Atlas of Acupuncture

Overview: Specific Point Categories

Channel

Maximum time

Points Tonification

point

Sedation

point

Front-mu

point

Yin Wood Fire Earth Metal Water

Lung

3–5 am

LU-11

shaoshang

LU-10

yuji

LU-9

taiyuan

LU-8

jingqu

LU-5

chize

LU-9

taiyuan

LU-8

jingqu

LU-5

chize

LU-7

lieque

LU-6

kongzui

LU-1

zhongfu

Pericardium

7–9 pm

P-9

zhongchong

P-8

laogong

P-7

daling

P-5

jianshi

P-3

quze

P-9

zhongchong

P-8

laogong

P-7

daling

P-6

neiguan

P-4

ximen

Ren-17

danzhong

Hand-

Yin

Ren-14

juque

SP-2

dadu

Liver

1–3 am

Foot-Yin

Kidney

5–7 pm

Hand-

Yang

Metal Water Wood Fire Earth

Large Intestine

5–7 pm

Triple Burner

9–11 pm

Small Intestine

1–3 pm

Foot-

Yang

Stomach

7–9 am

xi-Cleft

point

luo-

Connecting

point

HE-6

yinxi

HE-5

tongli

HE-7

shenmen

HE-8

shaofu

HE-9

shaochong

HE-3

shaohai

HE-4

lingdao

HE-7

shenmen

HE-8

shaofu

HE-9

shaochong

Heart

11 am–1 pm

Spleen

9–11am

SP-1

yinbai

SP-2

dadu

SP-3

taibai

SP-5

shangqiu

SP-9

yinlingquan

SP-3

taibai

SP-5

shangqiu

SP-4

gongsun

SP-8

diji

LIV-13

zhangmen

LIV-14

qimen

LIV-6

zhongdu

LIV-5

ligou

LIV-2

xingjian

LIV-1

dadun

LIV-8

ququan

LIV-8

ququan

LIV-4

zhongfeng

LIV-3

taichong

LIV-2

xingjian

LIV-1

dadun

KID-1

yongquan

KID-2

rangu

KID-3

taixi

KID-7

fuliu

KID-10

yingu

KID-7

fuliu

KID-10

yingu

KID-1

yongquan

KID-4

dazhong

KID-5

shuiquan

G.B.-25

jingmen

ST-25

tianshu

Ren-5

shimen

Ren-4

guanyuan

Ren-12

zhongwan

S.I.-6

yanglao

L.I.-7

wenliu

T.B.-7

huizong

ST-34

liangqiu

L.I.-6

pianli

T.B.-5

waiguan

S.I.-7

zhizheng

ST-40

fenglong

L.I.-2

erjian

T.B.-10

tianjing

T.B.-6

zhigou

S.I.-5

yanggu

ST-36

zusanli

ST-41

jiexi

S.I.-3

houxi

T.B.-3

zhongzhu

L.I.-11

quchi

L.I.-11

quchi

T.B.-10

tianjing

S.I.-8

xiaohai

ST-36

zusanli

ST-41

jiexi

S.I.-5

yanggu

T.B.-6

zhigou

L.I.-5

yangxi

L.I.-3

sanjian

T.B.-3

zhongzhu

S.I.-3

houxi

ST-43

xiangu

ST-44

neiting

S.I.-2

qiangu

T.B.-2

yemen

L.I.-2

erjian

L.I.-1

shangyang

T.B.-1

guanchong

ST-45

lidui

S.I.-1

shaoze

jing-Well

point

ying-Spring

point

shu-Stream

point

jing-River

point

he-Sea

point ben point

L.I.-1

shangyang

S.I.-8

xiaohai

ST-45

lidui

Gall Bladder

11 pm–1 am

Bladder

3–5 pm

G.B.-44

zuqiaoyin

G.B.-43

xiaxi

BL-67

zhiyin

BL-66

zutonggu

G.B.-41

zulinqi

BL-65

shugu

BL-60

kunlun

G.B.-38

yangfu

G.B.-34

yanglingquan

BL-40

weizhong

BL-67

zhiyin

G.B.-43

xiaxi

G.B.-41

zulinqi

BL-66

zutonggu

G.B.-38

yangfu

BL-65

shugu

LU-9

taiyuan

P-7

daling

S.I.-4

wangu

yuan-Source

point

HE-7

shenmen

SP-3

taibai

LIV-3

taichong

KID-3

taixi

ST-42

chongyang

T.B.-4

yangchi

L.I.-4

hegu

BL-64

jinggu

G.B.-40

qiuxu

G.B.-37

guangming

BL-58

feiyang

BL-63

jinmen

G.B.-36

waiqiu

G.B.-24

riyue

Ren-3

zhongji

Back-shu

point

BL-13

feishu

BL-14

jueyinshu

BL-21

weishu

BL-15

xinshu

BL-20

pishu

BL-18

ganshu

BL-23

shenshu

BL-27

xiaochangshu

BL-22

sanjiaoshu

BL-25

dachangshu

BL-28

pangguangshu

BL-19

danshu

Tissue

hui-Meeting point

Extraordinary Vessel

Opening point/Coupled point

fu-Organ

Lower he-Sea point

ST-37

shangjuxu

Large Intestine

SP-4/P-6

gongsun/neiguan

chong mai

LIV-13

zhangmen

zang-Organs fu-Organs

Ren-12

zhongwan

yin wei mai

P-6/SP-4

neiguan/gongsun

Triple Burner

BL-39

weiyang

S.I. 3/BL-62

houxi/shenmai

du mai

Ren-17

danzhong

Qi Blood (xue)

BL-17

geshu

yang qiao mai

BL-62/S.I. 3

shenmai/houxi

Small Intestine

ST-39

xiajuxu

ST-36

zusanli

Stomach

G.B.-41/T.B.-5

zulinqi/waiguan

dai mai

G.B.-34

yanglingquan

Tendons Vessels

LU-9

taiyuan

yang wei mai

T.B.-5/G.B.-41

waiguan/zulinqi

Gall Bladder

G.B.-34

yanglingquan

BL-40

weizhong

Bladder

KID-6/LU-7

zhaohai/lieque

yin qiao mai

G.B.-39

xuanzhong

Bones Marrow

BL-11

dazhu

ren mai

LU-7/KID-6

lieque/zhaohai

Yang

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