Point Selection

5 BASIC SYSTEMS
SICK SYSTEM 1 SYSTEM 2 SYSTEM 3 SYSTEM 4 SYSTEM 5
MERIDIAN SAME BRANCHING INTERIOR OPPOSITE CLOCK
MERIDIAN MERIDIAN EXTERIOR CLOCK NEIGHBOR
LU SP BL LI BL LR
PC LR ST SJ ST KI
HT KI GB SI GB SP
LI ST LR LU KI ST
SJ GB KI PC SP GB
SI BL SP HT LR BL
ST LI PC SP PC LI
GB SJ HT LR HT SJ
BL SI LU KI LU SI
SP LU SI ST SJ HT
LR PC LI GB SI LU
KI HT SJ BL LI PC
The basics techniques for choosing a point after you have chosen which meridian to needle:
1. Mirror (and reverse)
2. Image (and reverse)
3. 4-segment timing

1. MIRROR
REVERSE OF LOWER REVERSE OF UPPPER
UPPER LIMB LOWER LIMB
LIMB LIMB
FINGER TOE TOP OF HIP TOP OF SHOULDER
HAND FOOT HIP SHOULDER
WRIST ANKLE HIP JOINT SHOULDER JOINT
FOREARM LOWER LEG THIGH UPPER ARM
ELBOW KNEE EBLOW
UPPER ARM THIGH LOWER LEG FOREARM
SHOULDER HIP ANKLE WRIST

2. IMAGE
LIMB TO HEAD AND TRUNK
UPPER LIMB TORSO REVERSE TORSO LOWER LIMB
FINGER TOP OF HEAD TESTICLES, ANUS TOE
GENITALS, COCCYX,
HAND HEAD, BASE OF SKULL FOOT
SACRUM
BLADDER, LUMBO-
WRIST NECK, NECK JOINT ANKLE
SACRAL
UPPER AB, RIBCAGE,
FOREARM LOWER AB, LOWER BACK LOWER LEG
CHEST, MID-UPPER BACK
ELBOW UMBILUCUS, L2, WAIST KNEE
UPPER AB, RIBCAGE,
UPPER ARM LOWER AB, LOWER BACK UPPER LEG
CHEST, MID-UPPER BACK
GENITALS, COCCYX, NECK, JAW, BASE OF
SHOULER HIP JOINT
SACRUM SKULL
TOP OF SHOULDER TESTICLES, ANUS TOP OF HEAD TOP OF HIP

HEAD TO UPPER & LOWER LIMBS

TOP OF HEAD/ DU20 SHOULDER HIP CHIN
MOUTH (UPPER), NOSE
FOREHEAD UPPER ARM THIGH
(LOWER)
EYE, EAR, OCCIPUT ELBOW KNEE EYE, EAR, OCCIPUT
LOWER LEG (UPPER
NOSE FOREARM (UPPER PORTION)
PORTION)
FOREHEAD
LOWER LEG (LOWER
MOUTH FOREARM (LOWER PORTION)
PORTION)
CHIN WRIST ANKLE TOP OF HEAD/ DU20

3. 4-SEGMENT TIMING
JING-WELL & YING-SPRING 9PM-3AM WINTER
YING-SPRING & SHU-STREAM 3AM-9AM SPRING
SHU-STREAM & JING-RIVER 9AM-3PM SUMMER
JING-RIVER & HE-SEA 3PM-9PM FALL

2004 Stuart Le