Atlas of Acupuncture

4 Acupuncture Points of the Twelve Primary Channels

Location

4 cun distal to the lateral end of the elbow crease in the direction

of the anatomical snuffbox and on a line connecting ➞L.I.-5

and ➞L.I.-11.

How to find

Please note: In supination, the line connecting ➞L.I.-5and

➞L.I.-11runs along the radial margin of the forearm; in

pronation, it transverses the forearm. L.I.-8lies on the dorsal

aspect of the radius and is best located with the forearm in mid-

position and the elbow flexed. L.I.-8can be found either 4 cun

distal to ➞L.I.-11or 2 cun proximal to the midpoint of the line

connecting ➞L.I.-5and ➞L.I.-11(spreading hands technique,

➞2.3.3).

➞T.B.-9is 5 cun distal to the olecranon between the radius and

the ulna, about 1 cun distal to L.I.-8in the middle of the dorsal

forearm.

Needling

Vertically or obliquely 0.5–1 cun

Actions/Indications:

● Opens the channel

● Cools and expels Wind

● Harmonises the Small Intestine

L.I.-8 Lower Angle XIALIAN

4 cun

L.I.-8 L.I.-5

L.I.-11

8 cun

T.B.-9

S.I.-7 L.I.-7

T.B.- 6

T.B.- 5

T.B.- 4

L.I.-6

S.I.-6

L.I.-5

L.I.-10

T.B.-10 L.I.-11

S.I.-8

1

9

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

10

11

(^12) cun
T.B.-9
5 cun 7 cun Midpoint of the wrist
Lateral epicondyle
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