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    This document outlines various groupings of acupuncture points according to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) theory including the Five Shu points, Five Element points, Lower He Sea points of the six fu organs, Xi-cleft points, Yuan or source points, Luo or connecting points, back shu points, front mu points, hui or meeting points, extraordinary vessel master coupled points, command points, the four seas, window of the sky points, thirteen ghost points, and entry/exit points. For each grouping, the relevant points are listed along with a brief theoretical description.

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    This document outlines various groupings of acupuncture points according to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) theory including the Five Shu points, Five Element points, Lower He Sea points of the six fu organs, Xi-cleft points, Yuan or source points, Luo or connecting points, back shu points, front mu points, hui or meeting points, extraordinary vessel master coupled points, command points, the four seas, window of the sky points, thirteen ghost points, and entry/exit points. For each grouping, the relevant points are listed along with a brief theoretical description.

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    This document outlines various groupings of acupuncture points according to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) theory including the Five Shu points, Five Element points, Lower He Sea points of the six fu organs, Xi-cleft points, Yuan or source points, Luo or connecting points, back shu points, front mu points, hui or meeting points, extraordinary vessel master coupled points, command points, the four seas, window of the sky points, thirteen ghost points, and entry/exit points. For each grouping, the relevant points are listed along with a brief theoretical description.

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    This document outlines various groupings of acupuncture points according to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) theory including the Five Shu points, Five Element points, Lower He Sea points of the six fu organs, Xi-cleft points, Yuan or source points, Luo or connecting points, back shu points, front mu points, hui or meeting points, extraordinary vessel master coupled points, command points, the four seas, window of the sky points, thirteen ghost points, and entry/exit points. For each grouping, the relevant points are listed along with a brief theoretical description.

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    Acupuncture Point Groupings by TCM Theory

    Five Shu Points - detailed theory


    Yin Meridians

    Jing-well
    (Wood)

    Ying-spring
    (Fire)

    Shu-stream
    (Earth)

    Jing-river He-Sea
    (Metal)
    (Water)

    LU

    LU 11

    LU 10

    LU 9

    LU 8

    LU 5

    PC

    PC 9

    PC 8

    PC 7

    PC 5

    PC 3

    HT

    HT 9

    HT 8

    HT 7

    HT 4

    HT 3

    SP

    SP 1

    SP 2

    SP 3

    SP 5

    SP 9

    LV

    LV 1

    LV 2

    LV 3

    LV 4

    LV 8

    KD

    KD 1

    KD 2

    KD 3

    KD 7

    KD 10

    Yang Meridians

    Jing-well
    (Metal)

    Ying-spring
    (Water)

    Shu-stream
    (Wood)

    LI

    LI 1

    LI 2

    LI 3

    LI 5

    LI 11

    TH

    TH 1

    TH 2

    TH 3

    TH 6

    TH 10

    SI

    SI 1

    SI 2

    SI 3

    SI 5

    SI 8

    ST

    ST 45

    ST 44

    ST 43

    ST 41

    ST 36

    GB

    GB 44

    GB 43

    GB 41

    GB 38

    GB 34

    UB

    UB 67

    UB 66

    UB 65

    UB 60

    UB 40

    Jing-river He-Sea
    (Fire)
    (Earth)

    Five Element Points - detailed theory


    Mother

    Child

    Lung (Metal)

    LU 9

    LU 5

    Large Intestine (Metal)

    LI 11

    LI 2

    Stomach (Earth)

    ST 41

    ST 45

    Spleen (Earth)

    SP 2

    SP 5

    Heart (Fire)

    HT 9

    HT 7

    Small Intestine (Fire)

    SI 3

    SI 8

    Urinary Bladder (Water)

    UB 67

    UB 65

    Kidney (Water)

    KD 7

    KD 1

    Pericardium (Fire)

    PC 9

    PC 7

    Triple Heater (Fire)

    TH 3

    TH 10

    Gall Bladder (Wood)

    GB 43

    GB 38

    Liver (Wood)

    LV 8

    LV 2

    Lower He Sea Points of the 6 Fu (Yang) Organs - detailed theory


    Large Intestine

    ST 37

    -Yang Ming-

    Stomach

    ST 36

    Triple Heater

    UB 39

    -Shao Yang-

    Gall Bladder

    GB 34

    Small Intestine

    ST 39

    -Tai Yang-

    Urinary Bladder

    UB 40

    Xi-Cleft Points - detailed theory


    Lung

    LU 6

    Urinary Bladder UB 63

    Yin Qiao Vessel

    KD 8

    Large Intestine

    LI 7

    Kidney

    KD 5

    Yang Qiao Vessel

    UB 59

    Stomach

    ST 34

    Pericardium

    PC 4

    Yin Wei Vessel

    KD 9

    Spleen

    SP 8

    Triple Heater

    TH 7

    Yang Wei Vessel

    GB 35

    Heart

    HT 6

    Gall Bladder

    GB 36

    Small Intestine

    SI 6

    Liver

    LV 6

    Yuan - Source Points - detailed theory


    Lung

    LU 9

    Urinary Bladder

    UB 64

    Large Intestine

    LI 4

    Kidney

    KD 3

    Stomach

    ST 42

    Pericardium

    PC 7

    Spleen

    SP 3

    Triple Heater

    TH 4

    Heart

    HT 7

    Gall Bladder

    GB 40

    Small Intestine

    SI 4

    Liver

    LV 3

    Luo - Connecting Points - detailed theory


    Lung

    LU 7

    Urinary Bladder

    UB 58

    Large Intestine

    LI 6

    Kidney

    KD 4

    Stomach

    ST 40

    Pericardium

    PC 6

    Spleen

    SP 4

    Triple Heater

    TH 5

    Heart

    HT 5

    Gall Bladder

    GB 37

    Small Intestine

    SI 7

    Liver

    LV 5

    Back Shu Points - detailed theory


    Lung

    UB 13

    Urinary Bladder

    UB 28

    Large Intestine

    UB 25

    Kidney

    UB 23

    Stomach

    UB 21

    Pericardium

    UB 14

    Spleen

    UB 20

    Triple Heater

    UB 22

    Heart

    UB 15

    Gall Bladder

    UB 19

    Small Intestine

    UB 27

    Liver

    UB 18

    Governing Vessel

    UB 16

    Diaphragm

    UB 17

    Qihai (Sea of Qi)

    UB 24 Guanyuan (Gate of Source) UB 26

    Zhonglu (Center Back Muscles) UB 29


    Gaohuang (Vital Region)

    Baihuan (White Ring)

    UB 30

    UB 43

    Front Mu Points - detailed theory


    Lung

    LU 1

    Urinary Bladder

    CV 3

    Large Intestine

    ST 25

    Kidney

    GB 25

    Stomach

    CV 12

    Pericardium

    CV 17

    Spleen

    LV 13

    Triple Heater

    CV 5

    Heart

    CV 14

    Gall Bladder

    GB 24

    Small Intestine

    CV 4

    Liver

    LV 14

    Hui - Meeting Points - detailed theory


    Zang

    LV 13

    Sinews

    GB 34

    Fu

    CV 12

    Vessels

    LU 9

    Qi

    CV 17

    Bones

    UB 11

    Blood

    UB 17

    Marrow

    GB 39

    Extraordinary Vessel - Master Coupled Points - detailed theory


    Extraordinary Vessel

    Master Point

    Coupled Point

    Conception Vessel

    LU 7

    KD 6

    Governing Vessel

    SI 3

    UB 62

    Chong Vessel

    SP 4

    PC 6

    Dai Vessel

    GB 41

    TH 5

    Yin Qiao Vessel

    KD 6

    LU 7

    Yang Qiao Vessel

    UB 62

    SI 3

    Yin Wei Vessel

    PC 6

    SP 4

    Yang Wei Vessel

    TH 5

    GB 41

    Command Points - detailed theory


    Abdomen

    ST 36

    Lumbar Region

    UB 40

    Head & Posterior Neck

    LU 7

    Face & Mouth

    LI 4

    Heart, Chest & Epigastrium

    PC 6

    Fainting & Collapse

    GV 26

    The Four Seas - detailed theory


    Sea of Qi

    ST 9, CV 17, GV 15, GV 14

    Sea of Blood

    UB 11, ST 37, ST 39

    Sea of Water &


    Grain

    ST 30 (upper point), ST 36 (lower


    point)

    Sea of Marrow

    GV 20, GV 16

    Window of the Sky Points - detailed theory


    From Ling Shu

    Ch. 21

    From Ling Shu

    Ch. 2

    Renying

    ST 9

    Tiantu

    CV 22

    Futu

    LI 18

    Tianchuang

    SI 16

    Tianyou

    TH 16

    Tianrong

    SI 17

    Tianzhu

    UB 10

    Fengfu

    GV 16

    Tianfu

    LU 3

    Tianchi

    PC 1

    Thirteen Ghost Points (from Sun Si Miao)

    Point Number

    Point Name

    GV 26

    Ghost Palace

    GV 23

    Ghost Hall

    GV 16

    Ghost Pillow

    CV 24

    Ghost Market

    LU 11

    Ghost Faith

    LI 11

    Ghost Leg

    PC 7

    Ghost Heart

    PC 8

    Ghost Cave

    ST 6

    Ghost Bed

    SP 1

    Ghost Fortress

    UB 62

    Ghost Path

    Guifeng (Extra Point)


    on the underside of
    the tongue, one cun from
    the tip of the midline

    Ghost Seal

    Essentially CV 1
    originally described as
    Yumentou (Extra Point - Women)
    /Yinxiafeng (Extra Point - Men)

    Ghost Store

    Entry Exit Points - detailed theory


    The entry/exit points that are not the first or the last points on the meridian are marked with an "*" and
    with the first or last point within parentheses. The entry/exit points are also in red on the meridian flow
    diagram following the chart.
    Entry

    Exit

    LU

    LU 1

    LU 7 *(LU 11)

    LI

    LI 4 *(LI 1)

    LI 20

    PC

    PC 1

    PC 8 *(PC 9)

    TH

    TH 1

    TH 22 *(TH 23)

    HT

    HT 1

    HT 9

    SI

    SI 1

    SI 19

    SP

    SP 1

    SP 21

    ST

    ST 1

    ST 42 *(ST 45)

    LV

    LV 1

    LV 14

    GB

    GB 1

    GB 41 *(GB 44)

    KD

    KD 1

    KD 22 *(KD 27)

    UB

    UB 1

    UB 67

    Shokanten Points and the Nine Continent Pulses - detailed theory


    Pulse Location

    Division

    Shokanten

    Effected Area

    Upper

    Tai Yang

    Tai Yang

    KD 12

    Sides of the Head

    Middle

    TH 21

    Shao Yang

    ST 25/KD 21

    Eyes & Ears

    Lower

    ST 2

    Yang Ming

    ST 27

    Mouth & Teeth

    Upper

    LU 9

    Tai Yin

    LV 13

    Lungs

    Middle

    HT 7

    Shao Yin

    KD 16

    Heart

    Lower

    LI 4

    Jue Yin

    LV 14/KD 19

    Chest

    Upper

    LV 3

    Tai Yin

    LV 13

    Liver

    Middle

    ST 42

    Shao Yin

    KD 16

    Spleen

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