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The Front - ( Mu ) PointsThe Front - ( Mu ) Points are those located at the chest and abdomen, where the qi of the zang - fu organs is infused. Since they are situated closely to their respective related zang - fu organs, any problems of the zang - fu organs can be seen in the corresponding Front - ( Mu ) Points. For instance, a tenderness may appear in Riyue ( G 24 ) or Qimen ( Liv 14 ) if the gallbladder is affected, and if the stomach is diseased, there is a tenderness in Zhongwan ( Ren 12 ) . Therefore, the Front - ( Mu ) Points are mainly applied to treat disorders of the zang - fu organs and in the local areas. For example, liver disorders associated with hypochondriac pain may be treated by needling Qimen ( Liv 14 ) , and abdominal pain due to large intestine disorders may be relieved by needling Tianshu ( S 25 ) . The Back - Shu Points and the Front - Mu Points work for diseases of the zang - fu organs. In addition, they are of different nature of yin and yang. The Back - Shu Points located on the back pertain to yang, while the Front - Mu Points located on the chest and abdomen pertain to yin. It is stated in the sixty - seventh problem of Classic on Medical Problems, " Diseases of the zang organs ( yin ) are manifested in the Back - Shu Points, and the diseases of fu organs ( yang ) arc manifested in the Front - Mu Points. " Therefore, the Back - Shu Points are mainly used to treat the problems of five zang organs, and the Front - Mu Points are mainly effective to the problems of six fu organs. For example, Xinshu ( B 15 ) is helpful to the heart diseases ; Ganshu ( B 18 ) works for the liver diseases ; Zhongwan ( Ren 12 ) is effective to the stomach diseases and Tianshu ( S 25 ) is good for the large intestine diseases. This is one of the methods to treat yang disease from yin and vice versa Internal Organs Front - ( Mu ) Point
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