Atlas of Acupuncture

4 Acupuncture Points of the Twelve Primary Channels

Location

5 cun superior to the umbilicus or 3 cun inferior to the sterno-

costal angle, 0.5 cun lateral to the anterior midline.

How to find

The distance between the sternocostal angle (➞3.5) and the

centre of the umbilicus is divided into 8 proportional cun, which

can vary considerably from the patient’s finger cun. Therefore,

only proportional cun measurements should be used (elastic tape

➞2.3.1). From the sternocostal angle, measure 3 cun in an infe-

rior direction and on this level locate KID-200.5 cun lateral to

the midline.

Located on the same level are ➞Ren-13(on the midline),

➞ST-20(2 cun lateral to the midline) and ➞G.B.-24(on the

mamillary line, in the 7th intercostal space).

Needling

Vertically 0.5–1 cun. Caution: Peritoneum, pregnancy.

Actions/Indications

● Strengthens the Spleen, harmonises the Stomach and Intestines,

regulates counterflow Qi

Special features

Meeting point with the chong mai

KID-20 Abdomen Connecting Valley FUTONGGU

G.B.-24 in the

7th intercostal space

6

7

KID-21 Ren-14

KID-20 Ren-13

KID-19 Ren-12

KID-18 Ren-11

KID-17 Ren-10

0.5 cun

Sternocostal

angle

Umbilicus

8 cun

5 cun

3 cun

(^2516)
18
14
22
8
27
12
6
LIV-14
G.B.-24
16
LIV-13
14
15
7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Umbilicus
1
2
Ren-13
8 cun
3 cun
ST-19
ST-20
3 cun
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