dry hair,…
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 ReadingLV-08, Qū Quán, 曲泉, Crook Spring Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories He-Sea Point • Mother Point Location 1 cun anterior to KI 10, just superior to the medial end of the popliteal crease, in the depression anterior to the tendons of m. semitendinosus and m. semimembranosus Needling…
Continue ReadingLV-03, Tài Chōng, 太沖, Great Rushing Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Shu-Stream Point, Yuan Source Point, Heavenly Star Point Location In the hollow distal to the junction of the first and second metatarsal bones. Needling Type: Perpendicular Depth: 0.5 to 1 cun, 1 to 1.5 cun…
Continue ReadingGB-41, Zú Lín Qì, 足临泣, Foot Governor of Tears Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Shu-Stream Point • Confluent point of Dai Mai • Horary Point Location Locate at the junction of lines drawn along the anterior and inferior borders of the lateral malleolus. Needling Type: Perpendicular …
Continue ReadingGB-34, Yáng Líng Quán, 阳陵泉, Yang Mound Spring Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories He-Sea Point • Lower He-Sea Point • Hui Meeting Point of Sinews • Heavenly Star Point Location Below the lateral aspect of the knee, in the tender depression approximately 1 cun anterior and inferior…
Continue ReadingSJ-06, Zhī Gōu, 支沟, Branch Ditch Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Jing-River Point • Horary Point Location [ 1 cun from SJ-5. SJ-5 to SJ-9 are located in the middle between ulnar and radius except for SJ-7 ] • [Proportional measurements, divide the 12 cun between the…
Continue ReadingPC-06, Nèi Guān, 内关, Inner Pass Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Luo-Connecting Point, Yin Wei Confluence Point, Chest Command Point Location Most used PC point. Points PC 4 to 7 should be located between the flexor carpi radialis and palmaris longus. Best to do it proportionally by…
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 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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