Point Location & Needling

Front 1

DU 4
Mingmen
Gate of Life

Back 1

Between L2 & L3
Perp .5-1 C

Front 2

KD 3
Shu Stream/Yuan Source-Earth

Back 2

Between medial malleolus & achilles tendon level w/ medial malleolus
Perp .5-1C or thru to UB 60

Front 3

SI 3
Shu Stream/Yuan Source Wood pnt
Master Pnt of Du Governing, Extra O

Back 3

On ulnar border of hand, proximal to head of 5th metacarpal bond. @ the junction of red & white skin
Perp .5- 2 C towards LI 3

Front 4

SP 9
He Sea - Water pnt

Back 4

Medial side of lower leg, posterior border of the tibia.
Perp 1-1.5 C

Front 5

SP 10

Back 5

2 C proximal to supior border of the medial side of patella.
Perp or Obliq 1-1.5C

Front 6

ST 34
Xi Cleft

Back 6

2 C proximal to supior border of the posterior side of patella
Perp or Obliq 1-1.5 C

Front 7

Heding

Back 7

@ midpoint of the supior patella.
Perp .5-1C

Front 8

ST38

Back 8

Midway between tibiofemoral joint & lateral malleolus, 1 finger breadth lateral to crest of tibia
Perp 1-1.5 C

Front 9

ST 36
He Sea -Earth Pnt, Heavenly Star,
Command pnt for Abdomen

Back 9

Below knee, 1 finger breadth lateral to the anteror crest of the tibia
Perp 1-1.5 C

Front 10

SP 5
Jing River - Metal Pnt

Back 10

@ Junction of anterior & inferior borders of medial malleolus
Transv beneath tendons .2-.3 C

Front 11

UB 23
Back Shu of KD

Back 11

1.5 C Lateral to L2
Obliq or Perp/Obliq towards spine 1-1.5 C
Caution deep needle* KD's

Front 12

UB 26

Back 12

1.5 C to L5
Perp 1-1.5 C

Front 13

UB 32

Back 13

2nd Posterior foramen
Perp .5-1C or 1.5-2 C thru foramen

Front 14

UB 40
He Sea - Earth pnt
Command pnt for Back
Heavenly Star

Back 14

Popliteal crease of knee, between tendon biceps femoris & semitendinosus.
Perp 1-1.5 C or Bleed

Front 15

UB 62
Master pnt of Extra O Yang Qiao/ Motility
Ghost Point

Back 15

Lateral side of foot, 1.5 C inferior to UB60, on the calcaneum.
Transverse .3-.5 C

Front 16

TW 5
Lou pnt
Master pnt of Yang wei linking Extra O

Back 16

2 C proximal to TW 4, between radius & ulna, on radial side of extensor digtorum tendon
Slightly Obliq .5-1.5 C

Front 17

PC 7
Shu Stream/Yuan Source - Earth pnt
Ghost pnt

Back 17

@ wrist joint, between tendons palmaris longus & flexor carpi radialis. level w/ HT7
Obliq distal along carpal tunnel .5-1 C

Front 18

LI 10

Back 18

Radial side of forearm, 2 C distal to LI 11
Perp or Obliq .5-1.5 C

Front 19

LI 11
He Sea/Earth pnt
Ghost & Heavenly Star pnt

Back 19

@ elbow, between LU 5 & lateral epicondyle of humerus, lateral end of transverse cubital crease
Perp 1-1.5 C

Front 20

TW 15
Meeting point of TW & GB channels & Yang Linking Vessel

Back 20

Suprascapular fossa, midway between GB21 & SI 13
Obliq .5-1 C
Caution perp needle.

Front 21

GB 40
Yuan Source pnt

Back 21

@ ankle, anterior & inferior of the lateral malleolus.
Perp 1-1.5C towards KD6

Front 22

UB 60
Jing River/Fire pnt
Heavenly Star

Back 22

Behind ankle jnt, between prominence of lateral malleolus & achilles tendon.
Perp .5-1C or thru to KD 3

Front 23

LI 15
Meeting pnt of LI channel & Yang motility vessel

Back 23

Anterior & Inferior to acromion @ orgin of deltiod (arm should be abducted.)
Trans/Obliq towards elbow 1.5-2 C

Front 24

TW 14

Back 24

@ orgin of deltiod, posterior & inferior to lateral extermity of acromion. (arm abducted)
Trans/Obliq towards elbow 1.5-2 C

Front 25

Jian Qian
Front of Shoulder

Back 25

anterior aspect of shoulder, midway between anterior axillary crease & LI 15
Obliq/Trans towards elbow 2-3 C

Front 26

SI 9

Back 26

Posterior aspect of shoulder, 1 cun superior to axillary crease, adducted
Perp 1-1.5 C

Front 27

SI 10
Meeting point of SI & UB channels, 7 Yang Linking & Yang Motility Vessels

Back 27

Posterior aspect of shoulder, inferior to scapular spine, directly superior to axillary crease.
Perp 1-1.5 C

Front 28

LIV 3
Shu Stream/Yuan Source-Earth Pnt
Part of the Four Gates
Heavenly Star Pnt

Back 28

Dorsum of foot, in hollow distal to junction of the 1st & 2nd metatarsal bones.
.5-1.5 C towards KD 1

Front 29

LI 4
Yuan Source
Command Pnt of Face
Heavenly Star
Part of the Four Gates

Back 29

Dorsom of hand, between 1st & 2nd metacarpal bones @ midpnt of 2nd metacarpal bone.
Perp .5-1.5 C
Contraindicated in Pregnancy

Front 30

SP 6
3 Yin of Leg
Meeting pnt of SP, LIV, KD Channels

Back 30

Medial side of leg, 3 C superior to the medial malleolus, close medial crest of tibia.
Perp 1-1.5 C
Contraindicated in Pregnancy

Front 31

CV 12
Mu of ST Channel
Hui Meeting Pnt of Fu
Meeting Pnt of Conception vessel w/ SI, TW & ST channels

Back 31

Midline of abdomen, 4 C above umbilicus.
Perp .8-1.5 C
Caution no deep needle

Front 32

GB 29
Meeting pnt of GB & Yang Motility Vessel

Back 32

Midpoint between the anterior superior iliac spine & prominence of greater trochanter
Perp 1-2 C

Front 33

GB 30
Meeting Pnt of GB & UB
Heavenly Star Pnt

Back 33

Postero-lateral aspect of hip joint, 1/3 distance between greater trochanter & sacro-coccygeal hiatus.
Perp towards genitals 2-3.5 C

Front 34

UB 34
He Sea - Earth Pnt
Hui Meeting Pnt Sinews
Heavenly Star Pnt

Back 34

Below lateral aspect of knee, approx 1 C anterior & inferior to head of fibula
Perp or Perp/Obliq 1-1.5 C

Front 35

UB 37

Back 35

Back of thigh, between hamstring muscles 6 C distal to UB36 & 8 C Proximal UB 40.
Perp 1-2 C

Front 36

UB 57
Heavenly Star Pnt

Back 36

Lower leg, approx 8 C distal to UB 40 & UB 60, between the gastrocnemius muscle
Perp or Obliq 1-1.5 C

Front 37

ST 38

Back 37

Lower Leg, Midway between the tibiofemoral joint line, & lateral malleolus, 1 finger breadth lateral & anterior crest of tibia.
Perp or Obliq 1-1.5 C

Front 38

UB 2

Back 38

Superior inner canthus, in depression on eyebrow, close to it's medial end.
Trans/Obliq inferiorly towards UB 1

Front 39

LU 7
Lou Pnt
Command Pnt of Head/Neck
Heavenly Star Pnt
Extra O - Master Pnt of Ren Conception Vessel

Back 39

Radial aspect of forearm, approx 1.5 C proximal to LI 5, cleft between tendons brachioradialis & pollicis longus.
Pinch up skin, Trans .5-1 C
Avoiding Cephalic Vain

Front 40

GB 20
Meeting Pnt of GB & TW Channels, Yang Motiltiy & Yang Linking Vessels

Back 40

Below occiput, midway between DU 16 & GB 12 hollow between the orgins SCM 7 trapezius muscle
Obliq inferior towards channel 1-1.5 C

Front 41

GB 41
Shu Stream - Wood Pnt
Extra O- Master Pnt of Dai Girdling Vessel

Back 41

Dorsom of foot, distal to junction of 4th & 5th metatarsal bones, lateral of tendon m. extensor digitorum longus.
Perp .5-1 C under tendon

Front 42

DU 20
Meeting pnt fo Governing vessel, & UB, TW & LIV
Sea of Marrow

Back 42

@ Vertex of head on midline. 5 C posterior to anterior hairline 7 C superior to the posterior hairline.
Trans .5-1 C

Front 43

GB 21
Meeting pnt of GB, TW, ST & yang linking vessels

Back 43

Midway between DU 14 & tip of acromion @ crest of trapezius muscle
Posterior Obliq .5-1 C

Front 44

UB 10
Window of Sky

Back 44

Lateral aspect of trapezius 1.3 C later to DU 15

Front 45

DU 14
Meeting pnt of all Yang Channels & governing vessel.
Sea of Qi

Back 45

Midline @ base of neck, @ C7
Perp/Obliq superior .5-1 C

Front 46

DU 15
Meeting pnt of governing & yang linking vessels
Sea of Qi

Back 46

Midline @ nape of neck, .5 C inferior to DU 16 @ C1
Perp, slightly inferior .5-1 C

Front 47

SI 5
Jing River - Fire Pnt

Back 47

Ulnar border of wrist, between head of ulna & triquetral bone.
Perp .3 -.5 C

Front 48

LI 5
Jing River - Fire Pnt

Back 48

Radial side of wrist in center of hollow formed by tendons of extensor pollicis longus & brevis. (snuff box)
Perp .5 - 1 C

Front 49

TW 4
Yuan Source

Back 49

Dorsum of wrist, between tendons extensor digitorum communis & extensor digiti minimi
Obliq proximal .3 - 5 C

Front 50

Dingchuan- Stop asthma, cough

Back 50

0.5 cun lateral to DU 14

Perpidicular- 0.5 - 0.8

Front 51

Du 14-
Great Hammer

Sea point of Qi

Back 51

On the midline below- CV 17

Perp- oblique superior

1/2- 1 cun

Front 52

UB 13- Lung Shu

Back 52

1.5 cun lateral to T3

oblique- towards the spine .5-1

Transverse-oblique- 1- 1.5- Down and TOWARDS the SPINE (45 towards, 45 down)

Front 53

LU 5- He-Sea (water point)

Back 53

on the radial side of the biceps brachii

perp- 0.5-1

Front 54

KD 7
Jing river

Back 54

2 cun above KD 3

0.5- 1 cun

Front 55

LU 10

Back 55

radioal aspect of the 1st metacarpal

perp- 0.5-1

Front 56

LU 11

Back 56

0.1 cun posterior to the thumb nail on the radial side

prick to bleed

Front 57

SP 3
Shu Stream/ Yuan Source

Back 57

On Medial side of foot, proximal & distal to the head of the 1st metatarsal bone
Perp - .5-1 C

Front 58

PC 8
Ying Spring
Ghost Point

Back 58

Between 2nd & 3rd metacarpal bones, proximal to metacarpo-phalangeal joint, @ radial side of 3rd metacarpal bone.
Perp .5 C

Front 59

UB 13
Back Shu of Lung

Back 59

1.5 C lateral to T3
Oblique towards spine .5 - 1 C

Front 60

LU 5
He Sea

Back 60

On cubital crease of elbow, on radial side of tendon of biceps brachii
Perp .5 - 1 C

Front 61

KD 7
Jing River

Back 61

2 C superior to KD 3 on the anterior border of the achilles tendon
Perp .5 - 1 C

Front 62

LU 10
Ying Spring

Back 62

On thenar eminence, between the midpoint of shaft of 1st metacarpal bone & thenar muscles.
Perp .5 - 1 C

Front 63

LU 11
Jing Well
Ghost Point

Back 63

Extensor aspect of thumb @ junction of lines drawn along the radial border of nail & base, approx 1 C from corner of nail
Prick to Bleed

Front 64

ST 4
Meeting pnt of ST & LI Channel

Back 64

.4 C lateral to the corner of the mouth.
Transverse to join, ST6 or LI20 or CV 24

Front 65

ST 5

Back 65

Anterior to the angle of the jaw, anterior bordr of the masseter muscle.
Oblique .3 - .5 C

Front 66

ST 6
Ghost Point

Back 66

1 fingerbreadth anterior & superior to the angle of jaw @ prominence of masseter muscle.
Perp .5 C

Front 67

ST 7
Meeting pnt of ST & GB Channel

Back 67

Lower border of the zygomatic arch, anterior to the condyloid process of the mandible
Perp, slightly inferior .5 - 1 C

Front 68

ST 44
Ying Spring
Heavenly Star

Back 68

On dorsum of foot, between 2nd & 3rd toes, .5 C proximal to margin of web.
Perp .5 C

Front 69

TW 19

Back 69

Posterior to the ear, 2/3rds distance along curved line drawn from TW17 to TW20 following the line of ear
Subcutaneous along course of channel .3 - .5 C

Front 70

GB 1
Meeting pnt of GB, SI & TW Channels

Back 70

In hollow of the lateral side of orbital margin, approx .5 C lateral to outer canthus.
Trans - posteriorly .2 -.3 C

Front 71

ST 3
Meeting Pnt of ST w/ Yang Motility Channel

Back 71

Wyes looking directly forwards, located directly under pupil, level w/ the lower border of ala nasi, on lateral side of naso-labial groove.
Perp .3 - .4 C

Front 72

ST 8
Meeting pnt of ST, GB & yang linking motlility channel

Back 72

Corner of forehead, 4.5 C lateral to DU 24, & .5 C within anterior hairline.
Trans .5 - 1 C

Front 73

CV 24
Meeting pnt of CV, GV, LI, ST channels
Ghost Pnt

Back 73

Above the chin in depression in center of mentolabial groove
Trans/Obliq superiorly .2 - .3 C

Front 74

TW 17
Meeting pnt of TW & GB Channel

Back 74

behind earlobe, between ramus of mandible & mastoid process, just superior to the palpable transverse process of 1st cervical vertebra
Per, directed toward opposite ear .5 - 1 C

Front 75

Heding
Crane's Summit

Back 75

In the depression at the midpoint of the
superior border of the patella.

NEEDLING
Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 1 cun.

Front 76

Xi Yan
Eyes of the knee

Back 76

LOCATION
On the knee, in the hollows formed when the
knee is flexed, immediately below the patella
and both medial and lateral to the patellar ligament.joint,

Needling:
With the knee flexed and supported by a rolled pillow, i.
Perpendicular insertion, directed towards Weizhong
BL-40, 1 to 2 cun;

Front 77

Jian Qian

Front of the shoulder

Back 77

LOCATION
On the anterior aspect of the shoulder joint,
midway between the anterior axillary crease
and Jianyu L.I.-15.

NEEDLING
i. Perpendicular insertion 1 to 1.5 cun; ii. Oblique or
oblique-transverse insertion distally towards the elbow, 2
to 3 cun.

Front 78

Yin Tang

Gathered Bamboo

Back 78

LOCATION
At the glabella, at the midpoint between the
medial extremities of the eyebrows.

NEEDLING
With the fingers of one hand pinch up the skin over the
point, and with the other hand needle transversely in an
inferior or lateral direction, 0.3-0.5 cun.

Front 79

Bai Lao

Hundred Taxations

Back 79

LOCATION
At the back of the neck, 2 cun superior to
Dazhui DU-14, 1 cun lateral to the midline.

NEEDLING
Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 0.8 cun.

Front 80

Luo Zhen

Stiff Neck

Back 80

LOCATION
On the dorsum of the hand, in the depression
just proximal to the second and third meta-
carpophalangeal joints.

NEEDLING
Perpendicular or oblique insertion directed proximally,
0.5 to 1 cun.

Front 81

Ba Feng

8 Winds

Back 81

LOCATION
On the dorsum of the foot, between the toes,
0.5 cun proximal to the margin of the web.

NEEDLING
Oblique insertion directed proximally, 0.5 to 1 cun.

Front 82

Ba Xie

8 pathogens

Back 82

LOCATION
When the hand is made into a fist, six of
these points lie in the depressions between
the metacarpal heads, proximal to the web margins. The
remaining two points lie equidistant between the thumb
and index metacarpals, proximal to the web margins.

NEEDLING
Perpendicular insertion along the line between the shafts
of the metacarpal bones, 0.5 to 1 cun.

Front 83

Ding Chuan

Calm Dyspnoea

Back 83

LOCATION
0.5 to 1 cun lateral to the depression below
the spinous process of the seventh cervical
vertebra (Dazhui DU-14).

NEEDLING
Perpendicular-oblique insertion towards the spine, 0.5 to
1 cun.

Front 84

Yu Yao

Fish waste

Back 84

LOCATION
In the centre of the eyebrow, in the depression
directly above the pupil when the eyes are
looking straight forwards.

NEEDLING
Transverse insertion medially or laterally, 0.5 to 1 cun.