Classical Points Flashcards
Da-fen-meng
Main point (GV24) is on dorsal midline at the rostral end of the forelock. The two auxiliary points are 1 cun ventro lateral to the main point
Chui-jing
Just dorsal to the eye in the temporal fossa, 1 cun dorsal to the zygomatic process of the frontal bone
Jing-shu
On the upper eyelid at the midpoint of the lid
Yan-mai
2.5 cun from the lateral canthus if the eye on the transverse facial vein
Jing-ya
Alar cartilage at the lateral corner of the nostril
Tong-guan
On the ventral surface of the tongue on the sublingual veins that are just lateral to midline of the tongue
Er-jian
At the tip of the ear in its outer surface at the junction of the medial, middle, and lateral branches of the auricular vein
An-shen
Just behind the ears, halfway between the rostral and caudal ear bases
Jiu-wei
Most cranial point: 1 cun caudal to BL-10 and 1 cun ventral to the mane.
Most caudal post: 1.5 cun cranial to the angle of the scapula and 1 ⅔ cun ventral to the mane.
The other 7 points are located in an arching line equidistantly between the most cranial and caudal points
Hou-shu
Central point: On central midline at 3rd tracheal ring
A/B: 0.5 cun lateral to hou-shu
Duan-xue
In 3 depressions along the dorsal midline between T17/18, T18/L1, and L1/2
Qi-hai-shu
In the groove between the longissimus Doris and the iliocostalis at the level of the 16th intercostal space 3 cun from midline (between BL-19 and BL-20)
Yao-qian
Medial to xiao-chang-shu between the transverse processes of L1 and L2, 2 cun lateral to dorsal midline
Yao-zhong
Medial to Pang-guang-shu, between the transverse processes of L2 and L3, 2 cun lateral to dorsal midline
Yao-hou
Between the transverse processes of L3 and L4, 2 cun lateral to dorsal midline
Bai-hui
On dorsal midline at the lumbosacral space
Shen-shu
2 cun lateral to bai-hui
Shen-peng
2 cun cranial to Shen-shu
Shen-jiao
2 cun caudal to Shen-shu