4 Acupuncture Points of the Twelve Primary Channels
● Sun Si Miao Ghost point (➞8.1.15): –
● Other functional points:
- main point for all disorders of the head, sensory organs,
Brain: G.B.-20(fengchi) ■■ - front-mu point of the Kidneys (➞ 8.1.5): G.B.-25
(jingmen) ■■ - xi-cleft point (➞8.1.3) of the yang wei mai:G.B.-35
(yangjiao)
Points according to region
● Local points (➞8.2.1):forehead – G.B.-14(yangbai) ■■;
head, temporal region – G.B.-8(shuaigu) ■■; head, occipital
region – G.B.-20(fengchi) ■■; ears – G.B.-2(tingshui) ■■;
cervical spine – G.B.-20(fengchi) ■■; neck and shoulder
region – G.B.-20(fengchi) ■■, G.B.-21(jianjing) ■■; Gall
Bladder – G.B.-24(riyue) ■■; hypochondrium – G.B.-25
(jingmen) ■■, G.B.-26(daimai), G.B.-27(wushu); hip –
G.B.-29(juliao), G.B.-30(huantiao) ■■; knee – G.B.-34
(yanglingquan) ■■, G.B.-35 (yangjiao); foot – G.B.-40
(qiuxu) ■■
● Adjacent points (➞ 8.2.1):head, temporal region – G.B.-20
(fengchi) ■■; ears – G.B.-8(shuaigu) ■■, G.B.-20(fengchi)
■■; cervical spine and shoulders – G.B.-21(jianjing) ■■;
lumbar region – G.B.-25(jingmen) ■■, G.B.-30(huantiao)
■■; hip – G.B.-31(fengshi); knee – G.B.-33(xiyangguan);
foot – G.B.-34(yanglingquan) ■■; toes – G.B.-38(yangfu)
● Distal points (➞8.2.1):head, temporal region – G.B.-43
(xiaxi), G.B.-41(zulinqi) ■■; eyes – G.B.-37(guangming) ■■;
ears – G.B.-41(zulinqi) ■■; Liver – G.B.-34(yanglingquan)
■■; Gall Bladder – G.B.-34(yanglingquan) ■■, G.B.-40
(qiuxu) ■■; hypochondrium – G.B.-38(yangfu), G.B.-34
(yanglingquan) ■■, G.B.-43(xiaxi); cervical spine and hip –
G.B.-39(xuanzhong) ■■; hip – G.B.-41(zulinqi) ■■
Specific points according to the channel
pathway (in numeric order)
● G.B.-1(tongziliao): jiaohui-meeting point with the S.I. and
T.B. channels (➞8.1.10)
● G.B.-2(tinghui) ■■: local point for the ears (➞8.2.1)
● G.B.-3(shangguan): jiaohui-meeting point with the T.B. and
ST channels (➞8.1.10)
● G.B.-4(hanyan): jiaohui-meeting point with the T.B. and ST
channels (➞8.1.10)
● G.B.-5(xuanlu): jiaohui-meeting point with the T.B., L.I. and
ST channels (➞8.1.10)
● G.B.-6(xuanli): ): jiaohui-meeting point with the T.B., L.I.
and ST channels (➞8.1.10)
● G.B.-7(qubin): ): jiaohui-meeting point with the BL channel
(➞8.1.10)
● G.B.-8(shuaigu) ■■: jiaohui-meeting point with the BL
channel (➞8.1.10); local point for the lateral aspect of the
head (➞8.2.1); adjacent point for the ears (➞8.2.1)
● G.B.-9(tianchong): jiaohui-meeting point with the BL chan-
nel (➞8.1.10)*; Window of Heaven point (➞8.1.12)*
● G.B.-10(fubai): jiaohui-meeting point with the BL channel
(➞8.1.10)
● G.B.-11(touqiaoyin): jiaohui-meeting point with the BL,
(S.I., T.B.)* channels (➞8.1.10)
● G.B.-12(wangu): jiaohui-meeting point with the BL channel
(➞8.1.10)
● G.B.-13(benshen) ■■: jiaohui-meeting point with the yang
wei mai(➞8.1.10)
● G.B.-14(yangbai) ■■: jiaohui-meeting point with the yang
wei maiand (T.B., ST, L.I.*) channels (➞8.1.10); local point
for the forehead (➞8.2.1)
● G.B.-15(toulinqi): jiaohui-meeting point with the yang wei
maiand BL channel (➞8.1.10)
● G.B.-16(muchuang): jiaohui-meeting point with the yang
wei mai(➞8.1.10)
● G.B.-17(zhengying): jiaohui-meeting point with the yang
wei mai(➞8.1.10)
● G.B.-18(chengling): jiaohui-meeting point with the yang wei
mai(➞8.1.10)
● G.B.-19(naokong): jiaohui-meeting point with the yang wei
mai(➞8.1.10)
● G.B.-20(fengchi) ■■: jiaohui-meeting point with the yang
wei mai, yang qiao maiand (T.B. channel*) (➞8.1.10); local
point for the occiput (➞8.2.1); local point for the neck and
shoulders (➞8.2.1); local point for all disorders of the head,
sensory organs, Brain; adjacent point for the lateral aspect of
the head and the ears (➞8.2.1)
● G.B.-21(jianjing) ■■: jiaohui-meeting point with the yang
wei mai, T.B. and (ST*) channels (➞8.1.10); adjacent point
for the neck and shoulders (➞8.2.1)
● G.B.-23(zhejin): jiaohui-meeting point with the BL channel
(➞8.1.10)
● G.B.-24(riyue) ■■: associated Front-mupoint (➞8.1.5);
jiaohui-meeting point with the SP channel and (yang wei
mai*) (➞8.1.10); local point for the Gall Bladder (➞8.2.1)
● G.B.-25 (jingmen) ■■: Front-mu point of the Kidneys
(➞8.1.5); local point for the hypochondrium (➞8.2.1); adja-
cent point for the lumbar region (➞8.2.1)
● G.B.-26(daimai): jiaohui-meeting point with the dai mai
(➞8.1.10); local point for the hypochondrium (➞8.2.1)
● G.B.-27(wushu): jiaohui-meeting point with the dai mai
(➞8.1.10); local point for the hypochondrium (➞8.2.1)
● G.B.-28(weidao): jiaohui-meeting point with the dai mai
(➞8.1.10);
● G.B.-29(juliao): jiaohui-meeting point with the yang qiao
maiand (dai mai*) (➞ 8.1.10); local point for the hip
(➞8.2.1)
● G.B.-30(huantiao) ■■: jiaohui-meeting point with the BL
channel (➞8.1.10); Ma Dan Yang Heavenly Star point
(➞8.1.14); adjacent point for the lumbar region and the hip
(➞8.2.1); local point for the hip (➞8.2.1)
● G.B.-31(fengshi): adjacent point for the hip (➞8.2.1)
● G.B.-33(xiyangguan): adjacent point for the knee (➞8.2.1)
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