Point Selection 1
Point Selection 1
Point Selection 1
Back‐Shu Front‐Mu Yuan‐Source Lou‐Connecting Xi‐Cleft
Lung Bl‐13 Lu‐1 Lu‐9 Lu‐7 Lu‐6
Large Intestine Bl‐25 St‐25 LI‐4 LI‐6 LI‐7
Stomach Bl‐21 Ren‐12 St‐42 St‐40 St‐34
Spleen Bl‐20 Liv‐13 Sp‐3 Sp‐4 Sp‐8
Heart Bl‐15 Ren‐14 H‐7 H‐5 H‐6
Small Intestine Bl‐27 Ren‐4 SI‐4 SI‐7 SI‐6
Bladder Bl‐28 Ren‐3 Bl‐64 Bl‐58 Bl‐63
Kidney Bl‐23 GB‐25 K‐3 K‐4 K‐5
Pericardium Bl‐14 Ren‐17 P‐7 P‐6 P‐4
Sanjiao Bl‐22 Ren‐5 SJ‐4 SJ‐5 SJ‐7
Gall Bladder Bl‐19 GB‐24 GB‐40 GB‐37 GB‐36
Liver Bl‐18 Liv‐14 Liv‐3 Liv‐5 Liv‐6
For Shi pattern: reduce Yuan point & tonify Luo.
Yin Wei – Kid‐9 – severe/acute mental disorders
Can combine with paired Yin‐Yang channel Luo
Yin Yuan‐Source points are used to tonify Zang
Yang Yuan‐Source points are used to treat Shi
Use in combination with Yuan‐Source point of
Used in combination with Back‐Shu to tonify
primarily at or near the joints of the body
For Xu pattern: tonify Yuan & reduce Luo
Yin Qiao – Kid‐8 – menstral irregularities
Can also treat emotional disharmonies
Two other Xi‐cleft points often used:
Maybe more for Zang disorders
point , for example: Lu‐9 & LI‐6
For pain and acute conditions
Maybe more for Fu disorders
Used with paired Front‐Mu
Yin‐Yang paired channel
Used primarily to tonify
(Accumulation)
(Transporting)
(Connecting)
(Collecting)
Hui Meeting points ‐ Eight Influential Points
Zang Liv‐13 Sinews GB‐34
Fu Ren‐12 Vessels Lu‐9
Qi Ren‐17 Bones Bl‐11
Blood Bl‐17 Marrow GB‐39
The Eight Confluent Points
Used in pairs, eg: Lu‐7 & Kid‐6 (in that order) will open the Ren
Ren Lu‐7 Yin Motility Kid‐6
Du SI‐3 Yang Motility Bl‐62
Chong Sp‐4 Yin Linking P‐6
Dai GB‐41 Yang Linking SJ‐5