Acupuncture points are the points on specific locations on the body that are stimulated to produce beneficial effects on body
Nomenclature: Shao: young Fu: place The point belongs to Hand -shaoyin Meridian and is where the Qi of the meridian flows in. Location: On the palm, between 4th and 5th metacarpal bones (when fist made) between the tips of the little finger and the ring finger. Indications and Functions of Shaofu : Clears heart fire…
Nomenclature: Shen: mind Men: door The heart houses the mind. This point is a door for the mind. Location: On the palmar ulnar end of the transverse creast of the wrist, in the depression on the radial side of the tendon of m. flexor carpi ulnaris. Indications of shenmen: Main point for heart disease such…
Nomenclature: Yin: Yin of yin-yang Xi:cleft Yinxi is the Xi-cleft of hand-shaoyin meridian. Location： On the palmar aspect of the forearm, on the radial border of the tendon of m. flexor carpi ulnaris, 0.5 cun above the transverse crease of the wrist. Indication: Heart disorders: Cardiac pain, fright, palpitation. Bleeding disorders due to excess heat:…
Nomenclature: Tong: Leading to Li: Interior From this point the collateral of this meridian branches to the small intestine meridian. Location: On the palmar aspect of the forearm, on the radial border of the tendon of m. flexor carpi ulnaris, 1 cun above the transverse crease of the wrist. Indications of tongli:…
Nomenclature: Ling: mind Dao: pathway The heart dominates the mind. Lingdao is in the depression on the raidal side of the tendon of m.flexor carpi ulnaris; it is like a pathway leading toward the mind. Point: HT-4 Chinese Name: 靈道 English Name/Meaning: Spirit Path Pinyin: líng dào Han Geul 한글: young do 영도 Romaji: rei…
Nomenclature: Shao: young Hai: sea Shao refers to the Hand-shaoyin meridian. Shaohai is the He-sea point of the heart meridian. The qi of the meridian circulates to this point, like water flowing into the sea. Location: With the elbow flexes, in the center between the medial end of the transverse cubital crease and the medial…
Nomenclature: Xue: Blood Hai: Sea This point is indicated in blood disease, in the sense of returning overflowed blood into the sea. Point: SP-10 Chinese Name: 血海 Name: Xuehai English Name/Meaning: Sea of Blood Pinyin: xuè hǎi Han Geul 한글: hyeol hae 혈해 Romaji: kek kai Vietnamese: Huyết hải Location: When the knee is flexed,…
Nomenclature: Yin: Yin of Yin-yang Ling: Hill Quan: Spring Yin here means ” interior”. Yinlingquan lies in the depression at the interior border of the medial epicondyle of the tibia, like a spring at the foot of a hill. Point: SP-9 Chinese Name: 阴陵泉 Name: Yinlingquan English Name/Meaning: Yin Mound Spring Pinyin: yīn líng qúan…
Nomenclature: Di: Earth Ji: Importance Di refers to the lower limbs where the point is located. The local muscle is very thick and important region for leg movement. Point: SP-8 Chinese Name: 地机 English Name/Meaning: Earth Pivot Pinyin: dì jī Han Geul 한글: ji gi 지기 Romaji: chi ki Vietnamese: Địa cơ Location: On the…
Nomenclature of sanyinjiao: San: Three Yin: meridian Jiao: crossing Sanyinjiao is an intersecting point of spleen, liver and kidney meridian. Point: SP-6 Chinese Name: 三阴交 English Name/Meaning: Three Yin Intersection Pinyin: sān yīn jiāo Han Geul 한글: sam eum gyo 삼음교 Romaji: san in kō…
Nomenclature: Gong: Connection Sun: Reticular collateral Sun here means “collateral” ; from this point the collateral of the spleen meridian connects with stomach meridian. Point: SP-4 Chinese Name: 公孙 English Name/Meaning: Grandfather Grandson Pinyin: gōng sūn Han Geul 한글: gong son 공손 Romaji: kō son Vietnamese: Công tôn Location: On the anterior border of the…
Nomenclature: Tai: great Bai:white The point is in the white skin of the big toe, where the white skin is the widest. Point: SP-3 Chinese Name: 太白 Name: Taibai English Name/Meaning: Supreme White Pinyin: taì bái Han Geul 한글: tae baek 태백 Romaji: tai haku Vietnamese: Thái bạch Location: On the posterior border of the…