Atlas of Acupuncture

5 The Eight Extraordinary Vessels (qi jing ba mai) with Points

Ren-1

Ren-1(huiyin): In the centre of the perineum.

SP-13

SP-12

Upper border

of the pubic

symphysis

0.7 cun

Symphysis

ST-30

ST-30 (qichong): 2 cun lateral to the upper border of the pubic

symphysis, medial to the femoral artery; at the level of Ren-2

KID-11 Ren-02

KID-12 Ren-03

Upper border

of the pubic

symphysis

KID-11(henggu): On the upper border of the pubic symphysis,

0.5 cun lateral to the anterior midline

KID-11 Ren-02

KID-12 Ren-03

Upper border

of the pubic

symphysis

KID-12(dahe): 1 cun superior to the upper border of the pubic

symphysis, 0.5 cun lateral to the anterior midline

R0 2

KID-12 Ren-03

KID-13 Ren-04

5 cun

KID-13(qixue): 2 cun superior to the upper border of the pubic

symphysis, 0.5 cun lateral to the anterior midline

Ni 12 Ren 03

KID-13 Ren-04

KID-14 Ren-05

5 cun

KID-14(siman): 2 cun inferior to the umbilicus, 0.5 cun lateral

to the anterior midline

KID-16 Ren-08

KID-15 Ren-07

Umbilicus

Ren-06

KID-15(zhongzhu): 1 cun inferior to the umbilicus, 0.5 cun

lateral to the anterior midline

Ren-7

Ren-8 Umbilicus

1 cun

Ren-7(yinjiao): On the anterior midline, 1 cun inferior to the

umbilicus

KID-16

Ren-08

0.5

Umbilicus

KID-16(huangshu): 0.5 cun lateral to the centre of the

umbilicus

KID-18 Ren-11

KID-17 Ren-10

0,5 cun Umbilicus

2 cun

KID-17(shangqu): 2 cun superior to the umbilicus, 0.5 cun

lateral to the anterior midline

KID-18 Ren-11

KID-17 Ren-10

0.5 cun Umbilicus

3 cun

KID-18(shiguan): 3 cun superior to the umbilicus, 0.5 cun

lateral to the anterior midline

KID-19 Ren-12

KID-18 Ren-11

KID-17 Ren-10

8 cun

4 cun

KID-19(yindu): Midway between the sternocostal angle and

the centre of the umbilicus, 0.5 cun lateral to the anterior

midline

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