Nomenclature: Bu: step Lang: corridor Bulang lies along the Zhongting (middle courtyard). When the Qi of the meridian flows here, it is stepping into a corridor on either side of a courtyard. Point: KI22 Chinese Name: 步廊 Name:Bulang English Name/Meaning: Walking Corridor Pinyin: bù láng Han Geul 한글: bo rang 보랑 Romaji: hō ro? Vietnamese:…
Nomenclature: Qu: crooked Cha: unevenness The meridian runs crooked laterally from Meichong (BL3) and then runs posteriorily from Qucha. It is marked by unevenness. Point: BL4 Chinese Name: 曲差 Name: Quchai English Name/Meaning: Crooked Curve Pinyin: qǔ chā Han Geul 한글: gok cha 곡차 Romaji: kyo kusa? Vietnamese:Khúc sai Location of Quchai: 0.5 cun direclty…
Nomenclature: You: hiding Men: door Youmen pertains to the kidney meridian and is located where the lower orifice of the stomach is situated inferiorly. It is hidden in the deep part of the abdomen. Point: KI21 Chinese Name: 幽门 Name: Youmen English Name/Meaning: Hidden Gate Pinyin: yōu mén Han Geul 한글: yu mun 유문 Romaji:…
Nomenclature: Mei: eyebrow Chong: upward Meichong is at the anterior hairline, directly above the eyebrow. Point: BL3 Chinese Name: 眉冲 Name: Meichong English Name/Meaning: Eyebrows’ Pouring Pinyin: méi chōng Han Geul 한글: mi chung 미충 b Romaji: i shō Vietnamese:Mi xung Location: Directly above Zanzhu, 0.5 within the anterior hairline, between Shenting (GV24) and Quchai…
Nomenclature: Di: ground Wu:five hui:confluence Ground means “inferior”, indicating the foot. There are five points of the gallbladder meridian on the foots and this point is one of them. Point: GB42 Chinese Name: 地五会 Name: Diwuhui English Name/Meaning: Earth Five Meetings Pinyin: dì wǔ huì Han Geul 한글: ji o hoe 지오회 Romaji: chi go…
Nomenclature: Ling: spirit, imply the heart Xu: mound Lingxu internally corresponds to the heart and externally it is on the muscle prominence, which looks like a mound. Point: KI24 Chinese Name: 灵墟 Name: Lingxu English Name/Meaning: Spirit Ruin Pinyin: líng xū Han Geul 한글: yeong heo 영허 Romaji: rei kyo(?) Vietnamese: Linh khâu Location: In…
Nomenclature: Yang: Yang of yin-yang Fu: auxillary The lateral is yang and fu refers to fibula. Yangfu is anterior to the fibula on the lateral aspect of the leg. Point: GB38 Chinese Name: 阳辅 Name: Yangfu English Name/Meaning: Yang Assistance Pinyin: yáng fǔ Han Geul 한글: yang bo 양보 Romaji: yō ho Vietnamese: Dương phụ…
Nomenclature: Zu: foot Qiao: opening Yin:yin of yin-yang The kidney and the liver pertain to yin and open into the ear and the eye. Zuqiaoyin is on the foot and is indicated in treating ear and eye disorders. Point: GB44 Chinese Name: 足窍阴 Name: Zuqiaoyin English Name/Meaning: Yin Portals…
Nomenclature: Xia: to press from both sides Xi: stream Xiaxi is in the space between the 4th and 5th toes. The space like a stream. Point: GB43 Chinese Name: 侠溪 Name: Xiaxi English Name/Meaning: Clamped Stream Pinyin: xiá xī Han Geul 한글: hyeop gye 협계 Romaji: kyō kei? Vietnamese: Hiệp khê Location: On the dorsum…
Nomenclature: Wai: Lateral Qiu: Mound Waiqiu is above the lateral malleolus and local muscle forms a mound- like a prominence. Point: GB36 Chinese Name: 外丘 English Name/Meaning: Outer Hill Pinyin: wài qiū Han Geul 한글: woe gu 외구 Romaji: gai kyū Vietnamese: Ngoại khâu Location: This point lies 7 cun above the tip of the…
Nomenclature: Shen: mind, implying the heart Cang: concealment Shencang is at the place where the mind is concealed. Point: KI25 Chinese Name: 神藏 Name: Shencang English Name/Meaning:Spirit Storehouse Pinyin: shén cáng Han Geul 한글: sin jang 신장 Romaji: shin zō Vietnamese: Thần tàng Location: In the second intercostal space, 2 cun lateral to the conception…
Nomenclature: Fu: abdomen Tong: passing Gu: water and food Futonggu is in the abdomen, where water and food pass. Point: KI20 Chinese Name: English Name/Meaning: Abdomen Connecting Valley Pinyin: fù tōng gǔ Han Geul 한글: tong gok 통곡 Romaji: hara no Vietnamese: tsū koku Location: 5 cun above the umbilicus, 0.5 cun lateral to Shangwan…