Acupuncture Command Points

Front 1

LU5

Back 1

Outside Marsh
Water, Sedation
Transverse cubital crease. Biceps brachii.

Front 2

LU7

Back 2

Narrow Defile
Junction
1.5cun. Prox to root styloid process.
Brachioradialis/APL

Front 3

LU8

Back 3

Meridian Gutter
Metal, Horary
1 cun. Med to root styloid process.
Lat to radial artery/FCR

Front 4

LU9

Back 4

Very Great Abyss
Source, Earth, Tonification
Wrist flexure.
Scaphoid/styloid process. Lat to radial artery.

Front 5

LU10

Back 5

Fish Region
Fire
1st metacarpal. Betw bone & opponens pollicis.

Front 6

LU11

Back 6

Little Merchant
Wood
Radial nail point 1st digit.

Front 7

LI1

Back 7

Merchant Yang
Metal, Horary
Radial nail point, 2nd digit

Front 8

LI2

Back 8

Second Interval
Water, Sedation
2nd proximal phalanx

Front 9

LI3

Back 9

Third Interval
Wood
2nd metacarpal. Dorsal interosseous muscle.

Front 10

LI4

Back 10

Joining of the Valleys
Source
2nd metacarpal.

Front 11

LI5

Back 11

Yang Stream
Fire
Wrist flexure, EPB/APL

Front 12

LI6

Back 12

Side Passage
Junction
3 cun. EPB/APL

Front 13

LI11

Back 13

Crooked Pond
Earth, Tonification
Transverse cubital crease. Biceps brachii/lat epincondyle

Front 14

ST36

Back 14

Leg 3 Miles
Earth
13 cun Tibial tuberosity/tib ant.

Front 15

ST40

Back 15

Abundant Splendour
Junction
8 cun. 1 cun lat to ST38. Tib ant.

Front 16

ST41

Back 16

Released Stream
Fire, Tonification
Anterior ankle flexure. EHL/EDL.

Front 17

ST42

Back 17

Rushing Yang
Source
Navicular, intermediate & lateral cuneiforms.
EHL/EDL

Front 18

ST43

Back 18

Sinking Valley
Wood
Flare of base 2nd metatarsal.

Front 19

ST44

Back 19

Inner Courtyard
Water
Flare of base prox phalanx 2nd digit

Front 20

ST45

Back 20

Hard Bargain
Metal
Lateral nail point 2nd digit

Front 21

SP1

Back 21

Retired White
Wood
Medial nail point 1st digit

Front 22

SP2

Back 22

Great Capital
Fire, Tonification
Proximal phalanx 1st digit.

Front 23

SP3

Back 23

Supreme White
Earth, Source
Head of metatarsal 1st digit

Front 24

SP4

Back 24

Prince's Grandson
Junction
Base of metatarsal 1st digit

Front 25

SP5

Back 25

Merchant Mound
Metal
Ant/inf to medial malleolus. TIb ant.

Front 26

SP9

Back 26

Yin Mound Spring
Water
Inferior border med condyle tibia. Gastrocnemius.

Front 27

HT3

Back 27

Little Sea
Water
Anterior transverse cubital crease.
Biceps brachii/med epicondyle.

Front 28

HT4

Back 28

Spirit Path
Metal
1.5 cun. FCU/FDS

Front 29

HT5

Back 29

Penetrating Inside
Junction
1 cun. FCU/FDS

Front 30

HT7

Back 30

Spirit Gate
Earth, Source
Anterior wrist flexure.
Pisiform. FCU.

Front 31

HT8

Back 31

Lesser Palace
Fire, Horary
Head of 5th metacarpal.

Front 32

HT9

Back 32

Little Rushing In
Wood, Tonification
Radial nail point 5th digit

Front 33

SI1

Back 33

Little Marsh
Metal
Ulnar nail point

Front 34

SI2

Back 34

Forward Valley
Water
Base prox phalanx 5th digit

Front 35

SI3

Back 35

Back Ravine
Wood, Tonification
Head 5th metacarpal

Front 36

SI4

Back 36

Wrist Bone
Source
Hamate/5th metacarpal. Abd digiti minimi.

Front 37

SI5

Back 37

Yang Valley
Fire, Horary
Medial aspect wrist flexure. Triquetral/styloid process.

Front 38

SI7

Back 38

Upright Branch
Junction
5 cun. ECU/ulna

Front 39

SI8

Back 39

Small Sea
Earth, Sedation
Medial aspect elbow flexure. Olecranon/lat epicondyle.

Front 40

BL40

Back 40

Equilibrium Middle
Earth
Posterior popliteal crease. Biceps femoris/Semitendinosus.

Front 41

BL58

Back 41

Fly and Scatter
Junction
7 cun. 1 cun lat to BL57. Fibula/TA.

Front 42

BL60

Back 42

Kunlun Mountain
Fire
Tendocalcaneous/lateral malleolus.

Front 43

BL64

Back 43

Capital Bone
Source
Base 5th metatarsal

Front 44

BL65

Back 44

Bone Binder
Wood, Sedation
Head 5th metatarsal

Front 45

BL66

Back 45

Penetrating Valley
Water
Base proximal phalanx 5th digit

Front 46

BL67

Back 46

Extremity of Yin
Metal, Tonification
Lateral nail point 5th digit

Front 47

KI1

Back 47

Bubbling Spring
Wood, Sedation
Betw head/base 2nd/3rd metatarsals

Front 48

KI2

Back 48

Blazing Valley
Fire
Distal/inf navicular.

Front 49

KI3

Back 49

Greater Mountain Stream
Earth, Source
Med malleolus/tendocalcaneus

Front 50

KI4

Back 50

Great Bell
Junction
Tendocalcaneus, 0.5 cun inf/post

Front 51

KI7

Back 51

Returning Current
Metal
Tendocalcaneus. 2 cun superior.

Front 52

KI10

Back 52

Yin Valley
Water, Horary
Med end popliteal crease
Betw semimem/semiten.

Front 53

PC3

Back 53

Crooked Marsh
Water
Ant transverse cubital crease, med to biceps brachii

Front 54

PC5

Back 54

The Intermediary
Metal
3 cun. Radius/ulna; FCR/PL

Front 55

PC6

Back 55

Inner Frontier Gate
Junction
2 cun. Radius/ulna; FCR/PL

Front 56

PC7

Back 56

Great Mound
Earth/Source
Ant wrist flexure. Corner of scaphoid bone.
FCR/PL

Front 57

PC8

Back 57

Palace of Weariness
Fire, Horary
Flare of head of 3rd metacarpal.

Front 58

PC9

Back 58

Rushing into Middle
Wood
Radial nail point 3rd digit.

Front 59

TH1

Back 59

Rushing the Frontier Gate
Metal point
Ulnar nail point 4th digit

Front 60

TH2

Back 60

Fluid Secretion Gate
Water
Base of prox phalanx 4th digit.

Front 61

TH3

Back 61

Middle Islet
Wood, Tonification
Head of 4th metacarpal

Front 62

TH4

Back 62

Yang Pond
Source
Ant wrist flexure, ED/EDM

Front 63

TH5

Back 63

Outer Frontier Gate
Junction
2 cun. Radius/ulna

Front 64

TH6

Back 64

Branch Ditch
Fire, Horary
3 cun. Radius/ulna. ED/EPL.

Front 65

TH10

Back 65

Heavenly Well
Earth
1 cun sup to olecranon. Heads of triceps brachii.

Front 66

GB34

Back 66

Yang Mound Spring
Earth
Approx 14 cun. Ant/inf head of fibula.

Front 67

GB37

Back 67

Bright and Clear
Junction
5 cun. Ant to fibula. PB/EDL

Front 68

GB38

Back 68

Yang Support
Fire, Sedation
4 cun. Ant to fibula. EDL/PB

Front 69

GB40

Back 69

Wilderness Mound
Source
Ant/inf lat malleolus. EDL.

Front 70

GB41

Back 70

Foot above Tears
Wood, Horary
Base 4th metatarsal

Front 71

GB43

Back 71

Valiant Stream
Water
Base prox phalanx 4th digit

Front 72

GB44

Back 72

Foot Hole Yin
Metal
Lat nail point 4th digit

Front 73

LR1

Back 73

Great Esteem
Wood, Horary
Medial nail point 1st digit

Front 74

LR2

Back 74

Walk Between
Fire, Sedation
Base prox phalanx 1st digit

Front 75

LR3

Back 75

Supreme Rushing
Earth, Source
Base 1st/2nd metatarsal
Lat to EHL

Front 76

LR4

Back 76

Middle Seal
Metal
Ant med malleolus. Tib Ant

Front 77

LR5

Back 77

Insect Ditch
Junction
5 cun. Tibia/soleus.

Front 78

LR8

Back 78

Crooked Spring
Water
Ant to med end popliteal crease. Med/ant to semiten.

Front 79

LU meridian forearm

Back 79

From medial elbow, ant aspect,
along radius, ant aspect, med to brachioradialis
radial side of thumb, APL & EPL
to radial nail point

Front 80

LU meridian to elbow

Back 80

Starts just below lat collarbone, first rib space
Up to LU2 and then along ant aspect upper arm
lat to biceps brachii
to transverse cubital crease

Front 81

LI meridian forearm

Back 81

Begins radial nail point 2nd digit
radial side 2nd digit to snuffbox
post aspect forearm beta brachiorad & ext dig
to cubital crease

Front 82

LI meridian from elbow

Back 82

Lat surface upper arm
crosses the acromion
ant-lat aspect neck, along SCM
across jaw/cheek to cross to opposite nasolabial groove

Front 83

ST meridian lower leg

Back 83

Lateral to ant crest tibia/tibial tuberosity
Tibialis anterior - crosses from med to lat @ 7cun
EHL/EDL
2nd/3rd digits
Lat nail point 2nd toe

Front 84

ST meridian to knee

Back 84

Underneath eye
Ant neck to clavicle & down over nipple
Back in to 2cun from midline
Down to symphasis pubis
Latero-Ant thigh to knee

Front 85

SP meridian lower leg

Back 85

Lat side 1st toe
Post tibia
Inf border medial condyle tibia

Front 86

SP meridian from knee

Back 86

Medio-ant thigh
Inguinal area
2nd rib space
Down to alongside nipple, mid axilliary line

Front 87

HT meridian forearm

Back 87

From the transverse cubital crease, ant forearm
betw flex carpi ulnaris & flex dig superficialis
ant wrist crease
betw 4th/5th metacarpals
radial aspect 5th digit

Front 88

HT meridian to elbow

Back 88

Starts in the axilla
along med border biceps brachii
crosses transverse cubital crease betw biceps/med epicondyle

Front 89

SI meridian forearm

Back 89

Ulnar aspect 5th digit/wrist crease
Posteromed surface ulna
Post border ext carpi ulnaris
Med elbow flexure

Front 90

SI meridian from elbow

Back 90

Post surface upper arm
Zigzags across scapula to base of neck
Diag across to cheekbone
SI19 just in front of ear

Front 91

BL meridian lower leg

Back 91

Post popliteal crease
Betw gastroc heads, cross at 8cun
Post to lat malleolus
Lat side 5th toe

Front 92

BL meridian to knee

Back 92

Inner eye
Cross top of head to BL10
Divide & rejoin @ popliteal fossa

Front 93

KI meridian lower leg

Back 93

Sole of foot, beta 2nd/3rd metatarsals
Navicular/med malleolus
Med end popliteal crease
betw semimem/semiten

Front 94

KI meridian from knee

Back 94

Med aspect thigh
Crosses groin
Up trunk, 0.5cun from midline
KI27 Inferior to med clavicle

Front 95

PC meridian forearm

Back 95

From transverse cubital crease, med to biceps brachii
Ant forearm, betw FCR & PL
Ant hand, betw 2nd/3rd metacarpals
Radial nail point 3rd digit

Front 96

PC meridian to elbow

Back 96

Starts just lat to the nipple
Up to the axilla & down ant surface upper arm

Front 97

TH meridian forearm

Back 97

Starts ulnar aspect 4th digit
Post surface hand/forearm beta radius/ulna
Little zigzag @ 3-4 cun
Across olecranon to fossa

Front 98

TH meridian from elbow

Back 98

Post upper arm
Back of shoulder to back of ear
Around ear to temple