Atlas of Acupuncture

8 Point Categories and Point Selection

He-sea points (he xue)

Joint space

Radial

artery

LU-9

Carpal bones

Abductor pollicis

longus

LU-8

1 cun

Highest prominence

of the medial malleolus

SP-5

HE-4

1.5 cun

HE-7

2 cun

KID-7

P-7 P-5

3 cun

Tendon of the extensor LIV-4

pollicis longus

and

tibialis anterior

L.I.-5

Extensor tendon

Tendon of the

extensor hallucis

longus

Level of the highest

prominence of the

lateral malleolus ST-41

Talocrural joint

(ankle joint)

S.I.-4

S.I.-5

Wrist joint space

Pisiform

Metacarpal V

BL-60

T.B.-6 T.B.-5

4 cun

Highest prominence

(^1) / 4
G.B.-38
Shu-transporting points of the Yin channels
Phase/ Wood Fire Earth Metal Water
channel point point point point point
LU LU-11 LU-10 LU-9
LU-8 LU-5 
SP SP-1 SP-2
SP-3 SP-5  SP-9
HE HE-9
HE-8 HE-7 HE-4 HE-3
KID KID-1  KID-2 KID-3 KID-7
KID-10
P P-9
P-8 P-7 P-5 P-3
LIV LIV-1 LIV-2  LIV-3 LIV-4 LIV-8

Channel Jing-well Ying- Shu- Jing- He-sea
Qi flow point spring stream river point
point point point
Shu-transporting points of the Yang channels
Phase/ Metal Water Wood Fire Earth
Channel point point point point point
L.I. L.I.-1 L.I.-2  L.I.-3 L.I.-5 L.I.-11

ST ST-45  ST-44 ST-43 ST-41
ST-36
S.I. S.I.-1 S.I.-2 S.I.-3
S.I.-5 S.I.-8 
BL BL-67
BL-66 BL-65  BL-60 BL-40
T.B. T.B.-1 T.B.-2 T.B.-3
T.B.-6 T.B.-10 
G.B. G.B.-44 G.B.-43
G.B.-41 G.B.-38G.B.-34
Channel Jing-well Ying- Shu- Jing- He-sea
Qi flow point spring stream river point
point point point
According to the Five Phases (➞8.2.5) the he-sea points of the
Yin channelscorrespond to the Water points, while those on
the Yang channelscorrespond to the Earth points.
Location:on the upper extremity these points are located near
the elbow, on the lower extremity near the knee.

, tonification point; , sedation point
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