Atlas of Acupuncture

8 Point Categories and Point Selection Shu-stream points (shu xue) located at the distal ends of the metatarsal bones) as well a ...

8.1 Point Categories Jing-river points (jing xue) L.I.-3 Proximal phalanx II Metacarpal II ST-43 Metatarsal II Metatarsal III Mo ...

8 Point Categories and Point Selection He-sea points (he xue) Joint space Radial artery LU-9 Carpal bones Abductor pollicis long ...

8.1 Point Categories Actions ● They descend counterflow Qi and stop diarrhoea. At the he-sea points the Qi flow is very wide, de ...

8 Point Categories and Point Selection Points and clinical application 8.1.8 Opening Points of the Eight Extraordinary Vessels S ...

8.1 Point Categories Points Clinical application Various approaches exist for needling the opening/coupled points of the extraor ...

8 Point Categories and Point Selection LU 1 L.I. 14 L.I. 15 L.I. 16 L.I. 20 ST 1 ST 2 ST 3 ST 4 ST 5 ST 6 ST 7 ST 8 ST 9 ST 12 S ...

8.1 Point Categories 8.1.11 The Gao Wu Command Points Synonym:none known These points have the ability to affect certain regions ...

Sea of Qi ST-9(renying), Ren-17(danzhong or shanzhong), Du-15(yamen), Du-14(dazhui) Ling Shu*: ‘When the Sea of Qi is in excess ...

8.1.14 The 12 Heavenly Star Points of Ma Dan Yang Ma Dan Yang, a famous physician of the Jin dynasty, considered these initial 1 ...

8 Point Categories and Point Selection 8.1.16 Entry/Exit Points While in modern Chinese literature entry/exit points are not men ...

8.2 Strategies for Point Selection body. If it is not only the shunt between two channels, but the circulation in a channel as a ...

8 Point Categories and Point Selection Needling technique:In acute conditions or with severe pain the distal points should be ne ...

8.2 Strategies for Point Selection Selection of distal points according to the six great channels (liu jing, hand–foot pairing,➞ ...

8 Point Categories and Point Selection 8.2.5 Point Selection According to the Five Phases (Elements) While the Five Phase points ...

8.2 Strategies for Point Selection Simple point selection according to the shengcycle For excess:If there is excess in a particu ...

8 Point Categories and Point Selection Addendum:The terms tonification/sedation points are some- what controversial, since the p ...

8.3 Point Combinations Clinical application ● For deficiency conditions:needling the ben point with toni- fying technique will t ...

8 Point Categories and Point Selection 8.3.2 Combining Points on the Front and Back of the Body Here, points on the anterior and ...

8.3 Point Combinations 8.3.3 Yin–Yang Combination Synonym:Interior/Exterior combination The Yin–Yang combination balances the fl ...