Atlas of Acupuncture

Sea of Qi ST-9(renying), Ren-17(danzhong or

shanzhong), Du-15(yamen), Du-14(dazhui)

Ling Shu*: ‘When the Sea of Qi is in excess there is fullness in the

chest, urgent breathing and a red complexion. When the Sea of Qi is

insufficient, there is scanty energy, insufficient for speech.’

Sea of Blood BL-11(dazhu),ST-37(shangjuxu),ST-39

(xiajuxu)

Ling Shu*: ‘The Penetrating vessel is the sea of the twelve channels.

In the upper it is conveyed to BL-11 (dazhu), and in the lower it

emerges at both the ST-37 (shangjuxu) and ST-39 (xiajuxu) ...When

the Sea of Blood is in excess, then one has a sensation of the body

being big; one feels disquiet, but does not know what the illness is;

when the Sea of Blood is insufficient, one has the sensation of one’s

body being small; one feels reduced but does not know what the

illness is.’

Sea of Water ST-30(qichong) as upper point, ST-36

and Grain (zusanli) as lower point

Ling Shu*: ‘When the Sea of Water and Grain is in excess, there is

abdominal fullness, and when it is deficient, there is hunger with

inability to eat.’.

Sea of Marrow Du-20(baihui),Du-16(fengfu)

Ling Shu*: ‘When the Sea of Marrow is in excess, there is lightness

of the body and much strength, and a person’s feeling of ‘self’

exceeds the normal level; when the Sea of Marrow is insufficient

there is a whirling sensation of the brain, dizziness, tinnitus, pain of

the lower legs, impairment of vision, indolence and desire to sleep.’

8 Point Categories and Point Selection

● For goitre, swellings, pain and Qi stagnation in the occiput

and neck: especially indicated if these occur locally

● For disorders with an acute onset, for example

• L.I.-18for acute aphonia


• ST-9for acute diarrhoea


• S.I.-16for acute aphonia, for example following a stroke


• BL-10for epilepsy


• T.B.-16for acute hearing loss


• Ren-22for acute dyspnoea


• Du-16for acute aphasia following a stroke
  ● For psychological disorders:


• LU-3for somnolence, grief, disorientation, forgetfulness,
  insomnia


• S.I.-16for manic agitation and bipolar disorder


• BL-10for mania, hallucinations, epilepsy, childhood con-
  vulsions


• T.B.-16for vivid dreaming


• Du-16for mania, grief, anxiety with anxiety-induced pal-
  pitations
  ● For disorders of the sensory organs:


• LU-3for nose bleeding, blurry vision, myopia


• ST-9for blurry vision


• S.I.-16for deafness, tinnitus, ear pain


• S.I.-17for tinnitus and deafness


• BL-10for eye pain, blurry vision, excessive tearing, speech
  disorders, blocked nasal passages, loss of sense of smell


• T.B.-16for hearing disorders, visual disorders, eye pain,
  excessive tearing, loss of sense of smell, blocked nasal pas-
  sages


• Du-16 for speech disorders (for example following a
  stroke), blurry vision, nosebleeds


• Ren-22for speech disorders

8.1.13 Points of the Four Seas

These points have a particular, supportive effect on their respec-

tive ‘Sea’.

Sea of

Qi

ST-30

Sea of

Water and

Grain

ST-36

ST- 9

Ren-17

Du-15

Du-14

Du-20

Du-16

Sea of

Marrow

Sea of

ST-37 ST-39 Blood BL-11

* Quotes from the Ling Shuaccording to Deadman et al. (1998).

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