Atlas of Acupuncture

7 Important Points According to Region

T.B.-21

S.I.-19

G.B.-2

G.B.-12

S.I.-17

S.I.-16

L.I.-17

ST-9

ST-8

Du-20

G.B.-18

ST-12

T.B.-16

T.B.-17

ST-7

G.B.-14

G.B.-8

G.B.-20

ST-5 ST-6

S.I.-18

T.B.-20

Ren-23 L.I.-18

G.B.-1 Ex-HN-5

G.B.-11 G.B.-19

G.B.-13

T.B.-23

ST-11

Ex-HN

(anmian)

G.B.-1

T.B.-23:

over the fronto-

zygomatic suture

T.B.-20

G.B.-10

G.B.-11

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Approximately level
with the apex
Approximately level
with the helix root
Eyebrows
Lateral Ex-HN-5
canthus of the eye
1 cun
G.B.-1
Mandibular
notch
G.B.-3
S.I.-19
T.B.-21
Needle insertion
with the mouth
slightly open
y
G.B.-11
(^1) / 3
(^1) / 3
Apex of the ear
Approximately
level with the
helix root
S.I.-19
GB 2
Tragus
Mouth closed*
T.B.-23 (sizhukong) ‘Silken Bamboo Hollow’In the
depression (frontozygomatic suture) at the lateral end of the
eyebrow
G.B.-10 (fubai) ‘Floating White’At the junction of the
upper third with the lower two-thirds of the curved line
connectingG.B.-9andG.B.-12
Ex-HN-5 (taiyang) ‘Supreme Yang’In the depression
approximately 1 cun posterior to the midpoint between the
lateral end of the eyebrow and the outer canthus of the eye
G.B.-1 (tongziliao) ‘Pupil Crevice’0.5 cun lateral to the
outer canthus of the eye
G.B.-3 (shangguan) ‘Above the Joint’In a depression on
the upper border of the zygomatic arch, approximately 1 cun
anterior to the root of the ear, directly superior to ST-7(lower
border of the zygomatic arch)
T.B.-21 (ermen) ‘Ear Gate’Anterior to the ear, with the
mouth open in the depression at the level of the supratragic
notch, slightly superior to the condyloid process of the
mandible
G.B.-11 (touqiaoyin) ‘Yin Portals of the Head’At the
junction of the lower third with the upper two-thirds of the
curved line connecting G.B.-9andG.B.-12
S.I.-19 (tinggong) ‘Palace of Hearing’Anterior to the ear
with the mouth open, at the level of the middle of the tragus,
in a depression between the tragus and condyloid process of
the mandible

• According to Deadman et al 1998.
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