Nomenclature: Yin: gum Jiao:meet Yinjiao is on the incisive suture of the upper gum, where the governor vessel and the conception vessel meet. English name/meaning : Gum Union Chinese name: 齦交 Chinese pinyin : yín jiāo Korean name: eun gyo 은교 Japanese name: gin kō Vietnamese name: Ngân giao Location: The point is located inside…
Nomenclature: Dui: mouth Duan: tip Duiduan is at the tip of the upper lip. English name/meaning : End Exchange Chinese name: 兌端 Chinese pinyin : duì duān Korean name: tae don 태단 Japanese name: da tan(?) Vietnamese name: Đoài đoan Location: On the midline, at the junction of the margin of the upper lip and…
Nomenclature: Su: nasal cartilage Liao:foramen Suliao is in a foramen at the lower end of the nasal cartilage. English name/meaning : Plain Space Chinese name: 素髎 Chinese pinyin : sù liáo Korean name: so ryo 소료 Japanese name: so ryō? Vietnamese name: Tố liêu Location: Suliao is located on the midline at the tip of…
Nomenclature: Shen: mind ting: vestibule The brain is the mansion of the mind. Shen here means brain. Shenting is on the forehead, like the vestibule of the brain. English name/meaning : Spirit Courtyard Chinese name: 神庭 Chinese pinyin : shén tíng Korean name: sin jeong 신정 Japanese name: shin tei Vietnamese name: Thần đình Location:…
Nomenclature: Shang: Upper Xing: Star The head is considered as the sky. Shangxing is at the head like a star in the sky. This point is in a very yang position on the head and carries the yang qi influence of its association with Du mai/ governor vessel English name/meaning : Upper Star Chinese name:上星…
Nomenclature: Xin: frontanel Hui: Closing Xinhui is located where the anterior frontanel closes. English name/meaning : Fontanelle Meeting Chinese name: 囟會 Chinese pinyin : xìn huì Korean name: sin hoe 신회 Japanese name: shin e(?) Vietnamese name: Tín hội Location: Xinhui is located in the midline, 2 cu above the anterior hairline. OR 3 cun…
Nomenclature: Qian: Front Ding: Vertex Qianding is in front of the vertex English name/meaning : Front Vertex Chinese name: 前頂 Chinese pinyin : qián dǐng Korean name: jeon jeong 전정 Japanese name: zen chō? Vietnamese name: Tiền đính Location of Qianding: This point is located in the midline, 3.5 cun above the anterior hairline. OR…
Nomenclature: Hou: posterior Ding: vertex Hou ding is posterior to the vertex. Point: GV19 Chinese Name: 後顶 Name:Hou ding Pinyin: hòu dǐng English Name/Meaning: Back Vertex Han Geul 한글: hu jeong 후정 Romaji: go chō? Vietnamese:Hậu đính Location: The point houding GV19 lies 5.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline, 1.5cun directly…
Nomenclature: Nao: brain Hu: door The Governor Vessel ( Dumai ) runs upwards along the spine and enters the brain. Naohu is like a door on the occipital region for the Qi of the meridian flowing into the brain. Point: GV17 Chinese Name: 脑戸 Name: Nao hu Pinyin: nǎo hù English Name/Meaning:Brain Door Han Geul…
Nomenclature: Qiang: stiffness Jian: middle Qiangjian is between the parietal bone and the occipital bone and is indicated in treating stiff neck and headache. Point: GV18 Chinese Name: 強间 Name:Qiangjian Pinyin: qiáng jiān English Name/Meaning: Rigid Space Han Geul 한글: gang gan 강간 Romaji: kyō kan? Vietnamese:Cường gian Location: Qianjian GV 18 lies 4 cun…
Nomenclature: Tao: moulding Dao: pathway The Qi of the Zang-fu organs gathers on the Governor Vessel and ascends along this way so named as taodao. Point: GV13 Chinese Name: 陶道 Name:Taodao Pinyin: táo dào English Name/Meaning: Way of the Pot Han Geul 한글: do do 도도 Romaji: tō dō? Vietnamese:Đào đạo Location: Below the spinous…
Nomenclature: Ling : Spirit Tai : platform Lingtai lies below Shendao (GV11) and Xinshu (BL15) and is therefore liken to a platform for the heart spirit. Point: GV10 Chinese Name: 灵台 Name:Lingtai Pinyin: líng tái English Name/Meaning:Spirit Platform Han Geul 한글: yeong dae 영대 Romaji: rei dai(?) Vietnamese:Linh đài Location: Below the spinous process of…