Lung Meridian AcuPoint
Functions
Indications
Special Notes
disperses heat in the dry cough; cough with chest with heat and fullness in chest; lung heat; LU and SP cross here; with CV 17 and LU 1*** phlegm; more dispersing pulmonary TB (severe yin PC 6 to open up the chest point rather than deficiency); coughing and tonifying wheezing with blood LU 2* local local local LU 3** local local window of the sky point LU 4* local local local yellow phlegm maybe white he sea point; water point; sedation and viscous; OPI gone point; not in early stages of an OPI drains heat in the lungs; deeper; productive cough; because pathogen is not in LU yet; LU 5**** any kind of phlegm, asthma; bronchitis; much stronger than LU 1; with ST 40 especially phlegm heat; pleurisy; pain in throat with for clearing phlegm in upper warmer; cough; good for excess LU for full heat heat; cools heat; stops bleeding dry cough; dryness in lungs; due to deficient heat; LU 6*** good elbow and biceps xi centre point; for empty heat moisten lungs; regulate point rebellious qi in LU; opens the lungs; enhance wind cold; wind heat; HA; the descending function coughing; asthma with little luo point; often used with LI 4; of the LU; disperses wind phlegm (allergic asthma); master point of CV; with LI4 and LI 20 and relieves the exterior; facial paralysis; stiff neck; for nasal congestion; paired stimulates the wei qi; LU 7**** tai yang s/sx; diseases of confluent point with KD 6; with KD 6 opens up the nose, the wrist joint; sore throat; for chronic sore throat; always use especially with OPI; disease of the pharynx; with KD 6 for deficient conditions controls the head and wind rash; empirical point involving the yin qiao/ren mai; neck (command point of for blood in urine; the head and neck); LU 8* local local local regulates the LU and stops coughing, usually with shu stream; tonification point; earth weak coughs; tonifies the any LU problem due to point; yuan source point; influential yin and qi; transforms LU 9**** deficiency; cold, weak point of the vessels or pulse; can be damp or dry phlegm, deficient LU; used to bolster a weak pulse; with BL scanty phlegm due to 13, CV 6, BL 23 as a LU tonifier deficiency (excess of LU 1 or 5); big LU tonifier clears heat in the lungs; benefits the throat; for ying spring point; with GB 8 for LU 10** local really bad stabbing sore hangovers throat cools the lungs; benefits fainting; loss of with moxa to stop a nose bleed; LU 11** the pharynx; revives from consciousness; consciousness; nose bleeds moxa opposite side; fainting
Large Intestine Meridian AcuPoint
LI 1**
Functions
local
dispels heat; distal point; cooling point; local point LI 3** sedates heat; local point disperses wind (stimulates dispersing action of the lungs); relieves exterior conditions; suppresses pain; clears channels; LI 4**** promotes or restrains sweat; reduces fever; regulates and moistens the LI; aids in labor; clears the nose; clears obstruction in up LI 2**
LI 5**
LI 6**
expels wind and fire
Indications
apoplectic or any coma; high fever (yang ming meridian) and often used for high fevers instead of others; toothache if infected only; bleed with LI 11 needled for tonsillitis (fire toxin situation) toothache; trigeminal neuralgia local common cold; febrile disease with or without sweat; headache (used for non-OP frontal and vertex, and only otherwise if OPI related); disease of the sensory organs; facial paralysis; any face problem think of this point; hemiplegia; major pain point; conj diseases of the soft tissue of the wrist point; good for smoking withdrawal
clears the lungs; regulates the waterways like facial facial edema; hand edema edema
Special Notes
jing well; metal point
ying spring (cooling); not used much shu stream
source point; entry point; BL 60 more for back and lower body; LI 4 is more for upper body and face; other pain points are BL 60 and LV 3; LV 3 and LI 4 are the "four gates" and for whole body pain and moving the qi in the entire body; contraindicated in
local
luo point; can be used with LU 7
special for mouth and tongue LI 7* local local inflammation; oral herpes; canker sores LI 8* local local local LI 9* local local local associated with the stomach and often used with ST 36; but not used pain in the arm; neck pain; clinically for ST organ pathology; has good for overuse injuries of some qi boosting properties like ST LI 10*** expels internal wind; the arm and forearm (often 36, but not as strong; seems like it quite sore and is the bulky would a good point for weak, area of the muscle) m uscle) deficient conditions, but not used much these eliminates wind and paralysis; hemiplegia; he sea; tonification point, but used exterior conditions; cools arthritic pain in the upper clinically as a dispersive point; earth heat; eliminates dampness limb; hypertension from point; with BL 40, SP 10, BL 17, GB 31 LI 11**** with heat in the skin and excess yang (with ST 36); (with dryness and lots of itching) for intestines (skin diseases, high fever; any febrile hot skin diseases; with damp heat in damp heat in LI); regulates disease; measles (heat toxin LI use BL 25, ST 25, ST 37
Large Intestine Meridian AcuPoint
LI 1**
Functions
local
dispels heat; distal point; cooling point; local point LI 3** sedates heat; local point disperses wind (stimulates dispersing action of the lungs); relieves exterior conditions; suppresses pain; clears channels; LI 4**** promotes or restrains sweat; reduces fever; regulates and moistens the LI; aids in labor; clears the nose; clears obstruction in up LI 2**
LI 5**
LI 6**
expels wind and fire
Indications
apoplectic or any coma; high fever (yang ming meridian) and often used for high fevers instead of others; toothache if infected only; bleed with LI 11 needled for tonsillitis (fire toxin situation) toothache; trigeminal neuralgia local common cold; febrile disease with or without sweat; headache (used for non-OP frontal and vertex, and only otherwise if OPI related); disease of the sensory organs; facial paralysis; any face problem think of this point; hemiplegia; major pain point; conj diseases of the soft tissue of the wrist point; good for smoking withdrawal
clears the lungs; regulates the waterways like facial facial edema; hand edema edema
Special Notes
jing well; metal point
ying spring (cooling); not used much shu stream
source point; entry point; BL 60 more for back and lower body; LI 4 is more for upper body and face; other pain points are BL 60 and LV 3; LV 3 and LI 4 are the "four gates" and for whole body pain and moving the qi in the entire body; contraindicated in
local
luo point; can be used with LU 7
special for mouth and tongue LI 7* local local inflammation; oral herpes; canker sores LI 8* local local local LI 9* local local local associated with the stomach and often used with ST 36; but not used pain in the arm; neck pain; clinically for ST organ pathology; has good for overuse injuries of some qi boosting properties like ST LI 10*** expels internal wind; the arm and forearm (often 36, but not as strong; seems like it quite sore and is the bulky would a good point for weak, area of the muscle) m uscle) deficient conditions, but not used much these eliminates wind and paralysis; hemiplegia; he sea; tonification point, but used exterior conditions; cools arthritic pain in the upper clinically as a dispersive point; earth heat; eliminates dampness limb; hypertension from point; with BL 40, SP 10, BL 17, GB 31 LI 11**** with heat in the skin and excess yang (with ST 36); (with dryness and lots of itching) for intestines (skin diseases, high fever; any febrile hot skin diseases; with damp heat in damp heat in LI); regulates disease; measles (heat toxin LI use BL 25, ST 25, ST 37
the blood in relation to the in TCM and showing up in skin; clears the channels; the skin); main point for reduces fever; clears fire; skin diseases involving clears blood heat redness; eyes red and pain LI 12* local local local LI 13* local local local clears channels locally; LI 14** increases psychic energies local SI, BL, and yang wei cross here and abilities hemiplegia; pain in shoulder; inflammation in LI 15*** benefits the shoulder SI and yang qiao cross here shoulder; any shoulder problem clears the channels; disease of the shoulder and yang qiao crosses here; good point to LI 16** disperses congealed blood soft tissue of the shoulder; check for shoulder problems (secondary) spitting blood LI 17** local local local LI 18** local local local LI 19* local local local can be needled upward and up to t o .5 opens the nasal passages; rhinitis; nasosinusitis; can toward bitong; eyes usually water; LI 20*** disperses external wind cause immediate clearing of often used with LI 4 and LU L U 7 to clear heat as it affects the nose the sinuses the sinuses
Spleen Meridian AcuPoint
SP 1***
SP 2**
SP 3***
SP 4****
SP 5*
SP 6****
Functions
Indications
Special Notes
any kind of bleeding, benefits the SP and especially uterine (mostly regulates the blood; stops from deficiency); watery, Kapchuk says it is good for people bleeding when the weak SP thin, scanty menorrhaghea; who have no boundaries; LV 1 is for is not holding the blood; bleeding of GI tract (most people who have very rigid contains the blood; sedates common places for SP boundaries; often moxaed; the mind for excessive related bleeding); mental sometimes bled chatter in the head (over diseases (SP over thinking); thinking insomnia) continuous nose bleeds; blood in stool; dream dist used for fever because the ying spring point; used fire point; tonification point, not used local locally for gout, foot pain, clinically as such and cold feet; HA from damp; stomach or gastric pain; abdominal distension, usually due to benefits the SP; eliminates damp; sluggishness damp damp; not a primary point source point; shu stream point; more feeling; mental obsessions for edema, but used tonifying than SP 2 (can't let it go), cloying kind adjunctively of thing, like emotional dampness; deficient type constipation or diarrhea regulates the SP and ST; fullness in chest and regulates penetrating abdomen; great point for vessel (chong); supports stomachache; acute and luo point; master point of the chong (moves) the ST and SP; chronic enteritis; vomiting; mai; yellow emperor discovered this reduces qi stagnation; endometriosis; point; used with SP 4 for stomach invigorates blood; stops ammenorrhea (stuck type); pain and also PC 6, CV 12, ST 21, ST bleeding from intestines like a drum; 34; with PC 6 for ST, HT, and gyn accumulation of blood abdominal pain and problems like tenderness, emotion (masses and lumps); very distension; LV invading the this is a chong mai pattern; moving point; regulate SP; borborygmous; couple menstruation; pacify the of yin wei; severe ST; edema; diseases of ankle local and surrounding soft metal point; dispersion point tissue; big yin point; big GYN diseases of reproductive point; strengthen SP; system; distension or pain 3 yin crossing; contraindicated in spreads the LV qi; benefits in abdomen; diarrhea; pregnancy; with ST 36, BL 17, BL 20 to the KD; helps movement hemiplegia; neurasthenia; tonify blood; with a yin qiao use KD 6; and transformation of SP eczema; urticaria; deficient with HT 7 for over thinking insomnia; qi; transforms qi stagnation and weak conditions of SP ST 27, BL 52, BL 23 for male repro in lower jiao; regulates and ST; borborygmous; issues blood; moves blood and poor digestion; irregular eliminates stasis; nourishes menstruation; almost any
blood yin and qi; stops pain SP 7*
SP 8**
SP 9****
SP 10****
SP 11* SP 12* SP 13* SP 14* SP 15** SP 16* SP 17* SP 18* SP 19* SP 20* SP 21**
reproductive system problem local
local harmonizes blood and regulates uterus; transforms blood stagnation; moves blood, irregular menstruation; therefore stops pain and dysmennorhea; irregular removes obstruction in menstruation; edema of channel; moving point the legs or abdomen; because a xi cleft; moving nocturnal emissions; stuck to lower abdomen, food; emotional stuckness especially for stuck blood stagnation, not stuck qi stagnat distension and pain of the abdomen; ascites; retention of urine; transforms damp; benefits incontinence of urine; the lower burner; regulates irregular menstruation due the SP; regulates to damp; knee pain; waterways; tonifies SP edema; diarrhea with yang as it regulates the undigested food; pain in waterways; the genitals; main diuretic point with CV 9; main point for leucorrhoea; d all skin diseases (especially cools heat in the blood; redness and itchiness); invigorates the blood irregular menstruation; (moves blood stasis); clears dermatitis; menstrual and blood heat; blood cooling uterine bleeding disorders and clearing point; (from heat in blood); local local local local local local regulates SP qi; secondary point for chronic deficient similar to ST 25 diarrhea local local local local local local local local local local local local strengthen the sinews and general body soreness; the bones excess in the luo vessels
local
with LI 4 for dysmennorhea from stagnation also SP 4, ST 29, CV 6, BL 32, LV 3 - CV 4 if deficiency; with CV 12, ST 34 for stuck food; Peter believes that SP 8 is better for qi stagnation than SP 10, which really moves blood stagnation
water point; with GB 26 for leucorrhoea; with SP 6 for damp heat; SP 3 is not a diuretic point, but SP 9 is
with LI 11 for clearing heat in the blood; with ST 36 and LI 11 for anemia - better for moistening the blood rather than building qi to build blood local local local yin weir crosses here; with CV 8 and St 25 for diarrhea local local local local local local grand luo point
Stomach Meridian AcuPoint
Functions
Indications
Special Notes
ST 1*
expels local eye wind and fire; one of the best points for sties; great for local fire;
conjunctivitis; sties;
often used with BL 1 for eye problems; prone to bruising
ST 2***
ST 3**
ST 4**
ST 5* ST 6***
ST 7**
ST 8***
ST 9**
ST 10* ST 11* ST 12* ST 13* ST 14* ST 15* ST 16**
facial paralysis; spasms; eliminates local wind; trigeminal neuralgia; clears vision; clears the sinusitis (especially local nose maxillary or ethmoid sinusitis) rhinitis; facial paralysis; dispels wind; reduces trigeminal neuralgia in this LI and yang qiao cross here swelling; stops pain area; upper toothache facial paralysis; trigeminal expels local wind; clears neuralgia; excessive LI, CV, and yang qiao all cross here channels; salivation; difficulty closing eyes; herpes; gum ulcers local problems; parotitis; local local lock jaw disperses wind; opens lower toothache; mumps; with LI 4, ST 36 for dental pain; with channels; benefits teeth TMJ; grinding of teeth; TW 17 and LI 4 for mumps and jaw facial paralysis; upper toothache; TMJ; TM dispels wind and clears arthritis; otitis media; GB meridian crosses here collaterals tinnitus; earache; pus in ear; frontal and damp HA; psychosis if phlegm misting; facial paralysis; dispels head wind; sedates major HA point for frontal GB and yang wei cross here; with PC fire in upper part of face and vertex HA; other for 5 for psychosis with phlegm missing and front of head; dizziness especially with problems; with GV 20 for dizziness damp involvement; Meniere's disease (qi defic with damp) regulates blood and qi going to head; benefits the throat; regulates high blood pressure local or low blood pressure; good for hypothyroid local local local local local local local local local local local local local local local local local local local mastitis; insufficient local
ST 17
ST 18**
ST 19** ST 20**
ST 21***
ST 22** ST 23* ST 24*
ST 25****
ST 26* ST 27***
ST 28***
ST 29***
ST 30**
ST 31***
lactation local
local local sometimes regulates LV qi as it affects the breast; more of a regulatory breast problems; mastitis; local action on lactation than ST 16 (close to LV meridian and influences flow) stomach ache; vomiting; regulates the middle; gastritis (stuck food); upper local harmonizes the ST; abdominal distension local local local stomach ache; stomach ulcers; gastritis; nervous used with CV 12 for stomach harmonizes ST stomach; nausea; vomiting; problems secondary back up support point used with CV 12 abdominal distension; lack local local of appetite local local local local local local all intestinal problems; regulates the function of constipation; gastritis; the intestines; regulates qi abdominal distension and and eliminates stagnation stagnation; diarrhea; in the abdomen; regulates front mu of the LI constipation; low back pain menses with stagnation; as related to constipation; very regulating and vomiting; colitis; blood in moving point stools; local local local spermatorrhea; premature male sexual problems local ejaculation; inguinal hernia dispels damp; clears and regulates fluid pathways; cool damp heat; benefit UTIs; menstrual and bladder; any genital with BL 27 for damp heat; with BL 52 fertility problems related to inflammation; pelvic for male sexual dysfunction dampness inflammatory disease; damp heat in lower warmer removes blood stasis in irregular menstruation; uterus; warms the womb; orchitis from blood or cold with BL 27 and BL 52 as above blood and cold stagnation stagnation; endometriosis; in the uterus inguinal hernia diseases of the reproductive organs; harmonizes the ying and chong mai passes through here; sea external genitalia pain blood; nourishes jing; of nourishment point female or male; retained placenta invigorates qi and blood in paralysis of the lower limb; from knee down this point does not
legs
ST 32* ST 33*
ST 34***
ST 35***
ST 36****
ST 37***
ST 38**
ST 39**
ST 40****
ST 41**
atrophy and blockage of do as much the muscles of the thigh and buttock if at least the thigh is involved; local local local local local local gastritis (stomach); mastitis (meridian); diseases of the pacifies the ST; clears the knee (meridian); excess xi cleft of the ST meridian; with CV 12 ST channel and hot ST problems; stuck for ST pain; food (needle against the flow of the qi) disease of the knee and moxa on head of the needle is good; local surrounding soft tissue can go deep main point benefits the ST gastritis; ulcers; enteritis; and SP; main point tonifies all digestive problems; with BL 43 for serious fatigue used Qi and blood; regulates shock; mania; hypertension with SP 6 and CV 6 for building of qi ying and wei; regulates (defic type); allergies; hay and blood and strengthening the the intestines; regulates fever; asthma; cough (defic digestion; for digestion can also add the repro system; one of type); neurasthenia CV 12 as well as BL 20; can use ST 31 few points that builds qi (nervous exhaustion); to help with hemiplegia; frequent and blood; major point for nausea; vomiting; abscess moxa here increases longevity; from building wei qi; major breasts (channel problem); hea point for digestion; main insufficient lactation colitis; and problem in the large intestine; abdominal regulates intestines and pain or distension; stomach; clears and cools diarrhea; appendicitis; lower he sea of the LI damp heat from the dysentery like disorder (a intestines damp heat disorder; hemiplegia perifocal inflammation of the shoulder; frozen local local shoulder; limited ROM; good local point dispels damp and heat; acute or chronic enteritis; lower he sea of SI; sea of blood points regulates stomach and in paralysis of lower limb; used when "the person feels bigger intestines mastitis in some books than they are" all phlegm situations; coughing; asthma (excess or deficient, but with transform phlegm and phlegm); abundant luo point; with ST 8 for damp HA; dampness; calms the mucous; phlegm nodules; with PC 5 for mental confusion; with spirit; clears phlegm in the damp HA with tight band LU 5 for phlegm in the chest lungs around head; vertigo; swelling of the limbs; any significant swelling; disease of foot and soft opens up foot and top of tissues; good distal point local ankle; on the ST meridian;
ST 42**
local local source point; exit point clears heat form the face facial edema; conjunctivitis ST 43** shu stream; with LI 6 for facial edema (ST 44 better) with heat upper toothache; very cooling; cools and trigeminal neuralgia; drains heat from the gastric pain; stomach heat stomach; treats head and from overeating; acid face heat; clears heat from reflux with heat involved; ying spring; water point; with LI 4 for ST 44*** the yang ming (stomach, hot diarrhea and bleeding gums large intestine, face constipation; sore throat (where yang ming and tonsillitis combined meridians end up)); distal especially when combined point for heat in the face with digestive symptoms; gum disorders; pain in tonsillitis; febrile disease with heat; toothache clears heat; calms the (bleed); facial can bleed the point; ST 44 is a better ST 45** spirit inflammation; distal point cooling point for any yang ming face problems
Heart Meridian AcuPoint
HT 1* HT 2*
HT 3***
HT 4*
HT 5*** HT 6***
HT 7****
HT 8**
HT 9**
Functions
Indications
Special Notes
arthritis; local shoulder joint problems; generally connects with brain and thus HT local for armpit problems; not meridian affects the mind very common local local local neurasthenia; psychosis; intercostal neuralgia; ulnar nerve neuralgia; numbness clears the spirit; clears the of forearm and diseases of vessels; clears phlegm (like elbow; important for hand he sea point and thus goes internally excessive salivation, tremors; good for trembling swollen lymph glands); and shaking from Parkinson's; cardiac/chest pain; pain in axilla aphasia; man point for speaking difficulties; luo point and thus the internal bradycardia; hysterical calms spirit; regulates HT connection to the tongue; with CV 23 aphasia; stuttering due to qi; and GV 15 for aphasia; for emotional issues; nervous bradycardia would use with BL 15 anxiety; uptight nervousness local local local xi cleft point, but not effective for tonifies HT yin; reduces channel pain; with KD 7 for night night sweats; sinks a night sweats; nosebleed sweats and HT 6 is used if HT yin floating yang defic is present palpitations; absent mindedness; insomnia; source point; shu stream; also the excessive dreaming due to dispersion point; and thus the point HT or LV fire; angina and calms spirit; cools HT fire; adjusts for different spirit problems; cardiac pain; mental illness tonifies HT qi, yin, and for anxiety with HT7, PC 6, GV 20, BL of any kind; dementia; yang; 14, BL 15, BL 43; for forgetfulness mania; irritability and with GV 20; for insomnia and yin insomnia; main point for defic use SP 6, KD 3, KD 6; SP qi an insomnia, hysteria; for five hearts heat; clears HT fire and SI heat; tachycardia; dysuria; ying sprig and fire point; a cooling clears lower burner fire and enuresis; itching of the point; can be used for chronic UTIs to heart groin; sweaty palms cool damp heat wood point on fire meridian and is tonification point, but not used as coma; apoplectic hysteria; such; a jing well point and used more for that
Small Intestine Meridian AcuPoint
Functions
SI 1***
disperses wind and heat; facilitates the flow of milk; opens orifices; clears heart heat
SI 2*
local
SI 3****
opens the GV (eliminating interior wind); clears the spirit and mind; relieves exterior; stimulate sweat; dispels wind heat; related to wei qi;
SI 4** SI 5**
local used a little as a distal cooling point for neck swelling
Indications
Special Notes
mastitis; insufficient lactations; sometimes for PMS breast tenderness; swollen breasts including local benign breast lumps and fibrocystic lumps; as jing well point can be used for loss of consciousness local local seizures; psychosis; mania; all kinds of sweating; stiff neck; low back pain (acute master point of the GV; with BL 62 and chronic); tinnitus; for low back pain; with GV 8, GV 26 deafness (meridian for pain along the spine with difficult related); the strongest flexion and extension distal point on the SI meridian local source point local
horary point
xi cleft point; controversy about pain in shoulder and back; whether this should be used for low relaxes the sinews and arthritis; main point for back pain - many people say SI 3 is SI 6*** muscles and clears the acute low back sprains; better; everything you use this for channels for the SI channel used a lot for whiplash musculo-skeletally you could use SI 3 instead not used in TCM for anything but a luo point; SI 7** wakes the spirit; calms local luo point heart and mind; strong point for mental emotional SI 8** local local earth point often needled higher than the classic CAM location; can be found by SI 9** local local palpating around lateral edge of scapula SI 10** local local yang weir and yang qiao cross here facilitates lactation; important local point to pain in the shoulder; SI 11*** with SI 1 for insufficient lactation clear channels and insufficient lactations decrease swelling and pain; SI 12** local local GB, TW, BL, and LI all cross here SI 13** local local local
SI 14*
local
local
SI 15*
local
local
SI 16**
local
SI 17**
local
SI 18*
local
SI 19***
benefits hearing
tinnitus; stiff neck; loss of voice difficulty hearing; difficulty swallowing; sometimes goiter; tonsillitis trigeminal neuralgia; facial paralysis; toothache in upper jaw tinnitus; difficulty hearing; jaw problems like TMJ; otitis media
Amy believes it is a very good point for local stagnation Amy believes it is a very good point for local stagnation window of sky point window of sky point LI 4 can also be a good point for toothaches local
Kidney Meridian AcuPoint
Functions
Indications
Special Notes
KI 1**
opens the sensory orifices; calms the spirit; good for adjusting the spirit after stroke or other psychotic conditions; sends qi down; sedates fever and spasm; sedates deficient fire as it affects cognition to bring fire down; mostly an emergency point
shock; heat exhaustion; stroke and can open the orifices and help with loss of voice; hypertension from excess; seizures; infantile convulsions; HA at the vertex (LV yang rising HA); soles of feet hot; for whole body muscle cramping
dispersion point; for peripheral neuropathy thread LV 3 to KD 1
chronic excess and recurring pharyngitis; cools and regulates KD irregular menstruation due yang; tonifies KD yang and to heat or damp heat; fire point and ying spring; KD 6 for KI 2** jing; clears heat and fire thirst from diabetes; chronic low grade pharyngitis from the heart; cools the diarrhea with damp heat blood as pertains to uterus; and noises; itching in genital region; plantar fasciitis nephritis; cystitis; irregular menstruation; tonfies qi, yin, yang, and spermatorrhea; enuresis; source point; most used KD point; LU stabilizes KD qi; calms the tinnitus; alopecia; and KD yin def use LU 6; yin deficient fetus; restores collapsed KI 3**** impotence; constipation insomnia use SP 6, KD 6; male sexual yang; strengthens lower and diarrhea if KD involved; dysfunction ST 27, BL 52, BL 23, GV 4 back and knees; nourishes yin deficient type insomnia; if yang def, SP 6 if yin def LV especially low back pain; knee pain; asthma if KD deficient benefits the jing aspect of luo point; with BL 61 for heel KI 4** spirit (meaning little plantar fasciitis; bone spurs problems movement and lethargy) KI 5* local local xi cleft but not used chronic pharyngitis; tonsillitis; epileptic seizures that occur more at night; deficient yin asthma, calms spirit or mind; constipation, insomnia; dry moistens throat; tonifies master point of yin qiao; with LU 7 to KI 6 ***1/2 throat; eye pain from KD yin; moistens eyes; moisten throat; dryness; vaginal discharge promotes uterine function like chronic leucorrhoea; vaginal dryness (menopause or other); major for bui tonifies KD yang; regulates leucorrhoea; any urinary tonification point; with LI 4 to body fluids and sweat; problems; night sweats; promote or stop sweat; metal point KI 7*** clear and cool damp heat; OPI sweat or lack of sweat; on water meridian and thus may help helps to metabolize fluids low back pain; edema with with spontaneous sweating
KI 8*
local
SP 9; good for ankle edema; local
KI 9**
local
local
KI 10**
KI 11* KI 12* KI 13* KI 14* KI 15*
KI 16**
KI 17* KI 18* KI 19* KI 20* KI 21*
diseases of urogential promotes urination; clears system; dysuria; arthritis of lower jiao (bladder) heat; knee in medial area; strengthens knees important for water balance local local local local local local local local local local habitual constipation with hard and difficult to pass harmonizes ST; regulates LI stool (need to nourish yin); qi hiccups; vomiting; back up dry constipation point local local local local local local local local local local
KI 22*
local
local
KI 23* KI 24* KI 25* KI 26*
local local local local
local local local local
KI 27**
opens the lungs
local never see in TCM prescription; people who do OB/GYN acupuncture swear by this point
he sea point; water point
local local local local local
local local local local local exit point of KD meridian (on NCCA exam) local local local local shu of shus; meeting point of all back shus
Bladder Meridian AcuPoint
BL 1***
Functions
brightens the eyes (clears the vision)
Indications
Special Notes
any eye problems; S = all eyes
SI, ST, Yin Qiao, and yang qiao all cross here; LV points are often used in combinations as well; ST points as well; often used with GB 37 (luo point) because as part of its job in shunting qi back and forth between the GB and LV channels it helps the eye
headache (local point); opens and brightens the acute conjunctivitis; eyes (LV related); clears the excessive tearing; excessive BL 2*** nose; good for allergies and twitching; good point for colds sinus allergies, hay fever, sinus headaches BL 3* local point local BL 4** local point local BL 5** local point local BL 6* local point local BL 7**
clears the nostrils
BL 8* BL 9*
local local dispels wind, wind heat, wind phlegm (tai yang stage wind); dispels cold (hence, relaxes tendons and muscles); stiff neck; brightens the eyes
BL 10****
good second choice to BL 1;
local local local local known for its effects on the sinuses; rhinitis (nasal obstruction); find GV 20 and then go diagonal and any nose problem anterior at a 45 degree angle about 3/4 of an inch local local local local occipital headache; stiffness and soreness in back of neck; pharyngitis; OPIs; common cold; seizures (wind)
with common cold; bronchitis; with pleurisy regulates joints; expels BL 11** can be needled if tender; wind (release exterior) neck and back pain; other OPI indications common cold; bronchitis; pleurisy; can use for tai opens the lungs in a yang stage disease (some BL 12*** clearing, not building sort say it is best used before of manner; the pathogen gets into the organ); OPIs like wind heat bronchitis; asthma; regulates lung qi; benefits pleurisy; night sweats; BL 13**** all aspects of lung function; pulmonary TB; steaming builds wei qi bone syndrome (severe kidney yin deficiency);
BL 10 with BL 60 can help invigorate the whole BL channel
meeting point of bones; not used clinically as a sea of blood point in modern point prescriptions; GB, SI, TW channels cross here; connects with GV 14 and can be used together to expel wind and release the interior; also with LI4 and LU 7 for OPIs; can moxa for OPI prevention during OPI usually do not tonify BL 13 because you may tonify the pathogen; can be used in the prevention of OPIs; however, if the pathogen is very, very strong you
BL 14**
BL 15****
BL 16*
BL 17****
BL 18****
BL 19***
BL 20****
spitting blood from lungs; may sometimes need to tonify the any kind of cough; fullness wei qi by using BL 13, in so doing you in chest; throat blockage; may tonify the pat anything that affects lungs PC shu point; BL 15 tends to be stronger; similar to PC 6 but not as similar to PC 6, but not as local strong; similar to LV channel because strong; both are Jue Yin channels; also related to HT and PC neurasthenia (nervous system exhaustion); benefits all aspects of the seizures; psychosis; heart shu point and thus very heart; calms the heart and hysteria; absentbuilding; often use shu and source spirit; regulates and mindedness; any mental points together and thus can use HT tonifies heart qi, blood problems; very good 7 with BL 15 insomnia point; mania; memory loss; palpitations local back pain local local anemia, chronic hemorrhagic disorders, spasms of the diaphragm, almost like a blood shu point; regulates the blood, nervous vomiting, benefits all aspects of the blood; with expands the chest and constriction of the BL 19 is the Four Flowers (good for qi diaphragm, tonifies blood esophagus, abdominal and blood); for uterine bleeding use distension or lumps, good BL 17, SP 8, LV 3, and ST 29 for skin indications (heat in the blood) chronic and acute hepatitis, cholecystitis (LV/GB damp BL 17, 18, 20 are called the six heat); stomach disease (LV benefits LV and GB; cools magnificents and used to tonify qi invading ST); eye diseases damp heat; moves and blood more deeply than the four (ascendant LV yang); stagnant qi; benefits the flowers - this point combo is more intercostal neuralgia eyes; regulates and tonifies recent (1200-1500 years); adding BL (pathway); irregular LV qi, blood, and yang; 19 to this combo makes the 8 menstruation (due to LV sedates LV yang magnificents and thus includes the disharmony); emotional four flowers aspects of the LV; good for LV acti hepatitis; cholecystitis; BL 17 and BL 19 are the four flowers gastritis; bitter taste in cools and drains heat from and build qi and blood; general GB mouth; dry or bilious LV and GB pathology is elevated LFTs, chalky vomiting; pain in the flanks; stool, and bitter taste in mouth yellowish eyes/jaundice regulates qi of the SP/ST gastritis from deficiency; and helps in prolapsed stomach; can be used for appetite problems, transportations and nervous vomiting; anorexia, irregular eating, poor transformation functions; indigestion; edema; muscle tone, weakness of the flesh eliminates damp; weakness or heaviness of and resulting injuries harmonizes the blood and the limbs due to damp nourishes the qi
regulates ST qi; transforms stomach ache; gastric damp; eliminates distension; regurgitant BL 21*** stagnation; tonifies SP and vomiting; abdominal pain regulates ST; pacifies from cold in ST; diarrhea rebellious ST qi nephritis; ascites; urinary retention; enuresis; low regulates the transforming BL 22** back pain (local point); function of qi edema from urinary retention regulates KD qi; tonifies KD qi, yin, and jing; BL 23**** strengthens brain and local marrow; increases brain function BL 24* local point local low back pain or sprain; regulates the intestines pain in SI joint; dysentery; BL 25*** and ST; benefits the lower constipation; abdominal back and knees distension and intestinal noises; diarrhea strengthens the low back and knees; transforms low back pain; frequent or BL 26** damp stagnation in lower painful urination; enuresis warmer and back promotes the functions of the SI and urine output; enuresis; urinary eliminates damp and cools incontinence; blood in BL 27** heat; promotes the urine; dark or red urine; separation of the pure and dry mouth; vaginal impure; regulates the discharge; bladder incontinence; dark and rough flowing urine; swelling and pain in the BL 28*** regulates the bladder genitals; sacral back pain; sciatica; good for UTIs, atonic bladder; prostate problems; BL 29* local point for sciatica local BL 30* local anal disease BL 31** local local diseases of the lumbosacral joint; leucorrhoea; peritonitis; orchitis; regulates the lower burner; paralysis; paralysis of lower BL 32**** strengthens lower back and limb; squeal of infantile legs paralysis; urinary problems; prolapsed uterus; ; constipation; infertility
local
local
can build KD yang, but GV 4 is better to really stoke the ming men fire local used a lot for low back pain; main point for constipation and can be a major cause of low back pain
local
more for damp heat than BL 28; SI pathology mostly relates to damp heat
with BL 27 for blood in the urine
local local local
frequently used for sciatica; for inducing labor and thus contraindicated in pregnancy
BL 33***
local regulates the lower burner; BL 34*** strengthens lower back and legs BL 35**
local point for lower warmer
BL 36***
local
BL 37** BL 38*
BL 39***
BL 40****
BL 41*
BL 42**
BL 43****
BL 44* BL 45*
BL 46*
local point for sciatic and hamstring pull; dysfunction of lower limb local
local urinary problems; prolapsed uterus; constipation pain in lower back during menstruation; leucorrhoea; impotence; diarrhea; hemorrhoids sciatica; paralysis of lower extremity local
local local
local
local local
local local low back pain; nephritis; cystitis; chyluria (white regulates the water milky urine); spasms of pathways in lower warmer; local gastroc; any obstruction of benefits the bladder urine flow (especially from dampness) heat exhaustion; low back clears heat; removes pain; arthritis of the knee obstruction in the empirical point for acute low back and other knee pain; channels; cools blood; sprain paralysis of the knee; skin drains summer heat problems due to heat local point for shoulder, neck, back, numbness in local local elbow and arm opens lungs, controls lung Po's house; outer BL line is used to spirit (melancholy), for lung local treat the emotional aspects of a symptoms but there are particular shu point better points for late stage chronic deficiency disorders; bronchitis; asthma; TB; strengthens deficient neurasthenia (archaic "happy point"; "prevention point"; conditions; supports feeble, neurosis); general "cure of a 100 diseases"; said to original qi (GV 4, BL 23, CV weakness caused by connect to ming men; can be used 4 also); increases function prolonged illness; with ST 36 (and even CV 4, GV 4) as a of qi; supports ming men consumptive diseases like preventative point prescription; HIV, pulmonary TB; poor memory indicating a weakened condition supports BL 15 local local palpating the outer BL will sometimes elicit some kind of giddiness, which local point local some people believe is a sign of deficiency local; can be used to back local local up BL 17 for diaphragm
BL 47**
BL 48* BL 49* BL 50* BL 51*
BL 52**
BL 53* BL 54** BL 55* BL 56
BL 57***
BL 58**
BL 59**
BL 60****
BL 61*
indications regulates qi of the liver; diseases of LV and GB; emotional aspects of LV imbalance can be used for GB indications as a back up for GB 19, but very rare local local chronic qi, blood, or phlegm stagnation (mass)
local
houses Hun
local
local
local local
local local
local
lateral to Pigen
primary for sexual function; nephritis; low back pain; spermatorrhea; infertility (both sexes, but more for lateral to BL 23; for sexual used to build will; tonifies men); any sperm related dysfunction is often used with ST 27 KD yang and jing problems; nocturnal and BL 23 emissions; prostatitis; secondary point for urinary dysfunction local for organ (lower warmer) and structural local local problems good local point for back sciatica local pain local local local local local local pain in lower back and leg; relaxes muscles channels of sciatica with BL meridian for hemorrhoids used with GV 1, GV BL meridian; benefits pain in leg; hemorrhoids; 20, erbai hemorrhoids spasms of gastroc; charley horses hemorrhoids; pain in lower for low back and leg pain could tonify back and leg with leg local source point KD 3 and disperse luo weakness; rheumatoid point BL 58 and then use BL 23 arthritis (controversial) mostly local unless using headache, low back pain, EV treatments because it is paralysis of lower limb, local on the yang qiao mai inflammation of ankle joint "aspirin point"; very dispersive low back pain; occipital because it is good for pain, all pain is headache (acute or chronic qi stagnation and thus good pain relaxes the sinews and and any etiology); neck points must be very dispersive; for muscles; benefits the low problems; sciatica; this reason such points should be back (BL 40 is used more) paralysis of lower limb; used carefully during pregnancy; swelling and pain at ankle; depending on the source they may be difficult delivery contraind pain in ankle and foot; local yang qiao crosses here plantar fasciitis (stretch, ice
feet, needle other local points all way up to calf); paralysis of lower limb; headache (lateral and clears the spirit, quiets the midline); Meniere's mind; opens the yang qiao disease; seizures; psychosis master point of the yang qiao BL 62**** channel; dispels wind and mania; hemiplegia; channel, ghost point (especially the head) arthritis; low back pain; epilepsy similar to BL 62 but not BL 63* local local nearly as strong rarely used - disperses sometimes used for BL 64** local wind; calms the spirit; bladder incontinence rarely used - dispels wind, BL 65* local local calms spirit BL 66* minor point - dispels wind local local regulates childbirth; headaches; malposition of most people do not needle and moxa BL 67** brightens eyes; dispels fetus and difficult labor during pregnancy wind in the vertex (needle and moxa);
Pericardium Meridian AcuPoint
PC 1*
PC 2*
PC 3**
PC 4**
PC 5***
PC 6****
PC 7***
PC 8**
Functions
Indications
Special Notes
intercostal neuralgia; pain and swelling under the local local axilla; mastitis; insufficient lactation pain along the upper aspect local local of the arm; local for chest opens up heart qi; drains acute gastritis and heat from the blood; gastroenteritis; easily he sea point; the internal meridian has regulates the stomach; frightened and startled; much effect on the upper and middle clears heat from the blood pain along the arm; mostly warmers as a secondary indication for gastric problems; myocarditis; angina pectoris; palpitations from obstruction, not deficiency regulates the qi to stop (most are from deficiency); pain; regulates heart qi and irritability and acute pain in blood; moves obstruction in xi cleft point the chest of emotional either the meridian or the origins; most significant chest pain from angina; important for chest pain; clears the channel and thus calms the spirit; harmonizes seizures with drooling; stomach when phlegm is meeting point of three upper yin hysteria; psychosis; clears involved; chest pain, meridians; ST 8 and ST 40 (all purpose insubstantial phlegm; stomach ache, vomiting if can also be used for phlegm phlegm is involved; angina pectoris; chest pain; stuffiness in chest; pain in hypochondrium; asthma; luo point; inner gate; master point; opens the chest; nausea or vomiting; opens has a calming effect on the ST, harmonizes the ST; calms the chest; stomachache; diaphragm, chest - is the perfect point the spirit; regulates the liver any kind of upper to treat these things; calming effect; and middle jiao; good point abdominal pain; spasms of with CV 12 for nausea; nausea from LV to treat LV invading the ST the diaphragm; cough; invading ST LV 3 or LV 14; with CV 17 seizures; hysteria; for asthma; paired with SP 4 to irritability, insomnia, nervousness, a clears and calms the heart; clears HT heat; sedates fire palpitations; gastritis with ghost point; shu stream; strong point and cools; soothe, calm and heat and anxiety; intercostal but not used much in TCM; earth quiet by cooling when heat neuralgia; mental illness; point and thus the dispersion point is involved; main point for CTS heat exhaustion; cardiac pain; yin exhaustion; cools heart; drains heat fire point stomatitis; foul breath; ulcerated oral cavity;
hysteria and mental illness due to heat; excessive sweating of palms clears HT heat; revives yang shock; apoplectic coma; PC 9** from collapse; revives main jing well point for consciousness returning consciousness
Triple Warmer Meridian AcuPoint
Functions
Indications
Special Notes
TW 1*
disperses fire; revives consciousness; fever
local
local
TW 2*
local
pain and swelling of the fingers
one of the baxie points; Amy believes that the TW channel is underutilized
TW 3***
facilitates circulation of qi in channels; benefits the ear; main distal point for ear problems;
tinnitus; deafness
shu stream; with TW 17 for ear problems
TW 4**
TW 5****
TW 6***
TW 7* TW 8** TW 9* TW 10** TW 11* TW 12* TW 13* TW 14*** TW 15** TW 16**
source point; is used in JA for chronic pain and diseases of the local KD deficiency because the TW carries soft tissues of wrist in TCM the pre-natal qi around common colds (disperse); high fever (shao yang - half in and half out); tinnitus; relieves exterior; facilitates temporal migraines; lateral circulation of stagnant qi in master point of the yang wei stiff neck; hemiplegia channels; very strong distal meridian; paired confluent point of (because master point of point on the channel (not dai mai yang wei); pain in joints; including ear problems) controlling point for the hand and opens up qi circulation to the hand with GB 34 (with dampness) for intercostal neuralgia; GB 41 when a intercostal neuralgia; pathway problem; with KD 6 for dry constipation; shingles opens the intestines constipation (float the boat) and SP6 (herpes zoster); skin to help moisten; with GB 34 for disorders shingles as well as the mu points LV 14 and GB 24 local local local pain in the arm involving all clears the yang channels of three arm meridians; pain meeting point of three upper yang the arm - LI, SI, TW in forearm inhibiting meridians movement local local local lymphatic swelling in the diseases of the soft tissue local neck with colds or not; of the elbow local local local local local local local local local main point for shoulder local with LI 15 for shoulder pain; joint pain usually what you grab at the back local local when you find GB 21 tinnitus; deafness; window of sky; with TB 10 for lymph swelling around neck lymphatic swellings around swelling; Kiiko uses it for immune neck problems and calls it east wind and
wind can invade here
TW 17***
TW 18* TW 19* TW 20** TW 21*** TW 22* TW 23**
tinnitus; parotitis; locked jaw; facial paralysis; most benefits hearing and vision important local point for ear; dizziness involving ear problems local local local local parotitis; toothache; local tinnitus opens ear; disperses heat tinnitus; otitis media; pus as relates to ear; ear in ear; temporomandibular problems with heat joint problems tinnitus; locked jaw; check local for TMJ local local
GB crosses here; with TW 3
local local SI and GB cross here' rarely used LI 11, TW 17 for heat in the ears local local
Liver Meridian AcuPoint
Functions
Indications
Special Notes
stops bleeding when moxaed; treats genitourinary aspects of abnormal uterine bleeding use a pecking technique with a moxa LV 1*** the LV; swollen inguinal from hot blood pole that disperse the heat lymph nodes; irregular menstruation; any genital inflammation; vertex HA; vertigo; dizziness from upsurge of drains fire from the LV; wind (not anything else); cools the blood (especially intercostal neuralgia from menstrual blood); dispels heat; abnormal menstrual LV wind; useful in excess fire point; more cooling than moving; LV 2*** bleeding due to heat; situations involving heat; more for excess, sedating and heat cloudy urine or urethra main point for discharge; eyes red and hypertensive HA; sedation swollen; seizures and point convulsions of any type; distension of improves vision; rising LV benefits all aspects of the yang; LV wind; vertex and LV; regulates and/or ocular HA; dizziness of LV source point; with LV 2 for excess tonifies yin, yang of LV; yang rising and LV wind situations that involve heat and wind; drains heat (but LV 2); type; hypertension (excess with PC 6 for calming the mind; with regulates menses (controls LV 3**** or deficient); insomnia; LV 14 for PMS like breast tenderness; the movement of cycle); hepatitis; mastitis; major with LI 4 as four gates for whole body sedates rebellious qi and point for irregular pain and opens all the channels in the LV yang; extinguishes LV menstruation due to body wind (more heat use LV 2); stagnation (could be cold helps with problems involvi or blo classically used like LV 3, only used in TCM for ankle LV 4** but not effective clinically problems genital itching like herpes; leucorrhoea; irregular genital damp heat in lower LV 5** menstruation and luo point warmer endometriosis if damp heat nature LV 6* local local local LV 7* local local local nourishes LV blood and LV yin; relaxes muscle channels and sinews genital herpes; vaginitis; because it nourishes the LV 8** local for medial knee pain; with LV 5 for uro-genital damp heat above; moistens the nocturnal emissions sinews; clears and cools damp heat from the lower warmer LV 9* local local local
LV 10* LV 11*
local local
local local
local local moxa only; no needle; GV 4 and CV 4 cold indications, especially LV 12* warm the yang; this helps to scatter genital area the cold LV invading SP is the classic presentation for this point; enlargement of LV and SP; hepatitis; enteritis; benefits the SP; smoothes front mu of spleen; GB crosses here; abdominal distension from LV qi; reduces GI not used clinically as the influential LV 13*** LV invading SP; stagnation; disperses cold point for yin organs; with pigen for constipation from stagnant in middle warmer; benign masses in abdomen LV qi; pain in hypochondrium; diarrhea due to cold or LV invading the qi; borbo main point for intercostal neuralgia; hepatitis; tight chest from anger and facilitates the moving of LV frustration; nervous with LV 3 for pain and stuck blood; qi; removes congealed dysfunction of ST (LV LV 14**** front mu of LV; check GB 24 as well blood; more about ribs invading the ST); vomiting; for intercostal neuralgia chest, abdomen; hiccups; stuck food; hypochondrium pain and distension; shingles; insufficient lactation
Gallbladder Meridian AcuPoint
GB 1**
GB 2***
GB 3* GB 4* GB 5* GB 6* GB 7* GB 8** GB 9* GB 10* GB 11* GB 12**
GB 13**
GB 14*** GB 15* GB 16* GB 17* GB 18* GB 19*
GB 20****
Functions
Indications
Special Notes
local HA; anything with SI and TW cross here; used with BL 1 heat OM; ear pain; tinnitus; facial paralysis; mumps; opens and benefits the dislocation or motor thread TW 21, SI 17, GB 2 ears impairment of the jaw (TMJ); local local local local local TW, ST, and LI cross at B 4, 5, 6 local local local local local local local local BL crosses here nausea and vomiting with BL crosses here; palpate and if sore local HA; good for migraines; needle; with LI 10 for hangovers local local BL crosses here local local BL crosses here local local BL crosses here BL crosses here; palpate with any local HA; insomnia; neck local head problem; one of the anmian pain points (peaceful sleep) mental disorders; vertigo; seizures; hemiplegia; calms the mid; extinguishes psychosis; schizophrenia; yang wei crosses here internal head wind irrational suspicion and jealousy; rigid thinking; obsessive thought; supraorbital neuralgia; HA eliminates wind and clears including sinus HA; eye TW, LI, ST, and yang wei cross here; the vision problems local local BL and yang wei cross here local local yang wei crosses here local local yang wei crosses here local local yang wei crosses here local local yang wei crosses here; palpate common colds in including wind heat or wind cold; yang wei and TW crosses here; "wind disperses interior or anything with nasal pool"; with GB 21 for stiff neck; exterior wind; benefits obstruction; vertigo; commonly used for stress; LV qi hearing and vision; relieves occipital HA; stiff neck; stagnation often manifests as GB exterior; sedates LV yang hypertension (sedates LV stiffness in this area; with OPI use LI and clears LV heat and yang); seizures; hemiplegia; 4, LU 7, GV 14, BL 12; for high BP ST wind; GB 20 opens up the very nice insomnia point; 9, LI 11, ST 36; with LV yang rising LV whole head opened up whole head; too 3, much studying because qi gets s eye problems of hot nature
GB 21***
GB 22* GB 23*
GB 24***
GB 25**
GB 26***
GB 27*
GB 28**
GB 29***
clears and invigorates channels; revives consciousness; sends qi down; spreads LV qi; extinguish LV wind; benefits shoulder (local) local local
hemiplegia due to stroke; TW, ST, and yang wei cross here; with any motor impairment of GB 39 and GB 20 for stiffness in the the arm; mastitis; breast neck; avoid with organic HT problems abscess; difficult labor because so moving
local local local BL crosses here intercostal neuralgia; colecystitis; jaundice; peptic ulcer; hepatitis; heartburn; pain in the regulates function of LV hypochrondrium; check for front mu point of; with GB 34 for GB and ST; regulates GB and herpes zoster; one of main damp heat transforms damp heat points for gallstones, jaundice, hepatitis; for wood attacking earth; good for nausea and vomiting of the e nephritis; serious and/or chronic UTI; intercostal builds KD qi; regulates fluid neuralgia; lumbago; KD front mu of the KD pathways stones; back pain from standing a lot because it wears on KD stops leucorrhoea; main point for vaginal discharges, especially heat dai mai crosses here; with SP 9 for or excess type; damp heat GYN problems; with GB regulates the girdle endometriosis (blood 41, TW 5 to hold things in and up; GB channel (hold things in); stagnation and maybe with 20, GV 20, GB 41, TW 5 to stop alleviates damp heat from damp heat); cystitis; bleeding/ with defic add SP 1/ with lower warmer irregular menstruation excess add LV 1; inguinal hernia use from damp heat; profuse with some LV points as well uterine bleeding; inguinal hernia local local local dai mai crosses here; some scholars believe that the dai mai may begin here, perhaps because of the strong prolapsed uterus; pain of local effect of this point on prolapsed intestinal hernia; uterus and intestinal hernias; deep needling is OK as you want to stimulate the broad uterine ligament hip, lumbar, and thigh; diseases of the hip joint relaxes muscles and and surrounding tissue; tendons and stimulates yang qiao crosses look there for channels; endometriosis as the constricted qi may
exacerbate these problems benefits lower back and sciatica, especially lateral knees; clears the channels leg; numbness and BL meridian crosses here; with lateral (GB); benefits the hip; the GB 30**** paralysis of lower leg; sciatica go right down GB meridian main point for sciatica; hip diseases of hip joint and with 30, 31, 34, 39 arthritis; very invigorating surrounding soft tissue point numbness; paralysis; skin itching; paralysis of lower dispels wind; strengthens limb; pain in low back and GB 31* can be used with LI 11 and SP 10 tendons and bones leg; numbness and stiffness of lower leg; hemiplegia of lower limb; GB 32* local local local can be a place of great stagnation diseases of knee and GB 33* local and can help a great deal with knee surrounding soft tissue pain major point for musculoskeletal problems; benefits LV and GB; he sea; earth point; meeting point of controversial main point promotes the smooth flow muscles and tendons; with ST 38 for frozen shoulder; of LV qi; clears and cools needled toward GB 34 for frozen important sciatica point; LV/GB damp heat; relaxes shoulder; with LV frequently and for GB 34**** hepatitis; cholecystitis; and strengthens the hypertension especially; with ST 40 causes GB contractions and sinews; sedates LV yang; and LU 5 hot and damp conditions; can expel gallstones; very moving for the with TW 6 for shingles (shao yang hypertension (LV yang meridian connection), rising type); intercostal neuralgia; herpes GB 35* local local local rage; channel excess s/sx like high fever, excess GB 36** local local sweating (thought to refer to rabies) main distal point for vision; luo point to LV; with LV 3 for any regulates LV; clears the any eye problems; blurry GB 37*** vision problems, also BL 1, BL 2, GB 1, vision vision, itching eyes; pain in GB 20 the eyes jing river; fire point (dispersion migraines; hemiplegia; point); with GB 34 for malaria (shao drains excess in GB (damp sedation point (but GB 34 GB 38** yang disease - half in and half out); or heat usually) used more); whole body with SP 21, GB 34 for whole body pain of excess type; pain stiff neck (with GB 20 and 21 locally); distal for meeting of three leg yang; influential migraines; hemiplegia point of bone marrow; with KD 6, SP dispels wind and damp in (flaccid type); sciatica; 3, KD 3 for steaming bone disease GB 39*** meridian; strengthens distal point for knee; any (severe yin defic and consumptive bones pain in lower leg GB area disease); with GB 34 for ankle and pain all three yang problems meridians of the leg (such
important ankle point; spreads LV qi and benefits GB 40*** the GB; clears the channels;
spreads and drains LV and GB; smoothes LV qi; clears and regulates the girdle GB 41*** channel; brightens eyes and sharpens vision; good distal point for the head
GB 42* local GB 43** clear GB excess; clears heat brings energy down from GB 44** head; disperses wind and fire; clears sensory orifices
as resulting from hemiplegia); leg qi syndrome from pain in chest and ribs; tidal fevers (shao yang pathology); cholecystitis; acid reflux; vomiting; distal sciatica point; disease of ankle and surrounding tissues; timidity is often listed as well HA; migraines; menstrual HA from dai channel connection; vertigo; conjunctivitis (GB 37 better); mastitis; irregular menstruation; good for pregnancy pain when the tendons and ligaments stretch too early (quite painful); local local migraines; HA; intercostal neuralgia; violent nightmares
source point; with GB 34 for cholecystitis
master/confluent point of dai mai; with TW 5 for temporal HA; with GB 26 for GYN problems ; paired with TW 5 for yang wei for HA with GB 20, GV 20, LV 3; with GB 28 for uterine prolapse
local ying spring; water point
Conception Vessel AcuPoint
Functions
CV 1** CV 2*
revive consciousness dribbling enuresis
Indications
Special Notes
spermatorrhea, enuresis, retention of urine; leukorrhea; all due to damp heat; any urinary LV, SP, and KD cross here; front mu of relieve urogenital damp tract disorder (90% of the CV 3*** the bladder; not for stagnation in heat time they are damp heat lower warmer related); excessive uterine bleeding; dysmenorrhea (but these are not usually related to damp heat) for all KD problems; abdominal pain; pain from nourishes and stabilizes the deficiency; cold diarrhea KD; holds in any kind of (KD related); UTI (CV 3 not used as SI front mu: LV, SP, KD, deficiencies; big building might be better); urination and chong mai all cross here; with BL CV 4**** point; restores yang; builds from cold (clear and 32 if GYN problem from stagnation; qi and blood; does a lot for copious); deficient types of often used with BL 23 and GV 4; very lower jiao stagnation and "rrheas"; can use it to warming and often used with moxa regulates menses regulate almost any GYN problems; can use it for moving CV 5* not used as front mu of TW regulates qi functions neurasthenia; abdominal (more SP qi functions); pain and distension related strengthens deficient KD; to digestion; irregular harmonizes the blood menstruation; intestinal sea of qi point; source qi; similar to (moves and tonifies); paralysis; all urinary CV 4; more moving than CV 4; with CV 6**** regulates menses; raises problems like incontinence, CV 12 for indigestion; with SP 6 and middle qi and restores spermatorrhea (CV 4 better ST 36 to build qi and blood collapsed yang (SP related); as it more deeply tonifies for deficient blood (SP the KD; infertility (CV 4 related) better); colic; flaccid general rule of thumb is no lower abdominal points during pregnancy; CV 7* after first trimester no upper abdominal points diarrhea from SP yang deficiency; 5 am diarrhea; warms and stabilizes the apoplexy (flaccid stroke) yang for yang collapse; from yang collapse; any not needled or directly moxaed; not CV 8*** strengthens and stabilizes kind of prolapse due to SP for damp heat diarrhea; with CV 4, SP yang; for middle burner yang deficiency; in the GV 4, BL 23, and moxa on CV 8 yang deficiency spirit in holding things in it can also be used for prior miscarriages - 2-7x/week
CV 9**
CV 10**
ascites (retention of fluid in abdomen); edema; retention of urine; regulates water pathways diarrhea; general from deficiency; dampness sin the body strengthens SP in relation with SP 9 for dampness and edema (fluid retention in the body; to water metabolism; actual fluid retention in the diarrhetic point body as opposed to less material dampness like foggy head, heavinessÖ strengthens SP and indigestion; food retention SP meridian crosses here; CV 10 used regulates the ST as related after eating; prolapsed more than CV 11 to stuck food, etc. stomach
CV 11** main point for any ST or upper intestinal problems; regulates the ST qi; transforms and suppresses CV 12**** rebellious qi by adjusting the descending function of the ST; regulates and strengthens SP qi and yang;
acute or chronic gastritis; gastric ulcers; prolapsed ST; vomiting; nausea; one of the main nausea points and good for any kind; can be used for constipation if chronic or deficient; indigestion; madness from phlegm type of blockage; builds middle energy;
front mu of the ST; influential point of all the yang organs, though GV 14 is more often used that way; SI,TW, and ST all cross here; with PC 6 for nausea; for stuck food use ST 21 and ST 34 or LV3 or LV 14 if the LV is invading the ST; CV 6, ST 25, CV 12
classically in indicated for more excess than CV 12; clinically CV 12 is CV 13** ST pain; nausea; vomiting; used for all; used to clear heat because it is the meeting point of the yang ming channel mental diseases; seizures; calms spirit; pacifies the ST angina pectoris; vomiting; front mu of heart; with PC 6 for stress and benefits the nausea (if more tender related stomach discomfort; can use CV 14*** diaphragm; transforms HT than CV 12); palpitations with PC 4 and HT 6 as the xi clefts phlegm (prevents misting due to anything; hiatal with CV 14 to deal with chest pain; of the HT) hernia; strong spirit and mental associations; similar to CV 14 but not as strong; expands and luo of the CV and the channels fan mental illness; good for CV 15** relaxes the chest; calms the out from this point; CV 14 used more fatigue; yang madness; spirit; benefits the for yang madness diaphragm; calms the spirit CV 16* regulates, suppresses and front mu of the PC; upper sea of qi tonifies qi of the chest; asthma; bronchitis; energy point; often called the regulates and suppresses intercostal neuralgia; meeting point of the qi of the chest; rebellious qi of the chest wheezing; panting; spitting SP, KD, SI, and TW all cross here; CV 17*** (read: lungs); expands blood; difficulty or in ability needle downward and usually chest; benefits diaphragm; to swallow food; dilates tonified; moxa is often good here; opens the lungs; diffuses bronchioles; can be a good OPI point with phlegm lung qi; regulates and with LU 7, LI 4, regulates SP and ST; sedates rebellious ST qi; opens the door to keep food moving through;
tonifies qi of the chest; improves lactation all CV chest points are needle downward to descend the LU qi; CV 18, 19, 20 are located by palpation
CV 18* CV 19* CV 20* CV 21**
more effect on the esophagus than other CV points
yin wei meridian crosses here; pharyngitis; goiter; hiccups; transforms phlegm; needled perp .2 cun and then spasms of the esophagus; sedates rebellious; sedates needled downward; often used with CV 22*** diseases of the vocal cords; throat; benefits the throat LU 7 and KD 6 when wheezing is heavy wheezing; nodules with phlegm present; used with ST 40 or LU 5 or that are phlegm based LU 1 for phlegm loss of voice; paralysis of yin wei crosses here; used with GV 15 CV 23** frees the throat hypoglossus; excessive for aphasia salvation; tongue problems facial paralysis; facial CV 24** edema involving CV meridian
Governing Vessel AcuPoint
Functions
prevents rectal prolapse; stops diarrhea; opens CV and GV - (all of these are weak)
Indications
Special Notes
diarrhea; constipation; Luo point - KD, GB, and CV meridians coccyx pain; hemorrhoids; GV 1** cross with GV - helps with prolapse rectal prolapse; rectal and spleen meridian can as well bleeding hemorrhoids (after GV1), has a weak function of warming the GV 2** low back pain (local pain, lower burner (in theory, but not used stiffness, and from cold) clinically) tonifies and warms kidney similar to GV4, but not as strong yang, benefits lower back low back pain, paralysis of good yang tonifier, but rarely used GV 3*** and knees, eliminates cold lower limbs, muscular because GV4 is stronger, sometimes and damp from low back atrophy of the legs, used as an adjunct to an impotence and knees point prescription low back pain or sprain, 5am diarrhea, enuresis, very important and very strong, no spermattorhea, impotence, point nourishes kidney fire like GV4, nourishes source qi, leukorrhea, irregular burning moxa will warm the strengthens kidneys/yang, menstruation, abdomen, similar to CV 4 in many GV 4**** benefits lumbar vertebrae endometriosis, peritonitis, ways, need a kidney deficiency to use and spine, increases kidney spinal myelitis, sciatica, this point (except for a kidney yin fire nephritis, sequelae of deficiency) - Combos: for male sexual infantile paralysis, asthma problems due to deficient kidney not grasping l one star local point - not GV 5* important GV 6* GV 7* spasms of tendons and GV 8** treats muscle spasms LV shu level muscles - especially in back transforms damp heat, but level with diaphragm shu and blood GV 9** weak shu one level below HT shu and can be GV 10* one star local point used for spirit problems related to restlessness, can use moxa to calm reinforces HT shu, can use moxa here GV 11** calms heart and mind for calming level with LU shu and back up point GV 12** tonifies lungs for LU shu, can be used for lung melancholy can use for releasing the exterior if you cannot BL meridian crosses here, similar to GV 13** needle GV 14 for some GV 14 but less powerful reason relieves exterior OPI, cold , seizures, asthma meeting point of all yang meridians, GV 14*** conditions, opens yang and used with Ding chuan, pain can be used with GV 4 to propel yang spreads yang to in shoulder, neck pain and energy further around body, disperse