Five Shu Transporting Points

Front 1

Jing-Well

Back 1

1. Clearing heat, restore consciousness, rescuing collapse
2. fullness below the heart
3. diseases of the zang
4. treating disorders of the spirit
5. treating the uppermost reaches of the meridian

Front 2

Ying-Spring

Back 2

1. heat in the body.
2. changes in the colour (complexion).
3. diseases of the yang channels, the whole channel
4. diseases of the zang (with the shu-stream point).

Front 3

Shu-Stream

Back 3

1. heaviness of the body and pain of the joints.
2. diseases which attack intermittently
3. diseases of the yang channels, the whole channel
4. disorders of the zang (with the ying-spring point).

Front 4

Jing-River

Back 4

1. cough and dyspnoea, chills and fever.
2. diseases manifesting as changes in the patient’s voice.
3. diseases of sinews and bones (jing-river points of the yin channels).

Front 5

He-Sea

Back 5

1. counterflow qi and diarrhoea.
2. diseases of the fu.
3. diseases of the skin (yang he-sea points only).
4. disease of the Stomach and disorders resulting from irregular eating and drinking.