Nomenclature: Shen: Spirit Que: Palace gate Shenque is in the centre of the navel which is an important passage for the circulation of the Qi and blood of the foetus, like a palace gate of the spirit. English name/ meaning: Spirit Tower Gate Chinese name: 神阙 Chinese pinyin: Shenque Korean…
Nomenclature: Qi: Primary Qi Hai: Sea Qihai is below the navel and is the sea of the primary Qi of the whole body. English name/meaning : Sea of Qi Chinese name: 气海 Chinese pinyin : Qihai Korean name: Kihae Japanese name: Kikai Vietnamese name: Khi hai French Name: Tsri-rae Location: Qihai is located 5 cun…
Nomenclature: Guan: storage Yuan: primary Qi Guanyuan is 3 cun directly below the navel and is a storage place for the primary Qi of the body. English name/meaning : Chinese name: 关元 Chinese pinyin : Guanyuan Korean name: Kwanwon Japanese name: Kangen Vietnamese name: Quan nguyen French Name:Koann-iuann Location: Guanyuan is located 3 cun below…
Nomenclature: Zhong: centre Ji: exactly Zhongji point is exactly at the centre of the body. English name/ meaning: Central Pole Chinese name: 中极 Chinese pinyin: Zhongji Korean name: Chung-guk Japanese name: Chukyoku Vietnamese name: Trung cuc French Name: Tchong-tsi Location: On the anterior midline, 4 cun below the umbilicus. Functions of Zhongji: Assists in the…
Nomenclature: Yi: shielding Feng: pathogenic wind Yifeng is behind the earlobe and is the place for shielding off the pathogenic wind. Point: TE17 Chinese Name: 翳風 Name: Yifeng English Name/Meaning: Wind Screen Pinyin: yì fēng Han Geul 한글: ye pung 예풍 Romaji: ei fū Vietnamese: Ế phong Location: Posterior to the…
Nomenclature: Also called as Shuigou. Shui: water Gou: groove Renzhong is in the philtrum, which looks like a water groove. English name/meaning : Water Trough Chinese name: 人中 Chinese pinyin: Renzhong Korean name: Sugu Japanese name: Suiko Vietnamese name: Nhan trung French: Choe-keou Location: Renzhong is located at the junction of the upper 1/3…
Nomenclature: Bai: hundred Hui: meeting Baihui is at the vertex, and a meeting place of the three foot-yang meridians, the liver meridian and the governor vessel (dumai). English name/ meaning: Hundred convergences Chinese name: 白會 Chinese pinyin: Baihui Korean name: Paek’oe Japanese name: Hyakue Vietnamese name: Bach hoi French: Pae-roe Location: 7 cun directly above…
Nomenclature: Feng: pathogenic wind fu: place Fengfu is a point for eliminating the pathogenic wind. English name/ meaning: Wind Mansion Chinese name: 风府 Chinese pinyin: Fengfu Korean name: P’ungbu Japanese name: Fufu Vietnamese name: Phong phu French: Fong-fou Location: On the midline of the nape of the neck, 1 cun…
Nomenclature: Ya: mutism Men: door Yamen may either cause or treat mutism. It is likened to a two way door to mutism. English name/ meaning: Mutes Gate Chinese name: Yamen Chinese pinyin: 哑门 Korean name: Amun Japanese name: Amon Vietnamese name: Amon French: Ia-menn Location: On the midline of the nape of the neck, 0.5…
Nomenclature: Da: large Zhui: vertebrae Dazhui is below the 7th cervical vertebra, which is the largest of the cervical vertebrae. English name/ meaning: Great Hammer Chinese name: 大椎 Chinese pinyin: Dazhui Korean name: Taech’u Japanese name: Daitsui Vietnamese name: Dai chuy French: Pae-lao Location: On the posterior midline, in the depression below the spinous process…
Nomenclature: Tian: heaven Yu: window “Heaven” here means “upper”. Tianyou means heavenly windows. The point is on the upper part of the lateral a Point: TE16 Chinese Name: 天牖 Name: Tianyou English Name/Meaning: Window of Heaven Pinyin: tiān yǒu Han Geul 한글: cheon yong 천용 Romaji: ten yū? Vietnamese: Thiên dũ Location: On the posterior…
Nomenclature: Shen : body Zhu: pillar Shenzhu is below the third thoracic vertebrae and connects upwards with the head and neck when downwards with the back and the lumbar vertebrae, like a pillar of the body. English name/meaning : Body Pillar Chinese name: Shenzhu Chinese pinyin : 身柱 Korean name: Shinju Japanese name: Shinchu Vietnamese…