12 regular meridians Flashcards
Entry point for LI
LI-4
Entry point for LU
LU-1
Exit point for LU
LU-7
Exit point for LI
LI-20
LU Jing-well (wood)
LU-11
LU Ying-spring (fire)
LU-10
LU Shu-stream (earth)
LU-9
LU- Jing-river (metal)
LU-8
LU He-sea (water)
LU-5
LU Yuan source Qi
LU-9
LU xi-cleft
LU- 6
Hats for LU 7
1) lou connecting
2) command nape and neck
3) confluent with REN (conception vessel)
4) heavenly star
5) Exit Point
LU lou-connecting
LU- 7
command point of the nape and neck
LU-7
confluent point with REN (conception vessel)
LU-7
LU ghost point
LU-11
LU tonification point
LU-9
LU- horary point
LU- 8
LU sedation point
LU-5
LI Jing-well (metal)
LI-1
LI horary point
LI-1
LI Ying-spring (water)
LI-2
LI shu-stream (wood)
LI-3
LI Jing-river (fire)
LI-5
LI He-sea (earth)
LI-11
LI lower He-sea
St-37
LI sedation
LI-2
LI tonification
LI-11
LI front-MU point
St-25
LI xi-cleft
LI-7
LI lou-connecting
LI-6
Hats for LU 9
1) Shu-stream (earth)
2) tonifiaction
3) influential of the vessels
4) Yuan source Qi
LI yuan source Qi
LI-4
Hats for LI-4
1) Yuan source Qi
2) command point of the face
3) entry point
4) heavenly star
Influential point of the vessels
LU-9
LI ghost point
LI-11
LI heavenly star points
LI-4
Li-11
LU window of sky
LU- 3
LI window of sky
LI- 18
Describe where LI-18 is located
On the lateral side of the neck, in line with the voice box, between the sterno and clavicular heads of the SCM muscle.
Describe where LI-17 is located
On the lateral side of the neck, 1 cun inferior to LI-18, on the posterior border of the SCM mucle.
Describe the location of LI-12
when the elbow is flexed, in the depression 1 cun proximal and 1 cun lateral to LI-11
Describe the location of LI-6
3 cun proximal to LI-5 on the line connecting LI-5 and LI-11
Describe the location of LI-7
5 cun proximal to LI-5 on the line connecting LI-5 and LI-11
Describe the location of LU-8
1 cun proximal to LU-9, in the line connecting LU-6 and LU-9, in the depression at the base of the styloid process of the radius, and on the radial side of the radial nerve.
What is the best point for constipation?
Sp-15
What is the best point for diarrhea?
St-25
What is the best point for phlegm?
St-40
What is the best point for dampness?
Sp-6
St jing-well (metal)
ST-45
ST ying-spring (water)
ST-44
ST Shu-stream (wood)
ST-43
ST yuan source Qi
ST-42
ST exit point
ST-42
ST Jing-river (fire)
ST-41
ST He-sea (earth)
ST 36
ST lower He-sea
ST-36
ST lou-connecting
ST- 40
ST xi-cleft
ST- 34
What are the hats for ST-36?
1) heavenly star
2) He-sea (earth)
3) lower He-sea
4) command abdomen
5) horary
6) sea of water and grain
points for Sea of Water and Grain?
ST- 30
ST- 36
points for Sea of Qi?
ST- 9
ST window of sky
ST- 9
ST horary point
ST- 36
ST tonification point?
ST- 41
ST sedation point
ST- 45
ST entry point
ST- 1
ST ghost point
ST- 6
Describe the location of ST 9
On the lateral side of the neck, in the depression between the SCM muscle and the thyroid tissue, on the anterior side of the SCM muscle.
Describe the location of ST- 31
At the junction of ASIS and pubic symphysis, and anterior upper thigh in the depression lateral to the sartorius muscle
Describe HOW to locate ST-32
1 cun proximal to the greater trochanter to the top of the patella divided in 3. (6 cun proximal to the lateral border of the patella)
Describe how to locate ST- 37
the knee joint to the center of the lateral malleolus divided in half = 8, divided the upper 8 cun in half, divide the lower 4 cun in half. (6 cun below the knee joint)
Describe how to locate ST- 42
In the depression formed between the 2nd and 3rd metatarsals and the cuneiform bones, 1.5 cun distal to ST- 41
SI lower He-sea point
ST- 39
SP ghost point
SP-1
SP Jing-well point (wood)
SP- 1
SP entry point
SP- 1
SP exit point
SP- 21
Great lou-connecting
SP-21
SP Ying-spring (fire)
SP- 2
SP Shu-stream (earth)
SP- 3
SP Yuan source Qi
SP- 3
SP lou-connecting
SP- 4
Confluent with the penetrating vessel
SP- 4
SP Jing-river (metal)
SP- 5
3 yin crossing of the foot
SP- 6
SP xi-cleft
SP- 8
SP He-sea (water)
SP- 9
SP horary
SP- 3
SP tonification
SP- 2
SP sedation
SP- 5
Points for sea of Blood?
SP- 10
Where is SP-7 located?
6 cun proximal medial malleolus and 9 cun distal to the knee joint
(3 cun proximal to SP-6)
(4 cun distal to SP-8)
Describe how to locate SP- 10
measure the patella (2 cun), measure 2 cun above the patella, in line with SP- 9
Describe HOW to locate SP-11
from the greater trochanter to the knee joint divide in half.
(6 cun proximal to SP- 10)
Describe how to locate SP- 12
3.5 cun from the pubic symphysis (REN- 2)
between the femoral nerve and artery
Describe how to locate SP- 13
4 cun from the midline, 0.7 cun proximal to SP-12 (0.5 cun lateral to SP-12)
Describe how to locate SP- 14
4 cun from the midline, 1.3 cun below SP- 15
HT lou-connecting
HT-5
HT heavenly star
HT-5
Full name for LU meridian
Hand taiyin
full name for LI meridian
hand yangming
Full name for SP meridian
Foot Taiyin
Full name for ST meridian
Foot Yangming
Full name for PC meridian
Hand Jueyin
Full name for HT meridian
Hand Shoayin
HT jing-well (wood)
HT- 9
HT ying-spring (fire)
HT- 8
HT Shu-stream (earth)
HT- 7
HT Jing-river (metal)
HT-4
HT He-sea (water)
HT- 3
HT xi-cleft
HT-6
HT yuan source qi
HT- 7
HT tonification
HT- 9
HT horary
HT-8
HT sedation
HT-7
HT entry point
HT-1
HT exit point
HT-9
PC entry point
PC-1
PC exit point
PC-8
PC ghost points
PC-7
PC-8
PC yuan source qi
PC-7
PC shu-stream (earth)
PC-7
PC he-sea (water)
PC-3
PC horary
PC-8
PC ying-spring (fire)
PC-8
PC jing-well (wood)
PC-9
PC sedation
PC-7
PC tonification
PC-9
PC window of sky
PC-1
PC lou-connecting
PC-6
confluent point of yin linking vessel
PC-6
PC xi-cleft point
PC-4
PC jing-river (metal)
PC-5
Hand 3 yin crossing
PC-5
Describe where to locate HT-2
3 cun proximal to the medial end of the cubital crease, in line with HT-1 and HT-3
Describe how to locate HT-5
On the radial side of the tendon flexor carpi-ulnaris 1 cun from HT-7
Describe how to locate PC-1
1 cun lateral from the nipple, 4 cun from the midline in the 4th intercostal space
Describe how to locate PC-4
between the tendons flexor carpi radialis and palmaris longus, 5 cun proximal to PC-7, 7 cun distal to PC-3
Describe how to locate PC-6
2 cun proximal to PC-7, between the tendons palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis
Full name for SI meridian
Hand Taiyang
Full name for LIV meridian
foot jueyin
Full name for SJ meridian
hand shaoyang
SI entry point
SI-1
SI exit point
SI- 19