Archive for February 2026
JIZHONG DU-6
JIZHONG DU-6 CENTER OF THE SPINE Location: On the midline of the back, in the hollow below the spinous process of the eleventh thoracic vertebra. This point is found four intervertebral spaces above the line linking the highest points of the two iliac crests (level with the lower border of L3). Needling: Perpendicular-oblique superior insertion…
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XUANSHU DU-5 SUSPENDED PIVOT Location: On the midline of the lower back, in the hollow below the spinous process of the first lumbar vertebra. It is found two intervertebral spaces above the line linking the highest points of the two iliac crests (level with the lower border of L3). Needling: Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 1…
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MINGMEN DU-4 GATE OF LIFE Location: On the midline of the lower back, in the hollow below the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra. It is found one intervertebral space above the line linking the highest points of the two iliac crests (level with the lower border of L3). Needling: Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to…
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YAOYANGGUAN DU-3 LUMBAR YANG GATE Location: On the midline of the lower back, in the hollow below the spinous process of the fourth lumbar vertebra. It is found one intervertebral space below the line linking the highest points of the two iliac crests (level with the lower border of L3). Needling: Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to…
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YAOSHU DU-2 LUMBAR SHU Location: On the midline, in the sacro-coccygeal hiatus. The sacro-coccygeal hiatus is found in between the cornua of the sacrum and coccyx, in the hollow inferior to the fourth sacral spinous process if this is palpable. Note, nonetheless, the sacro-coccygeal hiatus may at times extend as high as the level of…
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CHANGQIANG DU-1 LONG STRONG Luo-Connecting point of the Governing vessel Meeting point of the Governing vessel with the Conception vessel and the Gallbladder and Kidney meridians Location: On the midline between the tip of the coccyx and the anus. It can be found and needled with the patient either: lying on the front, lying on…
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CHENGJIANG REN-24 CONTAINER OF FLUIDS Meeting point of the Conception vessel with the Governing vessel and the Large Intestine and Stomach meridians Sun Si-miao Ghost point Location: Above the chin, in the hollow in the center of the mentolabial groove. The mentolabial groove runs horizontally, about midway between the chin and the lower tip. Needling:…
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LIANQUAN REN-23 CORNER SPRING Meeting point of the Conception and Yin Linking vessels Location: On the anterior midline of the neck, in the hollow above the hyoid bone. Run a finger lightly along the underside of the chin towards the throat till it falls into the deep hollow right in front of the hyoid bone.…
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TIANTU REN-22 HEAVENLY PROMINENCE Meeting point of the Conception and Yin Linking vessels Point of the Window of Heaven Location: On the midline in the center of the suprasternal fossa, 0.5 cun superior to the suprasternal notch. Needling: Perpendicular insertion 0.3 cun. With the neck extended (remove pillow under the head), needle first perpendicularly 0.2…
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XUANJI REN-21 JADE PIVOT Location: On the midline of the manubrium of the sternum, midway between Huagai REN-20 and Tiantu REN-22. Needling: Transverse insertion given inferiorly, 0.5 to 1 cun. Actions: Lowers Stomach qi and expels food accumulation. Unbinds the chest and lowers Lung qi. Assists the throat. Signs and symptoms: Accumulation in the Stomach,…
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HUAGAI REN-20 MAGNIFICENT CANOPY Location: On the midline of the sternum, level with the junction of the first intercostal space and the sternum. First find the costal cartilage of the second rib which is level with the sternal angle, then find the first intercostal space above it. Needling: Transverse insertion given superiorly or inferiorly along…
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ZIGONG REN-19 PURPLE PALACE Location: On the midline of the sternum, level with the junction of the second intercostal space and the sternum. Find the costal cartilage of the second rib which is level with the sternal angle, then find the second intercostal space below it. Needling: Transverse insertion given superiorly or inferiorly along the…
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YUTANG REN-18 JADE HALL Location: On the midline of the sternum, level with the junction of the third intercostal space and the sternum. First find the costal cartilage of the second rib which is level with the sternal angle, then find the second intercostal space below it and count down to the third space. Needling:…
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SHANZHONG REN-17 CHEST CENTER Front-Mu point of the Pericardium Hui-Meeting point of the Qi Point of the Sea of Qi Meeting point of the Conception vessel with the Spleen, Kidney, Small Intestine and Sanjiao meridians Location: On the midline of the sternum, in a hollow level with the junction of the fourth intercostal space and…
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ZHONGTING REN-16 CENTRAL COURTYARD Location: On the midline of the sternum at the level of the sternocostal angle. To find points on the upper abdomen one can use the sternocostal angle (xiphi-sternal junction) as a reference point. To find the sternocostal angle, run the forefinger upwards along the lower margin of the ribcage into the…
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JIUWEI REN-15 TURTLEDOVE TAIL Luo-Connecting point of the Conception vessel Location: On the midline of the abdomen, 7 cun above the umbilicus and 1 cun below the level of the sternocostal angle. Several texts place this point below the xiphoid process. In practice though, the xiphoid process differs quite a bit in length, and this…
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JUQUE REN-14 GREAT GATEWAY Front-Mu point of the Heart Location: On the midline of the abdomen, 6 cun above the umbilicus and 2 cun below the sternocostal angle. In some individuals the xiphoid process may extend to this point. To find points on the upper abdomen one can use the sternocostal angle (xiphi-sternal junction) as…
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SHANGWAN REN-13 UPPER CAVITY Meeting point of the Conception vessel with the Stomach and Small Intestine meridians Location: On the midline of the abdomen, 5 cun above the umbilicus and 3 cun below the sternocostal angle. To find points on the upper abdomen one can use the sternocostal angle (xiphi-sternal junction) as a reference point.…
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ZHONGWAN REN-12 MIDDLE CAVITY Front-Mu point of the Stomach Hui-Meeting point of the Fu Meeting point of the Conception vessel with the Small Intestine, Sanjiao and Stomach meridians Location: On the midline of the abdomen, 4 cun above the umbilicus and midway between the umbilicus and the sternocostal angle. To find points on the upper…
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JIANLI REN-11 STRENGTHEN THE INTERIOR Location: On the midline of the abdomen, 3 cun above the umbilicus and 5 cun below the sternocostal angle. To find points on the upper abdomen one can use the sternocostal angle (xiphi-sternal junction) as a reference point. To find the sternocostal angle, run the forefinger upwards along the lower…
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XIAWAN REN-10 LOWER CAVITY Meeting point of the Conception vessel with the Spleen meridian Location: On the midline of the abdomen, 2 cun above the umbilicus and 6 cun below the sternocostal angle. To find points on the upper abdomen one can use the sternocostal angle (xiphi-sternal junction) as a reference point. To find the…
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