Atlas of Acupuncture

4 Acupuncture Points of the Twelve Primary Channels

● Ma Dan Yang Heavenly Star point (➞8.1.14): –

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

● Other functional points:

• xi-cleft point of the yin qiao mai: KID-8(jiaoxin)


• xi-cleft point of the yin wei mai: KID-9(zhubin)

Points according to region

● Local points(➞8.2.1): foot – KID-6(zhaohai) ■■; knee –

KID-10(yingu) ■■

● Adjacent points(➞8.2.1): foot – KID-7(fuliu) ■■; toes –

KID-6(zhaohai) ■■

● Distal points(➞8.2.1): for the throat – KID-6(zhaohai) ■■;

for the tongue – KID-6(zhaohai) ■■; for the Kidneys and the

Bladder – KID-3(taixi) ■■, KID-7(fuliu) ■■; for the genito-

urinary region – KID-3(taixi) ■■

Specific points according to the channel

pathway (in numerical order)

● KID-1(yongquan) ■■: jing-well point (Wood); sedation point

● KID-2 (rangu): ying-spring point (Fire); jiaohui-meeting

point with the yin qiao mai(➞8.1.10)

● KID-3(taixi) ■■: shu-stream point (Earth); distal point for

the Kidneys, Bladder, urogenital region (➞8.2.1); yuan-

source point (➞8.1.1)

● KID-4(dazhong): luo-connecting point (➞8.1.2)

● KID-5(shuiquan): xi-cleft point (➞8.1.3)

● KID-6(zhaohai) ■■: opening point (➞8.1.8) of the yin qiao

mai; distal point for the tongue and throat (➞8.2.1); jiaohui-

meeting point with the yin qiao mai* (➞8.1.10); local point

for the foot (➞8.2.1)

● KID-7(fuliu) ■■: distal point for the Kidneys and the Blad-

der (➞8.2.1); jing-river point (Metal); tonification point;

regional point for the foot (➞8.2.1)

● KID-8(jiaoxin): xi-cleft point of the yin qiao mai; jiaohui-

meeting point with the yin qiao mai* (➞8.1.10)

● KID-9(zhubin): xi-cleft point of the yin wei mai; jiaohui-

meeting point with the yin wei mai* (➞8.1.10)

● KID-10(yingu) ■■: he-sea point (Water), benpoint (Five

Phases); local point for the knee (➞8.2.1)

● KID-11to KID-21: jiaohui-meeting points with the chong

mai(➞8.1.10)

General location help

● KID-11to KID-21are all located 0.5 cun lateral to the midline

• KID-11to KID-15are spread on the 5 cun distance
  (➞1.2) between the upper border of the pubic symphysis
  and the umbilicus (they are spaced at 1 cun intervals from
  the upper border of the pubic symphysis to 4 cun above it)


• KID-16to KID-21are spread on the 8 cun distance
  (➞1.2) between the umbilicus and the sternocostal angle
  (they are spaced at 1 cun intervals from the level of the
  umbilicus to 6 cun superior to it).
  ● KID-22to KID-27are all located 2 cun lateral to the midline


• KID-22to KID-26are located in the 5th to 1st intercostal
  spaces


• KID-27is located on the lower border of the sternoclavic-
  ular joint

* Mentioned by only some authors

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