Point Location - Extra Points (Cam)

Front 1

about 3.5 - 4 cun lateral to the lower border of the sponous process of the 4th lumbar vertebra. the point is in the depression appearing in the prone position

Back 1

Yaoyan

Front 2

on the dorsum of the foot, in the depressions on the webs between toes, proximal to the margins of the webs at the junction of the red and white skin, eight points in all

Back 2

Bafeng

Front 3

3.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the first lumbar vertebra

Back 3

Pigen

Front 4

on the metacarpal aspect of the forearm, 4 cun above the wrist crease, on both sides of the tendon of m. flexor carpi radialis, two points on one hand

Back 4

Erbai

Front 5

on the dorsumof the hand between the second and third metacarpal bones about .5 cun posterior to metacarpophalangeal joint

Back 5

Luozhen

Front 6

at the highest point of the nasolabial groove

Back 6

Bitong

Front 7

on the dorsm of the hand midway between the transverse wrist crease and metacarpophalangeal join between the 2nd and 3rd metacarpal bones and between the 4th and 5th metacarpal bones, 4 points in all on both hands

Back 7

Yaotongxue

Front 8

1 cun posterior to SJ17

Back 8

Yiming

Front 9

on the palmar surface, in the midpoint of the transverse creases of the proximal interphalangeal joints if the index middle, ring and little fingers

Back 9

Sifeng

Front 10

midpoint between SJ17 and GB20

Back 10

Anmian

Front 11

.5 cun lateral to DU14

Back 11

Dingchuan

Front 12

in the depression of the midpoint of the superior patellar border

Back 12

Heding

Front 13

a group of 34 points on both sides of the spinal column, .5 cun lateral to the lower border of each spinous process from the first thoracic vertebra to the fifth lumbar vertebra

Back 13

Huatuojiaji

Front 14

the tender spot 1 - 2 cun directly below GB34

Back 14

Dannangxue

Front 15

in the depression about one finger breadth posterior to the midpoint between the lateral end of the eyebrow and the outer canthus

Back 15

taiyang

Front 16

2 cun directly above the tip of the coccyx

Back 16

Yaoqi

Front 17

midway between the medial ends of the two eyebrows

Back 17

yintang

Front 18

fold the auricle the point is at the apex of the auricle

Back 18

erjian

Front 19

at the mid point of the eyebrow directly avobe the pupil

Back 19

yuyao

Front 20

below the spinous process of L5

Back 20

shiqizhui

Front 21

LU7 PINYIN

Back 21

LIEQUE

Front 22

LI4 PINYIN

Back 22

HEGU

Front 23

LI11 PINYIN

Back 23

QUCHI

Front 24

ST36 PINYIN

Back 24

ZUSANLI

Front 25

SP6 PINYIN

Back 25

SANYINJIAO

Front 26

HT7 PINYIN

Back 26

SHENMEN

Front 27

SI3 PINYIN

Back 27

HOUXI

Front 28

BL32 PINYIN

Back 28

CILIAO

Front 29

BL40 PINYIN

Back 29

WEIZHONG

Front 30

BL60 PINYIN

Back 30

KUNLUN

Front 31

KI3 PINYIN

Back 31

TAIXI

Front 32

PC6 PINYIN

Back 32

NEIGUAN

Front 33

SJ5 PINYIN

Back 33

WAIGUAN

Front 34

DU4 PINYIN

Back 34

MINGMEN

Front 35

DU14 PINYIN

Back 35

DAZHUI

Front 36

DU20 PINYIN

Back 36

BAIHUI

Front 37

DU26 PINYIN

Back 37

RENZHONG

Front 38

REN4 PINYIN

Back 38

GUANYUAN

Front 39

REN6 PINYIN

Back 39

QIHAI

Front 40

Liv3

Back 40

Taichong

Front 41

the yang qiao(heel) begins

Back 41

on the lateral side of the heel - UB62

Front 42

the yin qiao(heel) begins

Back 42

around the posterior aspect of the navicular bone (KI2-ish)- some sources say KI6

Front 43

the chong (thoroughfare vessel) begins

Back 43

from the inside of the lower abdomen and emerges at the perinum

Front 44

Dai mai (belt vessel) originates

Back 44

below the hypochondriac region and runs transversely around the waist

Front 45

Yang Wei (link) originates

Back 45

from the heel (UB63) and emerges from the external malleolus

Front 46

Yin Wei (link) starts

Back 46

from the medial aspect of the leg (KI9)