Atlas of Acupuncture

7.6 Frontal and Lateral Thorax and Abdomen

Anatomical level Ren Mai(midline) KID channel (2 cun ST channel (4 cun Other (6 cun lateral

lateral to the midline) lateral to the midline) to the midline)

Below the clavicle 
Ren-21 KID-27 ST-13 LU-2

1st ICS Ren-20 KID-26 ST-14 LU-1

2nd ICS Ren-19 KID-25 ST-15 SP-20

3rd ICS Ren-18 KID-24 ST-16 SP-19

4th ICS Ren-17 KID-23 ST-17 (nipple) SP-18/P-1 (1 cun lateral to the

nipple)/G.B.-22 (3 cun inferior to

the apex of the axilla)/G.B.-23

(1 cun anterior to G.B.-22)

5th ICS Ren 16 KID-22 ST-18 SP-17

Anatomical level Ren mai(midline) KID-channel (0.5 cun ST channel (2 cun Other (4 cun lateral

lateral to the midline) lateral to the midline) to the midline)

6 cun superior/6th ICS Ren-14 KID-21 ST-19 LIV-14 (6th ICS)

5 cun superior/7th ICS Ren-13 KID-20 ST-20 G.B.-24 (7th ICS)

4 cun superior Ren-12 KID-19 ST-21

3 cun superior Ren-11 KID-18 ST-22 SP-16

2 cun superior Ren-10 KID-17 ST-23 Ex-CA (weishang)

1 cun superior Ren-9 ST-24 LIV-13 (free end of the

11th rib)

Level of umbilicus Ren-8 KID-16 ST-25 SP-15, G.B.-26 (inferior to the

free end of the 12th rib, level

with the umbilicus)

1 cun inferior Ren-7 KID-15 ST-26

(1.5 cun inferior) Ren-6

2 cun inferior Ren-5 KID-14 ST-27

(2.5 cun inferior) Ex-CA (zhishi)

3 cun inferior Ren-4 KID-13 ST-28 Ex-CA (tituo)/Ex-CA (qimen)/

Ex-CA (yijing)/(4/3/1 cun lateral

to the midline)/
G.B.-27

(anterior and medical to the

ASIS ➞3)

4 cun inferior Ren-3 KID-12 ST-29 Ex-CA (zigong), 3 cun lateral

to the midline

5 cun inferior Ren-2 KID-11 ST-30 SP-12 (3.5 cun lateral to the

symphysis midline)

Note: The intercostal spaces and the ribs curve upwards laterally!

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