Five transport points and yuan-source point︰
Yin meridian | jing-well (wood) | ying-spring (fire) | shu-stream (earth) | yuan-source point | jing-river (metal) | he-sea (water) |
hand taiyin | (metal)Shaoshang (LU11) | Yuji (LU10) | Taiyuan (LU9) | Jingqu (LU8) | Chize (LU5) | |
foot taiyin | (earth)Yinbai (SP1) | Dadu (SP2) | Taibai (SP3) | Shangqiu (SP5) | Yinlingquan (SP9) | |
hand shaoyin | (fire)Shaochong (HT9) | Shaofu (HT8) | Shenmen (HT7) | Lingdao (HT4) | Shaohai (HT3) | |
foot shaoyin | (water)Yongquan (KI1) | Rangu (KI2) | Taixi (KI3) | Fuliu (KI7) | Yingu (KI10) | |
hand jueyin | (monarch fire)Zhongchong (PC9) | Laogong (PC8) | Daling (PC7) | Jianshi (PC5) | Quze (PC3) | |
foot jueyin | (wood)Dadun (LR1) | Xingjian (LR2) | Taichong (LR3) | Zhongfeng (LR4) | Ququan (LR8) | |
Yang meridian | jing-well (metal) | ying-spring (water) | shu-stream (wood) | yuan-source point | jing-river (fire) | he-sea (earth) |
hand yangming | (metal)Shangyang (LI1) | Erjian (LI2) | Sanjian (LI3) | Hegu (LI4) | Yangxi (LI5) | Quchi (LI11) |
foot yangming | (earth)Lidui (ST45) | Neiting (ST44) | Xiangu (ST43) | Chongyang (ST42) | Jiexi (ST41) | Zusanli (ST36) |
hand taiyang | (fire)Shaoze (SI1) | Qiangu (SI2) | Houxi (SI3) | Wangu (SI4) | Yanggu (SI5) | Xiaohai (SI8) |
foot taiyang | (water)Zhiyin (BL67) | Tonggu (BL66) | Shugu (BL65) | Jinggu (BL64) | Kunlun (BL60) | Weizhong (BL40) |
hand shaoyang | (ministerial fire)Guanchong (TE1) | Yemen (TE2) | Zhongzhu (TE3) | Yangchi (TE4) | Zhigou (TE6) | Tianjing (TE10) |
foot shaoyang | (wood)Zuqiaoyin (GB44) | Xiaxi (GB43) | Zulinqi (GB41) | Qiuxu (GB40) | Yangfu (GB38) | Yanglingquan (GB34) |
Luo-connecting point: connecting exterior and interior meridians and linking head and trunk.
collateral of yin meridian | luo-connecting point | collateral of yang meridian | |
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hand taiyin | Lieque (LU7) | Pianli (LI6) | hand yangming |
foot taiyin | Gongsun (SP4) | Fenglong (ST40) | foot yangming |
hand shaoyin | Tongli (HT5) | Zhizheng (SI7) | hand taiyang |
foot shaoyin | Dazhong (KI4) | Feiyang (BL58) | foot taiyang |
hand jueyin | Neiguan (PC6) | Waiguan (TE5) | hand shaoyang |
foot jueyin | Ligou (LR5) | Guangming (GB37) | foot shaoyang |
collateral name | acupoint | collateral vessel distribution | |
conception vessel | Jiuwei (CV15) | abdomen | |
governor vessel | Changqiang (DU1) | head | |
major collateral of spleen | Dabao (SP21) | flanks |
Back-shu point: where the qi of five zang and six fu organs converge on the back.
Feishu (BL13) Xinshu (BL15) Ganshu (BL18) Pishu (BL20) Shenshu (BL23) Jueyinshu (BL14) Dachangshu (BL25) Xiaochangshu (BL27) Danshu (BL19) Pangguangshu (BL28) Sanjiaoshu (BL22) Weishu (BL21)
Front-mu point: where the qi of the five zang and six fu organs converge on the chest and abdomen.
zang-fu organ | front-mu point | belonging meridian |
pericardium | Tanzhong (CV17) | conception vessel |
heart | Juque (CV14) | |
stomach | Zhongwan (CV12) | |
triple energizer | Shimen (CV5) | |
small intestine | Guanyuan (CV4) | |
bladder | Zhongji (CV3) | |
lung | Zhongfu (LU1) | lung |
liver | Qimen (LR14) | liver |
gallbladder | Riyue (GB24) | gallbladder |
spleen | Zhangmen (LR13) | liver |
kidney | Jingmen (GB25) | gallbladder |
large intestine | Tianshu (ST25) | stomach |
Xi-cleft point: where meridian qi deeply converges.
meridian | xi-cleft point |
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hand taiyin lung | Kongzui (LU6) |
hand jueyin pericardium | Ximen (PC4) |
hand shaoyin heart | Yinxi (HT6) |
foot taiyin spleen | Diji (SP8) |
foot jueyin liver | Zhongdu (LR6) |
foot shaoyin kidney | Shuiquan (KI5) |
hand yangming large intestine | Wenliu (LI7) |
hand shaoyang triple energizer | Huizong (TE7) |
hand taiyang small intestine | Yanglao (SI6) |
foot yangming stomach | Liangqiu (ST34) |
foot shaoyang gallbladder | Waiqiu (GB36) |
foot taiyang bladder | Jinmen (BL63) |
yin link vessel | Zhubin (KI9) (foot shaoyin) |
yin heel vessel | Jiaoxin (KI8) (foot shaoyin) |
yang link vessel | Yangjiao (GB35) (foot shaoyang) |
yang heel vessel | Fuyang (BL59) (foot taiyang) |
Lower he-sea point: where six fu meridians converge with three yang meridians of the lower limbs.
Shangjuxu (ST37) Zusanli (ST36) Xiajuxu (ST39) Weizhong (BL40) Weiyang (BL39) Yanglingquan (GB34)
Eight meeting points: the eight acupoints where qi of vital tissues and substances converge in human body.
zang-organ | fu-organ | qi | blood | sinew | vessel | bone | marrow |
Zhangmen (LR13) | Zhongwan (CV12) | Tanzhong (CV17) | Geshu (BL17) | Yanglingquan (GB34) | Taiyuan (LU9) | Dazhu (BL11) | Xuanzhong (GB39) |
Eight confluent points: also known as the eight meeting points of the eight extraordinary meridians, these are acupoints located on limbs that connect with the eight extraordinary meridians.
Gongsun (SP4) | Neiguan (PC6) | Zulinqi (GB41) | Waiguan (TE5) | Houxi (SI3) | Shenmai (BL62) | Lieque (LU7) | Zhaohai (KI6) |
thoroughfare vessel | yin link vessel | belt vessel | yang link vessel | governor vessel | yang heel vessel | conception vessel | yin heel vessel |
Sancai acupoints: heaven - Baihui (DU20), human - Xuanji (CV21), earth - Yongquan (KI1)
Sanbu acupoints: top - Dabao (SP21), middle - Tianshu (ST25), earth - Diji (SP8)
Siguan acupoints: both Hegu (LI4) and both Taichong (LR3)
Siwan acupoints: both Quze (PC3) and both Weizhong (BL40)
Wuzhu acupoints: Juque (CV14), Zhongwan (CV12), Xiawan (CV10), and both Liangmen (ST21)
Nine Acupoints for Reviving Yang: Ximen (PC4) Laogong (PC8) Sanyinjiao (SP6) Yongquan (KI1) Taixi (KI3) Zhongwan (CV12) Huantiao (GB30) Zusanli (ST36) Hegu (LI4)
Ma Danyang's Twelve Celestial Acupoints:
Sun Simiao's Thirteen Ghost Points: