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Acupuncture Formulas: Top Ten Points for Common Conditions
The Acupoint Formula Table, sorted by body region
| Area, problem or condition |
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| emergencies |
GV26 |
KI01 |
ST36 |
PC06 |
A_01 |
LI04 |
PC09 |
GV20 |
LU11 |
LI11 |
| first aid |
GV20 |
ST36 |
PC06 |
GB20 |
LV03 |
GV26 |
Z_03 |
LI04 |
Z_09 |
LU11 |
| psyche & mental disorders |
HT07 |
SP06 |
PC06 |
ST36 |
GB20 |
LI04 |
GV20 |
LV03 |
BL15 |
CV12 |
| addictions |
ST36 |
SP06 |
LI04 |
BL13 |
PC06 |
CV12 |
BL21 |
CV06 |
LV03 |
GB08 |
| brain, its functions & parts, meninges, polio, convulsions, memory, tetanus, CVA etc |
LI04 |
LI11 |
ST36 |
GB34 |
ST06 |
LI15 |
GB20 |
GB30 |
ST04 |
GV14 |
| memory: loss of; amnesia; forgetful |
HT07 |
GV11 |
BL15 |
BL43 |
HT03 |
GV20 |
HT09 |
NL04 |
ST36 |
PC06 |
| brain, meninges |
LI04 |
GV15 |
GB20 |
ST36 |
GV12 |
LI11 |
GB34 |
BL64 |
KI01 |
GV14 |
| CVA, polio, paralysis, hemiplegia |
LI04 |
LI11 |
ST36 |
GB34 |
ST06 |
GB30 |
ST04 |
LI15 |
TH05 |
GB39 |
| convulsions, epilepsy, tetanus |
GV14 |
ST36 |
LI04 |
GV26 |
KI01 |
GV20 |
LV03 |
LI11 |
GB20 |
PC06 |
| spinal cord |
BL11 |
GV14 |
GV04 |
BL60 |
GV15 |
KI07 |
BL10 |
GV20 |
ST36 |
KI08 |
| head, forehead, vertex, occiput, temple, headaches, sinusitis etc |
LI04 |
GB20 |
Z_09 |
GV20 |
LU07 |
Z_03 |
BL10 |
LI20 |
BL02 |
BL60 |
| forehead, frontal sinuses |
LI04 |
Z_03 |
GB14 |
BL02 |
GV23 |
Z_09 |
GB20 |
LU07 |
ST44 |
GV24 |
| vertex |
GV20 |
GB20 |
LV03 |
KI01 |
LI04 |
BL07 |
GV19 |
BL60 |
GB11 |
SI03 |
| occiput |
GB20 |
BL10 |
SI03 |
BL60 |
GV15 |
BL65 |
LI04 |
LU07 |
GV20 |
OT05 |
| temple |
Z_09 |
GB20 |
GB08 |
GB41 |
LI04 |
TH03 |
TH05 |
TH23 |
GB07 |
LU07 |
| face, cheek |
LI04 |
ST06 |
ST04 |
ST07 |
ST02 |
LI20 |
BL02 |
GB14 |
TH17 |
ST03 |
| eye, eyelid, vision etc |
BL01 |
LI04 |
GB20 |
ST01 |
Z_09 |
BL02 |
ST02 |
GB14 |
TH23 |
BL18 |
| nose, nostril, nasal sinuses, olfaction |
LI04 |
LI20 |
GB20 |
GV23 |
LI11 |
GV14 |
Z_03 |
BL07 |
LI19 |
ST02 |
| throat, pharynx, larynx, tonsil, voice |
LI04 |
LU11 |
CV22 |
LI11 |
ST44 |
LU10 |
CV23 |
PC06 |
LI18 |
SI17 |
| ear, hearing, Meniere's disease, eustacian tube, mastoid etc |
TH17 |
GB02 |
SI19 |
TH21 |
TH05 |
GB20 |
LI04 |
TH03 |
ST36 |
GV20 |
| lip, oral muscles |
ST04 |
ST03 |
LI04 |
ST06 |
CV24 |
GV26 |
ST07 |
ST44 |
LI20 |
LI03 |
| mouth |
LI04 |
LI11 |
ST04 |
ST06 |
PC08 |
GV12 |
GV27 |
LI07 |
Z_20 |
ST44 |
| tooth, gum |
LI04 |
ST06 |
ST07 |
ST44 |
ST05 |
CV24 |
SI18 |
LI03 |
LI11 |
ST03 |
| tooth, upper |
LI04 |
ST07 |
ST06 |
ST44 |
SI18 |
LI20 |
ST02 |
ST36 |
GV26 |
SI05 |
| tooth, lower |
ST06 |
LI04 |
ST05 |
LI03 |
ST07 |
ST44 |
ST36 |
CV24 |
TH08 |
LI11 |
| tongue, speech |
CV23 |
GV15 |
LI04 |
HT05 |
TH17 |
LI11 |
TH05 |
ST06 |
GB20 |
Z_21 |
| saliva, salivary glands etc |
ST40 |
SP04 |
LV03 |
LI04 |
SI05 |
LI10 |
ST43 |
BL59 |
GB07 |
GB38 |
| maxilla |
LI04 |
ST02 |
ST07 |
ST03 |
ST06 |
LI20 |
ST04 |
SI18 |
GV26 |
ST44 |
| chin |
CV24 |
ST04 |
ST05 |
CV22 |
GV27 |
SI10 |
SI07 |
GB05 |
GB21 |
GV22 |
| mandible |
ST06 |
ST07 |
LI04 |
CV24 |
ST05 |
ST04 |
ST36 |
LV03 |
TH17 |
ST44 |
| temporomandibular joint, masseter |
LI04 |
ST07 |
ST06 |
GB02 |
ST05 |
SI19 |
TH17 |
LV03 |
GV26 |
TH21 |
| maxilla, mandible |
ST06 |
ST07 |
LI04 |
ST02 |
ST04 |
ST03 |
CV24 |
ST05 |
LI20 |
ST44 |
| neck & cervical spine |
GB20 |
GV14 |
LI04 |
BL10 |
SI03 |
LI11 |
OT01 |
GB21 |
GB39 |
SI15 |
| thyroid, parathyroid |
CV22 |
LI11 |
LI04 |
ST09 |
PC06 |
GB20 |
LI18 |
BL10 |
CV23 |
GV14 |
| thoracic limb, its organs & functions |
LI11 |
LI15 |
TH05 |
LI04 |
SI03 |
TH04 |
HT03 |
PC07 |
LI10 |
OT05 |
| shoulder, scapula, clavicle |
LI15 |
LI11 |
TH14 |
SI11 |
SI09 |
LI04 |
OT01 |
SI10 |
OT05 |
BL11 |
| axilla |
HT01 |
GB40 |
GB42 |
GB22 |
SI09 |
PC01 |
GB38 |
PC05 |
LI15 |
TH12 |
| arm, humerus |
LI11 |
LI15 |
LI04 |
SI09 |
SI11 |
TH06 |
LI10 |
TH08 |
LI14 |
PC03 |
| elbow |
LI11 |
TH05 |
LI04 |
HT03 |
LU05 |
LI10 |
OT01 |
LI12 |
TH10 |
SI07 |
| forearm, radius, ulna |
LI11 |
HT03 |
LI10 |
LI04 |
PC06 |
HT07 |
PC03 |
TH05 |
SI08 |
TH09 |
| wrist, carpus |
TH04 |
TH05 |
LI04 |
PC07 |
LI05 |
LU07 |
SI04 |
PC06 |
LI11 |
OT01 |
| hand, palm |
LI04 |
LI11 |
A_22 |
SI03 |
PC07 |
LI03 |
PC08 |
SI04 |
TH03 |
PC06 |
| finger |
LI04 |
A_22 |
SI03 |
LI03 |
TH05 |
SI04 |
SI07 |
PC07 |
PC06 |
TH04 |
| thorax & back, its organs & functions |
PC06 |
BL13 |
BL17 |
ST36 |
LI11 |
LI04 |
GV14 |
GB34 |
GB20 |
HT07 |
| thorax, chest, ribs, sternum |
GB34 |
PC06 |
TH06 |
BL18 |
CV17 |
BL17 |
LV13 |
BL14 |
LV14 |
BL15 |
| thoracic spine, back area |
GV14 |
BL40 |
OT01 |
GV12 |
OT05 |
GV13 |
X_35 |
GV09 |
BL60 |
OT06 |
| heart, pericardium |
PC06 |
HT07 |
BL15 |
HT05 |
PC05 |
ST36 |
BL14 |
PC07 |
PC04 |
CV17 |
| circulation, blood pressure |
LI11 |
ST36 |
LV03 |
GB20 |
ST09 |
PC06 |
SP06 |
KI01 |
CV12 |
HT07 |
| arteries, veins, arteriosclerosis, ischaemia |
ST36 |
GB20 |
BL10 |
CV06 |
SP06 |
GV20 |
GB21 |
LV03 |
GV14 |
OT05 |
| oedema, fluid retention, ascites |
SP09 |
CV09 |
KI07 |
BL23 |
ST36 |
BL20 |
ST25 |
SP06 |
CV05 |
CV08 |
| blood, body defences, haemorrhage, thymus etc |
BL17 |
ST36 |
BL20 |
LI04 |
LI11 |
CV04 |
GV14 |
SP06 |
CV06 |
SP10 |
| respiratory system (trachea, bronchi, lung, cough, pneumonia, asthma etc |
BL13 |
GV14 |
CV22 |
LI04 |
LU05 |
LU07 |
CV17 |
ST40 |
BL12 |
PC06 |
| pleura |
BL42 |
BL47 |
BL43 |
KI23 |
ST12 |
KI22 |
BL13 |
BL11 |
GB22 |
GB44 |
| trachea |
CV22 |
ST40 |
LI04 |
BL13 |
LU02 |
GV14 |
BL11 |
LU07 |
CV17 |
PC06 |
| bronchi, lung, pneumonia, asthma |
BL13 |
CV22 |
CV17 |
GV14 |
LU05 |
BL12 |
PC06 |
LI04 |
LU07 |
ST36 |
| cough general |
BL13 |
LU05 |
LU07 |
ST40 |
CV22 |
LU10 |
GV12 |
BL12 |
CV17 |
GV14 |
| oesophagus |
PC06 |
BL17 |
ST36 |
LI04 |
CV17 |
LI10 |
BL10 |
CV12 |
CV22 |
BL20 |
| diaphragm |
BL17 |
PC06 |
CV12 |
ST36 |
CV15 |
CV17 |
LV14 |
GB24 |
ST13 |
CV22 |
| abdomen & back, its organs & functions |
ST36 |
SP06 |
CV12 |
CV04 |
BL23 |
PC06 |
GB34 |
CV03 |
CV06 |
ST25 |
| abdominal Disorders* |
PC06 |
ST36 |
CV01 |
CV08 |
ST37 |
SP09 |
CV06 |
CV12 |
SP06 |
ST25 |
| abdomen upper, epigastric, hypochondriac area |
ST36 |
PC06 |
CV12 |
BL21 |
BL51 |
GB34 |
BL23 |
LV13 |
LV01 |
BL18 |
| abdomen middle, periumbilical area |
SP14 |
ST36 |
ST25 |
CV06 |
CV08 |
CV07 |
BL23 |
BL25 |
GB34 |
CV04 |
| abdomen lower |
ST36 |
L_13 |
SP06 |
ST25 |
CV04 |
LI11 |
ST37 |
CV03 |
SP13 |
CV06 |
| dorsolumbar spine & area |
BL40 |
BL23 |
X_35 |
BL60 |
OT01 |
BL37 |
GB30 |
GV14 |
OT05 |
OT06 |
| coccygeal area |
BL34 |
BL40 |
SI06 |
BL30 |
OT01 |
BL37 |
X_35 |
OT05 |
OT06 |
BL35 |
| lowback (lumbosacral, renal, sacroiliac), lumbar, sacral spine |
BL23 |
BL40 |
GB30 |
BL60 |
GB34 |
BL25 |
BL37 |
GV04 |
BL57 |
BL31 |
| Lowback, lumbar, sacral & pelvic area disorders* |
BL23 |
BL40 |
CV04 |
GB34 |
GV04 |
ST36 |
OT01 |
X_35 |
BL24 |
LV03 |
| waist, flank area |
GB34 |
GB40 |
BL40 |
GB30 |
GB41 |
ST36 |
BL23 |
GB39 |
LV02 |
LV13 |
| liver (inflammation, calculi, jaundice, acetonaemia etc) |
BL18 |
LV03 |
BL19 |
GV09 |
BL20 |
ST36 |
LV13 |
GB34 |
BL48 |
SP06 |
| gallbladder, bileducts (inflammation, calculi, obstruction etc) |
BL19 |
ST36 |
GB34 |
L_23 |
PC06 |
GV09 |
GB24 |
LV03 |
BL18 |
GB40 |
| spleen |
BL20 |
ST36 |
LV13 |
BL51 |
SP06 |
CV12 |
PC06 |
X_16 |
LV03 |
BL2 |
| pancreas, diabetes mellitus, hypoglycaemia & hyperglycaemia |
KI02 |
CV12 |
BL23 |
ST36 |
SP06 |
CV04 |
BL20 |
BL18 |
BL17 |
X_1 |
| gastrointestinal tract |
ST36 |
ST25 |
PC06 |
CV12 |
CV06 |
SP06 |
CV04 |
BL21 |
TH06 |
BL20 |
| indigestion, inappetance, nausea, vomiting |
ST36 |
PC06 |
CV12 |
ST25 |
SP06 |
CV06 |
BL21 |
BL20 |
SP04 |
LI04 |
| pain, colic, spasm in abdomen or its organs, peritonitis |
ST36 |
CV12 |
SP06 |
PC06 |
CV04 |
ST25 |
CV06 |
BL23 |
BL21 |
CV03 |
| diarrhoea, dysentery, constipation |
ST25 |
ST36 |
CV04 |
CV12 |
SP06 |
TH06 |
CV06 |
BL25 |
CV08 |
SP09 |
| stomach & duodenum |
ST36 |
CV12 |
PC06 |
ST25 |
BL21 |
CV13 |
CV06 |
BL20 |
SP04 |
SP06 |
| small intestine, appendix, caecum, colon, rectum |
ST36 |
ST25 |
BL25 |
CV04 |
L_13 |
CV12 |
BL27 |
PC06 |
SP15 |
ST37 |
| anus, tenesmus, prolapse, piles |
GV01 |
BL57 |
GV20 |
BL32 |
SP06 |
BL25 |
BL31 |
BL33 |
BL30 |
BL34 |
| inguinal area, groin |
LV01 |
SP11 |
SP12 |
SP13 |
ST30 |
KI11 |
LV03 |
LV04 |
LV06 |
SP06 |
| perinaeum |
BL32 |
GV01 |
BL31 |
BL30 |
BL33 |
BL34 |
LV01 |
LV10 |
SP06 |
ST36 |
| Perineum* |
SP06 |
ST36 |
BL30 |
CV02 |
CV04 |
GV01 |
GV20 |
LV03 |
ST30 |
BL32 |
| male & female external genitalia & pubic area |
CV04 |
CV03 |
SP06 |
LV08 |
CV07 |
LV04 |
LV12 |
CV01 |
LV02 |
LV01 |
| urogenital (general conditions) |
SP06 |
CV04 |
BL23 |
CV03 |
CV06 |
BL28 |
KI03 |
BL32 |
ST36 |
SP09 |
| urinary tract & functions |
SP06 |
BL23 |
BL28 |
CV03 |
CV04 |
CV06 |
KI03 |
SP09 |
CV02 |
BL32 |
| Urinary disorders* |
BL23 |
CV03 |
CV04 |
SP06 |
BL28 |
BL32 |
CV06 |
ST36 |
CV02 |
SP09 |
| Urinary incontinence, retention, or urination in coitus* |
CV03 |
CV04 |
SP06 |
BL23 |
BL28 |
BL32 |
CV06 |
ST36 |
SP09 |
CV02 |
| kidney, ureter upper |
BL23 |
BL52 |
KI03 |
SP06 |
SP09 |
ST36 |
BL28 |
GB25 |
CV03 |
CV04 |
| ureter |
BL23 |
CV07 |
SP06 |
CV03 |
ST30 |
KI07 |
CV04 |
CV06 |
LV03 |
ST29 |
| bladder, ureter lower |
SP06 |
CV03 |
BL23 |
BL28 |
BL32 |
CV04 |
SP09 |
CV06 |
BL30 |
CV02 |
| genitalia female & reproduction |
SP06 |
CV04 |
GV04 |
CV06 |
SP10 |
CV03 |
GB26 |
BL32 |
LV03 |
ST36 |
| gynaecology, obstetrics, mammology (all data) * |
SP06 |
ST36 |
CV03 |
CV04 |
CV06 |
LI04 |
BL23 |
BL32 |
CV17 |
LV03 |
| * Female infertility, functional sterility* |
SP06 |
CV03 |
BL23 |
CV08 |
BL23 |
BL26 |
BL32 |
Y_18 |
ST36 |
BL18 |
| ovary & PID* |
SP06 |
CV03 |
CV04 |
BL23 |
CV06 |
SP10 |
LU07 |
Y_18 |
BL26 |
GB25 |
| * uterus & cervix* |
CV03 |
CV04 |
SP06 |
CV06 |
ST30 |
Y_18 |
BL23 |
SP09 |
SP01 |
BL30 |
| clitoris, vagina & vulva* |
SP06 |
CV01 |
CV03 |
GV01 |
SP10 |
BL32 |
LV03 |
SP09 |
ST30 |
BL23 |
| Amenorrhoea, oligoamenorrhoea & delayed menarche in women * |
CV03 |
CV04 |
SP06 |
BL23 |
Y_18 |
BL20 |
BL32 |
CV06 |
ST36 |
Y_11 |
| An ovulation* |
CV03 |
CV04 |
SP06 |
Y_17 |
Y_18 |
BL23 |
CV08 |
GB26 |
BL18 |
TH05 |
| Leucorrhoea, leukorrhagia, gonorrhoea* |
SP06 |
BL23 |
BL32 |
CV02 |
CV03 |
CV04 |
CV08 |
GB26 |
GV04 |
ST36 |
| ovary |
SP06 |
ST28 |
ST36 |
ST18 |
ST25 |
ST30 |
ST32 |
BL22 |
BL30 |
BL31 |
| fallopian tube |
ST29 |
SP06 |
SP09 |
CV03 |
CV04 |
CV06 |
ST30 |
BL30 |
BL31 |
BL32 |
| uterus, cervix |
CV04 |
GV02 |
SP06 |
SP10 |
BL23 |
CV03 |
CV06 |
ST30 |
BL30 |
BL31 |
| cervix, vagina |
SP06 |
BL33 |
KI12 |
CV03 |
CV04 |
LV08 |
ST29 |
GV02 |
SP09 |
CV01 |
| vagina |
BL30 |
BL31 |
BL32 |
BL33 |
BL34 |
GV02 |
SP06 |
SP09 |
SP10 |
CV02 |
| pregnancy: conditions of |
BL67 |
ST36 |
PC06 |
LV03 |
SP04 |
SP06 |
BL18 |
CV17 |
CV12 |
KI21 |
| pregnancy: forbidden / abortion |
SP06 |
LI04 |
BL67 |
BL60 |
LV03 |
BL32 |
ST36 |
CV04 |
CV03 |
BL31 |
|
postpartum uterus, cervix, vagina |
SP06 |
Y_16 |
CV04 |
GV20 |
CV02 |
Y_18 |
LV01 |
KI06 |
LV08 |
CV03 |
| parturition |
SP06 |
LI04 |
BL67 |
BL60 |
BL32 |
LV03 |
BL31 |
ST36 |
SP09 |
BL62 |
| parturition or abortion, before, during & after* |
LI04 |
SP06 |
ST36 |
BL31 |
BL32 |
BL67 |
GV26 |
BL34 |
CV06 |
LV03 |
| postpartum conditions |
SP06 |
GV20 |
CV04 |
Y_16 |
CV02 |
LV01 |
CV03 |
CV07 |
Y_18 |
CV06 |
| mammary female |
CV17 |
SI01 |
ST18 |
GB41 |
ST36 |
ST16 |
SP18 |
LI04 |
LV03 |
GB21 |
| Mastopathy, mammary disorders, milk disorders* |
CV17 |
OT02 |
GB21 |
ST18 |
ST36 |
LI04 |
GB41 |
SI11 |
LV03 |
TH05 |
| menstrual cycle, contraception |
SP06 |
CV04 |
CV03 |
CV06 |
SP10 |
ST36 |
BL23 |
LV03 |
BL32 |
BL33 |
| Menstruation* |
SP06 |
CV04 |
CV03 |
CV06 |
BL23 |
BL32 |
BL33 |
LV03 |
SP10 |
ST36 |
| Dysmenorrhoea & menorrhalgia* |
CV04 |
SP06 |
ST29 |
ST36 |
BL23 |
PC06 |
SP10 |
BL20 |
CV03 |
CV06 |
| menopause: general points for flushes & menopausal problems |
ST36 |
SP06 |
CV04 |
LI04 |
PC06 |
GB21 |
CV03 |
SP10 |
LV14 |
CV05 |
| menopause & climacteric* |
SP06 |
CV04 |
PC06 |
ST36 |
BL18 |
BL23 |
SP10 |
LI04 |
GV26 |
CV02 |
| 061400 reproduction male (impotence, spermatorrhoea etc) |
SP06 |
CV04 |
BL23 |
CV03 |
CV06 |
BL32 |
GV04 |
BL33 |
BL31 |
ST36 |
| * Andropathies (all headings)* |
BL23 |
BL32 |
CV04 |
SP06 |
CV01 |
CV03 |
GV04 |
ST36 |
CV02 |
BL31 |
| Male infertility, spermatopathy, abnormalities of sperm count or quality* |
BL23 |
BL32 |
CV04 |
SP06 |
BL33 |
CV03 |
GV04 |
KI03 |
CV06 |
ST36 |
| genitalia male |
SP06 |
CV03 |
CV04 |
ST29 |
BL32 |
BL33 |
BL34 |
LV01 |
BL31 |
LV04 |
| * Testicle* |
SP06 |
BL23 |
CV04 |
ST29 |
ST36 |
BL32 |
CV03 |
KI08 |
KI12 |
ST30 |
| * Ejaculation* |
BL23 |
BL32 |
CV03 |
BL33 |
CV04 |
SP06 |
SP09 |
BL27 |
CV02 |
ST36 |
| Prostate* |
BL23 |
BL32 |
CV01 |
SP06 |
BL30 |
CV03 |
ST29 |
CV04 |
GV04 |
BL54 |
| penis, urethra, sex drive, male impotence, erectile dysfunction |
BL23 |
BL32 |
CV02 |
CV04 |
ST36 |
KI12 |
SP06 |
CV06 |
LV08 |
KI07 |
| penis |
ST30 |
SP06 |
SP09 |
LV01 |
CV04 |
BL53 |
BL54 |
LV02 |
LV05 |
ST20 |
| urethra |
CV04 |
CV03 |
CV07 |
LV08 |
SP06 |
CV01 |
BL23 |
SP09 |
BL32 |
BL28 |
| prostate |
SP06 |
CV04 |
CV03 |
BL23 |
BL28 |
SP09 |
ST29 |
GB34 |
CV02 |
SP10 |
| testicle |
KI08 |
LV10 |
SP06 |
SP09 |
BL23 |
BL52 |
CV03 |
CV04 |
ST28 |
ST30 |
| testicle pain |
SP06 |
KI08 |
KI12 |
GB34 |
SP04 |
BL23 |
CV03 |
CV04 |
LV06 |
BL23 |
| pelvic limb, its organs & functions |
GB34 |
ST36 |
GB30 |
SP06 |
BL60 |
BL40 |
BL57 |
GB39 |
GB31 |
KI03 |
| buttock |
GB30 |
BL36 |
OT01 |
ST36 |
BL23 |
BL54 |
BL37 |
OT05 |
BL40 |
BL60 |
| hip |
GB30 |
GB34 |
GB29 |
GB31 |
BL40 |
BL60 |
OT01 |
GB39 |
ST36 |
LV08 |
| thigh, femur |
GB30 |
GB31 |
GB34 |
LV08 |
ST36 |
BL23 |
LV11 |
BL40 |
BL37 |
SP06 |
| knee, popliteal |
GB34 |
BL40 |
L_16 |
ST35 |
SP09 |
ST36 |
ST34 |
LV08 |
OT01 |
GB31 |
| patella |
SP09 |
SP10 |
GB33 |
OT01 |
OT05 |
BL40 |
LV08 |
BL11 |
ST30 |
SP05 |
| leg, calf |
BL57 |
GB34 |
ST36 |
SP06 |
BL40 |
GB30 |
BL60 |
GB39 |
ST32 |
LV03 |
| tibia, fibula |
ST36 |
GB35 |
GB34 |
GB37 |
BL40 |
LV03 |
GB36 |
GB30 |
BL62 |
LV02 |
| achilles area, heel |
BL60 |
KI03 |
BL57 |
BL61 |
KI04 |
SP06 |
OT01 |
ST36 |
ST41 |
BL40 |
| ankle, tarsus |
BL60 |
ST41 |
KI03 |
GB39 |
GB40 |
SP06 |
BL57 |
OT01 |
ST36 |
SP05 |
| tarsal-metatarsal |
GB41 |
OT01 |
ST41 |
OT05 |
BL59 |
KI06 |
GB40 |
BL60 |
SP05 |
KI03 |
| metatarsal, foot |
BL60 |
KI03 |
LV03 |
SP06 |
BL57 |
ST41 |
GB39 |
OT01 |
ST42 |
GB41 |
| toe |
L_08 |
SP04 |
SP06 |
LV03 |
OT05 |
ST36 |
GB34 |
OT01 |
BL60 |
SP05 |
| skin |
LI11 |
LI04 |
SP10 |
SP06 |
ST36 |
BL40 |
GV14 |
OT05 |
BL13 |
GB20 |
| hair, skin: alopecia; baldness; hairloss; oppilation |
BL16 |
BL40 |
GB20 |
OT05 |
LI04 |
BL10 |
CV12 |
ST36 |
BL43 |
CV04 |
| fevers |
GV14 |
LI11 |
LI04 |
PC05 |
BL40 |
GV13 |
A_01 |
PC09 |
LI01 |
LU10 |
| chills |
GV14 |
ST36 |
LI04 |
GV16 |
BL40 |
HT06 |
GB25 |
LI11 |
TH04 |
BL12 |
| sweating problems |
KI07 |
LI04 |
HT06 |
SI03 |
SP02 |
LV02 |
LU08 |
LU10 |
LU11 |
GV14 |
| infections: malaria, TB, cholera, typhoid, typhus, herpes, rubella, varicella etc |
GV14 |
ST36 |
PC05 |
LI04 |
SI03 |
LI11 |
GV13 |
PC06 |
SP06 |
CV12 |
| immunity |
ST36 |
LI04 |
GV14 |
SP06 |
LI11 |
CV04 |
BL18 |
BL19 |
BL23 |
CV06 |
| tonic effects |
ST36 |
CV06 |
CV04 |
BL43 |
BL20 |
PC06 |
BL23 |
LI04 |
SP06 |
LI11 |
| gangrene, ischaemia of extremities |
OT02 |
OT05 |
A_22 |
L_08 |
LI11 |
HT03 |
GB34 |
SP09 |
SP06 |
BL43 |
| lymphadenopathy |
ST36 |
HT03 |
BL60 |
SP06 |
GB39 |
OT02 |
ST31 |
PC01 |
LI01 |
LI13 |
| allergy [lungs, skin, gut, vasomotor etc - all sources] |
LI04 |
LI11 |
ST36 |
PC06 |
KI01 |
SP10 |
GB20 |
BL40 |
GV14 |
LV03 |
| a allergy & allergic shock- all sources [see above; add from here in nose, head & gut problems] |
GV26 |
LI20 |
GV20 |
ST25 |
PC09 |
Z_09 |
Z_03 |
CV12 |
GV23 |
SP06 |
| bones, joints (general) |
OT05 |
OT06 |
ST36 |
LI04 |
OT01 |
GB34 |
LI11 |
TH05 |
BL11 |
BL23 |
| muscle, tendon, soft tissues (general) |
OT05 |
OT01 |
GB34 |
ST36 |
OT06 |
LI04 |
LV03 |
LI11 |
SP06 |
OT03 |
| analgesia, pain control (general) |
LI04 |
ST36 |
LI11 |
TH05 |
OT05 |
SP06 |
LV03 |
GB34 |
A_22 |
GB38 |
. Codes, names, translations and locations of the 124
Channel Pointslisted in the bibliography.
|
Point Code in ADA |
Point Name in Pinyin |
Point name in Wade-Gilles |
Translation |
Point Location |
| BL01 | Jingming | Chingming | Bright Eyes | just above med canthus of eye |
| BL02 | Zanzhu | Tsanchu | Bamboo Gathering | med end of eyebrow |
| BL10 | Tianzhu | Tienchu | Celestial Pillar | lat edge of trapezius m, on natural hairline of occiput |
| BL12 | Fengmen | Fengmen | Wind Gate | 1.5 from GV line, level with T2-T3 space |
| BL13 | Feishu | Feishu | Lung Shu | 1.5 lat to GV12, level with T3-T4 space |
| BL15 | Xinshu | Hsinshu | Heart Shu | 1.5 lat to GV11, level with T5-T6 space |
| BL16 | Dushu | Tushu | Governing Shu | 1.5 lat to GV10, level with T6-T7 space |
| BL17 | Geshu | Keshu | Diaphragm Shu | 1.5 lat to GV09, level with T7-T8 space |
| BL18 | Ganshu | Kanshu | Liver Shu | 1.5 lat to GV08, level with T9-T10 space |
| BL19 | Danshu | Tanshu | Gallbladder Shu | 1.5 lat to GV07, level with T10-T11 space |
| BL20 | Pishu | Pishu | Spleen Shu | 1.5 lat to GV06, level with T11-T12 space |
| BL21 | Weishu | Weishu | Stomach Shu | 1.5 from GV line, level with T12-L1 space |
| BL22 | Sanjiaoshu | Sanchiaoshu | Triple Burner Shu | 1.5 lat to GV05, level with L1-L2 space |
| BL23 | Shenshu | Shenshu | Kidney Shu | 1.5 lat to GV04, level with L2-L3 space |
| BL24 | Qihaishu | Chihaishu | Sea-of-Qi Shu | 1.5 from GV line, level with L3-L4 space |
| BL25 | Dachangshu | Tachangshu | Large Intestine Shu | 1.5 lat to GV03, level with L4-L5 space |
| BL26 | Guanyuanshu | Kuanyuanshu | Origin Pass Shu | 1.5 from GV line, level with L5-S1 (lumbosacral) space |
| BL29 | Zhonglushu | Chunglushu | Central Backbone Shu | 1.5 from GV line, level with S3-S4 space, just lat to sacral foramen 3 |
| BL31 | Shangliao | Shangliao | Upper Bone-Hole | 0.75 from GV line, on med edge of sacral foramen 1 |
| BL32 | Ciliao | Tzuliao | Second Bone-Hole | 0.75 from GV line, on med edge of sacral foramen 2 |
| BL39 | Weiyang | Weiyang | Bend Yang | lat side of popliteal fossa, lat to BL40, on med side of biceps femoris tendon |
| BL40 | Weizhong | Weichung | Bend Middle | centre of popliteal fossa |
| BL54 | Zhibian | Chihpien | Sequential Limit | 3 lat to GV02, level with sacrococcygeal space |
| BL60 | Kunlun | Kunlun | Kunlun Mountains | between tendo achilles & lat malleolus (directly opposite KI03) |
| BL62 | Shenmai | Shenmo | Extending Vessel | hollow below lat malleolus |
| CV01 | Huiyin | Huiyin | Meeting of Yin | CV line, between anus & scrotum-vulva |
| CV02 | Qugu | Chuku | Curved Bone | CV line, just above pubic symphysis, 5 below CV08 |
| CV03 | Zhongji | Chungchi | Central Pole | CV line, 1 above pubic symphysis, 4 below CV08 |
| CV04 | Guanyuan | Kuanyuan | Origin Pass | CV line, 2 above pubic symphysis, 3 below CV08 |
| CV06 | Qihai | Chihai | Sea of Qi | CV line, 3.5 above pubic symphysis, 1.5 below CV08 |
| CV08 | Shenque, Qizhong | Shenchueh, chichung | Spirit Gate, Navel Centre | CV line, mid-navel (forbidden to needle), shenchueh |
| CV12 | Zhongwan | Chungwan | Central Venter | CV line, 4 above CV08, or midway from CV08 to sternoxiphoid junction |
| CV14 | Juque | Chuchueh | Great Tower Gate | CV line, 6 above CV08, 2 below sternoxiphoid junction |
| CV15 | Jiuwei | Chiuwei | Turtledove Tail | CV line, at tip of xiphoid process |
| CV17 | Tanzhong | Shanchung | Chest Centre | CV line, midway between nipples, level with intercostal space 4 |
| CV22 | Tiantu | Tientu | Celestial Chimney | CV line, hollow 0.5 above supra-sternal notch |
| CV23 | Lianquan | Lienchuan | Ridge Spring | CV line, on sup edge of hyoid bone, above laryngeal prominence |
| CV24 | Chengjiang | Chengchiang | Sauce Receptacle | CV line, in centre of mento-labial groove, just below lower lip |
| GB02 | Tinghui | Tinghui | Auditory Convergence | post edge of condyloid process of mandible, ant to intertragic notch, in hollow when mouth open |
| GB09 | Tianchong | Tienchung | Celestial Hub | 0.5 behind GB08, 2 inside hairline, |
| GB12 | Wangu | Wanku | Completion Bone | hollow at post inf part of mastoid process of temporal bone |
| GB13 | Benshen | Penshen | Root Spirit | 0.5 inside frontal hairline, directly above lat canthus of eye |
| GB14 | Yangbai | Yangpai | Yang White | directly above mid-pupil, 1 above centre of eyebrow |
| GB20 | Fengchi | Fengchih | Wind Pool | hollow between trapezius & sternocleidomastoid ms, below occipital process, level with GV16 |
| GB21 | Jianjing | Chienching | Shoulder Well | highest point of trapezius m, midway from tip of acromion to spine C7 |
| GB30 | Huantiao | Huaniao | Jumping Round | behind head of femur, 1/3 way from great trochanter to sacrococcygeal space |
| GB31 | Fengshi | Fengshih | Wind Market | 7 above popliteal crease, just behind femur, where middle finger touches lat thigh when arms at sides |
| GB34 | Yanglingquan | Yanglingchuan | Yang Mound Spring | between fibula & tibia, in hollow ant inf to proximal head of fibula |
| GB39 | Xuanzhong | Hsuanchung | Suspended Bell | hollow 3 above tip of lat malleolus, between post edge fibula & tendons of peroneus longus & brevis ms |
| GV01 | Changqiang | Changchiang | Long Strong | GV line, at tip of coccyx, between coccyx and anus |
| GV03 | Yaoyangguan | Yangkuan | Lumbar Yang Pass | GV line, L4-L5 space (one space above lumbosacral space) |
| GV04 | Mingmen | Mingmen | Life Gate | GV line, L2-L3 space |
| GV06 | Jizhong | Chichung | Spinal Centre | GV line, T11-T12 space |
| GV14 | Dazhui | Tachui | Great Hammer | GV line, C7-T1 space (spine T1 is the first high one) |
| GV15 | Yamen | Yamen | Mutes Gate | GV line, 0.5 below GV16, on occipital hairline |
| GV16 | Fengfu | Fengfu | Wind Mansion | GV line, hollow just below occipital protuberance, 1 above hairline |
| GV18 | Qiangjian | Chiangchien | Unyielding Space | GV line, 1.5 above GV17, midway from GV16 to GV20 |
| GV20 | Baihui | Paihui | Hundred Convergences | GV line, 7 above occipital hairline, on top of head, 5 behind frontal hairline |
| GV23 | Shangxing | Shanghsing | Upper Star | GV line, 1 above frontal hairline |
| GV24 | Shenting | Shenting | Spirit Court | GV line, on frontal hairline |
| GV25 | Suliao | Suliao | White Bone-Hole | GV line, hollow on tip of nose |
| GV26 | Shuigou | Jenchung | Water Trough | GV line, just above centre of nasal philtrum |
| GV28 | Yinjiao | Yinchiao | Gum Intersection | GV line, on frenulum of upper lip |
| HT01 | Jiquan | Chichuan | Highest Spring | centre of axilla, med to axillary a |
| HT03 | Shaohai | Shaohai | Lesser Sea | med end of elbow crease, with elbow flexed |
| HT05 | Tongli | Tungli | Connecting Li | 1 above distal wrist crease, on ulnar side of flexor carpi ulnaris m |
| HT07 | Shenmen | Shenmen | Spirit Gate | wrist crease, on radial side of flexor carpi ulnaris, between ulna & pisiform |
| HT09 | Shaochong | Shaochung | Lesser Surge | 0.1 from post edge of nail root of finger 5, radial side |
| KI01 | Yongquang | Yungchuan | Gushing Spring | foot sole, in hollow between metatarsals 2-3, between pad of toes 1, 2 & pad of toes 3, 4, 5 |
| KI03 | Taixi | Taihsi | Great Ravine | between tendo achilles & med malleolus (directly opposite BL60) |
| KI06 | Zhaohai | Chaohai | Shining Sea | hollow 1 below inf edge of med malleolus |
| KI13 | Qixue | Chihsueh | Qi Hole | 0.5 lat to CV04, 3 below CV08 |
| LI03 | Sanjian | Sanchien | Third Space | hand dorsum, distal end of 2nd metacarpal, radial side |
| LI04 | Hegu | Hoku | Union Valley | hand dorsum, between metacarpals 1-2, midway down 2nd metacarpal |
| LI05 | Yangxi | Yanghsi | Yang Ravine | snuff box at wrist, between tendons of extensor pollucis brevis & longus ms |
| LI10 | Shousanli | Shousanli | Arm Three Li | 10 above snuff box (LI05), 2 below lat end of elbow crease (LI11) |
| LI11 | Quchi | Chuchih | Pool at the Bend | lat end elbow crease, midway from biceps brachii tendon to lat epicondyle of humerus |
| LI13 | Shouwuli | Wuli | Arm Five Li | 3 above lat end of elbow crease |
| LI15 | Jianyu | Chienyu | Shoulder Bone | ant hollow at ant edge acromioclavicular joint |
| LI17 | Tianding | Tienting | Celestial Tripod | 1 above centre of supraclavicular fossa at post edge sternocleidomastoid m between LI18 & ST12 |
| LI18 | Futu | Futu | Protuberance Assistant | 3 lat to centre of laryngeal prominence, between heads of sternocleidomastoid m |
| LI19 | Kouheliao | Holiao | Grain Bone-Hole | 0.5 lat to point just above midpoint of philtrum (GV26) |
| LU01 | Zhongfu | Chungfu | Central Treasury | near coracoid process in lat part of intercostal space 1 |
| LU05 | Chize | Chihtse | Cubit Marsh | radial edge of biceps tendon in elbow crease. |
| LU06 | Kongzui | Kungtsui | Collection Hole | 5 below LU05 (elbow)), 7 above LU09 (wrist) |
| LU07 | Lieque | Liehchueh | Broken Sequence | above radial styloid process, 1.5 above distal wrist crease |
| LU11 | Shaoshang | Shaoshang | Lesser Shang | 0.1 from post edge of nail root of thumb, radial side |
| LV03 | Taichong | Taichung | Great Surge | foot dorsum, in hollow below proximal heads metatarsals 1-2 |
| LV11 | Yinlian | Yinlien | Yin Corner | med thigh, on lat edge of long abductor m, 2 below ST30 |
| LV13 | Zhangman | Changmen | Camphorwood Gate | mid-axillary line, just below tip of rib 11 (2nd last, floating) |
| PC03 | Quze | Chutse | Marsh at the Bend | elbow crease, at ulnar side of biceps brachii tendon |
| PC04 | Ximen | Hsimen | Cleft-Xi Gate | 7 below PC03 (ulnar side of biceps brachii tendon at elbow crease), 5 above PC09 (wrist) |
| PC05 | Jianshi | Chienshih | Intermediary Courier | 3 above PC09 (wrist), between tendons of palmaris longus & flexor carpi radialis ms |
| PC06 | Neiguan | Neikuan | Inner Pass | 2 above wrist crease, between tendons of palmaris longus & flexor carpi radialis ms |
| PC07 | Daling | Taling | Great Mound | wrist crease, between tendons of palmaris longus & flexor carpi radials ms |
| PC08 | Laogong | Laokung | Palace of Toil | between metacarpals 2-3, where middle finger touches when fist clenched |
| PC09 | Zhongchong | Chungchung | Central Hub | centre of tip of middle finger (some texts: 0.1 from post edge of nail root, radial edge) |
| SI03 | Houxi | Houhsi | Back Ravine | junction of hand dorsum & palm, at ulnar edge of hand, proximal to distal head of metacarpal 5 |
| SI06 | Yanglao | Yanglao | Nursing the Aged | forearm dorsum, in bony cleft on radial side of ulnar styloid, above distal head of ulna |
| SI07 | Zhizheng | Chihcheng | Branch to the Correct | forearm dorsum, on radial side of ulna, 5 above SI05 (wrist), 7 below SI08 (olecranon) |
| SI08 | Xiaohai | Hsiaohai | Small Sea | between med epicondyle of humerus & olecranon of ulna (the funny bone point) |
| SP01 | Yinbai | Yinpai | Hidden White | 0.1 from post edge of nail root toe 1 (big), med side |
| SP04 | Gongsun | Kungsun | Yellow Emperor | med side, ant int edge of metatarsal 1, 1 proximal to metatarsal-phalangeal joint |
| SP06 | Sanyinjiao | Sanyinchiao | Three Yin Intersection | post edge of tibia, 3 above med malleolus |
| SP09 | Yinlingquan | Yinglingchuan | Yin Mound Spring | inf edge of med condyle of tibia, 3 below patella, between tibia & gastrocnemius m, 1 ant to LV07 |
| SP10 | Xuehai | Hsuehhai | Blood Sea | 2 above med sup edge of patella, on bulge of quadriceps femoris m, knee flexed |
| SP12 | Chongmen | Chungmen | Surging Gate | 3.5 lat to sup edge of pubic symphysis, 2/3 way from symphysis to ant sup iliac spine |
| ST04 | Dicang | Titsang | Earth Granary | below mid-pupil, in groove lat to oral canthus |
| ST06 | Jiache | Chiache | Jawbone | masseter m, 1 on line from angle of jaw to nasal wing |
| ST08 | Touwei | Touwei | Head Corner | meeting of vertical & horizontal hairline in front of temple |
| ST09 | Renying | Jenying | Mans Prognosis | lat to laryngeal prominence, behind carotid a |
| ST25 | Tianshu | Tienshu | Celestial Pivot | 2 lat to CV08, level with CV08 |
| ST31 | Biguan | Pikuan | Thigh Joint | hollow just below ant sup spine of ilium on lat side of sartorius m (leg flexed) |
| ST36 | Zusanli | Tsusanli | Leg Three Li | 1 lat to ant tibial crest, 3 below hollow lat to patellar ligament (ST35) |
| ST37 | Shangjuxu | Shangchuhsu | Upper Great Hollow | 1 lat to ant tibial crest, 6 below hollow lat to patellar ligament (ST35) |
| ST39 | Xiajuxu | Hsiachuhsu | Lower Great Hollow | 1 lat to ant tibial crest, 9 below hollow lat to patellar ligament (ST35) |
| ST40 | Fenglong | Fenglung | Bountiful Bulge | 8 above ant edge of lat malleolus, 2 lat to tibia (1 lat to ST38) |
| ST44 | Neiting | Neiting | Inner Court | foot dorsum, in web between toes 2-3, in hollow lat & distal to metatarso phalangeal joint 2 |
| TH02 | Yiemen | Yemen | Humour Gate | hand dorsum, in web between fingers 4-5 |
| TH03 | Zhongzhu | Chungchu | Central Islet | hand dorsum, between metacarpals 4-5, 1 above TH02 |
| TH04 | Yangchi | Yangchih | Yang Pool | centre of dorsal wrist crease, at ulnar side of common digital extensor |
| TH05 | Waiguan | Waikuan | Outer Pass | forearm dorsum, 2 above wrist crease, between radius & ulna |
| TH06 | Zhigou | Chihkou | Branch Ditch | forearm dorsum, 3 above wrist crease, between radius & ulna |
| TH17 | Yifeng | Yifeng | Wind Screen | hollow between mastoid process & mandible, covered by earlobe |