Nomenclature: Feng: pathogenic men:door Pathogenic wind easily invades Fengmen and is good for treating the diseases caused by the wind. The point is therefore considered as the door of the pathogenic wind. Point: BL12 Chinese Name: 风门 Name: Fengmen English Name/Meaning: Wind Gate Pinyin: fēng mén Han Geul 한글: pung mun 풍문 Romaji: fū mon…
Nomenclature: Tian: heaven Zhu:pillar Heaven here means “upper”. The cervical spine was called “zhugu” (pillar bone) in ancient times and the point, tianzhu is lateral to it. Point: BL10 Chinese Name: 天柱 Name: Tianzhu English Name/Meaning: Celestial Pillar Pinyin: tiān zhù Han Geul 한글: cheon ju 천주 Romaji: ten chū Vietnamese:Thiên trụ Location:…
Nomenclature: Cuan : to assemble zhu: bamboo Cuanzhu is at the end of the eyebrow, which looks like a luxuriant bamboo plant. Point: BL2 Chinese Name: 攢竹 Name: Zanzhu English Name/Meaning: Gathered Bamboo Pinyin: cuán zhú Han Geul 한글: chan juk 찬죽 Romaji: san chiku Vietnamese:Toản trúc Location: On…
Nomenclature: Jing: eye Ming: Brightness Jingming is located near the eye and its function is to clear the eye. Point: BL1 Chinese Name: 睛明 English Name/Meaning: Bright Eyes Pinyin: jīng míng Han Geul 한글: jeong myeong 정명 Romaji: sei mei Vietnamese:Tình minh Location: On the face, in the depression slightly superior to the inner canthus….
Nomenclature: Shao: Young Chong: Gushing Shaochong is on the little finger on the Hand-Shaoyin Meridian, where the Qi of the meridian originates and gushes upwards along the meridian. Location： On the radial side of the little finger, approximately 0.1 cun from the corner of the nail. Indications of shaochong： Opens cardiac orifices so help to…
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,…