Atlas of Acupuncture

4 Acupuncture Points of the Twelve Primary Channels

multiple branches and sub-branches (sun luo, fu luo, xue luo

➞1.5) within the surrounding tissue.

● Horizontal divisions run to the Interiorly–Exteriorly paired

Small Intestine primary channel; according to some schools

of thought (for example Ngyen Van Nghi ➞Appendix) they

travel as a transverseHE luo-connecting vessel to the yuan-

source point ➞S.I.-4(wangu).

● A longitudinaldivision follows the pathway of the Heart

primary channel along the anteromedial aspect of the arm,

ascends to the axilla, reaches the Heart, ascends to the root of

the tongue and terminates in the eye while further branches

penetrate the brain.

Clinical importance (➞8.1.2)

Pathology

● Excess (shi): Distension and fullness of the thorax and

diaphragm

● Deficiency (xu): Aphasia, disorders of the vocal cords

4.5.5 Cutaneous Region (shao yin

pi bu)

See description and figures ➞1.6.

4.5.6 Points of the Heart Primary

Channel (Overview)

Specific points according to their function

● Yuan-source point (➞8.1.1): HE-7(shenmen) ■■

● Luo-connecting point (➞8.1.2.): HE-5(tongli) ■■

● Xi-cleft point (➞8.1.3): HE-6 (yinxi)■■

● Associated Back-shupoint (➞8.1.4): BL-15(xinshu) ■■

● Associated Front-mupoint (➞8.1.5): Ren-14(juque) ■■

● Five shu-transporting points (➞8.1.6):

jing-well point (Wood): HE-9(shaochong) ■■

ying-spring point (Fire), ben point (Five Phases): HE-8

(shaofu) ■■

shu-stream point (Earth), sedation point: HE-7(shenmen) ■■

jing-river point (Metal): HE-4(lingdao)

he-sea point (Water): HE-3(shaohai) ■■

● Hui-meeting point (➞8.1.7): –

● Opening point (➞8.1.8): –

● Lower he-sea points (➞8.1.9): –

● Jiaohui-meeting points (➞8.1.10): –

● Gao Wu command point (➞8.1.11): –

● Window of Heaven point (➞8.1.12): –

● Points of the Four Seas (➞8.1.13): –

● Ma Dan Yang Heavenly Star point (➞ 8.1.14): HE-5

(tongli) ■■

● Sun Si Miao Ghost point (➞8.1.15): –

● Other functional points: –

Points according to region

● Local point (➞8.2.1):elbow – HE-3(shaohai) ■■

● Distal points (➞8.2.1):tongue – HE-5(tongli) ■■; Heart –

HE-7(shenmen) ■■, HE-5(tongli) ■■, HE-3(shaohai) ■■

Specific points according to the channel

pathway (in numeric order)

● HE-3(shaohai) ■■: he-sea point (Water); local point for the

elbow (➞8.2.1); distal point for the Heart (➞8.2.1)

● HE-4(lingdao): jing-river point (Metal)

● HE-5(tongli) ■■: luo-connecting point (➞8.1.2); Ma Dan

Yang Heavenly Star point (➞8.1.14); distal point for the

tongue and Heart (➞8.2.1)

● HE-6(yinxi) ■■: xi-cleft point (➞8.1.3)

● HE-7(shenmen) ■■: yuan-source point (➞8.1.1); distal

point for the Heart (➞8.2.1); shu-stream point (Earth), seda-

tion point

● HE-8(shaofu) ■■: ying-spring point (Fire); benpoint (Five

Phases)

● HE-9(shaochong) ■■: jing-well point (Wood), tonification

point

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