Atlas of Acupuncture

7 Important Points According to Region

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

HE-4

1.5 cun

HE-7

HE-4 (lingdao) ‘Spirit Path’1.5 cun proximal to the palmar

wrist joint space, radial to the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon

LU-8 (jingqu) ‘Channel Gutter’1 cun proximal to the

palmar wrist joint space (LU-9), lateral to the radial artery

HE-5 (tongli) ‘Penetrating the Interior’1 cun proximal to

the palmar wrist joint space, on the radial side of the flexor

carpi ulnaris tendon

LU-9 (taiyuan) ‘Supreme Abyss’On the wrist joint space,

lateral to the radial artery and ulnar to the tendon of abductor

pollicis longus

P-7 (daling) ‘Great Mound’In the centre of the palmar

aspect of the wrist joint space ('most distal wrist crease'),

between the tendons of palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis

HE-6 (yinxi) ‘Yin Cleft’0.5 cun proximal to the palmar wrist

joint space, radial to the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon

Joint space

Radialis

LU-9

Carpal bones

Abductor

pollicis longus

LU- 8

1 cun

Tendon of

flexor

carpi ulnaris

1 cun

HE-5

Pisiform

Joint space

HE-7

Joint space

Radialis

LU-9

Carpal bones

Abductor

pollicis longus

LU-8

1 cun

P-7

HE-7 HE-6

0.5 cun

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