Atlas of Acupuncture

4 Acupuncture Points of the Twelve Primary Channels

Location

On the lateral aspect of the waist, at the junction of a vertical line

through the free end of the 11th rib and a horizontal line through

the umbilicus, approximately 1.8 cun inferior to ➞LIV-13.

How to find

First, palpate the lower border of the ribcage to locate the free

end of the 11th rib (➞LIV-13). Next, locate G.B.-26inferior to

the free end of the 11th rib, level with the umbilicus. Quick

method for locating➞LIV-13:When pressing the flexed

elbow onto the thorax, the tip of the olecranon will rest on the

area around the free end of the 11th rib (➞LIV-13).

Located on the same level are ➞Ren-8(in the centre of the

umbilicus), ➞KID-16/ST-25/SP-15(0.5/2/4 cun lateral to the

midline).

Needling

Vertically 0.5–1 cun. Caution: Be careful with slim patients.

Actions/Indications

● Regulates the dai mai

● Regulates the Uterus

● Drains Damp-Heat

Special features

Meeting point with the dai mai

G.B.-26 Girdling Vessel DAIMAI

KID-16

Ren-08

0.5

Umbilicus

4 cun

ST-25 SP-15

2 cun

G.B.-26

11th rib

Umbilicus

Tip of the olecranon

resting on the free

end of the 11th rib

18

16

15

25

24

(^2218)
17
22
8
17
12
LIV-14
G.B-24
16
Le 13
15
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Umbilicus
Sternocostal
angle
11th rib
LIV-13
Ren-8
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