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: Shang: one of the five sounds, pertaining to metal; Qiu: hills Shangqiu is a jing-river point of the spleen meridian and pertains to metal. The point is below the medial mallelous, which looks like a hill. Point: SP-5 Chinese Name: 商丘 English Name/Meaning: Shang Mound Pinyin: shāng qiū Han Geul 한글: sang gu 상구…
Nomenclature: Xiao: small Hai: sea Xiao refers to the small intestine meridian, and this is the He-sea point of the meridian. When the Qi and blood arrive at Xiaohai, it is just like water flowing into the sea. Point: SI-8 Chinese Name: 小海 Name: Xiaohai English Name/Meaning: Small Sea Pinyin: xiǎo hǎi Han Geul 한글:…
Nomenclature: Tian: heaven Jing: well The upper indicates heaven. Tianjing is in the depression by the olecranon of the upper limb, which is linked to a well. Point: TE10 Chinese Name: 天井 Name: Tianjing English Name/Meaning: Heavenly Well Pinyin: tiān jǐng Han Geul 한글: cheon jeong 천정 Romaji: ten sei(?) Vietnamese: Thiên tỉnh Location: With…
Nomenclature: Xing: walking Jian: middle Xingjian is in the depression anterior to the first and second metatarsophalangeal joints. The Qi of the meridian runs between them. Location: On the dorsum of the foot, proximal to the margin of the web between the 1st and 2nd toes. Functions: Drains liver fire (headache, red eyes, red…
Nomenclature: Yong: To gush Quan: Spring Water weiling up is called a gushing spring. Yongquan is on the depression of the sole and the Qi of the meridian flows upwards like a gushing spring. Point: KI 1 Chinese Name: 涌泉 Name: Yong Quan English Name/Meaning: Gushing Spring Pinyin: yǒng quán Han Geul 한글: yong cheon…
Nomenclature: Shen: mind Men: door The heart houses the mind. This point is a door for the mind. Location: On the palmar ulnar end of the transverse creast of the wrist, in the depression on the radial side of the tendon of m. flexor carpi ulnaris. Indications of shenmen: Main point for heart disease such…