CHANNEL AND POINT CORRESPONDENCES

Peter Borten, DAOM

Channel

LU

LI

ST

SP

HT

SI

BL

PC

SJ

GB

LV

Clock

3-5 AM

5-7 AM

7-9 AM

9-11 AM

11-1 PM

1-3 PM

3-5 PM

5-7 PM

7-9 PM

9-11 PM

11-1 AM

1-3 AM

Division

TaiYin

TaiYin

ShaoYin

TaiYang

TaiYang

ShaoYin

JueYin

ShaoYang

ShaoYang

JueYin

Entry/Exit

LU 1/7

YangMing YangMing
LI 4/20

ST 1/42

SP 1/21

HT 1/9

SI 1/19

BL 1/67

KI 1/22

PC 1/8

SJ 1/23

GB 1/41

LV 1/14

Jing-Well

LU 11

LI 1

ST 45

SP 1

HT 9

SI 1

BL 67

KI 1

PC 9

SJ 1

GB 44

LV 1

Ying-Spring

LU 10

LI 2

ST 44

SP 2

HT 8

SI 2

BL 66

KI 2

PC 8

SJ 2

GB 43

LV 2

Shu-Stream

LU 9

LI 3

ST 43

SP 3

HT 7

SI 3

BL 65

KI 3

PC 7

SJ 3

GB 41

LV 3

Jing-River

LU 8

LI 5

ST 41

SP 5

HT 4

SI 5

BL 60

KI 7

PC 5

SJ 6

GB 38

LV 4

He-Sea

LU 5

LI 11

ST 36

SP 9

HT 3

SI 8

BL 40

KI 10

PC 3

SJ 10

GB 34

LV 8

Yuan-Source

LU 9

LI 4

ST 42

SP 3

HT 7

SI 4

BL 64

KI 3

PC 7

SJ 4

GB 40

LV 3

Connecting-Luo

LU 7

LI 6

ST 40

SP 4

HT 5

SI 7

BL 58

KI 4

PC 6

SJ 5

GB 37

LV 5

Xi-Cleft

LU 6

LI 7

ST 34

SP 8

HT 6

SI 6

BL 63

KI 5

PC 4

SJ 7

GB 36

LV 6

Front-Mu

LU 1

ST 25

CV 12

LV 13

CV 14

CV 4

CV 3

GB 25

CV 17

CV 5

GB 24

LV 14

Back-Shu

BL 13

BL 25

BL 21

BL 20

BL 15

BL 27

BL 28

BL 23

BL 14

BL 22

BL 19

BL 18

Lower Uniting

ST 37

ST 36

ST 39

BL 40

BL 39

GB 34

GROUP LUOS
Three Arm Yin: PC-5

Three Arm Yang: SJ-8

Three Leg Yin: SP-6

Three Leg Yang: GB-39

THE EIGHT INFLUENTIAL POINTS

Tissue

Point

Tissue

Point

Zang Organs

LV-13

Fu Organs

CV-12

Qi

CV-17

Blood

BL-17

Tendons

GB-34

Pulse/Vessels

LU-9

Bone

BL-11

Marrow

GB-39

Blood

ST-37, ST-39, BL-11

Qi

ST-9, CV-17, BL-10

Marrow

GV-16, GV-20 (GV-15, 19)

Nourishment

ST-30, ST-36

THE FOUR SEAS

CELESTIAL WINDOWS
LU-3, LI-18, ST-9, SI-16, SI-17, BL-10, PC-1, SJ-16, CV-22, GV-16
EIGHT EXTRAORDINARY VESSELS
Vessel
Yin Wei Wai

Master

Coupled

Xi-Cleft

Luo

Vessel

Master

Coupled

Xi-Cleft

Luo

PC 6

SP 4

KI 9

Yang Wei Mai

TB 5

GB 41

GB 35

Points: K-9, SP-12, 13, 15, 16, LV-14, CV-22, 23

Yin Qiao Mai

KI 6

LU 7

KI 8

Points: BL-63, GB-35, SI-10, SJ-15, GB-21, ST-8, GB-13 thru 20, GV-16, 15
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Yang Qiao Mai

Points: K-6, 8, BL-1, GB-20, GV-16

Chong Mai

SP 4

PC 6

BL 62

Dai Mai

GB 41

Points: CV-1, K-11 thru 21, CV-7

Ren Mai

LU 7

KI 6

SI 3

BL 59

Points: BL-62, 61, 59, GB-29, SI-10, LI-15, 16, ST-4, 3, 1, BL-1, GB-20, GV-16
TB 5

GV 1

Points: GB-26, 27, 28

CV 15

Du Mai

SI 3

BL 62

FIVE ELEMENT ACUPUNCTURE

INTERNAL DRAGONS: Master point below CV-15, ST-25 (5E location), ST-32, ST-41.
EXTERNAL DRAGONS: GV-20, BL-11, BL-23, BL-61 (5E location).
TREATMENT PRIORITIES:

HUSBAND-WIFE IMBALANCE:

AKABANE (LUO) BLOCK:

1. Possession
2. Aggressive Energy (never fail to
clear)
3. Husband-Wife Imbalance (never
fail to clear)
4. Entry-Exit Block (CV/GV block
has priority)
5. Spirit Level Blocks - K-24, Ht-1,
CV-1, etc.
6. Uncentered Umbilical Pulse
7. Akabane Block
8. Engage the level: CF for Mother /
Child, Back-Shu/K chest points,
Windows, GV/CV points, HT-1. . .
9. Energy Transfers
10. CF meridian points below the
elbow/knee (these can engage the
level too)

Stage 1: K-7, BL-67, K-3, LV-4,

HT-7, SI-4. Next stages only as
necessary.
Stage 2: Four Needle Tonify one or
both Water Officials. Try K first
(usually this will do it).
Stage 3: Sedate the Source points of
the wife Officials, then try the
transfers again.
Stage 4: Sedate the Shus of Wife
Officials. When they have begun to
relax (after 7-10 min), tonify the
Shus of the Husband Officials.
(Moxa is OK).
Stage 5: Four Needle Sedate Metal,
Earth, SJ/PC, then try the transfers
again. Four Needle Tonify Wood,
HT/SI.

Stage 1: Tonify the junction point on

the deficient side. Only as necessary
continue to the next stages
Stage 2: Tonify the source point on
the deficient side.
Stage 3: Redo (tonify) the junction
point on the deficient side.
Stage 4: Tonify the AEP of the
official on the deficient side.
Stage 5: Sedate the junction point on
the excess side. While this point is
draining, tonify the junction point on
the deficient side again.
Stage 6: Sedate the AEP on the
excess side. While this point is
draining, tonify the AEP of the
deficient side again.
* Also consider scars

KOREAN FOUR-NEEDLE TECHNIQUE

TONIFICATION
Tonify

Reduce

REDUCTION
Tonify

Reduce

LU

Lu-9 Sp-3

Lu-10 Ht-8 Lu-10 Ht-8 Lu-5 K-10

LI

LI-11 St-36

ST

St-41 SI-5 St-43 GB41 St-43 GB41 St-45 LI-1

LI-5 SI-5

LI-5 SI-5

LI-2 BL-66

SP

Ht-8 Sp-2

Sp-1 Lv-1

Sp-1 Lv-1

Sp-5 Lu-8

HT

Ht-9 Lv-1

Ht-3 K-10

Ht-3 K-10

Ht-7 Sp-3

SI

SI-3 GB-41 SI-2 BL-66 SI-2 BL-66 SI-8 ST-36

BL

BL-67 LI-1 BL40 St-36 BL40 St-36 BL65 GB41

K
PC

K-7 Lu-8

K-3 Sp-3

K-3 Sp-3

K-1 Lv-1

P-9 GB-41 PC-3 K-10 PC-3 K-10 PC-7 St-36

SJ

SJ-3 GB-41 SJ-2 BL66

GB

GB43 BL66 GB-44 LI-1 GB-44 LI-1 GB-38 SI-5

LV

LV-8 K-10

Lv-4 Lu-8

SJ-2 BL66 SJ-10 St-36

Lv-4 Lu-8

Lv-2 Ht-8