Atlas of Acupuncture

4 Acupuncture Points of the Twelve Primary Channels

• with the yin wei maiand the ST channel: LIV-14(qimen) ■■


• of other channels with the LIV channel: SP-6, SP-12,
  SP-13, Ren-2, Ren-3, Ren-4, P-1, (Du-20*)
  ● Gao Wu command point (➞8.1.11): –
  ● Window of Heaven point (➞8.1.12): –
  ● Points of the Four Seas (➞8.1.13): –
  ● Ma Dan Yang Heavenly Star point (➞8.1.14): LIV-3
  (taichong) ■■
  ● Sun Si Miao Ghost point (➞8.1.15): –
  ● Other functional points:


• Front-mupoint of the Spleen: LIV-13(zhangmen) ■■

Points according to region

● Local points (➞8.2.1): Liver – LIV-13(zhangmen) ■■;

knee – LIV-7(xiguan), LIV-8(ququan) ■■; foot – LIV-4

(zhongfeng)

● Adjacent points (➞ 8.2.1): Stomach/Spleen – LIV-13

(zhangmen) ■■; hypochondrium – LIV-13(zhangmen) ■■,

LIV-14(qimen)

● Distal points (➞8.2.1): vertex – LIV-3(taichong) ■■; eyes

• LIV-2(xingjian) ■■, LIV-3(taichong) ■■; Liver – LIV-3
  (taichong) ■■; Gall Bladder – LIV-3(taichong) ■■; urogen-
  ital region – LIV-3(taichong) ■■; genital region – LIV-5
  (ligou) ■■; lower abdomen – LIV-8(ququan) ■■

Specific points according to the channel

pathway (in numeric order)

● LIV-1(dadun) ■■: jing-well point (Wood), benpoint (Five

Phases) (➞8.1.6)

● LIV-2(xingjian) ■■: ying-spring point (Fire) (➞ 8.1.6),

sedation point; distal point for the eyes (➞8.2.1)

● LIV-3(taichong) ■■: yuan-source point (➞8.1.1); shu-

stream point (Earth) (➞8.1.6); Ma Dan Yang Heavenly Star

point (➞8.1.4); distal point for the vertex, eyes, Liver, Gall

Bladder and urogenital region (➞8.2.1)

● LIV-4(zhongfeng): jing-river point (Metal) (➞8.1.6); local

point for the foot (➞8.2.1)

● LIV-5(ligou) ■■: luo-connecting point (➞ 8.1.2); distal

point for the genital region (➞8.2.1)

● LIV-6(zhongdu) ■■: xi-cleft point (➞8.1.3)

● LIV-7(xiguan): local point for the knee (➞8.2.1)

● LIV-8(ququan) ■■: he-sea point (Water) (➞8.1.6); tonifica-

tion point; distal point for the abdomen (➞8.2.1); local point

for the knee (➞8.2.1)

● LIV-13 (zhangmen) ■■: Front-mu point of the Spleen

(➞8.1.5); hui-meeting point of the zang-Organs (➞8.1.7);

jiaohui-meeting point with the G.B. channel and the (dai

mai*) (➞8.1.10); adjacent point for the Spleen/Stomach and

the hypochondrium (➞8.2.1)

● LIV-14(qimen) ■■: associated Front-mu point(➞ 8.1.5);

jiaohui-meeting point with the yin wei maiand the SP channel

(➞8.1.10); regional point for the hypochondrium (➞8.2.1)

* Mentioned by only some authors

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