Nomenclature: Jian: shoulder Yu: corner The point is located at the corner of the shoulder. Point: LI15 Chinese Name: 肩髃 Name: Jianyu Pinyin: Shoulder Bone English Name/Meaning: jiān yú Han Geul 한글: gyeon u 견우 Romaji: ken gū Vietnamese:Kiên ngung Location: With the arm abducted and parallel to the ground, at the upper border of…
Nomenclature: Shou: Hand San:Three Li: Taken as cun in ancient times. Shousanli LI10 is located on the forearm, with the arm stretched, the point is 3 cun below Quchi (LI11). Location: The point is located on th radial side of the forearm on the line linking the Yangxi(LI5) and Quchi(LI11) points, 2 cun below the…
Nomenclature: Qu: crooked chi:pond. Quchi is located on the depression at the elbow like a pool when the arm is bent and this point is inside it. Location of quchi: With the elbow is flexed, the point is in the midpoint between the lateral end of the transverse cubical crease and the lateral epicondyle of…
Nomenclature: Pian: divergence Li:passway A collateral of the large intestine merician seperates from here and diverges to the lung meridian. Location: With the elbow flexed and the radial side of the arm upward, the point is on the line joining Yangxi (LI5 ) and quchi (LI11), 3 cun above the cease of the wrist. Method…
Nomenclature: Yang : Yang of yin Xi: Brook Yang refers to the ayng meridain. This point is a depression like a brook in the mountains. Location: This point is located on the radial side of the transverse crease of the wrist, in the depression between the tendons of m. extensor pollicis longus and brevis (anatomical…
Nomenclature: He: junction gu: valley This point lies between the first and second metacarpal bones. The location of the point is depressed as a valley. Location: This point is located on the dorsum of the hand, midway between the 1st and 2nd metacarpal bones, approximately in the middle of the 2nd metacarpal bone on…
Nomenclature: San:two jian:space/point The term sanjian refers to the third point of lung meridian. Location: This point is on the radial border of the index finger, in a depression just distal to the metacarpophalangeal joint, when a loose fist is made. Method: Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 2 cun, directed towards Houxi…
Nomenclature: Er:two jian:space/point The term erjian refers to the second point of lung meridian. Location: The point is on the radial border of the index finger, in a depression just distal to the metacarpophalangeal joint. The point is located with finger slightly flexed. Method: Oblique proximal or distal insertion 0.2 to 0.3 cun. Perpendicular-oblique insertion…
Nomenclature: Shang:one of the five sound pertaining to metal Yang: Yang of yin-yang In the term shangyang, the large intestine pertains to metal and is scribed to the shang sound. whereas yang refers to the yang meridian. Location: This point is on the radial side of the index finger, about 0.1cun to the corner of…