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Classifications of Acupoints
Yuan Source
Luo Connecting
Back-Shu
Front-Mu
Hui Meeting
Sky Window
Xi Cleft
Xi-Cleft Points
‘xi’ implies a cleft, hole or opening, and the xi-cleft points are
where the Qi and blood gather and plunge more deeply.
Spleen SP 3 Kidney Kl 3
Heart HT 7 Pericardium P 7
Yuan Source Points
LI 4
Usage of Yuan-source points
• Used for:
• 1) Diagnosis Use if tenderness as indication of
a problem with a particular organ If describe the
problem, get an idea of the organ or the
meridian that may have a problem and palpate
points for tender spots.
• 2) Treatment one of the best for Zang organ
problems. Often used clinically. Usually combine
with back shu points, or combined with Luo
connecting points.
Luo -connecting Points
• 12 regular channels plus REN, DU and Great
Spleen (15 Luo connecting points)
Lung LU 7 Bladder BL 58 Heart HT 5
LI 6 Kidney Kl 4 SI 7
Large Small
Intestine Intestine
Stomach ST 40 Pericardium P6 Gall bladder GB 37
Stomach BL 21 Pericardium BL 14
Jinq-River He-sea
Jinq- Yinq- Shu
Well Sorinq Stream
Qi Action Qi glides Qi pours Qi flows
Qi Qi enters
emanates inward
Distal to Proximal to Proximal to Elbow/
Location Tips of
(NOT every fingers or MCP/MTP MCP/MTP Wrist/ankle knee
point) toes
Yin Wood Fire earth metal water
Yang metal water wood fire Earth
Large
Lung 11 10 9 5 2 3 5 11
8 Intestine 1
Spleen 1 5 9 Stomach 45 44 43 41
2 3 36
Heart 9 8 7 4 3
Small
Intestine
1 2 3 5 8
Urinary
Kidney 1 2 3 7 67 65 60 40
10 Bladder 66
Pericardium 9 8 7 5 3 San Jiao 1 2 3 10
6
Gall¬
Liver
1 2 3 4 8 bladder
44 43 41 38 34