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LUNG MERIDIAN 3-5 AM...................................................................................................................................................4

(LI) Large Intestine Meridian..................................................................................................................................................7
(ST) Stomach Meridian.........................................................................................................................................................12
Spleen.................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
Heart...................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Kidney................................................................................................................................................................................... 20
Small Intestine....................................................................................................................................................................... 21
Pericardium........................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Urinary bladder..................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Tripple Heater....................................................................................................................................................................... 24
Liver...................................................................................................................................................................................... 25
Gall Bladder.......................................................................................................................................................................... 26
Conception Vessel................................................................................................................................................................. 27
Governing Vessel.................................................................................................................................................................. 28
SP Qi Deficiency................................................................................................................................................................... 29
SP Yang Deficiency.............................................................................................................................................................. 29

* Yin Arm Channels * Yin Leg Channels * Extraordinary Channels

* (HT) •Heart * (SP) •Spleen * (CV) •Conception Vessel
* (PC) •Pericardium * (LV) •Liver * (GV) •Governing Vessel
* (LU) •Lung * (KD) •Kidney

* Others
* Extraordinary Points ((EX) Extra Acupuncture Points:
* Head & Neck
* Sishencong, * Chinese Name Sishencong
* English Name: God's Cleverness
* Location: A group of 4 points, at the vertex, 1 cun posterior, anterior and lateral to GV 20.
* Actions & Effects:
* Pacifies wind and calms the spirit - useful for wind stroke, epilepsy, headache, dizziness, generally relaxation.
* Non-needle methods w/children for poor development, mental retardation, ADHD.
* Issues w/memory or thinking, combine with GV 20 a/or GB 20.

* Yintang, # Chinese Name Yintang

# English Name Hall of Seal
# Location: Midway between the medial ends of the eyebrows
# Actions & Effects:
# Calms the spirit - insomnia, anxiety, stress.
# Frontal headache.
# Sinus issues - congestion, sinusitis.
# Tong Ren/Tam Healing System: Eye and sinus issues, useful point for building the energy in the head during qi gong.

* Yuyao, # Chinese Name Yuyao

# English Name Fish Loin
# Location: At the midpoint of the eyebrow in a depression directly above the pupil.
# Precautions: No Moxa.
# Actions & Effects:
# Frontal headache a/or pain in the supraorbital region.
# Disorders of the eyelids, pterygium.

* Taiyang,
# Chinese Name Taiyang
# English Name Great Sun
# Location: At temple, in a depression about 1 cun posterior to the midpoint between the lateral end of the eyebrow and the
outer canthus of the eye.
# Precautions: No Moxa.
# Actions & Effects:
# Temporal, one-sided a/or migraine headaches.
# Eye issues - pain, swelling, redness, photophobia, visual acuity.
# Local point for tootache, facial paralysis, pain, etc.
# Classically mentioned in the Ode of the Jade Dragon for swelling of the breast (bleed bilaterally).
# Tong Ren/Tam Healing System: Headaches, dizziness, eye and/or sinus issues. For migraines use with GB 20 and LI 4.

* Erjian,
* Bitong, * Biyan, * Jinjin (L) & Yuye (R), * Bailao, * Anmian, * Yiming, * Tian Dong)
* Chest & Abdomen (* Qipang, * Zigongxue)
* Back & Waist ( * Huatuojiaji, * Dingchuan, * Yaoyan, * Shiqizhui (Josen))
* Upper Limbs ( * Jianqian, * Erbai, * Shixuan, * Sifeng, * Baxie, * Luozhen, * Yaotongxue)
* Lower Extremities ( * Heding,, * Xiyan, * Dannang Xue, * Lanweixue * Nao Qing, * Shimian, * Bafeng)

* Yang Arm Channels * Yang Leg Channels

* (SI) •Small Intestine * (ST) •Stomach
* (TH) •Triple Heater * (GB) •Gall Bladder
* (LI) •Large Intestine * (UB) •Urinary Bladder
LUNG MERIDIAN 3-5 AM
LU 1 Acupuncture Point - Zhong Fu - Lung Meridian
* Chinese Name Zhong Fu
* English Name Central Treasury
* Location: 6 cun lateral to the anterior midline, level with the 1st ICS.
* Precautions: No Deep Needle Toward Sternum.
* Point Associations: * Front Mu Point
* Intersection Point of the LU & SP Meridians
* Actions & Effects: * Lung Front MU Point - useful for all LU Issues,
especially of Excess Type - cough, wheezing, asthma.
* LU disharmonies involving Phlegm/Heat excess arising from the middle
warmer - vomiting, difficult ingestion.
Listed in our conditions treated section under * Asthma * Cough

LU 2 Acupuncture Point - Yun Men - Lung Meridian

* Chinese Name Yun Men
* English Name Cloud Gate
* Location: 6 cun lateral to the anterior midline, below the clavicle in a
depression medial to the coracoid process.
* Precautions: No Deep Needle Toward Sternum.
* Actions & Effects: * Similar to LU 1 but used more often as a local
shoulder point.
* Cough, asthma, tension in the chest.

LU 3 Acupuncture Point - Tian Fu - Lung Meridian

* Chinese Name Tian Fu
* English Name Celestial Storehouse
* Location: 3 cun below the axillary fold on the radial side of the biceps
brachii tendon.
* Precautions: No Moxa.
* Point Associations: * Window of the Sky Point
* Actions & Effects: * Window of the Sky Point, regulates head/body Qi
flow - goiters, swellings in the neck.
* Lung related spirit disharmonies - stress induced asthma, poor memory,
fuzzy/muddled thinking, depression, "floating corpse ghost talk",
"melancholy crying ghost talk" (classical descriptions possibly for seeing
ghost, talking about ghosts a/or people who have died, being in constant long-term grief about someone who has passed,
etc.).
* LV invading the LU pathologies.
* Generally for heat related issues whether from excess or deficiency - nosebleed, coughing blood.

LU 4 Acupuncture Point - Xia Bai - Lung Meridian

* Chinese Name Xia Bai
* English Name Guarding White
* Location: 1 cun below LU 3 on the radial side of the biceps brachii muscle, on the LU 3 to LU 5 line.
* Actions & Effects:
* Local Point.
* May be used for cough, shortness of breath, chest pain, heart pain.
* Pain in the medial aspect of the upper arm.

LU 5 Acupuncture Point - Chi Ze - Lung Meridian

* Chinese Name Chi Ze
* English Name Cubit Marsh
* Location: At the cubital crease on the radial side of the biceps brachii tendon.
* Precautions: No Moxa.
* Point Associations:
* He Sea Point.
* Water Point.
* Actions & Effects:
* He Sea Point - useful for counterflow Qi/diarrhea, hot skin conditions, phlegm-heat excess.
* Acute/Chronic or Exterior/Interior Conditions.
* Upper body edema, enuresis.
* Local point for the elbow - tendonitis, tennis elbow.
* Classically noted for the 5 types of Lumbar Pain - possibly the upper body equivalent of UB 40.

LU 6 Acupuncture Point - Kong Zui - Lung Meridian

* Chinese Name Kong Zui
* English Name Collection Hole
* Location: 7 cun above LU 9 on the line joining LU 5 and LU 9.
* Point Associations:
* Xi Cleft Point
* Actions & Effects:
* Xi Cleft Point - for Acute attacks of OPI's, usually wind-heat or wind-dry - cough, wheezing, asthma, sore throat.
* Dry hacking cough, especially at night.
* Local point for pain along the meridian, especially at the joints.

LU 7 Acupuncture Point - Lie Que - Lung Meridian

* Chinese Name Lie Que
* English Name Broken Sequence
* Location: 1.5 cun above the wrist crease, superior to the styloid process of the radius (not on the LU 5 - LU 9 line in
TCM). Japanese LU 7 is found proximal to the styloid process and it is on the LU 5 - LU 9 line.
* Point Associations:
* Luo Connecting Point
* Command Point of the Head and Posterior Neck
* Master Point of the CV, coupled with KD 6
* Actions & Effects:
* Exterior Wind - body aches, chills/fever, runny nose, scratchy throat, sneezing.
* Internal Wind - bell's palsy, twitching, spasms, lockjaw.
* As Master Point of the CV, paired with KD 6 of the Yin Qiao Mai - treats genitourinary and gynecological issues also
Yin deficient sore throat.
* Command Point of the Head and Posterior Neck - useful for any conditions involving these areas.
* Pain of the thumb - Luo Connecting Point spreads over the thenar eminence.

LU 8 Acupuncture Point - Jing Qu - Lung Meridian

* Chinese Name Jing Qu
* English Name Channel Ditch
* Location: 1 cun above LU 9 on the line joining LU 5 & LU 9.
* Precautions: Avoid Artery, No Moxa.
* Point Associations:
* Jing River Point
* Metal Point
* Actions & Effects:
* Not as broad of an effect as LU 7, still useful for expelling wind, tonifying Qi and Yin.
* Pain in the area of KD 1 - plantar fascitis.
* Wrist pain - carpal tunnel syndrome.

LU 9 Acupuncture Point - Tai Yuan - Lung Meridian

* Chinese Name Tai Yuan
* English Name Great Abyss
* Location: At the wrist crease on the radial side of the radial artery.
* Precautions: Avoid Artery.
* Point Associations:
* Shu Stream Point
* Earth Point
* Yuan Source Point
* Hui Meeting Point of the Vessels
* Actions & Effects:
* Tonify LU Qi and Yin - cough, asthma, wheezing, SOB, chronic runny nose w/watery discharge.
* Palpitations.
* Wrist pain, arm pain along meridian.
* Hui Meeting Point of the Vessls - circulation issues, clarifying an indescernible pulse (for diagnosis).

LU 10 Acupuncture Point - Yu Ji - Lung Meridian

* Chinese Name Yu Ji
* English Name Fish Border
* Location: On the radial aspect of the 1st metacarpal at the midpoint of the bone at the junction of the red and white skin.
* Point Associations:
* Ying Spring Point
* Fire Point
* Actions & Effects:
* Clear Excess or Deficiency Heat from the LU Channel and Organ.
* Sore throat w/excess heat.
* Reckless bleeding from heat.

LU 11 Acupuncture Point - Shao Shang - Lung Meridian

* Chinese Name Shao Shang
* English Name Lesser Shang
* Location: .1 cun posterior to the thumb nail on the radial side.
* Precautions: No Moxa.
* Point Associations:
* Jing Well Point
* Wood Point
* Actions & Effects:
* Extreme sore throat (may bleed point to reduce heat).
* Revival point especially from wind-stroke.
(LI) Large Intestine Meridian
LI 1 Acupuncture Point - Shang Yang -
Large Intestine Meridian
* Chinese Name Shang Yang
* English Name Metal Yang
* Location: .1 cun posterior to the corner of
the nail on the radial side of the index finger.
* Precautions: No Moxa.
* Point Associations:
* Jing Well Point
* Metal Point
* Actions & Effects:
* Jing Well Point, for heat, pain, stagnation,
especially at the opposite end of the channel,
for eye and ear pain and inflammation,
toothache.
* Bleed for high fever, coma

LI 2 Acupuncture Point - Er Jian - Large

Intestine Meridian
* Chinese Name Er Jian
* English Name Second Space
* Location: On the radial side of the index
finger distal to the 2nd metacarpophalangeal
joint in a depression at the border of the red
and white skin.
* Point Associations:
* Ying Spring Point
* Water Point
* Sedation Point
* Actions & Effects:
* Shown to increase saliva production and to
effect the areas of the brain involved in saliva
production. Useful for dry mouth
(xerostomia).
* LI 2 & LI 3 are not used often clinically as
LI 4 & LI 11 have broader applications.
* Sedation Point and Ying Spring Point, treats
excess and clears heat from opposite end of the
channel, for toothache, eye redness and pain,
gum inflammation, sore throat.

LI 3 Acupuncture Point - San Jian - Large Intestine Meridian

* Chinese Name San Jian
* English Name Third Space
* Location: On the radial side of the index finger, proximal to the head of the 2nd metacarpal bone.
* Point Associations:
* Shu Stream Point
* Wood Point
* Actions & Effects:
* Expel wind and heat particularly from the throat, teeth, mouth, face and eyes.
* Diarrhea.

LI 4 Acupuncture Point - He Gu - Large Intestine Meridian

* Chinese Name He Gu
* English Name Union Valley
* Location: In the middle of the 2nd metacarpal bone on the radial side.
* Precautions: No Moxa, No Needle in Pregnancy.
* Point Associations:
* Yuan Source Point
* Entry Point
* Command Point for face, nose, mouth & jaw
* Actions & Effects:
* Releases the exterior for wind-cold or wind-heat syndromes
* Strengthens the wei qi, improves immunity
* Regulates the sweat glands, for excessive sweating tonify LI 4 then disperse KD 7 and vice versa.
* Any problem on the face - sense organs, mouth, teeth, jaw, toothache, allergies, rhinitis, hay fever, acne, eye problems,
etc.
* Toothache use both LI 4 & ST 44 - LI for the lower jaw & ST for the upper jaw.
* Headache, especially frontal a/or sinus (yangming area).
* Chronic Pain
* Influence the circulation of Qi and Blood - Use the four gates, LI 4 & LV 3 to strongly move the Qi and Blood in the
body clearing stagnation and alleviating pain.
* Promote labor or for retained placenta

LI 5 Acupuncture Point - Yang Xi - Large Intestine Meridian

* Chinese Name Yang Xi
* English Name Yang Ravine
* Location: On the radial side of the wrist in a depression between extensor pollicis longus and brevis tendons, found when
the thumb is tilted upward.
* Point Associations:
* Jing River Point
* Fire Point
* Actions & Effects:
* Local point for wrist pain.
* Classically noted with LI 7 for "seeing ghosts," may be useful in manic conditions.

LI 6 Acupuncture Point - Pian Li - Large Intestine Meridian

* Chinese Name Pian Li
* English Name Veering Passageway
* Location: 3 cun above the crease of the wrist on the LI 5 to LI 11 line.
* Point Associations:
* Luo Connecting Point
* Actions & Effects:
* Luo Connecting Point, influences the descending and dispersing function of the Lungs - useful for upperbody edema a/or
facial puffiness.
* The Luo channel travels upward to the face effecting the jaw, teeth and ears, tinnitus, deafness, toothache, nosebleeds.

LI 7 Acupuncture Point - Wen Liu - Large Intestine Meridian

* Chinese Name Wen Liu
* English Name Warm Dwelling
* Location: 5 cun above the crease of the wrist (LI 5).
* Point Associations:
* Xi Cleft Point
* Actions & Effects:
* Xi Cleft Point useful for pain due to stagnation along the meridian in the shoulders, elbows and wrist.
* Classically noted with LI 5 for "seeing ghosts," may be useful in manic conditions.

LI 8 Acupuncture Point - Xia Lian - Large Intestine Meridian

* Chinese Name Xia Lian
* English Name Lower Ridge
* Location: 4 cun below LI 11 on the LI 5 to LI 11 line.
* Actions & Effects:
* The following relationships exist between the ST and the LI and can be used to treat ST, LI and SI organ problems:
* SI: LI 8 & ST 39
* LI: LI 9 & ST 37
* ST: LI 10 & ST 36
* Blood in the urine arising from heat in the SI - use with CV 3 & ST 39.
* Calms the spirit, clear Yang Ming fire - mania, headaches, stroke.

LI 9 Acupuncture Point - Shang Lian - Large Intestine Meridian

* Chinese Name Shang Lian
* English Name Upper Ridge
* Location: 3 cun below LI 11 on the LI 5 to LI 11 line.
* Actions & Effects:
* The following relationships exist between the ST and the LI and can be used to treat ST, LI and SI organ problems:
* SI: LI 8 & ST 39
* LI: LI 9 & ST 37
* ST: LI 10 & ST 36
* Local point for shoulder, elbow, and arm pain.
* Stagnation in the large intestine - abdominal pain, dark/difficult urination.
* Numbness of the limbs - particularly the upper limbs, stroke recovery.

LI 10 Acupuncture Point - Shou San Li - Large Intestine Meridian

* Chinese Name Shou San Li
* English Name Arm Three Li
* Location: 2 cun below LI 11 on the LI 5 to LI 11 line.
* Actions & Effects:
* The following relationships exist between the ST and the LI and can be used to treat ST, LI and SI organ problems:
* SI: LI 8 & ST 39
* LI: LI 9 & ST 37
* ST: LI 10 & ST 36
* Shoulder, elbow & wrist pain issues, general achiness in these areas.
* Paralysis in the upper limbs.
* Less dispersive & more tonifying than other LI points.
* Epigastric & abdominal pain, ulcers, vomiting.
* Tong Ren/Tam Healing System: Abdominal issues, any digestive issues, pain in the arm/shoulder/neck, builds energy
level.

LI 11 Acupuncture Point - Qu Chi - Large Intestine Meridian

* Chinese Name Qu Chi
* English Name Pool at the Bend
* Location: At the lateral end of the transverse cubital crease midway between LU 5 and the lateral epicondyle of the
humerus.
* Point Associations: * He Sea Point * Earth Point * Tonification Point * Ghost Point
* Actions & Effects:
* Reduction of high fevers, patients with the 4 bigs, combine with LI 1, LI 2 or LI 4.
* Damp Heat skin diseases, red, itchy, oozing & inflamed (hives, herpes zoster, acne), may be used with UB 40 for any
skin disease.
* ST Excess Issues, burning diarrhea.
* Elbow and upper limb disorders, pain and inflammation, atrophy, tremors - expels wind dampness from the channel.
* Hot flashes a/or menstrual issues with heat in the Blood.
* Expels summer heat with UB 40 & SP 10, for heat stroke add SI 3.
* Tong Ren/Tam Healing System: Useful for any blood circulation issue (raynaud's, anemia, etc.), skin problems (hives,
itchiness), tennis elbow.

LI 12 Acupuncture Point - Zhou Liao - Large Intestine Meridian

* Chinese Name Zhou Liao
* English Name Elbow Bone Hole
* Location: With the elbow flexed, on the radial side of the upper arm 1 cun above LI 11 at the border of the humerus (1
cun superolateral to LI 11).
* Actions & Effects:
* Local point for pain in the elbow and/or upper arm, tennis elbow.

LI 13 Acupuncture Point - Shou Wu Li - Large Intestine Meridian

* Chinese Name Shou Wu Li
* English Name Arm Five Li
* Location: 3 cun above LI 11 on the LI 15 to LI 11 line.
* Precautions: Avoid Artery.
* Actions & Effects:
* Local point for pain in the elbow and upper arm.
* Difficulty breathing, cough, vomiting of blood.
* Scrofula

LI 14 Acupuncture Point - Bi Nao - Large Intestine Meridian

* Chinese Name Bi Nao
* English Name Upper Arm
* Location: On the radial side of the upper arm, 7 cun above LI 11 at the insertion of the deltoid muscle.
* Actions & Effects:
* Local point for pain in the shoulder and upper arm.
* Weakness in the upper arms
* Benefits the eyes - redness, swelling, pain.
* Scrofula

LI 15 Acupuncture Point - Jian Yu - Large Intestine Meridian

* Chinese Name Jian Yu
* English Name Shoulder Bone
* Location: Anterior and inferior to the acromion in a depression found with the arm abducted.
* Point Associations:
* Intersecting point of the SI, LI & Yang Qiao Meridians
* Actions & Effects:
* Shoulder Disorders, rotator cuff injuries, adhesive capsulitis, frozen shoulder, any ROM issues.
* Seminal emission due to taxation.

LI 16 Acupuncture Point - Ju Gu - Large Intestine Meridian

* Chinese Name Ju Gu
* English Name Great Bone
* Location: In the upper aspect of the shoulder between the acromial extremity of the clavicle and the spine of the scapula.
* Point Associations:
* Intersecting point of the LI & Yang Qiao Meridians
* Actions & Effects:
* Adjunctive point with LI 15 for shoulder issues, particularly chronic issues related to blood stasis.
* Resolve Blood stagnation in the chest & lungs, vomiting a/or coughing of Blood.

LI 17 Acupuncture Point - Tian Ding - Large Intestine Meridian

* Chinese Name Tian Ding
* English Name Celestial Tripod
* Location: On the lateral side of the neck, 1 cun below LI 18 on the posterior border of the SCM.
* Actions & Effects:
* Sore throat, loss of voice, sensation of something "stuck" in the throat ("plum pit qi").
* Tong Ren/Tam Healing System: Used to effect the circulation within the carotid artery. The left side is used more for
physical complaints and the right side more for psychological issues due to the internal connections of the common carotid.
Useful for alzheimer's, brain tumors, dyslexia, MS, and many brain issues related to circulation as well as the full range of
psychological issues.
* Falls into the category of Window of the Sky points within the Tam Healing system.

LI 18 Acupuncture Point - Fu Tu - Large Intestine Meridian

* Chinese Name Fu Tu
* English Name Protuberance Assistant
* Location: Level with the tip of the Adam's Apple between the sternal and clavicular heads of the SCM.
* Point Associations:
* Window of the Sky Point
* Actions & Effects:
* Window of the Sky Point for sudden loss of voice with qi obstruction in the throat.
* High blood pressure, for which Window of the Sky Points are sometimes indicated, may also be useful for low blood
pressure.
* Tong Ren/Tam Healing System: Used to effect the circulation of the common carotid artery as well as effect the vagus
nerve. Due to the connection with the vagus it is useful for lung, esophagus, heart, stomach, intestine and gall bladder
issues - reflux, palpitations, digestive issues, etc.
* Falls into the category of Window of the Sky points within the Tam Healing system.

LI 19 Acupuncture Point - He Liao - Large Intestine Meridian

* Chinese Name He Liao
* English Name Grain Bone Hole
* Location: Directly below the lateral margin of the nostril level with GV 26
* Precautions: No Moxa.
* Point Associations:
* Intersecting point of the LI & ST Channels
* Actions & Effects:
* Sinus congestion.
* Nasal polyps, sores.
* Nosebleed (combination with GV 23 and LI 19)

LI 20 Acupuncture Point - Ying Xiang - Large Intestine Meridian

* Chinese Name Ying Xiang
* English Name Welcome Fragrance
* Location: In the nasolabial groove, level with the midpoint of the lateral border of the ala nasi.
* Precautions: No Moxa.
* Point Associations:
* Exit Point
* Intersection point of the LI & ST Channels
* Actions & Effects:
* Loss of smell or taste, nasal discharge, any nose a/or sinus issues, nasal polyps, rhinitis, sinusitis, allergies. Often
combined with LI 19 and other local points.
* Tong Ren/Tam Healing System: Sinus issues, often combined with LI 17 and the huatuo of C3.
(ST) Stomach Meridian

ST
1

Acupuncture Point - Cheng Qi -

Stomach Meridian

* Chinese Name Chengqi

* English Name Tear Container

* Location: Below the pupil, between the eyeball and the infraorbital ridge.

* Precautions: No Moxa, Slow Insert and No Manipulation.

* Point Associations:
* Entry Point.
* Intersection Point of the ST, CV & Yangqiao Meridians.

* Actions & Effects:

* Any eye issue, although ST 2 is a good alternative and arguably safer to needle.
ST 2 Acupuncture Point - Si Bai - Stomach Meridian

* Chinese Name Sibai

* English Name Four Whites

* Location: Below the pupil, in a depression at the infraorbital foramen.

* Actions & Effects:

* Any eye problem, good alternative to ST 1.

ST 3 Acupuncture Point - Ju Liao - Stomach Meridian

* Chinese Name Juliao

* English Name Great Bone-Hole

* Location: Directly below the pupil in a depression at the level of the border of the ala nasi.

* Point Associations:
* Intersection Point of the ST, LI & Yangqiao Meridians.

* Actions & Effects:

* Local point.

ST 4 Acupuncture Point - Di Cang - Stomach Meridian

* Chinese Name Dicang

* English Name Earth Granary

* Location: Directly below the pupil, lateral to the corner of the mouth.

* Point Associations:
* Intersection Point of the ST, LI & Yangqiao Meridians.

* Actions & Effects:

* Facial pain - Bell's palsy, paralysis, trigeminal neuralgia.

ST 5 Acupuncture Point - Da Ying - Stomach Meridian

* Chinese Name Daying

* English Name Great Reception

* Location: Anterior to the angle of the mandible on the anterior border of the masseter muscle in a groove-like depression
(facial artery groove), with cheeks bulged.

* Precautions: AA.

* Actions & Effects:

* Local point.

ST 6 Acupuncture Point - Jia Che - Stomach Meridian

* Chinese Name Jiache

* English Name Jawbone

* Location: One finger width anterior and superior to the angle of the mandible at the belly of the masseter muscle with
teeth clenched.

* Actions & Effects:

* Eliminate wind from the face - TMJ, toothache, Bell's palsy, twitching, facial pain/paralysis.

ST 7 Acupuncture Point - Xia Guan - Stomach Meridian

* Chinese Name Xiaguan

* English Name Below the Joint

* Location: On the face, anterior to the ear, in a depression between the zygomatic arch and the mandibular notch, with
mouth closed.

* Actions & Effects:

* TMJ, facial pain, upper jaw toothache.

ST 8 Acupuncture Point - Tou Wei - Stomach Meridian

* Chinese Name Touwei

* English Name Head Corner

* Location: Directly above ST 7, .5 cun within the anterior hairline at the corner of the forehead, 4.5 cun lateral to the
midline of the head (GV 24).

* Precautions: No Moxa.

* Point Associations:
* Intersection Point of the ST & GB Meridians.

* Actions & Effects:

* Classically mentioned for "splitting headache; headache w/nausea/vomiting; headache w/eye pain (migraine)."
* Dizziness.
* Hair loss.

ST 9 Acupuncture Point - Ren Ying - Stomach Meridian

* Chinese Name Renying

* English Name Man's Prognosis

* Location: Level with the tip of the Adam's Apple on the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoideus muscle (where the
pulse of the common cartoid artery is felt).

* Precautions: No Moxa, NDN, AA.

* Point Associations:
* Window of the Sky Point.
* Sea of Qi Point.
* Intersection Point of the ST & GB Channels.

* Actions & Effects:

* In ancient times the ST Qi was assessed by palpating the pulse here and at ST 42.
* Regulation of Blood Pressure - lowering high blood pressure.
* Window of the Sky Point - restores Qi flow between the body and the head - useful with headache, chest tightness.
* Tong Ren/Tam Healing System: Used to effect the common carotid artery. With acupuncture and tuina we often use LI
18 instead as it is safer, for Tong Ren and light tuina, however, it is fine to use.
* Falls into the category of Window of the Sky points within the Tam Healing system.

ST 10 Acupuncture Point - Shu Itu

* Chinese Name Shuitu

* English Name Water Prominence

* Location: Midway between ST 9 and ST 11 at the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoideus muscle.

* Actions & Effects:

* Local point.
* Tong Ren/Tam Healing System: Used to effect the circulation within the common carotid artery and the vagus nerve.
Useful for issues such as high cholesterol, constipation, cancer of the larynx, etc.
* Falls into the category of Window of the Sky points within the Tam Healing system.

ST 11 Acupuncture Point - Qi She - Stomach Meridian

* Chinese Name Qishe

* English Name Qi Abode

* Location: At the superior border of the clavicle between the sternal and clavicular heads of the sternocleidomastoideus
muscle.

* Actions & Effects:

* Local point.
* Tong Ren/Tam Healing System: Main point to open the circulation of the common carotid artery. Useful for conditions
such as acid reflux, arteriosclerosis, hypertension, kidney cancer, bladder cancer, etc.
* Falls into the category of Window of the Sky points within the Tam Healing system.

ST 12 Acupuncture Point - Que Pen - Stomach Meridian

* Chinese Name Quepen

* English Name Empty Basin

* Location: In the midpoint of the supraclavicular fossa, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline.

* Actions & Effects:

* Shoulder pain (esp. that radiates to neck).
* Neck/throat issues - tightness/pain.
* Internal branch of the ST meridian connects here directly from the Stomach, Spleen & Diaphragm - tonify middle
warmer.
* Tong Ren/Tam Healing System: Used to effect the circulation within the subclavian artery. Useful for bursitis, tennis
elbow, carpal tunnel syndrome, etc.
* Falls into the category of Window of the Sky points within the Tam Healing system.

ST 13 Acupuncture Point - Qi Hu - Stomach Meridian

* Chinese Name Qihu

* English Name Qi Door

* Location: 4 cun lateral to the AML at the lower border of the clavicle.
* Precautions: NDN.

* Actions & Effects:

* Local point.

ST 14 Acupuncture Point - Ku Fang - Stomach Meridian

* Chinese Name Kufang

* English Name Storeroom

* Location: 4 cun lateral to the AML in the 1st ICS.

* Precautions: NDN.

* Actions & Effects:

* Local point.

ST 15 Acupuncture Point - Wu Yi - Stomach Meridian

* Chinese Name Wuyi

* English Name Roof

* Location: 4 cun lateral to the AML in the 2nd ICS.

* Precautions: NDN.

* Actions & Effects:

* Local point.

ST 16 Acupuncture Point - Ying Chuang - Stomach Meridian

* Chinese Name Yingchuang

* English Name Breast Window

* Location: 4 cun lateral to the AML in the 3rd ICS.

* Precautions: NDN.

* Actions & Effects:

* Local point.

ST 17 Acupuncture Point - Ru Zhong - Stomach Meridian

* Chinese Name Ruzhong

* English Name Breast Center

* Location: 4 cun lateral to the AML in the 4th ICS.

* Precautions: No Needle, No Moxa.

* Actions & Effects:

* Never needled or treated.

ST 18 Acupuncture Point - Ru Gen - Stomach Meridian

* Chinese Name Rugen

* English Name Breast Root

* Location: 4 cun lateral to the AML in the 5th ICS.

* Precautions: NDN.

* Actions & Effects:

* Breast disorders, mastitis, pain/swelling, insufficient lactation.

ST 19 Acupuncture Point - Bu Rong - Stomach Meridian

* Chinese Name Burong

* English Name Not Contained

* Location: 2 cun lateral to the AML level with CV 14.

* Actions & Effects:

* Local point.
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Spleen
Heart
Kidney
Small Intestine
Pericardium
Urinary bladder
Tripple Heater
Liver
Gall Bladder
Conception Vessel
Governing Vessel
SP Qi Deficiency
* General Signs & Symptoms: Poor appetite, distention after eating, weakness of the four limbs, fatigue, loose stools
* Tongue: Pale, swollen w/teethmarks
* Pulse: Empty
* General Treatment Points:
* Maciocia Treatment Points w/Valaskatagis commentary, modifications and additions
* CV 12 - ST Mu, distention after eating
* ST 36 - tonify ST/SP
* SP 6 - tonify SP Qi
* SP 3 - best with dampness in the channels, could leave this out
* UB 20 - SP Shu
* UB 21 - ST Shu

SP Yang Deficiency
* General Signs & Symptoms: A further progression of SP Qi Deficiency above with more cold signs, cold limbs,
chilliness, edema (more in the middle warmer)
* Tongue: Pale, wet, swollen w/teethmarks
* Pulse: Deep
* General Treatment Points:
* Maciocia Treatment Points w/Valaskatagis commentary, modifications and additions
* Same points as SP Qi Deficiency but you would use moxa and add the following points to further tonify the SP
* SP 9 - resolve dampness
* CV 9 - resolve dampness in the middle warmer
* ST 28 - resolve dampness in the lower warmer
* UB 22 - TH Shu, effect fluids in the lower and middle warmers