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.
68 points
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
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.
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.
Yin Mound Spring
Inner knee hollow taught for damp and heaviness.
Sea of Blood
Inner thigh point in the “blood” teaching set.
Great Wrapping
Side-of-chest great luo. Learn the idea; press only the muscle, lightly.
Use caution
Lesser Sea
Inner elbow point on the Heart channel.
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Penetrating the Interior
Forearm luo point taught for spirit and speech patterns.
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
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.
Use caution
Liver Shu
Liver transport point on the mid-back.
Use caution
Gallbladder Shu
Gallbladder transport point, just below the liver shu.
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.
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
Yin Valley
Inner end of the knee crease.
Marsh at the Crook
Middle of the elbow crease. Artery nearby, so keep it light.
Use caution
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
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.
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
Container of Fluids
The hollow in the center of the chin.
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.
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