Atlas of Acupuncture

7 Important Points According to Region

7.8 Anterior Shoulder and Arm

LU-2

HE-1

P-1

HE-2

HE-3

P-4

P-5

P-6

HE-4

HE-5

HE-6

HE-7

P-7

LU-6

LU-4

LU-3

LU-1

1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10

11

cun^12

2

3

4

5

cun

7

8

9

6

LU-5

LU-7

LU-8

LU-9

P-2

P-3

LU-10

LU-11 P-8

P-9

HE-8

HE-9

LU-2

1 cun

Suprasternal

notch

Midline

LU-2 (yunmen) ‘Cloud Gate’6 cun lateral to the anterior

midline, below the clavicle, in the centre of the deltopectoral

triangle.

LU-1 (zhongfu) ‘Middle Palace’6 cun lateral to the anterior

midline and approximately 1 cun inferior to LU-2, slightly

medial to the lower border of the coracoid process

HE-1 (jiquan) ‘Summit Spring’With the arm abducted, in

the centre of the axilla, medial to the axillary artery

P-1 (tianchi) ‘Heavenly Pool’In the 4th ICS, 1 cun lateral to

the nipple

P-2 (tianquan) ‘Heavenly Spring’Between the two heads of

the biceps brachii muscle, 2 cun inferior to the axillary fold.

LU-3 (tianfu) ‘Palace of Heaven’3 cun distal to the end of

the anterior axillary fold, on the medial aspect of the upper

arm, radial to the biceps brachialis

LU-2

1 cun

Suprasternal

notch

LU-1 Midline

HE-1

4th intercostal space

1 cun P-1

P-2

2 cunAxillary fold

LU-3

Lateral border of

the biceps muscle

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