4 Acupuncture Points of the Twelve Primary Channels- with the ren mai, yang qiao mai, du mai*: ST-1(chengqi) ■■
- with the yang qiao mai*: ST-2(sibai) ■■
- with the yang qiao mai: ST-3(juliao)
- with the primary L.I. channel, yang qiao mai, du mai, ren
mai:ST-4(dicang) - with the G.B. channel*: ST-5(daying), ST-6(jiache)
- with the G.B. channel: ST-7(xiaguan) ■■, ST-9(renying)
- with the G.B. channel, yang wei mai: ST-8(touwei) ■■
- with the primary L.I., S.I., T.B., G.B. channels: ST-12
(quepen) - with the chong mai, G.B. channel*: ST-30(qichong) ■■
- other channels with the ST channel: L.I.-20, BL-1, G.B.-3,
G.B.-4, G.B.-5, G.B.-6; Du-14, Du-24; Du-26, Du-28;
Ren-10, Ren-12, Ren-13, Ren-24; G.B.-14, G.B.-21
● Gao Wu command point(➞8.1.11) for the abdomen:
ST-36(zusanli) ■■
● Window of Heaven point(➞8.1.12): ST-9(renying)
● Points of the Four Seas(➞8.1.13):
Sea of Qi point: ST-9(renying)
Sea of Grain: ST-30(qichong) ■■, ST-36(zusanli) ■■
Sea of Blood: ST-37(shangjuxu) ■■, ST-39(xiajushu) ■■
● Ma Dan Yang Heavenly Star points(➞8.1.14): ST-36
(zusanli) ■■, ST-44(neiting) ■■
● Sun Si Miao Ghost point(➞8.1.15): ST-6(jiache) ■■
● Other functional points: - Front-mupoint of the Large Intestine: ST-25(tianshu) ■■
- most important acupuncture ‘Phlegm’-point: ST-40(feng-
long) ■■
● Points according to region
● Local points(➞8.2.1):eyes – ST-1(chengqi) ■■; mouth
and teeth – ST-4(dicang), ST-6(jiache) ■■; jaw – ST-7
(xiaguan) ■■; Large Intestine – ST-25(tianshu) ■■; Small
Intestine and Bladder – ST-28(shuidao); urogenital region –
ST-30(qichong) ■■; knee – ST-34(liangqiu) ■■, ST-35
(dubi) ■■, ST-36(zusanli) ■■; foot – ST-41(jiexi) ■■
● Adjacent points(➞8.2.1):forehead – ST-8(touwei) ■■;
eyes – ST-2(sibai) ■■; mouth/teeth – ST-7(xiaguan) ■■;
throat – ST-10(shuitu); Spleen, Stomach, Gall Bladder –
ST-21(liangmen); Kidney – ST-29(guilai); abdominal region –
ST-25(tianshu) ■■, ST-26(wailing), ST-30(qichong) ■■;
foot – ST-34(liangqiu) ■■, ST-36(zusanli) ■■; toes – ST-41
(jiexi) ■■
● Distal points(➞8.2.1):frontal headaches – ST-44(neiting)
■■; nose – ST-44(neiting) ■■; mouth/teeth – ST-44(neiting)
■■; throat – ST-44(neiting) ■■; shoulder region – ST-38
(tiakou) ■■; Lung – ST-40(fenglong) ■■; Spleen/Stomach –
ST-36(zusanli) ■■; Large Intestine – ST-37(shangjuxu) ■■;
Small Intestine – ST-39(xiajushu) ■■; epigastrium – ST-36
(zusanli) ■■; shoulder – ST-36(zusanli) ■■, ST-38(tiakou) ■■
Specific points according to the channel
pathway (in numerical order)
● ST-1(chengqi) ■■: meeting point with the ren mai, yang qiao
mai*, du mai(➞8.1.10); local point for the eyes (➞8.2.1)
● ST-2(sibai) ■■: meeting point with the yang qiao mai*
(➞8.1.10); adjacent point for the eyes (➞8.2.1)
● ST-3 (juliao): meeting point with the yang qiao mai
(➞8.1.10)
● ST-4(dicang): meeting point with the Large Intestine chan-
nel, yang qiao mai, du mai*, ren mai* (➞8.1.10); local point
for the mouth/teeth (➞8.2.1)
● ST-5(daying): meeting point with the Gall Bladder channel
● ST-6(jiache)■■: Sun Si Miao Ghost point (➞8.1.15); meet-
ing point with the Gall Bladder channel* (➞8.1.10); local
point for the mouth/teeth (➞8.2.1)
● ST-7(xiaguan) ■■: meeting point with the Gall Bladder
channel (➞8.1.10); adjacent point for the teeth and jaw
(8.2.1); local point for the jaw (➞8.2.1)
● ST-8(touwei) ■■: meeting point with the Gall Bladder chan-
nel, yang wei mai(➞8.1.10); adjacent point for frontal
headaches (➞8.2.1)
● ST-9(renying): meeting point with the Gall Bladder channel
(➞8.1.10); Sea of Qi point (➞8.1.13); Window of Heaven
point (➞8.1.12)
● ST-10(shuitu): adjacent point for the neck (➞8.2.1)
● ST-12(quepen): meeting point with the L.I., S.I., T.B. and
G.B. channels (➞8.1.10)
● ST-21(liangmen): adjacent point for the Spleen, Stomach
and Gall Bladder (➞8.2.1)
● ST-25(tianshu) ■■: Front-mupoint of the Large Intestine
(➞8.1.5); adjacent point for the abdominal region (➞8.2.1)
● ST-26(wailing): adjacent point for the abdominal region
(➞8.2.1)
● ST-28(shuidao): local point for the Small Intestine and Blad-
der (➞8.2.1)
● ST-29(guilai): local point for the urogenital region (➞8.2.1)
● ST-30(qichong) ■■: meeting point with the chong mai, G.B.
channel* (➞ 8.1.10); Sea of Water and Grain point
(➞8.1.13); local point for the urogenital region (8.2.1); adja-
cent point for the abdominal region (➞8.2.1)
● ST-34(liangqiu) ■■: xi-cleft point, important adjacent point
for disorders of the knee (➞8.2.1)
● ST-35(dubi) ■■: local point for the knee region (➞8.2.1)
● ST-36(zusanli) ■■: he-sea point (Earth) (➞8.1.6), ben-point
(Five Phase point); Lower he-sea point of the Stomach
(➞ 8.1.9); Gao Wucommand point (➞ 8.1.11) for the
abdomen; Sea of Water and Grain point (➞8.1.13); Ma Dan
YangHeavenly Star point (➞8.1.14); distal point for the
Spleen/Stomach and epigastrium (➞8.2.1); local point for
the knee (➞8.2.1); distal point for the shoulder (➞8.2.1);
adjacent point for the foot (➞8.2.1)* Mentioned by only some authors.Ch04.3-F10028.qxd 2/22/08 8:41 PM Page 126