Atlas of Acupuncture

4 Acupuncture Points of the Twelve Primary Channels

bone it ascends initially 0.5 cun lateral to the anterior midline,

from the 5th intercostal space (KID-22) 2 cun lateral to the

midline to the infraclavicular fossa.

Clinical importance (➞1.2)

Exterior(biao) signs and symptoms: Pain in the lumbar

region, counterflow Cold or weakness of the legs, dry mouth,

sore throat, pain in the lateral gluteal region and on the posterior

thigh, pain on the soles of the feet.

Interior(li) orzangfu-Organ signs and symptoms:Pain, facial

oedema, dark rings under the eyes, shortness of breath, somno-

lence, restlessness, diarrhoea, thin or dry stools, abdominal disten-

sion, nausea and vomiting, impotence.

Connections of the Kidney primary channel

Connections with other channels

Bladder primary channel (zu tai yang jing)

Connection:Foot Yin–Yang connection of the second great circuit

Location: BL-67➞KID-1(on the foot)

Circulation:Circadian (according to the Organ clock)

Importance:Exterior–Interior relationship

Heart primary channel (shou shao yin jing)

Connection: Paired according to the Six-Channel theory

(hand–foot pairing): shao yin(Yin axes of the second great circuit)

Location: KID➞HE(on the thorax). A branch of the internal

pathway of the Kidney primary channel travels from the Kidney

to the Liver, penetrates the diaphragm and spreads in the Lung

(fei). From the Lung a branch runs to the Heart (xin), there con-

necting with the Heart primary channel.

Circulation: Non-circadian (notaccording to the Organ clock)

Importance:Above–below relationship

Pericardium primary channel (shou jue yin jing)

Connection:Deep Yin–Yin connection

Location: KID➞P. A branch of the internal pathway of the

Kidney primary channel travels from the Kidney to the Liver,

penetrates the diaphragm and spreads in the Lung (fei). From

the Lung an internal branch courses to the Heart (xin), where it

joins the Pericardium primary channel (deep Yin–Yin connec-

tion) and also reaches ➞Ren-17(shanzhong).

Circulation:Circadian (according to the Organ clock)

Importance:The Pericardium primary channel receives Nutri-

tive Qi (ying qi) from the Kidney primary channel (first circula-

tion of the ying qi➞1.1.4).

Connections with other zangfu-Organ systems

Kidney(shen), Bladder(pangguang), Liver (gan), Lung (fei),

Pericardium (xin bao), Heart (xin)

Ren-17

Ren-14

Ren-13

Ren-12

Ren-11

Ren-9

Ren-8

Ren-7

Ren-5

Ren-4

Ren-3

Ren-2 KID-11

KID-12

KID-13

KID-14

KID-27

KID-25

KID-26

KID-23

KID-22

KID-21

KID-20

KID-19

KID-18

KID-17

KID-16

KID-15

KID-24

Ren-10

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