Points
Well-known points from the twelve channels, Ren, Du, and a short extra set. The rest of the classical numbers can be added beside them.
118 points
Lung
Central Treasury
Chest point where the Lung channel surfaces.
Use caution
Cubit Marsh
Elbow crease point for lung-heat patterns and local elbow tension.
Maximum Opening
Forearm cleft point, taught for acute lung-channel patterns.
Broken Sequence
Wrist point for the nape, a fresh cold, and the Ren vessel.
Use caution
Great Abyss
Wrist-pulse point for lung qi and the vessels category.
Use caution
Fish Border
Thenar point taught for throat heat and local thumb tension.
Lesser Shang
Thumb-tip well point. Learn it; do not bleed it at home.
Use caution
Large Intestine
Shang Yang
Index fingertip, the start of the Large Intestine channel.
Use caution
Union Valley
The classic hand point for head, face, and the start of a cold.
Traditionally avoided in pregnancy
Yang Stream
Snuffbox wrist point for local wrist pain.
Use caution
Arm Three Miles
Forearm muscle point for arm fatigue and elbow tension.
Pool at the Crook
Outer elbow point taught for heat, skin patterns, and local pain.
Upper Arm
Upper-arm point for shoulder reach and local ache.
Shoulder Bone
Front shoulder hollow for stiff reach.
Welcome Fragrance
Beside the nostril, the point people find for a stuffy nose.
Use caution
Stomach
Four Whites
Cheek point under the pupil. Keep it gentle.
Use caution
Earth Granary
Beside the corner of the mouth.
Use caution
Jaw Bone
Masseter point for a tight jaw.
Below the Joint
Hollow under the cheekbone, in front of the ear.
Use caution
Head Corner
Corner of the forehead, a headache landmark.
Beam Gate
Upper belly point beside the midline, for fullness.
Use caution
Celestial Pivot
Level with the navel, the Large Intestine alarm point.
Use caution
Leg Three Miles
The leg point people learn for digestion and everyday energy.
Upper Great Void
Below ST36, the large-intestine he-sea on the leg.
Abundant Bulge
Mid-shin luo point taught for phlegm patterns.
Inner Court
Toe-web point for stomach-heat patterns.
Spleen
Supreme White
Inner-foot source point for spleen and damp teaching patterns.
Yellow Emperor
Arch point that opens the Chong vessel.
Three Yin Intersection
Inner-leg crossing of three yin channels. Not a pregnancy self-care point.
Traditionally avoided in pregnancy
Yin Mound Spring
Inner knee hollow taught for damp and heaviness.
Sea of Blood
Inner thigh point in the “blood” teaching set.
Great Horizontal
Well out from the navel, a spleen abdomen point.
Use caution
Great Wrapping
Side-of-chest great luo. Learn the idea; press only the muscle, lightly.
Use caution
Heart
Lesser Sea
Inner elbow point on the Heart channel.
Use caution
Penetrating the Interior
Forearm luo point taught for spirit and speech patterns.
Use caution
Yin Cleft
Wrist cleft point, taught for acute heart-channel patterns.
Use caution
Spirit Gate
The wrist point people learn for worry and sleep.
Use caution
Small Intestine
Lesser Marsh
Little-finger well point, start of the Small Intestine channel.
Use caution
Back Stream
Edge-of-hand point for the neck and the Du vessel.
Support the Aged
Wrist cleft that opens when the palm turns inward.
Small Sea
Elbow groove point. Easy to overdo because of the nerve.
Use caution
True Shoulder
Back of the shoulder, just above the armpit crease.
Celestial Gathering
Center of the shoulder blade for that deep scapular ache.
Use caution
Listening Palace
The hollow in front of the ear, found with the mouth soft and open.
Use caution
Bladder
Gathered Bamboo
Inner eyebrow notch. Light touch only.
Use caution
Celestial Pillar
Base of the skull, beside the midline, for a stiff nape.
Use caution
Great Shuttle
Top of the back-shu line, influential point of bone.
Use caution
Lung Shu
Lung transport point on the upper back.
Use caution
Jueyin Shu
Pericardium transport point on the upper back.
Use caution
Heart Shu
Heart transport point between the shoulder blades.
Use caution
Diaphragm Shu
Mid-back point called the influential point of blood.
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Liver Shu
Liver transport point on the mid-back.
Use caution
Gallbladder Shu
Gallbladder transport point, just below the liver shu.
Use caution
Spleen Shu
Spleen transport point for tired digestion.
Use caution
Stomach Shu
Stomach transport point on the lower thoracic back.
Use caution
San Jiao Shu
San Jiao transport point at the low ribs.
Use caution
Kidney Shu
The low-back point level with the waist, kidney shu.
Use caution
Large Intestine Shu
Low-back point for the large intestine shu and local ache.
Small Intestine Shu
Sacral point, small intestine shu.
Use caution
Bladder Shu
Sacral bladder shu. Learn it; don’t self-treat urinary infection.
Use caution
Middle of the Crook
Middle of the back-knee crease. Command point for the back.
Use caution
Support the Mountain
Mid-calf point for cramp and the back of the leg.
Use caution
Kunlun Mountains
Outer ankle hollow. A pregnancy-avoid point in most student lists.
Traditionally avoided in pregnancy
Extending Vessel
Below the outer ankle, opening point of the Yang Qiao.
Use caution
Reaching Yin
Little-toe well point. Clinic topic in late pregnancy, not a self-care point.
Traditionally avoided in pregnancy
Kidney
Gushing Spring
Sole of the foot, the well point used for settling down.
Great Ravine
Inner ankle hollow, the Kidney source point.
Use caution
Shining Sea
Just below the inner ankle, opening the Yin Qiao.
Use caution
Returning Current
Just above the inner ankle, along the Achilles.
Yin Valley
Inner end of the knee crease.
Shu Mansion
Under the collarbone. Location study more than deep pressure.
Use caution
Pericardium
Marsh at the Crook
Middle of the elbow crease. Artery nearby, so keep it light.
Use caution
Inner Pass
The forearm point people learn for nausea and chest unease.
Great Mound
Middle of the wrist crease, a calm point next to HT7’s idea.
Use caution
Palace of Toil
Center of the palm, where a loose fist points.
San Jiao
Middle Islet
Back-of-hand hollow for the ear and the side of the head.
Outer Pass
Outer forearm point opposite PC6, for the side of the head.
Branch Ditch
Forearm point classically paired with stuck stools and rib-side tightness.
Shoulder Crevice
Back shoulder hollow, the San Jiao partner of LI15.
Wind Screen
The hollow behind the earlobe.
Use caution
Silken Bamboo Hollow
Outer eyebrow hollow for temple-side headaches.
Use caution
Gallbladder
Pupil Crevice
Outer corner of the eye. Fingertip only.
Use caution
Leading Valley
Above the ear, a temple-headache landmark.
Yang White
Forehead, just above the eyebrow.
Wind Pool
The skull-base hollows for neck headache and “wind.”
Use caution
Shoulder Well
Top of the shoulder muscle. Not for pregnancy self-care.
Traditionally avoided in pregnancy
Jumping Circle
Side of the buttock, the hip point for lateral leg pain.
Use caution
Yang Mound Spring
Outer leg below the knee, the sinew influential point.
Use caution
Suspended Bell
Above the outer ankle, influential point of marrow.
Mound of Ruins
Front of the outer ankle, Gallbladder source point.
Use caution
Foot Governor of Tears
Top of the foot, opening point of the Dai vessel.
Liver
Moving Between
Web between the first and second toes, the fire point of Liver.
Great Surge
Top-of-foot source point for stuck qi, stress, and headache.
Use caution
Woodworm Canal
Inner shin, the Liver luo point.
Spring at the Crook
Inner knee crease, the sea point of the Liver.
Completion Gate
Below the free rib tip. Influential point of the zang.
Use caution
Cycle Gate
Front-mu of the Liver, in the rib space. Gentle or not at all.
Use caution
Ren
Central Pole
Low midline, bladder alarm point. Avoid in pregnancy.
Traditionally avoided in pregnancy
Origin Pass
Below the navel, a source-qi point. Gentle, and cautious in pregnancy.
Use caution
Sea of Qi
Just below the navel, the “sea of qi” people warm with a palm.
Use caution
Spirit Gateway
The navel. Palm warmth only. Not a needle point in modern teaching.
Use caution
Middle Cavity
Midway from navel to breastbone, the stomach alarm point.
Great Tower Gate
Just below the breastbone, heart alarm point.
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Chest Center
Center of the chest, influential point of qi.
Celestial Prominence
The throat notch. Learn the landmark. Do not press it.
Use caution
Container of Fluids
The hollow in the center of the chin.
Du
Life Gate
Midline of the low back, between the kidney shu points.
Use caution
Great Vertebra
The big vertebra at the base of the neck.
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Wind Palace
Midline hollow under the skull. Do not press it.
Use caution
Hundred Meetings
The crown. Fingertips, not force.
Spirit Court
Midline at the front hairline, a spirit point.
Water Trough
The philtrum. Famous, strong, and not a home emergency tool.
Use caution
Extra points
Hall of Impression
Between the eyebrows. Extra point, not a channel point.
Peaceful Sleep
Extra point behind the ear, named for sleep.
Use caution
Calm Dyspnea
Extra point beside Du14. Name means calm wheezing. Not asthma treatment.
Use caution
Supreme Yang
The temple hollow. Extra point.
Use caution
Four Alert Spirit
Four extra points around the crown, grouped as one.
Palace of the Child
Extra point beside the low midline. Pregnancy: do not use.
Traditionally avoided in pregnancy