Atlas of Acupuncture

8.1 Point Categories

Ying-spring points (ying xue)

According to the Five Phases (➞8.2.5) the ying-spring points of

the Yin channels correspond to the Fire points, while those on

the Yang channels correspond to the Water points. Caution:

needling some of these points can be painful, for example

LU-10, P-8, HE-8.

Location:as the second most distal point of each channel, they

are located on the upper extremity between the phalanges and

metacarpal bones and on the lower extremity between the pha-

langes with the exception of KID-2.

Actions

● They are very dynamic points that eliminate both external and

internal pathogenic factors.

● They clear Heat from their pertaining zangfu-Organ and

channel, especially in the upper half of the body.

Indications

● For example for febrile diseases: Exterior Heat syndromes

are mainly treated using points on the Yang channels while

Interior Heat or deficient Heat syndromes are treated with

points on the Yin channels.

Examples

● LU-10:for acute inflammations of the throat

● ST-44:for acute frontal headaches or acute inflammations

affecting the face

● LIV-2:for severe temporal headaches, for example due to

blazing Liver Fire

LU-10

Metacarpal I Midpoint

SP-2

SP- 3 SP-^4

HE-8

SP-4 KID-2

P-8

LIV-2

Interdigital fold

between the

1st and 2nd toe

L.I.-2

Proximal phalanx II

Metacarpal II

ST- 44

S.I.-3

S.I.-2

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


, tonification point; , sedation point

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