Nomenclature: Xiaochang: small intestine Shu:point Xiaochangshu is the place where the Qi of the small intestine is infused into the back. Point: BL27 Chinese Name: 小肠俞 Name: Xiaochangshu English Name/Meaning: Small Intestine Transporter Pinyin: xiǎo cháng shū Han Geul 한글: so jang yu 소장유 Romaji: shō…
Nomenclature: Guan: storage Yuan: primary Qi Shu:point Guanyuanshu is opposite to Guanyuan (CV4), where the stored Qi of primary Yin and Yang is infused into the back. Point: BL26 Chinese Name: 关元俞 Name: Guanyuanshu English Name/Meaning: Gate of Origin Transporter Pinyin: guān yuán…
Nomenclature: Da: big Zhu:shuttle The first thoracic vertebra is bigger, the spinous process is like a shuttle, and Dazhu is lateral to it. Point: BL11 Chinese Name: 大杼 Name: Dazhu English Name/Meaning: Great Shuttle Pinyin: dà zhù Han Geul 한글: dae jeo 대저 Romaji: dai jo Vietnamese:Đại trữ Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Taodao (GV13),…
Nomenclature: Yu: jade Zhen: pillow The ancient name of the occipital bone is “Yuzhengu” (Jade pillow bone), and the point is on it. Point: BL9 Chinese Name: 玉枕 Name: Yuzhen English Name/Meaning: Jade Pillow Pinyin: yù zhěn Han Geul 한글: ok chim 옥침 Romaji: gyoku chin(?) Vietnamese:Ngọc chẩm Location: 2.5 cun directly above the midpoint…
Nomenclature: Dachang: Large intestine Shu:point Dachangshu is the place where the Qi of the large intestine infuses into the back. Point: BL25 Chinese Name: 大肠俞 Name: Dachangshu English Name/Meaning: Large Intestine Transporter Pinyin: dà cháng shū Han Geul 한글: dae jang yu 대장유 Romaji: dai chō yu Vietnamese:Đại trường du Location: 1.5cun lateral to…
Nomenclature: Qihai: sea of the primary Qi Shu: point Qihaishu is opposite to Qihai (CV6), where the primary Qi is infused into the back. Point: BL24 Chinese Name: 气海俞 Name: Qihaishu English Name/Meaning: Sea of Qi Transporter Pinyin: qì hǎi shū Han Geul 한글: gi hae yu 기해유 Romaji: kikai yu? Vietnamese:Khí hải du Location:…
Nomenclature: Tong: reaching Tian: Heaven The upper part of the head is likened as the heaven. Tongtian is at the head and connects upwards with vertex. Point: BL7 Chinese Name: 通天 English Name/Meaning: Heavenly Connection Pinyin: tōng tiān Han Geul 한글: tong cheon 통천 Romaji: tsū ten Vietnamese:Thông thiên Location: The point lies 4 cun…
Nomenclature: Cheng : to receive Guang: brightness Chengguang is at the vertex of the head, where brightness is easily perceived. Point: BL6 Chinese Name: 承光 Name: Chengguang English Name/Meaning: Receiving Light Pinyin: chéng guāng Han Geul 한글: seung gwang 승광 Romaji: shō kō? Vietnamese:Thừa quang Location: 2.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the anterior…
Nomenclature: Jueyin: the end of yin meridians, here referring to the Back-shu point of pericardium. Jueyinshu is the place where the Qi of the pericardium is infused into back. Point: BL14 Chinese Name: 厥陰俞 Name: Jueyinshu English Name/Meaning: Jueyin Transporter Pinyin: jué yīn shū Han Geul 한글: gweor eum yu 궐음유 Romaji: ketsu in yu…
Nomenclature: Shen: mind, implying the heart Feng: manor Shenfeng lies in the region which is subjected to the heart. Point: KI23 Chinese Name: 神封 Name: Shenfeng English Name/Meaning: Spirit Seal Pinyin: shén fēng Han Geul 한글: sin bong 신봉 Romaji: shim pō Vietnamese: Thần phong Location: In the fourth intercostal space, 2 cun lateral to…
Nomenclature: Luo: linking Que: return The collateral of the bladder meridian returns to the body surface from luo-que after linking with the brain. Point: BL8 Chinese Name: 络却 English Name/Meaning: Declining Connection Pinyin: luò què Han Geul 한글: nak gak 락각 Romaji: rak kyaku? Vietnamese: Lạc khước Location: 5.5 cun directly above the midpoint of…
Nomenclature: Wu: fifth Chu:place Wuchu is the fifth point of the bladder meridian of Foot-taiyang. Point: BL5 Chinese Name: 五处 English Name/Meaning: Fifth Place Pinyin: wǔ chǔ Han Geul 한글: o cheo 오처 Romaji: go sho(?) Vietnamese:Ngũ xứ Location: 1 cun directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline and 1.5 cun lateral to the…