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The 12 Primary Meridians

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1. Heart
2. Pericardium
3. Lung
4. Spleen
5. Liver
6. Kidney
7. Small Intestine
8. Large Intestine
9. Triple Energizer
10. Stomach
11. Gallbladder
12. Bladder

The 2 Major Extraordinary Vessels

1. Conception Vessel
2. Governing Vessel

The 6 Minor Extraordinary Vessels

1. Penetrating Vessel
2. Girdling Vessel
3. Yin Linking Vessel
4. Yin Motility Vessel
5. Yang Linking Vessel
6. Yang Motility Vessel

The 12 Primary Meridians

1. Heart Meridian

Heart Meridian Points:

HT 1: ji quan / Highest Spring

Function: Nourishes Heart yin, clears empty heat.
Indications: Pain in the costal and cardiac regions, scrofula, cold pain of the elbow and arm, dryness of the throat.

HT 2: qing ling / Cyan Spirit

Function: Frees the channels and quickens the connecting vessel, regulates Qi and blood.
Indications: Pain in the cardiac and hypochondriac regions, shoulder and arm.

HT 3: shao hai / Lesser Sea

Function: Removes obstructions from the channel, calms the mind, clears heat.
Indications: Cardiac pain, spasmodic pain and numbness of the hand and arm, tremor of the hand, scrofula, pain in the
axilla and hypochondriac region.

HT 4: ling dao / Spirit Pathway

Function: Removes obstructions from the channel.
Indications: Cardiac pain, spasmodic pain of the elbow and arm, sudden loss of voice.

HT 5: tong li / Penetrating the Interior

Function: Calms the mind, toni!es Heart Qi, bene!ts the tongue, bene!ts the Bladder.
Indications: Palpitations, dizziness, blurring of vision, sore throat, sudden loss of voice, aphasia with sti"ness of the
tongue, stuttering, pain in the wrist and elbow.

HT 6: yin xi / Yin Cleft

Function: Nourishes Heart yin, clears heat, stops sweating, calms the mind.
Indications: Cardiac pain, hysteria, night sweating, hemoptysis, epistaxis, sudden loss of voice.

HT 7: shen men / Spirit Gate

Function: Calms the mind, nourishes Heart blood, opens ori!ces.
Indications: Cardiac pain, irritability, palpiation hysteria, amnesia, insomnia, mania, epilepsy, dementia, pain in the
hypochondriac region, feverish sensation in the palm, yellowish sclera.

HT 8: shao fu / Lesser Mansion

Function: Clears Heart !re, Heart empty heat, Heart phlegm !re, calms the mind.
Indications: Palpitations, pain in the chest, spasmodic pain of the little !nger, feverish sensation in the palm, enuresis,
dysuria, pruritus of the external genitalia.

HT 9: shao chong / Lesser Surge

Function: Clears heat, subdues wind, opens the Heart ori!ces, relieves fullness, restores consciousness.
Indications: Palpitations, cardiac pain, pain in the chest and hypochondriac regions, mania, febrile diseases, loss of
consciousness.

2. Pericardium Meridian

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Pericardium Meridian Points

PC 1: tian chi / Celestial Pool

Function: Opens the chest and recti!es Qi, suppresses cough and calms dyspnea, di"uses the Lung and clears heat.
Indications: Su"ocating sensation in the chest, pain in the hypochondriac region, swelling and pain of the axillary region.

PC 2: tian quan / Celestial Spring

Function: Opens the chest and recti!es Qi, nourishes the Heart and calms the spirit, quickens the blood, transforms
stasis, relieves pain.
Indications: Cardiac pain, distension of the hypochondriac region, cough, pain in the chest, back and the medial aspect of
the arm.

PC 3: qu ze / Marsh at the Bend

Function: Paci!es the Stomach, clears heat, cools blood, expels !re-poison, opens the ori!ces, stops convulsions, moves
blood and dispels stasis, calms the mind.
Indications: Cardiac pain, palpitation, febrile diseases, irritability, stomach ache, vomiting, pain in the elbow and arm,
tremor of the hand and arm.

PC 4: xi men / Cleft Gate

Function: Removes obstructions from the channel, stops pain, calms the Heart, opens the chest, regulates blood, cools
the blood, strengthens the mind.
Indications: Cardiac pain, palpitation, epistaxis hematemesis, hemoptysis chest pain, furuncle, epilepsy.

PC 5: jian shi / Intermediary Courier

Function: Resolves phlegm in Heart, regulates Heart Qi, opens chest, regulates Stomach heat.
Indications: Cardiac pain, palpitation, stomach ache, vomiting, febrile diseases, irritability, malaria, mental disorders,
epilepsy, swelling of axilla, contracture of elbow and arm.

PC 6: nei guan / Inner Pass

Function: Opens the chest, regulates Heart Qi and blood, regulates and clears the Triple Energizer, calms the mind,
regulates the terminal yin, harmonizes the Stomach.
Indications: Cardiac pain, palpitation, stu"y chest, pain in the hypochondriac region, stomach ache, nausea, vomiting,
hiccups, mental disorders, epilepsy, insomnia, febrile diseases, irritability, malaria, contracture and pain in the elbow and
arm.

PC 7: da ling / Great Mound

Function: Calms the mind, clears heat.
Indications: Cardiac pain, palpitation, stomach ache, vomiting, mental disorders, epilepsy, stu"y chest, pain in the
hypochondriac region, convulsion, insomnia, irritability, foul breath.

PC 8: lao gong / Palace of Toil

Function: Clears Heart !re, calms the mind.
Indications: Cardiac pain, mental disorders, epilepsy, gastritis, foul breath, fungus infection of the hand and foot,
vomiting, nausea.

PC 9: zhong chong / Central Hub

Function: Clears heat, restores consciousness, expels wind.
Indications: Cardiac pain, palpitation, loss of consciousness, aphasia with sti"ness and swelling of tongue, febrile
diseases, heat stroke, convulsion, feverish sensation in the palm.

3. Lung Meridian

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Lung Meridian Points

LU 1: zhong fu / Central Treasury

Function: Regulates Lung Qi and stops cough, stimulates the Lung Qi to descend, disperses fullness in the chest and stops
pain.
Indications: Useful for all Lung issues, especially cough, wheezing, asthma and fullness in the chest as well as local
problems such as pain in the chest, shoulder and back.

LU 2: yun men / Cloud Gate

Function: Disperses fullness from the chest, stimulates the descending action of Lung Qi, stops cough.
Indications: Cough, asthma, pain in the chest, shoulder and arm, fullness in the chest.

LU 3: tian fu / Celestial Storehouse

Function: Clears Lung heat and regulates Lung Qi.
Indications: Asthma, epistaxis, pain in the medial aspect of the upper arm.

LU 4: xia bai / Guardian White

Function: Regulates Qi and blood, relieves pain.
Indications: Cough, fullness in the chest, pain in the medial aspect of the upper arm.

LU 5: chi ze / Cubit Marsh

Function: Clears Lung Heat, stimulates the descending action of Lung Qi, expels phlegm from the Lung, bene!ts the
Bladder, relaxes the sinews.
Indications: Cough, hemoptysis, evening fever, asthma, sore throat, fullness in the chest, infantile convulsions, spasmodic
pain of the elbow and arm, mastitis.

LU 6: kong zui / Collection Hole

Function: Regulates Lung Qi and causes Lung Qi to descend, clears heat, stops bleeding.
Indications: Cough, pain in the chest, asthma, hemoptysis, sore throat, spasmodic pain of the elbows and arm.

LU 7: lie que / Broken Sequence

Function: Stimulates the descending and dispersing of Lung Qi, circulates defensive Qi and releases the exterior, expels
exterior wind, opens the Conception Vessel, bene!ts the Bladder and opens water passages, opens the nose,
communicates with the Large Intestine.
Indications: Persistent cough, sore throat, headaches, migraines, sti" neck, facial paralysis, toothaches, pain and/or
weakness of the wrist.

LU 8: jing qu / Channel Ditch

Function: Di"uses the Lung and downbears Qi, courses wind and resolves the exterior.
Indications: Cough, asthma, fever, pain in the chest, sore throat, pain in the wrist.

LU 9: tai yuan / Great Abyss

Function: Resolves phlegm, regulates Lung Qi, stops cough, toni!es Lung Qi, Lung yin and gathering Qi, promotes
circulation of blood, in#uences pulse, clears Lung and Liver heat.
Indications: Cough, asthma, hemoptysis, sore throat, palpitation, pain in chest, wrist and arm.

LU 10: yu ji / Fish Border

Function: Clears Lung heat, bene!ts the throat.
Indications: Cough, hemoptysis, sore throat, loss of voice, fever, feverish sensation on the palm.

LU 11: shao shang / Lesser Shang

Function: Expels wind (both interior and exterior), stimulates the dispersing and descending of Lung Qi, bene!ts the
throat, opens the ori!ces and promotes resuscitation.
Indications: Sore throat, cough, asthma, epistaxis, fever, loss of consciousness, mania, spasmodic pain of the thumb.

4. Spleen Meridian
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Spleen Meridian Points

SP 1: yin bai / Hidden White

Function: Strengthens the Spleen, regulates blood, calms the wind.
Indications: Abdominal distension, bloody stools, menorrhagia, uterine bleeding, mental disorders, dream-disturbed
sleep, convulsion.

SP 2: da du / Great Metropolis
Function: Strengthens the Spleen, promotes digestion, clears heat.
Indications: Abdominal distension, gastric pain, constipation, febrile diseases with anhidrosis.

SP 3: tai bai / Supreme White

Function: Strengthens the Spleen, resolves damp, strengthens the spine.
Indications: Gastric pain, abdominal distension, constipation, dysentery, vomiting, diarrhea, borborygmus, sluggishness,
beriberi.

SP 4: gong sun / Yellow Emperor

Function: Toni!es Stomach and Spleen, regulates the Penetrating Vessel, stops bleeding, dispels fullness, paci!es the
Stomach, removes obstructions, regulates menses.
Indications: Gastric pain, vomiting, abdominal pain and distension, diarrhea, dysentery, borborygmus.

SP 5: shang qiu / Metal Hill

Function: Strengthens Stomach and Spleen, resolves damp.
Indications: Abdominal distension, constipation, diarrhea, borborygmus, pain and rigidity of the tongue, pain in the foot
and ankle, hemorrhoid.

SP 6: san yin jiao / Three Yin Intersection

Function: Strengthens Spleen, resolves damp, promotes function of Liver and smooth #ow of Liver Qi, toni!es Kidneys,
nourishes blood and yin, bene!ts urination, regulates uterus and menstruation, moves and cools blood and eliminates
stasis, stops pain, calms mind.
Indications: PMS, abdominal pain and distension, impotence, borborygmus, diarrhea, sterility, delayed labor, nocturnal
emission, enuresis, dysuria, edema, hernia, genital pain, dizziness, vertigo, insomnia, muscular atrophy.

SP 7: lou gu / Leaking Valley

Function: Forti!es the Spleen and harmonizes the stomach, disinhibits damp and disperses swelling, frees the channels
and quickens the connecting vessels, regulates Qi and blood.
Indications: Abdominal distension, borborygmus, coldness, numbness and paralysis of the knee and leg.

SP 8: di ji / Earth’s Crux
Function: Removes obstructions from the channel, regulates Qi and blood, regulates the uterus, stops pain.
Indications: Abdominal pain and distension, diarrhea, edema, dysuria, nocturnal emission, irregular menstruation,
dysmenorrhea.

SP 9: yin ling quan / Yin Mound Spring

Function: Resolves dampness, bene!ts the lower energizer, bene!ts urination, removes obstructions from the channel.
Indications: Abdominal pain and distension, diarrhea, dysentery, edema, jaundice, dysuria, enuresis, incontinence of
urine, genital pain, dysmenorrhea, knee pain.

SP 10: xue hai / Sea of Blood

Function: Cools the blood, removes stasis of blood, regulates menstruation, toni!es blood.
Indications: Irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, uterine bleeding, amenorrhea, urticarial, eczema, erysipelas, pain in
the medial aspect of the thigh.

SP 11: ji men / Winnower Gate

Function: Clears the head and disinhibits Qi, promotes free #ow through the waterway.
Indications: Dysuria, enuresis, pain and swelling in the inguinal region, muscular atrophy, motor impairment, pain and
paralysis of the lower extremities.

SP 12: chong men / Surging Gate

Function: Removes obstructions from the channel, toni!es yin.
Indications: Abdominal pain, hernia, dysuria.

SP 13: ju she / Bowel Abode

Function: Regulates Qi dynamic, soothes the Liver and relieves pain.
Indications: Lower abdominal pain, hernia.

SP 14: fu jie / Abdominal Bind

Function: Warms the center and dissipates cold, recti!es Qi and downbears counter#ow.
Indications: Pain around the umbilical region, abdominal distension, hernia, diarrhea, constipation.

SP 15: da heng / Great Horizontal

Function: Strengthens the Spleen and limbs, resolves damp, regulates Qi, stops pain, promotes the function of the Large
Intestine.
Indications: Abdominal pain and distension, diarrhea, dysentery, constipation.

SP 16: fu ai / Abdominal Lament

Function: Clears heat and disinhibits damp, frees bowel Qi.
Indications: Abdominal pain, indigestion, constipation, dysentery.

SP 17: shi dou / Food Hole

Function: Recti!es Qi and disinhibits water, courses the Triple Energizer.
Indications: Fullness and pain in the chest and hypochondriac region.

SP 18: tian xi / Celestial Ravine

Function: Loosens the chest and recti!es Qi, downbears counter#ow and suppresses cough.
Indications: Fullness and pain in the chest and hypochondrium, cough, hiccup, mastitis, insu$cient lactation.

SP 19: xiong xiang / Chest Village

Function: Di"uses and downbears Lung Qi, suppresses cough and stabilizes dyspnea.
Indications: Fullness and pain in the chest and hypochondriac region.

SP 20: zhou rong / All-Round Flourishing

Function: Di"uses and downbears Lung Qi, suppresses cough and stabilizes dyspnea.
Indications: Fullness in the chest and hypochondriac region, cough, hiccough.

SP 21: da bao / Great Embracement

Function: Moves blood in the blood connecting channels.
Indications: Pain in the chest and hypochondriac region, asthma, general aching and weakness.

5. Liver Meridian

Liver Meridian Points

LR 1: da dun / Large Pile

Function: Regulates menses, resolves damp-heat, promotes smooth #ow of Liver Qi, restores consciousness.
Indications: Hernia, enuresis, uterine bleeding, prolapse of the uterus, epilepsy.

LR 2: xing jian / Moving Between

Function: Clears Liver !re, subdues Liver yang, cools blood, subdues interior wind.
Indications: None.

LR 3: tai chong / Supreme Surge

Function: Subdues Liver yang, expels interior wind, promotes the smooth #ow of Liver Qi, calms the mind, calms spasms.
Indications: Headache, dizziness and vertigo, insomnia, congestion, swelling and pain of the eye, depression, infantile
convulsion, deviation of mouth, pain in the hypochondriac region, uterine bleeding, hernia, enuresis, retention of urine,
epilepsy, pain in the anterior aspect of the medial malleolus.

LR 4: zhong feng / Mound Center

Function: Promotes the smooth #ow of Liver Qi in the Lower Energizer.
Indications: Hernia, pain in the external genitalia, nocturnal emission, retention of urine, distending pain in the
hypochondrium.

LR 5: li gou / Woodworm Canal

Function: Promotes the smooth #ow of Liver Qi, resolves damp-heat.
Indications: Retention of urine, enuresis, hernia, irregular menstruation, leukorrhea, pruritus or itchy vulvae, weakness
and atrophy of the leg.

LR 6: zhong du / Central Metropolis

Function: Removes obstructions from channels, promotes smooth #ow of Liver Qi, stops pain.
Indications: Abdomen and hypochondriac pain, diarrhea, hernia, uterine bleeding, prolonged lochia.

LR 7: xi guan / Knee Joint

Function: Frees channels and connecting vessels, disinhibits joints, dispels wind, relieves pain.
Indications: Pain of the knee, especially if pain in on the inner knee.

LR 8: qu quan / Spring at the Bend

Function: None.
Indications: Prolapse of uterus, lower abdominal pain, retention of urine, nocturnal emission, pain the external genitalia,
pruritus vulvae, pain in medial aspect of the knee and thigh.

LR 9: yin bao / Yin Bladder

Function: Courses the Liver and recti!es Qi, adjusts the Penetrating and Conception vessels, clears and disinhibits the
Lower Energizer.
Indications: Pain in the lumbosacral region, lower abdominal pain, enuresis, retention of urine, irregular menstruation.

LR 10: (zu) wu li / (Foot) Five Li

Function: Soothes the sinews and quickens the connecting vessels, clears and disinhibits Lower Energizer damp heat.
Indications: Lower abdominal distension and fullness, retention of urine.

LR 11: yin lian / Yin Corner

Function: Soothes the sinews and quickens the connecting vessels, regulates the Penetrating and Conception vessels.
Indications: Irregular menstruation, leukorrhea, lower abdominal pain, pain in the thigh and leg.

LR 12: ji mai / Urgent Pulse

Function: Frees the channels and dissipates cold.
Indications: Lower abdominal pain, hernia, pain in the external genitalia.

LR 13: zhang men / Camphorwood Gate

Function: Promotes the smooth #ow of Liver Qi, relieves retention of food, bene!ts the Stomach and Spleen.
Indications: Abdominal distension, borborygmus, pain in the hypochondriac region, vomiting, diarrhea, indigestion.

LR 14: qi men / Cycle Gate

Function: Promotes the smooth #ow of Liver Qi, bene!ts the Stomach, cools blood.
Indications: Hypochondriac pain, abdominal distension, hiccups, acid regurgitation, mastitis, depression, febrile diseases.

6. Kidney Meridian
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Kidney Meridian Points

KI 1: yong quan / Gushing Spring

Function: Toni!es yin, clears heat, subdues wind, subdues empty-heat, calms the mind, restores consciousness, clears the
brain.
Indications: Headache, blurring of vision, dizziness, sore throat, dryness of tongue, loss of voice, dysuria, infantile
convulsions, feverish sensation in the sole, loss of consciousness.

KI 2: ran gu / Blazing Valley

Function: Clears empty-heat, cools blood, invigorates Yin Motility Vessel.
Indications: Pruritus vulvae, prolapse of uterus, irregular menstruation, nocturnal emission, hemoptysis, thirst, diarrhea,
swelling and pain of the dorsum of foot, acute infantile omphalitis.

KI 3: tai xi / Great Ravine

Function: Toni!es the Kidneys, bene!ts essence, strengthens the lower back and knees, regulates the uterus.
Indications: Sore throat, toothache, deafness, tinnitus, dizziness, spitting of blood, asthma, thirst, irregular menstruation,
insomnia, nocturnal emission, impotence, frequency of micturition, pain in the lower back.

KI 4: da zhong / Large Goblet

Function: Strengthens the back, lifts the spirit.
Indications: Spitting of blood, asthma, sti"ness and pain of the lower back, dysuria, constipation, pain in the heel,
dementia.

KI 5: shui quan / Water Spring

Function: Bene!ts urination, promotes blood circulation, stops abdominal pain, regulates uterus.
Indications: Amenorrhea, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, prolapse of uterus, dysuria, blurring of vision.

KI 6: zhao hai / Shining Sea

Function: Nourishes yin, bene!ts the eyes, calms the mind, invigorates the Yin Motility Vessel, cools the blood, bene!ts
the throat, promotes the function of the uterus, opens the chest, cools heat, calms spirit, bene!ts throat.
Indications: Irregular menstruation, morbid leukorrhea, prolapse of uterus, pruritus vulvae, asthma, frequency of
micturition, urine retention, constipation, epilepsy, insomnia, sore throat.

KI 7: fu liu / Recover Flow

Function: Toni!es the Kidneys, resolves damp, eliminates edema, strengthens the lower back, regulates sweating.
Indications: Edema, abdominal distension, diarrhea, borborygmus, muscular atrophy of the leg, night sweating,
spontaneous sweating, febrile diseases without sweating.

KI 8: jiao xin / Intersection Reach

Function: Removes obstructions from the channel, stops abdominal pain, removes masses, regulates menses.
Indications: Irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, uterine bleeding, prolapse of uterus, diarrhea, constipation, pain and
swelling of testes.

KI 9: zhu bin / Guest House

Function: Calms the mind, toni!es Kidney yin, opens chest, regulates the Yin Linking Vessel.
Indications: Mental disorders, pain in the foot and lower leg, hernia.

KI 10: yin gu / Yin Valley

Function: Expels dampness from the Lower Energizer, toni!es Kidney yin.
Indications: Impotence, hernia, uterine bleeding, dysuria, pain in the knee and popliteal fossa, mental disorders.

KI 11: heng gu / Pubic Bone

Function: Boosts the Stomach and disinhibits damp.
Indications: Fullness and pain of the lower abdomen, dysuria, enuresis, nocturnal emission, impotence, pain of genitalia.

KI 12: da he / Great Manifestation

Function: Supplements Kidney Qi, regulates the Penetrating and Conception vessels.
Indications: Nocturnal emission, impotence, morbid leukorrhea, pain in the external genitalia, prolapse of uterus.

KI 13: di xue / Qi Hole

Function: Toni!es the Kidneys and essence, removes obstructions from the channel.
Indications: Irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, dysuria, abdominal pain, diarrhea.

KI 14: si man / Fourfold Fullness

Function: Supplements Kidney Qi, regulates the Penetrating and Conception vessels, promotes free #ow through the
waterways.
Indications: Abdominal pain and distension, diarrhea, nocturnal emission, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea,
postpartum abdominal pain.

KI 15: zhong zhu / Central Flow

Function: Nourishes the Kidney channel, regulates the Penetrating and Conception vessels, disinhibits the Lower
Energizer.
Indications: Irregular menstruation, abdominal pain, constipation.

KI 16: huang shu / Vitals

Function: Removes obstructions from the channel, toni!es the Kidneys, bene!ts the Heart.
Indications: Abdominal pain and distention, vomiting, constipation, diarrhea.

KI 17: shang qu / Intestine Bend

Function: Forti!es Spleen, disinhibits damp, soothes sinews, quickens the connecting vessel.
Indications: Abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation.

KI 18: shi guan / Stone Pass

Function: Forti!es the center and harmonizes Stomach, frees intestines and abducts stagnation.
Indications: Vomiting, abdominal pain, constipation, postpartum abdominal pain, sterility.

KI 19: yin du / Yin Metropolis

Function: Forti!es the Spleen and harmonizes the Stomach, regulates Qi dynamic and frees abdominal Qi, regulates the
Penetrating and Conception vessels.
Indications: Borborygmus, abdominal pain, epigastric pain, constipation, vomiting.

KI 20: tong gu / Open Valley

Function: Forti!es the Spleen and harmonizes the Stomach, loosens the chest and recti!es Qi.
Indications: Abdominal pain and distension, vomiting, indigestion.

KI 21: you men / Dark Gate

Function: Abdominal pain and distension, indigestion, vomiting, diarrhea, nausea, morning sickness.
Indications: Courses the Liver and recti!es Qi, forti!es the Spleen and harmonizes the Stomach, clears abdominal heat.

KI 22: bu lang / Corridor Walk

Function: Di"uses the Lung and suppresses cough, downbears counter#ow and stops vomiting.
Indications: Cough, asthma, distension and fullness in the chest and hypochondriac region, vomiting, anorexia.

KI 23: shen feng / Spirit Seal

Function: Toni!es the Kidneys, calms the mind.
Indications: Cough, asthma, fullness in the chest and hypochondriac region, mastitis.

KI 24: ling xu / Spirit Ruings

Function: Toni!es the Kidneys, calms the mind.
Indications: Cough, asthma, fullness in the chest and hypochondria region, mastitis.

KI 25: shen cang / Spirit Storehouse

Function: Toni!es the Kidneys, calms the mind.
Indications: Cough, asthma, chest pain.

KI 26: yu zhong / Lively Center

Function: Loosens chest and promotes smooth #ow of Qi, calms dyspnea and relieves cough.
Indications: Cough, asthma, accumulation of phlegm, fullness in the chest and hypochondriac region.

KI 27: shu fu / Shu Mansion

Function: Stimulates the Kidney function of reception of Qi, subdues rebellious Qi, stops cough, calms asthma, resolves
phlegm.
Indications: Cough, asthma, chest pain.

7. Small Intestine Meridian

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Small Intestine Meridian Points

SI 1: shao ze / Lesser March

Function: Expels wind-heat, subdues wind, opens the ori!ces, removes obstructions from the channel, promotes
lactation.
Indications: Headache, febrile diseases, loss of consciousness, redness of the eye, cloudiness of the cornea.

SI 2: qian gu / Front Valley

Function: Clears heat.
Indications: Numbness of the !ngers, febrile diseases, tinnitus, headache, reddish urine.

SI 3: hou xi / Back Ravine

Function: Eliminates interior wind from the Governing Vessel, expels exterior wind, bene!ts sinews, resolves dampness
and jaundice, clears the mind.
Indications: Pain and rigidity of the neck, tinnitus, deafness, sore throat, mania, malaria, acute lumbar sprain, night
sweating, febrile diseases, contracture and numbness of the !ngers, pain in the shoulder and elbow.

SI 4: wan gu / Wrist Bone

Function: Removes obstructions from the channel, eliminates damp-heat.
Indications: Febrile diseases with anhidrosis, headache, rigidity of the neck, contracture of the !ngers, pain in the wrist,
jaundice.

SI 5: yang gu / Yang Valley

Function: Clears mind, removes obstructions from the channel, expels exterior damp-heat.
Indications: Swelling of the neck and submandibular region, pain of the hand and wrist, febrile diseases.

SI 6: yang lao / Nursing the Aged

Function: Bene!ts the sinews, brightens the eyes, removes obstructions from the channel.
Indications: Blurring of vision, pain in the shoulder, elbow and arm.

SI 7: zhi zheng / Branch to the Correct

Function: Removes obstructions from the channel, calms the mind.
Indications: Neck rigidity, headache, dizziness, spasmodic pain in the elbow and !ngers, febrile diseases, mania.

SI 8: xiao hai / Small Sea

Function: Resolves damp-heat, removes obstructions from the channel, calms the mind.
Indications: Headache, swelling of cheek, pain in nape, shoulder, arm and elbow, epilepsy.

SI 9: jian zhen / True Shoulder

Function: Courses wind and quickens the connecting vessels, dissipates, binds and relieves pain.
Indications: Pain in the scapular region, motor impairment of the hand and arm.

SI 10: nao shu / Upper Arm Point

Function: Quickens the blood and frees the connecting vessels, soothes the sinews and dissipates binds.
Indications: Swelling of the shoulder, aching and weakness of the shoulder and arm.

SI 11: tian zong / Celestial Gathering

Function: Resolves Tai Yang channel pathogens, di"uses Qi stagnation in the chest and lateral costal region.
Indications: Pain in the scapular region, pain in the lateroposterior aspect of the elbow and arm, asthma.

SI 12: bing feng / Grasping the Wind

Function: Frees the channels and quickens the connecting vessels.
Indications: Pain in the scapular region, numbness and aching of the upper extremities, motor impairment of the
shoulder and arm.

SI 13: qu yuan / Crooked Wall

Function: Soothes the sinews and quickens the blood.
Indications: Pain and sti"ness of the scapular region.

SI 14: jian wai shu / Outer Shoulder Transporter

Function: Courses wind and quickens the connecting vessels, warms the channels and dissipates cold.
Indications: Aching of the shoulder and back, pain and rigidity of the neck.

SI 15: jian zhong shu / Central Shoulder Transporter

Function: Di"uses the lung and clears heat, transforms phlegm and brightens the eyes.
Indications: Cough, asthma, pain in the shoulder and back, hemoptysis.

SI 16: tian chuang / Celestial Window

Function: Dispels wind and quickens the connecting vessels, quiets the spirit and nourishes the Heart.
Indications: Sore throat, sudden loss of voice, deafness, tinnitus, sti"ness and pain of the neck.

SI 17: tian rong / Celestial Countenance

Function: Resolves damp-heat, expels !re-poison, removes obstructions from the channel.
Indications: Deafness, tinnitus, sore throat, swelling of the cheek, foreign body sensation in the throat, goiter.

SI 18: quan liao / Cheek Bone-Hole

Function: Expels wind, relieves pain.
Indications: Facial paralysis, twitching of eyelids, pain in the face, toothache, swelling of the cheek, yellowish sclera.

SI 19: ting gong / Auditory Palace

Function: Bene!ts the ears.
Indications: Deafness, tinnitus, otorrhea, motor impairment of the mandibular joint, toothache.

8. Large Intestine Meridian

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Large Intestine Meridian Points

LI 1: shang yang / Metal Yang

Function: Clears heat, brightens the eyes, bene!ts the throat, calms the mind, expels wind and scatters cold.
Indications: Toothache, sore throat, swelling of the submandibular region, numbness of !ngers, febrile diseases with
anhidrosis, xerostomia, loss of consciousness.

LI 2: er jian / Second Space

Function: Clears heat, dissipates pathogenic heat, disinhibits the throat.
Indications: Blurring vision, epistaxis (nosebleed), toothache, sore throat, febrile diseases.

LI 3: san jian / Third Space

Function: Dispels exterior wind, clears heat, brightens the eyes, bene!ts the throat.
Indications: Toothache, ophthalmalgia, sore throat, redness and swelling of !ngers and the dorsum of the hand.

LI 4: he gu / Union Valley
Function: Dispels exterior wind, releases the exterior, stimulates the dispersing function of the Lungs, stops pain,
removes obstructions from the channel, toni!es Qi and consolidates the exterior, harmonizes ascending and descending
functions.
Indications: Headache, pain in the neck of any part of the body, redness, swelling and pain of the eye, epistaxis, nasal
obstruction, rhinorrhea, toothache, deafness, facial swelling, sore throat.

LI 5: yang xi / Yang Ravine

Function: Expels wind, releases the exterior, bene!ts the throat, stops pain.
Indications: Headache, redness, pain and swelling of the eye, toothache, sore throat, pain of the wrist.

LI 6: pian li / Veering Passage

Function: Opens the Lung water passage.
Indications: Redness of the eye, tinnitus, deafness, epistaxis, aching of the hand and arm, sore throat, edema.

LI 7: wen liu / Warm Flow

Function: Clears heat, stops pain, expels wind, bene!ts the throat.
Indications: Headache, swelling of the face, sore throat, borborygmus, abdominal pain, aching of the shoulder and arm.

LI 8: xia lian / Lower Ridge

Function: Dissipates wind and clears heat, frees the channels and relieves pain.
Indications: Abdominal pain, borborygmus, pain in the elbows and arm, motor impairment of the upper limbs.

LI 9: shang lian / Upper Ridge

Function: Courses the channels and quickens the connecting vessel, frees bowel Qi.
Indications: Aching of the shoulder and arm, motor impairment of the upper limbs, numbness of the hand and arm,
borborygmus, abdominal pain.

LI 10: shou san li / Arm Three Miles

Function: Removes obstructions from the channel, toni!es Qi.
Indications: Abdominal pain, diarrhea, toothache, swelling of the cheek, motor impairment of the upper limbs, pain in the
shoulder and back.

LI 11: qu chi / Pool at the Bend

Function: Expels exterior wind, clears heat, cools blood, resolves dampness, regulates nutritive Qi and blood, bene!ts the
sinews and joints.
Indications: Sore throat, toothache, redness and pain of the eye, scrofula, urticarial, motor impairment of the upper
extremities, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, febrile diseases.

LI 12: zhou liao / Elbow Bone-Hole

Function: Courses the channels and quickens the connecting vessels, disinhibits the joints.
Indications: Pain, numbness and contracture of the elbow and arm.

LI 13: shou wu li / Arm Five Miles

Function: Courses the channels and quickens the connecting vessels, disinhibits the joints.
Indications: Pain in the shoulder and arm, rigidity of the neck, scrofula.

LI 14: bi nao / Upper Arm

Function: Removes obstructions from the channel, brightens the eyes, resolves phlegm and disperses masses.
Indications: Pain in the shoulder and arm, rigidity of the neck, scrofula.

LI 15: jian yu / Shoulder Bone

Function: Bene!ts sinews, promotes circulation of Qi in the channels, stops pain, expels wind.
Indications: Pain in the shoulder and arm. Motor impairment of the upper extremities, rubella, scrofula.

LI 16: jug u / Great Bone

Function: Moves blood locally, removes obstructions from the channel, opens the chest, subdues ascending rebellious Qi,
stimulates the descending of Lung Qi, bene!ts the joints.
Indications: Pain and motor impairment of the upper extremities, pain in the shoulder and back.

LI 17: tian ding / Celestial Tripod

Function: Disinhibits the throat and clears Lung Qi.
Indications: Sudden loss of voice, sore throat, scrofula, goiter.

LI 18: fu tu / Protuberance Assistant

Function: Bene!ts the throat, relieves cough, resolves phlegm and disperses masses.
Indications: Cough, asthma, sore throat, sudden loss of voice, scrofula, goiter.

LI 19: he liao / Grain Bone-Hole

Function: Di"uses Lung Qi and clears Lung heat, clears the nose and rouses the spirit.
Indications: Nasal obstruction, epistaxis, deviation of the mouth.

LI 20: ying xian / Welcome Fragrance

Function: Dispels exterior wind.
Indications: Nasal obstruction, hyposmia, epistaxis, rhinorrhea, deviation of the mouth, itching and swelling of the face.

9. Triple Energizer Meridian

Triple Energizer Meridian Points

TE 1: guan chong / Passage Hub

Function: Clears heat, expels wind, invigorates blood, restores consciousness, stops convulsions.
Indications: Headache, redness of eyes, sore throat, sti" tongue, febrile diseases, irritability.

TE 2: ye men / Humor Gate

Function: Clears heat, expels wind, bene!ts the ear, removes obstructions from the channel.
Indications: Headache, redness of the eyes, sudden deafness, sore throat, malaria, pain in arm.

TE 3: zhong zhu / Central Islet

Function: Clears heat, expels wind, bene!ts ears, lifts the mind, removes obstructions from the channel, regulates Qi.
Indications: Headache, redness of the eyes, deafness, tinnitus, sore throat, febrile diseases, pain in the elbow and arm,
motor impairment of !ngers.

TE 4: yang chi / Yang Pool

Function: Relaxes sinews, removes obstructions from the channel, clears heat, regulates the stomach, promotes #uids
transformation, bene!ts original Qi, toni!es Penetrating and Conception vessels.
Indications: Pain in the arm, shoulder and wrist, malaria, deafness, thirst.

TE 5: wai guan / Outer Pass

Function: Expels wind-heat, releases the exterior, removes obstruction from the channel, bene!ts the ear, subdues Liver
yang.
Indications: Febrile diseases, headache, pain in cheek, strained neck, deafness, tinnitus, pain in the hypochondriac region,
motor impairment of the elbow and arm, pain of the !ngers, hand tremors.

TE 6: zhi gou / Branch Ditch

Function: Regulates Qi, removes obstructions from the channel, removes obstructions from the Large Intestine, clears
heat, expels wind.
Indications: Tinnitus, deafness, pain in the hypochondriac region, vomiting, constipation, febrile diseases, aching and
heavy sensation of the shoulder and back, sudden hoarseness of voice.

TE 7: hui zong / Convergence and Gathering

Function: Removes obstructions from the channels, bene!ts eyes and ears, stops pain.
Indications: Deafness, pain in the ear, epilepsy, pain of the arm.

TE 8: san yang luo / Three Yang Connection

Function: Clears heat, removes obstructions from the channels.
Indications: Deafness, sudden hoarseness of voice, pain in the chest and hypochondriac region, pain in the hand and arm,
toothache.

TE 9: si du / Four Rivers
Function: Courses the channels and quickens the connecting vessels, frees and regulates the waterways, disinhibits the
throat and opens the portals.
Indications: Deafness, toothache, migraine, sudden hoarseness of voice, pain in the forearm.

TE 10: tian jung / Celestial Wall

Function: Relaxes tendons, resolves damp and phlegm, dispels masses, clears heat, dispels stagnation, regulates nutritive
and defensive Qi.
Indications: Migraine, pain in the neck, shoulder and arm, epilepsy, scrofula, goiter.

TE 11: qing leng yuan / Clear Cold Abyss

Function: Frees the channel and connecting vessel, clears heat and drains !re.
Indications: Motor impairment and pain of the shoulder and arm, migraine.

TE 12: xiao luo / Dispersing Riverbed

Function: Courses the channels, quickens the connecting vessels and moves Qi, clears and drains depressed heat in the
Triple Energizer.
Indications: Headache, neck rigidity, motor impairment and pain of the arm.

TE 13: nao hui / Upper Arm Convergence

Function: Clears and discharges pathogenic heat, frees the channels and connecting vessels, disinhibits the joints.
Indications: Goiter, pain in the shoulder and arm.

TE 14: xian liao / Shoulder Bone-Hole

Function: Dispels wind and overcomes damp, moves Qi, quickens blood and relieves pain.
Indications: Pain and motor impairment of the shoulder and upper arm.

TE 15: tian liao / Celestial Bone-Hole

Function: Dispels wind and eliminates damp, frees the channels and quickens the connecting vessels, relieves pain.
Indications: Pain in the shoulder and elbow, sti"ness of the neck.

TE 16: tian you / Celestial Oriole

Function: Clears heat and drains !re, dispels wind and eliminates damp, reduces swelling and stops pain, frees the
channels and quickens the connecting vessels.
Indications: Headache, neck rigidity, facial swelling, blurring of vision, sudden deafness.

TE 17: yi feng / Wind Screen

Function: Expels wind, bene!ts the ears.
Indications: Tinnitus, deafness, otorrhea, facial paralysis, toothache, swelling of cheek, scrofula, trismus.

TE 18: chi mai / Spasm Vessel

Function: Clears heat and resolves tetany, quickens the connecting vessels and relieves pain, opens the portals.
Indications: Headache, tinnitus, deafness, infantile convulsion.

TE 19: lu xi / Skull Rest

Function: Courses wind and quickens the connecting vessels, frees the channels and relieves pain, quiets the spirit and
 settles fright.
Indications: Headache, tinnitus, deafness, infantile convulsion.

TE 20: jiao sun / Angle Vertex

Function: Clears the head and brightens the eyes, courses wind, quickens the connecting vessels.
Indications: Tinnitus, redness, pain and swelling of the eye, swelling of the gum, toothache, parotitis.

TE 21: er men / Ear Gate

Function: Courses the channels and quickens the connecting vessels, opens the portals and boosts hearing.
Indications: Tinnitus, deafness, otorrhea, toothache, sti"ness of the lip.

TE 22: he liao / Harmony Bone-Hole

Function: Dispels wind and frees the connecting vessels, opens the portals.
Indications: Migraine, tinnitus, lockjaw.

TE 23: si zhu kong / Silk Bamboo Hole

Function: Expels wind, brightens the eyes, stops pain.
Indications: Headache, redness and pain of the eye, blurring of vision, twitching of the eyelid, toothache, facial paralysis.

10. Stomach Meridian

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Stomach Meridian Points

ST 1: cheng qi / Tear Container

Function: Expels wind, brightens the eyes, stops lacrimation.
Indications: Redness, swelling and pain of the eye, lacrimation, night blindness, twitching of eyelids, facial paralysis.

ST 2: si bai / Four Whites

Function: Expels wind, brightens the eyes.
Indications: Redness, pain and itching of the eye, facial paralysis, twitching of eye lids, pain in the face.

ST 3: ju liao / Great Bone-Hole

Function: Expels wind, removes obstructions from the channel, relieves swellings.
Indications: Facial paralysis, twitching of eyelids, epistaxis, toothache, swelling of lips and cheek.

ST 4: di cang / Earth Granary

Function: Expels wind, removes obstructions from the channel, bene!ts tendons and muscles.
Indications: Deviation of the mouth, salivation, twitching of the eyelids.

ST 5: da ying / Great Reception

Function: Courses wind and quickens the connecting vessels.
Indications: Facial paralysis, trismus, swelling of the cheek, pain in the face, toothache.

ST 6: jia che / Jawbone

Function: Expels wind, removes obstructions from the channel.
Indications: Facial paralysis, toothache, swelling of the cheek and face, mumps, trismus.

ST 7: xia guan / Below the Joint

Function: Removes obstructions from the channel, bene!ts the ears.
Indications: Deafness, tinnitus, otorrhea, toothache, facial paralysis, pain of the face, motor impairment of the jaw.

ST 8: tou wei / Head Corner

Function: Expels wind, relieves pain, brightens the eyes, relieves dizziness, clears heat.
Indications: Headache, blurring of vision, ophthalmalgia, lacrimation.

ST 9: ren ying / Man’s Prognosis

Function: Regulates Qi, removes masses, bene!ts the throat, relieves swellings.
Indications: Sore throat, asthma, goiter, dizziness, #ushing of the face.

ST 10: shui tu / Water Prominence

Function: Recti!es Lung Qi and disinhibits the throat.
Indications: Sore throat, asthma, cough.

ST 11: qi she / Qi Abode

Function: Courses Qi and downbears counter#ow.
Indications: Sore throat, pain and rigidity of the neck, asthma, hiccup, goiter.

ST 12: que pen / Empty Basin

Function: Subdues rebellious Qi.
Indications: Cough, asthma, sore throat, pain in the supraclavicular fossa.

ST 13: qi hu / Qi Door
Function: Clears heat and loosens the chest.
Indications: Fullness in the chest, asthma, cough, hiccup, pain in the chest, hypochondrium.

ST 14: ku fang / Storeroom

Function: Recti!es Qi and loosens the chest.
Indications: Sensation of fullness and pain in the chest, cough.

ST 15: wu yi / Roof
Function: Courses wind and relieves pain.
Indications: Fullness and pain in the chest and the costal region, cough, asthma, mastitis.

ST 16: ying chuang / Breast Window

Function: Clears heat and resolves depression, relieves pain and disperses swelling.
Indications: Fullness and pain in the chest and hypochondrium, cough, asthma, mastitis.

ST 17: ru zhong / Breast Center

Function: None.
Indications: None.

ST 18: ru gen / Breast Root

Function: Regulates Stomach Qi, regulates the breast and lactation, dispels stagnation.
Indications: Pain in the chest, cough, asthma, mastitis, insu$cient lactation.

ST 19: bu rong / Not Contained

Function: Regulates the center and harmonizes the Stomach.
Indications: Abdominal distensions, vomiting, gastric pain, anorexia.

ST 20: cheng man / Assuming Fullness

Function: Harmonizes the Stomach and recti!es Qi.
Indications: Gastric pain, abdominal distension, vomiting, anorexia.

ST 21: liang men / Beam Gate

Function: Regulates the Stomach, subdues rebellious Qi, stops vomiting, relieves pain.
Indications: Gastric pain, vomiting, anorexia, abdominal distension, diarrhea.

ST 22: guan men / Pass Gate

Function: Regulates the Stomach and Intestines.
Indications: Abdominal distension and pain, anorexia, borborygmus, diarrhea, edema.

ST 23: tai yi / Supreme Unity

Function: Clears the Heart and quiets the spirit, forti!es the Spleen and harmonizes the center.
Indications: Gastric pain, irritability, mania, indigestion.

ST 24: hua rou men / Slipper Flesh Gate

Function: Quiets the spirit and stabilizes the disposition, regulates and harmonizes the Stomach and Intestines.
Indications: Gastric pain, vomiting, mania.

ST 25: tian shu / Celestial Pivot

Function: Promotes the function of the Intestines, clears heat, regulates Qi, relieves retention of food.
Indications: Abdominal pain and distension, borborygmus, pain around the umbilicus, constipation, diarrhea, dysentery,
irregular menstruation, edema.

ST 26: wai ling / Outer Mound

Function: Dissipates cold, relieves pain, recti!es Qi.
Indications: Abdominal pain, hernia, dysmenorrhea.

ST 27: da ju / Great Gigantic

Function: Regulates Stomach Qi.
Indications: Lower abdominal distension, dysuria, hernia, seminal emission, premature ejaculation.

ST 28: shui dao / Waterway

Function: Bene!ts urination, opens the water passages, bene!ts di$cult urination.
Indications: Lower abdominal distension, retention of urine, edema, hernia, dysmenorrheal, sterility.

ST 29: gui lai / Return

Function: Relieves stagnation of blood.
Indications: Abdominal pain, hernia, dysmenorrhea, irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, leukorrhea, prolapse of the
uterus.

ST 30: qi chong / Surging Qi

Function: Regulates Stomach Qi, regulates the Penetrating Vessel, promotes essence, toni!es the sea of nourishment,
regulates blood.
Indications: Abdominal pain, borborygmus, hernia, swelling and pain of the external genitalia, impotence, dysmenorrhea,
irregular menstruation.

ST 31: bi guan / Inferior Joint

Function: Removes obstruction from the channel.
Indications: Pain in the thigh, muscular atrophy, motor impairment, numbness and pain of the lower extremities.

ST 32: fu tu / Crouching Rabbit

Function: Removes obstructions from the channel, expels wind-heat.
Indications: Pain in the lumbar and iliac region, coldness of the knee, paralysis or motor impairment and pain of the lower
extremities, beriberi.

ST 33: yin shi / Yin Market

Function: Courses wind and dissipates cold, frees the channels and quickens the connecting vessels, disinhibits the joints.
Indications: Numbness, soreness, motor impairment of the leg and knee, motor impairment of the lower extremities.

ST 34: liang qiu / Beam Hill

Function: Subdues rebellious Stomach Qi, removes obstructions from channel, expels damp and wind.
Indications: Pain and numbness of the knee, gastric pain, mastitis, motor impairment of the lower extremities.

ST 35: du bi / Calf’s Nose

Function: Invigorates the channel, relieves swelling, stops pain.
Indications: Pain, numbness and motor impairment of the knee, beriberi.

ST 36: zu san li / Leg Three Miles

Function: Bene!ts Stomach and Spleen, toni!es Qi and blood, dispels cold, strengthens body, brightens eyes, regulates
nutritive and defensive Qi and the Intestines, raises yang, expels wind and damp, resolves edema.
Indications: Gastric pain, vomiting, hiccup, abdominal distension, borborygmus, diarrhea, dysentery, constipation,
mastitis, enteritis, aching in knee joint and leg, beriberi, dizziness, insomnia, edema, cough, asthma, emaciation due to
general de!ciency, indigestion, apoplexy, hemiplegia, mania.

ST 37: shang ju xu / Upper Great Hollow

Function: Regulates the function of the Stomach and Intestines, eliminates damp-heat, dispels retention of food, calms
asthma.
Indications: Abdominal pain and distension, borborygmus, diarrhea, dysentery, constipation, enteritidis, paralysis due to
stroke, beriberi.

ST 38: tiao kou / Ribbon Opening

Function: Removes obstructions from the channel.
Indications: Numbness, soreness and pain of the knee and leg, weakness and motor impairment of the shoulder,
abdominal pain.

ST 39: xia ju xu / Lower Great Hollow

Function: Regulates the function of Stomach and Intestines, eliminates damp-heat, eliminates wind-damp, stops pain.
Indications: Lower abdominal pain, backache referring to the testis, mastitis, numbness and paralysis of the lower
extremities.

ST 40: feng long / Bountiful Bulge

Function: Resolves phlegm and damp, calms asthma, clears heat, calms and clears the mind, opens the chest.
Indications: Headache, dizziness and vertigo, cough, asthma, excessive sputum, pain in the chest, constipation, mania,
epilepsy, muscular atrophy, motor impairment, pain, swelling or paralysis of the lower extremities.

ST 41: jie xi / Ravine Divide

Function: Removes obstructions from the channel, eliminates wind, clears heat, clears the mind, brightens the eyes.
Indications: Pain of the ankle joint, muscular atrophy, motor impairment, pain and paralysis of the lower extremities,
epilepsy, headache, dizziness and vertigo, abdominal distension, constipation.

ST 42: chong yang / Surging Yang

Function: Toni!es Stomach and Spleen, calms the mind, removes obstructions from the channel.
Indications: Pain of the upper teeth, redness and swelling of the dorsum of the foot, facial paralysis, muscular atrophy
and motor impairment of the foot.

ST 43: xian gu / Sunken Valley

Function: Eliminates wind and heat, removes obstruction from the channel.
Indications: Facial or general edema, abdominal pain, borborygmus, swelling and pain of the dorsum of the foot.

ST 44: nei ting / Inner Court

Function: Clears heat, eliminates fullness, regulates Qi, stops pain, promotes digestion, eliminates wind from face.
Indications: Toothache, pain in the face, deviation of the mouth, sore throat, epistaxis, gastric pain, acid regurgitation,
dysentery, constipation, swelling and pain of the dorsum of the foot, febrile diseases.

ST 45: li dui / Severe Mouth

Function: Calms the mind, brightens the eye, clears the Heart, relieves retention of food.
Indications: Facial swelling, deviation of the mouth, epistaxis, toothache, sore throat and hoarse voice, abdominal
distension, coldness in the leg and foot, febrile diseases, dream-disturbed sleep, mania.

11. Gallbladder Meridian

Gallbladder Meridian Points

GB 1: tong zi liao / Pupil Bone-Hole

Function: Expels wind-heat, clears !re, brightens the eyes.
Indications: Headaches, redness and pain of the eyes, failing vision, lacrimation, deviation of the eyes and mouth.

GB 2: ting hui / Auditory Convergence

Function: Removes obstructions from the channel, bene!ts the ears, expels exterior wind.
Indications: Deafness, tinnitus, toothache, motor impairment of the temporomandibular joint, mumps, deviation of the
eye and mouth.

GB 3: shang guan / Upper Gate

Function: Frees the channels and quickens the connecting vessels, boosts the hearing.
Indications: Headache, deafness, tinnitus, diplacusis, deviation of the eye and mouth, toothache.

GB 4: han yan / Forehead Fullness

Function: Courses wind, quickens connecting vessels, clears heat, settles fright, relieves pain.
Indications: Migraine, vertigo, tinnitus, pain in the outer canthus, toothache, convulsion, epilepsy.

GB 5: xuan lu / Suspended Skull

Function: Courses wind and quickens the connecting vessels, disperses swelling, relieves pain.
Indications: Migraine, pain in the outer canthus, facial swelling.

GB 6: xuan li / Suspended Tuft

Function: Removes obstructions from the channel, bene!ts the ear.
Indications: Migraine, pain in the outer canthus, tinnitus, frequent sneezing.

GB 7: qu bin / Temporal Hairline Curve

Function: Clears heat and disperses swelling, extinguishes wind and relieves pain.
Indications: Headache, swelling of cheek, trismus, pain in temporal region, infantile convulsion.

GB 8: shuai gu / Valley Lead

Function: Removes obstructions from the channel, bene!ts the ears.
Indications: Migraine, vertigo, vomiting, infantile convulsion.

GB 9: tian chong / Celestial Hub

Function: Removes obstructions from the channel, subdues rising Qi, eliminates interior wind, calms spasms, calms the
mind.
Indications: Headache, epilepsy, swelling and pin of the gums, convulsion.

GB 10: fu bai / Floating White

Function: Courses and disinhibits the Liver and Gallbladder, dissipates wind and frees the connecting vessels.
Indications: Headache, deafness, tinnitus.

GB 11: tou qiao yin / Head Portal Yin

Function: Clears heat and disinhibits Gallbladder channel damp-heat, frees the ears and disinhibits the throat.
Indications: Pain in the head and neck, tinnitus, deafness, pain in the ears.

GB 12: wan gu / Completion Bone

Function: Eliminates wind, calms spasms, subdues rising Qi, calms the mind.
Indications: Headache, insomnia, swelling of the cheek, retro-auricular pain, deviation of eye and mouth, toothache.

GB 13: ben shen / Root Spirit

Function: Calms the mind, eliminates wind, gathers essence to the head, clears the brain.
Indications: Headache, insomnia, vertigo, epilepsy.

GB 14: yang bai / Yang White

Function: Eliminates exterior wind, subdues rising Qi.
Indications: Headache in the frontal region, pain of the orbital ridge, eye pain, vertigo, twitching of the eyelids, ptosis of
the eyelids, lacrimation.

GB 15: tou lin qi / Head Overlooking Tears

Function: Regulates the mind, balances the emotions, clears brain, brightens eyes, frees the nose.
Indications: Headache, vertigo, lacrimation, pain in outer canthus, rhinorrhea, nasal obstruction, manic depression.

GB 16: mu chuang / Eye Window

Function: Courses the channels and connecting vessels, clears head and brightens eyes.
Indications: Headache, vertigo, red and painful eyes, nasal obstruction.

GB 17: zheng ying / Upright Construction

Function: Clears heat and drains the Gallbladder, soothes the sinews and quickens the connecting vessels.
Indications: Migraine, vertigo.

GB 18: cheng ling / Spirit Support

Function: Calms the mind, clears the brain, drains heat, di"uses Lungs, frees portals.
Indications: Headache, vertigo, epistaxis, rhinorrhea, obsessive thoughts and dementia.

GB 19: nao kong / Brain Hollow

Function: Clears the Gallbladder and drains !re, soothes the sinews and quickens the connecting vessels, rouses the brain
and frees the portal.
Indications: Headache, sti"ness of the neck, vertigo, painful eyes, tinnitus, epilepsy.

GB 20: feng chi / Wind Pool

Function: Eliminates wind (interior and exterior), subdues Liver yang, brightens the eyes, bene!ts the ears, clears heat,
clears the brain.
Indications: Headache, vertigo, insomnia, pain and sti"ness of neck, blurred vision, glaucoma, red and painful eyes,
tinnitus, convulsion, epilepsy, infantile convulsion, febrile diseases, common cold, nasal obstruction, rhinorrhea.

GB 21: jian jing / Shoulder Well

Function: Relaxes sinews, promotes lactation, promotes delivery.
Indications: Pain and rigidity of the neck, pain in the shoulder and back, motor impairment of the arm, insu$cient
lactation, mastitis, scrofula, apoplexy, di$cult labor.

GB 22: yuan ye / Armpit Abyss

Function: Loosens the chest and normalizes Qi, soothes the sinews and quickens the connecting vessels.
Indications: Fullness of the chest, swelling of the axillary region, pain in the hypochondriac region, pain and motor
impairment of the arm.

GB 23: zhe jin / Sinew Seat

Function: Courses the Liver and recti!es Qi, calms dyspnea and downbears counter#ow.
Indications: Fullness of the chest, pain in the hypochondriac region, asthma.

GB 24: ri yue / Sun and Moon

Function: Resolves damp-heat, promotes the function of the Gallbladder and Liver.
Indications: Pain in hypochondriac region, vomiting, acid regurgitations, hiccups, jaundice, mastitis.

GB 25: jing men / Capital Gate

Function: Used more for diagnosis than treatment of kidney problems.
Indications: Abdominal distension, borborygmus, diarrhea, pain in lumbar and hypochondriac region.

GB 26: dai mai / Girdling Vessel

Function: Regulates the uterus, resolves damp-heat, regulates the Girdling Vessel.
Indications: Irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, leukorrhea, abdominal pain, hernia, pain in the lumbar and
hypochondriac region.

GB 27: wu shu / Fifth Pivot

Function: Strengthens the lumbar and boosts the Kidneys, courses the Liver and recti!es Qi, treats vaginal discharge.
Indications: Leukorrhea, lower abdominal pain, lumbar pain, hernia, constipation.

GB 28: wei dao / Linking Path

Function: Courses stagnant Qi, recti!es the intestines, leashes the Girdling Vessel.
Indications: Leukorrhea, lower abdominal pain, hernia, prolapse of uterus.

GB 29: ju lido / Squatting Bone-Hole

Function: Removes obstructions from the channel.
Indications: Pain and numbness in the thigh and lumbar region, paralysis, muscular atrophy of the lower limbs.

GB 30: huan tiao / Jumping Round

Function: Removes obstructions from the channel, toni!es Qi and blood, resolves damp-heat.
Indications: Pain of the lumbar region and thigh, muscular atrophy of lower limbs, hemiplegia.

GB 31: feng shi / Wind Market

Function: Expels wind, relaxes sinews, strengthens the bones, relieves itching.
Indications: Pain and soreness in the thigh and lumbar region, paralysis of the lower limbs, beriberi, general pruritus
(swelling of skin).

GB 32: zhong du / Central River

Function: Soothes sinews, quickens the connecting vessels, expels wind and dissipates cold.
Indications: Pain and soreness of the thigh and knee, numbness and weakness of the lower limbs, hemiplegia.

GB 33: (xi) yang guan / (Knee) Yang Joint

Function: Dispels wind and dissipates cold, soothes the sinews, quickens the connecting vessels and relieves pain.
Indications: Swelling and pain of knee, contracture of tendons in popliteal fossa, numbness of leg.

GB 34: yang ling quan / Yang Mound Spring

Function: Promotes the smooth #ow of Liver Qi, resolves damp-heat, removes obstructions from the channel, relaxes the
sinews, subdues rebellious Qi.
Indications: Hemiplegia, weakness, numbness and pain of the lower extremities, swelling and pain of the knee, beriberi,
hypochondriac pain, bitter taste in the mouth, vomiting, jaundice, infantile convulsion.

GB 35: yang liao / Yang Intersection

Function: Relaxes sinews, removes obstructions from the channel, stops pain.
Indications: Fullness of chest and hypochondriac region, muscular atrophy, paralysis of leg.

GB 36: wai qiu / Outer Hill

Function: Removes obstruction from the channel, stops pain.
Indications: Pain in the neck, chest, thigh and hypochondriac region, chills and fever that accompany rabies.

GB 37: guang ming / Bright Light

Function: Brightens the eyes, expels wind, clears heat, conducts !re downwards.
Indications: Pain in the knee, muscular atrophy, motor impairment and pain of the lower extremities, blurring of vision,
ophthalmalgia, night blindness, distending pain in the breast.

GB 38: yang fu / Yang Assistance

Function: Subdues Liver yang, clears heat, resolves damp-heat.
Indications: Migraine, pain of the outer canthus, pain in the axillary region, scrofula, lumbar pain, pain in the chest, pain in
the hypochondriac region and lateral aspect of the lower extremities, malaria.

GB 39: xuan zhong / Suspended Bend

Function: Bene!ts essence, nourishes marrow, eliminates wind, strengthens sinews and bones, clears and cools damp-
heat, bene!ts Liver and Gallbladder.
Indications: Apoplexy, hemiplegia, pain in neck, abdominal distension, pain in hypochondriac region, muscular atrophy of
the lower limbs, spastic pain of the leg, beriberi.

GB 40: qiu xu / Hill Ruins

Function: Promotes the smooth #ow of Liver Qi.
Indications: Pain in the neck, swelling in the axillary region, pain in the hypochondriac region, vomiting, acid regurgitation,
muscular atrophy of the lower limbs, malaria, pain and swelling of the external malleolus.

GB 41: (zu) lin qi / (Foot) Overlooking Tears

Function: Resolves damp-heat, promotes the smooth #ow of Liver Qi, regulates the Girdling Vessel.
Indications: Headache, vertigo, pain of the outer canthus, scrofula, pain in hypochondriac region, distending pain of the
breast, irregular menstruation, pain and swelling of the dorsum of the foot and toe.

GB 42: di wu hui / Earth Five-Fold

Function: Clears the Liver and drains the Gallbladder, brightens the eyes and sharpens hearing.
Indications: Pain of the canthus, tinnitus, distending pain of the breast, swelling and pain of the dorsum of foot.

GB 43: jia xi / Pinched Ravine

Function: Subdues Liver yang, bene!ts the ears, resolves damp-heat.
Indications: Headache, dizziness, vertigo, pain in outer canthus, tinnitus, deafness, swelling of the cheek, pain in
hypochondriac region, distending pain of the breast, febrile diseases.

GB 44: (zu) qiao yin / (Foot) Portal Yin

Function: Subdues Liver yang, bene!ts the eyes, calms the mind.
Indications: Migraine, deafness, tinnitus, ophthalmalgia, dream-disturbed sleep, febrile diseases.

12. Bladder Meridian

Bladder Meridian Points

Note: Some sources number the points along the secondary spinal branch di"erently. The alternative numbering scheme is
provided in parentheses. However, the names of each point remain the same, regardless of the number used.
provided in parentheses. However, the names of each point remain the same, regardless of the number used.

BL 1: jing ming / Bright Eyes

Function: Expels wind, clears heat, brightens the eyes, stops pain, stops itching, stops lacrimation.
Indications: Redness, swelling and pain of the eye, itching of the canthus, lacrimation, night blindness, color blindness,
blurring of vision.

BL 2: zan zhu / Bamboo Gathering

Function: Expels wind, brightens the eyes, soothes the Liver, removes obstructions from the channel, stops pain.
Indications: Headache, blurring or failing of vision, pain in the supraorbital region, lacrimation, redness, swelling and pain
of the eye, twitching of eyelids, glaucoma.

BL 3: mei chong / Eyebrow Ascension

Function: Dispels wind and clears heat, brightens the eyes.
Indications: Headache, giddiness, epilepsy, nasal obstruction.

BL 4: qu chai / Deviating Turn

Function: Discharges heat and opens the portals, clears the head and brightens the eyes.
Indications: Headache, nasal obstruction, epistaxis, blurring and failing of vision.

BL 5: wu chu / Fifth Place

Function: Subdues interior wind, restores consciousness.
Indications: Headache, blurring of vision, epilepsy, convulsion.

BL 6: cheng guan / Light Guard

Function: Clears heat and eliminates vexation, brightens the eyes and opens the portals.
Indications: Headache, blurring of vision, nasal obstruction.

BL 7: tong tian / Celestial Connection

Function: Subdues wind, clears the nose, brightens the eyes, stops convulsions, opens the ori!ces.
Indications: Headache, giddiness, nasal obstruction, epistaxis, rhinorrhea.

BL 8: luo que / Declining Connection

Function: Dissipates wind and clears heat, clears the head and brightens the eyes.
Indications: Dizziness, blurring of vision, tinnitus, mania.

BL 9: yu zhen / Jade Pillow

Function: Dispels wind and quickens connecting vessels, frees the portals and brightens eyes.
Indications: Headache and neck pain, dizziness, ophthalmalgia, nasal obstruction.

BL 10: tian zhu / Celestial Pillar

Function: Expels wind, clears the brain, opens the ori!ces, soothes the sinews, removes obstructions from the channel,
brightens the eyes, invigorates the lower back.
Indications: Headache, nasal obstruction, sore throat, neck rigidity, pain in shoulder and back.

BL 11: da zhu / Great Shuttle

Function: Nourishes blood, expels wind, strengthens bones, soothes sinews, releases exterior.
Indications: Headache, pain in the neck and back, pain and soreness in the scapular region, cough, fever, neck rigidity.

BL 12: feng men / Wind Gate

Function: Expels and prevents exterior wind, releases the exterior, stimulates the Lung dispersing function, regulates
nutritive and defensive Qi.
Indications: Common cold, cough, fever and headache, neck rigidity, backache.

BL 13: fei shu / Lung Transporter

Function: Stimulates the Lung dispersing and descending function, regulates Lung Qi, regulates nutritive and defensive Qi,
toni!es Lung Qi, stops cough, clears heat.
Indications: Cough, asthma, chest pain, spitting of blood, afternoon fever, night sweating.

BL 14: jue yin shu / Absolute Yin Transporter

Function: Regulates the Heart.
Indications: Cough, cardiac pain, palpitations, stu"y chest, vomiting.

BL 15: sin shu / Heart Transporter

Function: Calms the mind, clears heat, stimulates the brain, invigorates blood, nourishes Heart.
Indications: Cardiac pain, panic, loss of memory, palpitation, cough, spitting of blood, nocturnal emission, night sweating,
mania, epilepsy.

BL 16: du shu / Governing Transporter

Function: Regulates the Heart, invigorates blood.
Indications: Cardiac pain, abdominal pain.

BL 17: ge shu / Diaphragm Transporter

Function: Nourishes blood, invigorates blood, opens the chest, removes obstructions from diaphragm, toni!es Qi and
blood, clears heat, calms the mind, paci!es Stomach Qi.
Indications: Vomiting, hiccups, belching, di$culty in swallowing, asthma, cough, spitting of blood, afternoon fever, night
sweating, measles.

BL 18: gan shu / Liver Transporter

Function: Bene!ts Liver and Gallbladder, resolves damp-heat, moves stagnant Qi, bene!ts the eyes, eliminates wind.
Indications: Jaundice, pain in the hypochondriac region, redness of the eye, blurring of vision, night blindness, mental
disorders, epilepsy, backache, spitting of blood, epistaxis.

BL 19: dan shu / Gallbladder Transporter

Function: Resolves damp-heat in Liver and Gallbladder, paci!es Stomach, relaxes diaphragm.
Indications: Jaundice, bitter taste of the mouth, pain in the chest and hypochondriac region, pulmonary tuberculosis,
afternoon fever.

BL 20: pi shu / Spleen Transporter

Function: Toni!es Spleen and Stomach, resolves damp, nourishes blood.
Indications: Epigastric pain, abdominal distension, jaundice, vomiting, diarrhea, dysentery, bloody stools, profuse
menstruation, edema, anorexia, backache.

BL 21: wei shu / Stomach Transporter

Function: Regulates and toni!es Stomach Qi, resolves damp, paci!es the Stomach, relieves retention of food.
Indications: Pain in the chest and hypochondriac and epigastric regions, anorexia, abdominal distension, borborygmus,
diarrhea, nausea, vomiting.

BL 22: san jiao shu / Triple Energizer Transporter

Function: Resolves dampness, opens the water passages, regulates the transformation of #uids in the Lower Energizer.
Indications: Borborygmus, abdominal distension, indigestion, vomiting, diarrhea, dysentery, edema, pain and sti"ness of
the lower back.

BL 23: shen shu / Kidney Transporter

Function: Toni!es the Kidneys and nourishes the Kidney essence, strengthens the lower back, nourishes blood, bene!ts
bones and marrow, resolves damp, strengthens Kidney function of reception of Qi, brightens the eyes, bene!ts the ears.
Indications: Nocturnal emission, impotence, enuresis, irregular menstruation, leukorrhea, low back pain, weakness of the
knee, blurring of vision, dizziness, tinnitus, deafness, edema, asthma, diarrhea.

BL 24: qi hai shu / Sea-of-Qi Transporter

Function: Strengthens lower back, removes obstructions from channel, regulates Qi and blood.
Indications: Lower back pain, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, asthma.

BL 25: da chang shu / Large Intestine Transporter

Function: Promotes the function of the Large Intestine, strengthens the lower back, removes obstructions from the
channel, relieves fullness and swelling.
Indications: Lower back pain, borborygmus, abdominal distension, diarrhea, constipation, pain, muscular atrophy,
numbness and motor impairment of lower extremities, sciatica.

BL 26: quan yuan shu / Origin Pass Transporter

Function: Strengthens the lower back, removes obstructions from the channel.
Indications: Lower back pain, abdominal distension, diarrhea, enuresis, sciatica, frequent urination.

BL 27: xiao chang shu / Small Intestine Transporter

Function: Promotes the function of the Small Intestine, resolves dampness, clears heat, bene!ts urination.
Indications: Lower abdominal pain and distension, dysentery, nocturnal emission, hematuria, enuresis, morbid
leukorrhea, lower back pain, sciatica.

BL 28: pang guang shu / Bladder Transporter

Function: Regulates the Bladder, resolves dampness, clears heat, stops pain, eliminates stagnation, opens the water
passages in the Lower Energizer, strengthens the loins.
Indications: Retention of urine, enuresis, frequent urination, diarrhea, constipation, sti"ness and pain of the lower back.

BL 29: zhong lu shu / Central Backbone Transporter

Function: Strengthens the lumbar spine, warms yang and dissipates cold.
Indications: Dysentery, hernia, sti"ness and pain of the lower pain.

BL 30: bai huan shu / White Ring Transporter

Function: Warms yang, regulates the menses, courses the channel, recti!es the Lower Energizer.
Indications: Enuresis, pain due to hernia, morbid leukorrhea, irregular menstruation, dysuria, cold sensation, pain of
lower back, constipation, tenesmus, prolapse of the rectum.

BL 31: shang liao / Upper Bone-Hole

Function: Regulates the Lower Energizer, toni!es the lumbar region and knees, nourishes Kidneys.
Indications: Lower back pain, dysuria, constipation, irregular menstruation, morbid leukorrhea, prolapse of the uterus.

BL 32: ci liao / Second Bone-Hole

Function: Regulates the Lower Energizer, toni!es lumbar region and knees, nourishes the Kidneys.
Indications: Lower back pain, hernia, irregular menstruation, leukorrhea, dysmenorrhea, nocturnal emission, impotence,
enuresis, dysuria, muscular atrophy, pain, numbness and motor impairment of the lower extremities.

BL 33: zhong liao / Central Bone-Hole

Function: Regulates the Lower Energizer, toni!es the lumbar region and knees, nourishes Kidneys.
Indications: Lower back pain, constipation, diarrhea, dysuria, irregular menstruation, morbid leukorrhea.

BL 34: xia liao / Lower Bone-Hole

Function: Regulates the Lower Energizer, toni!es the lumbar region and knees, nourishes Kidneys.
Indications: Lower back pain, lower abdominal pain, dysuria, constipation, morbid leukorrhea.

BL 35: hui yang / Meeting of Yang

Function: Clears and discharges Lower Energizer damp-heat.
Indications: Dysentery, bloody stools, diarrhea, hemorrhoids, impotence, morbid leukorrhea.

BL 36 (50): cheng fu / Receiving Support

Function: Soothes the sinews and quickens the connecting vessels.
Indications: Pain in the lower back and gluteal region, constipation, muscular atrophy, pain, numbness and motor
impairment of the lower extremities.

BL 37 (51): yin men / Gate of Abundance

Function: Strengthens the lumbar spine, soothes the sinews and quickens the connecting vessels, relieves pain.
Indications: Pain in the lower back and thigh, muscular atrophy, pain, numbness and motor impairment of the lower
extremities, hemiplegia.

BL 38 (52): fu xi / Super!cial Cleft

Function: Soothes the sinews and quickens the connecting vessels, quickens the blood and relieves pain, clears and
disinhibits the Lower Energizer.
Indications: Numbness of the gluteal and femoral regions, contracture of the tendons in the popliteal fossa.

BL 39 (53): wei yang / Outside of the Bend

Function: Opens the water passages in the Lower Energizer, bene!ts the Bladder.
Indications: Sti"ness and pain of the lower back, distension and fullness of the lower abdomen, edema, dysuria, cramp of
the leg and foot.

BL 40 (54): wei zhong / Middle of the Bend

Function: Clears heat, resolves damp, relaxes the sinews, removes obstructions from the channel, cools blood, eliminates
stasis of blood, clears summer heat.
Indications: Lower back pain, motor impairment of the hip joint, contracture of the tendons in the popliteal fossa,
muscular atrophy, pain, numbness and motor impairment of the lower extremities, hemiplegia, abdominal pain,
vomiting, diarrhea, erysipelas.

BL 41 (36): fu fen / Attached Branch

Function: Courses wind and dissipates cold, soothes the sinews and quickens the connecting vessels.
Indications: Sti"ness and pain of the shoulder, back and neck, numbness of the elbow and arm.

BL 42 (37): po hu / Corporeal Soul Door

Function: Stimulates the descending of Lung Qi, regulates Qi, clears heat, stops cough and asthma, subdues rebellious Qi.
Indications: Pulmonary tuberculosis, hemoptysis, cough, asthma, neck rigidity, pain in the shoulder and back.

BL 43 (38): gao huang shu / Vitals (Area below the Heart)

Function: Toni!es Qi, strengthens de!ciency, nourishes essence, nourishes Lung yin, invigorates the mind, stops cough
and calms asthma.
Indications: Pulmonary tuberculosis, cough, asthma, spitting of blood, night sweating, poor memory, nocturnal emission.

BL 44 (39): shen tang / Spirit Hall

Function: Loosens the chest and recti!es Qi, suppresses cough and stabilizes dyspnea, soothes the sinews and quickens
the connecting vessels.
Indications: Asthma, cardiac pain, palpitation, stu"y chest, cough, sti"ness and pain of the back.

BL 45 (40): yi xi / Yi Xi (no translation available)

Function: Resolves the exterior and clears heat, di"uses the Lung and recti!es Qi, frees the channels and quickens the
connecting vessels.
Indications: Cough, asthma, pain of the shoulder and back.

BL 46 (41): ge guan / Diaphragm Pass

Function: None.
Indications: Dysphagia, hiccup, vomiting, belching, pain and sti"ness of the back.

BL 47 (42): hun men / Ethereal Soul Gate

Function: Regulates Liver Qi, roots the ethereal soul.
Indications: Pain in the chest and hypochondriac region, back pain, vomiting, diarrhea.

BL 48 (43): yang gang / Yang Headrope

Function: Clears the Gallbladder and Stomach, transforms damp-heat.
Indications: Borborygmus, abdominal pain, diarrhea, pain in the hypochondriac region, jaundice.

BL 49 (44): yi she / Re#ection Abode

Function: Toni!es the Spleen, stimulates memory and concentration.
Indications: Abdominal distension, borborygmus, vomiting, diarrhea, di$culty in swallowing.

BL 50 (45): wei cang / Stomach Granary

Function: Harmonizes the Stomach and transforms damp, recti!es Qi and disinhibits the center.
Indications: Abdominal distension, pain in the epigastric region and back, infantile indigestion.

BL 51 (46): huang men / Vitals Gate

Function: Regulates the Triple Energizer, ensures the smooth spread of the Triple Energizer Qi to the Heart region.
Indications: Abdominal pain, constipation, abdominal mass.

BL 52 (47): zhi shi / Will Chamber

Function: Toni!es the Kidneys, strengthens the back, reinforces the will power.
Indications: Nocturnal emission, impotence, enuresis, frequency of urination, dysuria, irregular menstruation, pain in the
back and knee, edema.

BL 53 (48): bao huang / Bladder Vitals

Function: Opens the water passages in the Lower Energizer, stimulates the transformation and excretion of #uids.
Indications: Borborygmus, abdominal distension, pain in the lower back, anuria.

BL 54 (49): zhi bian / Sequential Limit

Function: Relaxes the sinews, invigorates blood, clears heat, removes obstructions from the channel.
Indications: Pain in the lumbosacral region, muscular atrophy, motor impairment of the lower extremities, dysuria,
swelling around external genitalia, hemorrhoids, constipations, beriberi.

BL 55: he yang / Yang Union

Function: Strengthens the lumbus and boosts the Kidney, soothes the sinews and quickens the connecting vessels,
regulates the Penetrating and Conception vessels.
Indications: Lower back pain, pain and paralysis of the lower extremities.

BL 56: cheng jin / Sinew Support

Function: Soothes the sinews and quickens the connecting vessels.
Indications: Spasm of the gastrocnemius muscle, hemorrhoids, acute lower back pain.

BL 57: cheng shan / Mountain Support

Function: Relaxes the sinews, invigorates blood, clears heat, removes obstructions from the channel.
Indications: Lower back pain, spasm of the gastrocnemius, hemorrhoids, constipation, beriberi.

BL 58: fei yang / Taking Flight

Function: Removes obstructions from the channel, strengthens the Kidneys.
Indications: Headache, blurring of vision, nasal obstruction, epistaxis, back pain, hemorrhoids, weakness of the leg.

BL 59: fu yang / Instep Yang

Function: Removes obstructions from the channel, invigorates the Yang Motility Vessel, strengthens the back.
Indications: Heavy sensation of the head, headache, lower back pain, redness and swelling of the external malleolus,
paralysis of the lower extremities.

BL 60: kun lun / Kunlun Mountains

Function: Expels wind, removes obstructions from the channel, relaxes the sinews, clears heat, invigorates blood,
strengthens the back.
Indications: Headache, blurring of vision, neck rigidity, epistaxis, pain in the shoulder, back and arm, swelling and pain of
the hell, di$cult labor, epilepsy.

BL 61: pu can / Subservient Visitor

Function: Frees channels and quickens the connecting vessels, disperses swelling, relieves pain.
Indications: Muscular atrophy and weakness of the lower extremities, pain in the heel.

BL 62: shen mai / Extending Vessel

Function: Removes obstructions from the channel, bene!ts the eyes, relaxes the sinews, opens the Yang Motility Vessel,
clears the mind, eliminates interior wind.
Indications: Epilepsy, mania, headache, dizziness, insomnia, backache, aching of the leg.

BL 63: jin men / Metal Gate

Function: Soothes the sinews and quickens connecting vessels, opens portals, quiets the spirit.
Indications: Mania, epilepsy, infantile convulsion, backache, pain in the external malleolus, motor impairment and pain of
the lower extremities.

BL 64: jing gu / Capital Bone

Function: Frees the channels and quickens the connecting vessels, quiets the Heart and spirit, dissipates wind and clears
heat.
Indications: Headache, neck rigidity, pain in the lower back and thigh, epilepsy.

BL 65: shu gu / Bundle Bone

Function: Removes obstructions from the channel, clears heat, eliminates wind.
Indications: Mania, headache, neck rigidity, blurring of vision, backache, pain in the lower extremities.

BL 66: tong gu / Valley Passage

Function: Clears heat, removes obstructions from the channel, eliminates wind.
Indications: Headache, neck rigidity, blurring of vision, epistaxis, mania.

BL 67: zhi yin / Reaching Yin

Function: Eliminates wind, removes obstructions from the channel, invigorates blood, clears eyes.
Indications: Headache, nasal obstruction, epistaxis, ophthalmalgia, malposition of fetus, di$cult labor, retention of
afterbirth, feverish sensation in the sole.

The 2 Major Extraordinary Vessels

1. Conception Vessel

Conception Vessel Meridian Points

CV 1: hui yin / Meeting of Yin

Function: Nourishes yin, bene!ts essence, promotes resuscitation, resolves damp-heat.
Indications: Vaginitis, retention of urine, hemorrhoids, nocturnal emission, enuresis, irregular menstruation, mental
disorders.

CV 2: qu gu / Curved Bone
Function: Warms yang and supplements Kidney, regulates menses and stops vaginal discharge.
Indications: Retention and dribbling of urine, enuresis, nocturnal emission, impotence, morbid leukorrhea, irregular
menstruation, dysmenorrhea, hernia.

CV 3: zhong ji / Central Pole

Function: Resolves damp-heat, promotes the Bladder function of Qi transformation, clears heat.
Indications: Enuresis, nocturnal emission, impotence, hernia, uterine bleeding, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea,
morbid leukorrhea, frequency of urination, retention of urine, pain in the lower abdominal, prolapse of the uterus,
vaginitis.

CV 4: guan yuan / Origin Pass

Function: Nourishes blood and yin, strengthens yang, regulates the uterus, bene!ts original Qi, toni!es the Kidneys, calms
the mind, roots the ethereal soul.
Indications: Enuresis, nocturnal emission, frequency of urination, retention of urine, hernia, dysmenorrhea, uterine
bleeding, irregular menstruation, morbid leukorrhea, lower abdominal pain, prolapse of the rectum, postpartum
hemorrhage, indigestion, diarrhea, #accid type apoplexy.

CV 5: shi men / Stone Gate

Function: Strengthens original Qi, promotes the transformation and excretion of #uids in the Lower Energizer, opens
water passages.
Indications: Abdominal pain, diarrhea, edema, hernia, anuria, enuresis, uterine bleeding, amenorrhea, morbid leukorrhea,
postpartum hemorrhage.

CV 6: qi hai / Sea of Qi
Function: Toni!es Qi and yang, regulates qi, toni!es original Qi, resolves dampness.
Indications: Abdominal pain, enuresis, nocturnal emission, impotence, hernia, edema, asthma, diarrhea, dysentery,
uterine bleeding, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, morbid leukorrhea, amenorrhea, postpartum hemorrhage,
constipation, #accid type apoplexy.

CV 7: yin jiao / Yin Intersection

Function: Nourishes yin, regulates the uterus.
Indications: Abdominal distension, edema, hernia, irregular menstruation, uterine bleeding, morbid leukorrhea, pruritus
vulvae, postpartum hemorrhage, abdominal pain around the umbilicus.

CV 8: shen que / Spirit Tower Gate

Function: Rescues yang, strengthens the Spleen, toni!es original Qi, warms and frees the original yang, opens the portals
and restores consciousness, moves gastrointestinal Qi, transforms cold-damp accumulating stagnations.
Indications: Abdominal pain, borborygmus, #accid type of apoplexy, prolapse of the rectum, unchecked diarrhea.

CV 9: shui fen / Water Divide

Function: Moves Spleen and disinhibits water-damp.
Indications: Promotes the transformation of #uids, controls the water passages.

CV 10: xia guan / Lower Venter

Function: Promotes the descending of Stomach Qi, relieves stagnation of food, toni!es Spleen.
Indications: Epigastric pain, abdominal pain, borborygmus, indigestion, vomiting, diarrhea.

CV 11: jian li / Interior Strengthening

Function: Promotes digestion in the Stomach, stimulates the descending of Stomach Qi.
Indications: Stomach ache, vomiting, edema, abdominal distension, borborygmus, anorexia.

CV 12: zhong guan / Central Venter

Function: Toni!es Stomach and Spleen, resolves dampness, regulates Stomach Qi.
Indications: Stomach ache, abdominal distension, borborygmus, nausea, vomiting, acid regurgitation, diarrhea, dysentery,
jaundice, indigestion, insomnia.

CV 13: shang guan / Upper Venter

Function: Subdues rebellious Stomach Qi.
Indications: Stomach ache, abdominal distension, nausea, vomiting, epilepsy, insomnia.

CV 14: ji que / Great Tower Gate

Function: Subdues rebellious Stomach Qi, calms the mind, clears the Heart.
Indications: Pain in cardiac region and chest, nausea, acid regurgitation, di$culty in swallowing, vomiting, mental
disorders, epilepsy, palpitations.

CV 15: jiu wei / Turtledove Tail

Function: Calms the mind, bene!ts original Qi.
Indications: Pain in the cardiac region and the chest, nausea, mental disorders, epilepsy, palpitations, di$culty
swallowing, itchy skin on abdomen.

CV 16: zhong ting / Central Palace

Function: Loosens the chest and recti!es Qi, downbears counter#ow and harmonizes the center.
Indications: Distension and fullness in the chest and intercostal region, hiccups, nausea, anorexia.

CV 17: shan zhong / Chest Center

Function: Toni!es Qi, regulates Qi, dispels fullness from the chest, clears the Lungs, resolves phlegm, bene!ts the
diaphragm and the breasts.
Indications: Asthma, pain in the chest, fullness in the chest, palpitation, insu$cient lactation, hiccups, di$culty in
swallowing.

CV 18: yu tang / Jade Hall

Function: Loosens the chest and recti!es Qi, suppresses cough and dispels phlegm.
Indications: Pain in the chest, cough, asthma, vomiting.

CV 19: zi gong / Purple Palace

Function: Loosens the chest and recti!es Qi, suppresses cough and disinhibits the throat.
Indications: Pain in the chest, cough, asthma.

CV 20: hua gai / Florid Canopy

Function: Loosens the chest, disinhibits the diaphragm, clears the Lung and stops cough.
Indications: Fullness and pain in the chest and intercostal region, cough, asthma.

CV 21: xuan ji / Jade Pivot

Function: Loosens the chest and recti!es Qi, suppresses cough and downbears counter#ow.
Indications: Pain in the chest, cough, asthma.

CV 22: tian tu / Celestial Chimney

Function: Stimulates the descending of Lung Qi, resolves phlegm, clears heat, stops cough, bene!ts the throat, soothes
asthma.
Indications: Asthma, cough, sore throat, dry throat, hiccups, sudden hoarseness of the voice, di$culty in swallowing,
goiter.

CV 23: lian quan / Ridge Spring

Function: Dispels interior wind, promotes speech, clears !re, resolves phlegm, subdues rebellious Qi.
Indications: Swelling and pain of the subglossal region, salivation with glossoplegia, aphasia with sti"ness of tongue by
apoplexy, sudden hoarseness of the voice, di$culty swallowing.

CV 24: cheng jiang / Sauce Receptacle

Function: Expels exterior wind.
Indications: Facial pu$ness, swelling of the gums, toothache, salivation, mental disorders, deviation of the eyes and
mouth.

2. Governing Vessel

Governing Vessel Meridian Points

GV 1: chang qiang / Long Strong

Function: Regulates Governing and Conception vessels, resolves damp-heat, calms the mind.
Indications: Diarrhea, bloody stools, hemorrhoids, prolapse of the rectum, constipation, pain in the lower back, epilepsy.

GV 2: yao shu / Lumbar Transporter

Function: Extinguishes interior wind, calms spasms and convulsions, strengthens lower back.
Indications: Irregular menstruation, pain and sti"ness of the lower back, hemorrhoids, muscular atrophy of the lower
extremities, epilepsy.

GV 3: (yao) yang guan / (Lumbar) Yang Pass

Function: Strengthens the lower back, toni!es yang, strengthens the legs.
Indications: Irregular menstruation, nocturnal emission, impotence, pain in the lumbosacral region, muscular atrophy,
motor impairment, numbness and pain of the lower extremities, epilepsy.

GV 4: mung men / Life Gate

Function: Toni!es Kidney yang, nourishes original Qi, warms gate of vitality, expels cold, strengthens the lower back,
bene!ts essence.
Indications: Sti"ness of the back, lumbago, impotence, nocturnal emission, indigestion, irregular menstruation, diarrhea,
leukorrhea.

GV 5: xuan shu / Suspended Pivot

Function: Forti!es the Spleen and harmonizes the Stomach, strengthens the lumbar and knees.
Indications: Pain and sti"ness of the lower back, diarrhea, indigestion.

GV 6: ji zhong / Spinal Center

Function: Forti!es the Spleen and disinhibits damp, supplements the Kidneys and stems desertion, strengthens the
lumbar.
Indications: Pain in the epigastric region, diarrhea, jaundice epilepsy, sti"ness and pain of the back.

GV 7: zhong shu / Central Pivot

Function: Supplements the Kidneys and strengthens the lumbar, harmonizes the Stomach and relieves pain.
Indications: Pain in the epigastric region, lower back pain, sti"ness of the back.

GV 8: jin suo / Sinew Contraction

Function: Relaxes the sinews, eliminates interior wind.
Indications: Epilepsy, sti"ness of the back, gastric pain.

GV 9: zhi yang / Extremity of Yang

Function: Regulates Liver and Gallbladder, moves Qi, opens chest and diaphragm, resolves damp-heat.
Indications: Jaundice, cough, asthma, sti"ness of the back, pain in the chest and back.

GV 10: ling tai / Spirit Tower

Function: Di"uses the Lung and suppresses cough, frees the channels and quickens the connecting vessel.
Indications: Cough, asthma, furuncles, back pain, neck rigidity.

GV 11: shen dao / Spirit Path

Function: Regulates the Heart, calms the mind.
Indications: Poor memory, anxiety, palpitation, pain and sti"ness of the back, cough, cardiac pain.

GV 12: shen zhu / Body Pillar

Function: Eliminates interior wind, calms spasms, toni!es Lung Qi, strengthens the body.
Indications: Cough, asthma, epilepsy, pain and sti"ness of the back, furuncles.

GV 13: tao dao / Kiln Path

Function: Sti"ness of the back, headache, malaria, febrile diseases.
Indications: Clears heat, releases the exterior, regulates the Lesser Yang.

GV 14: da zhui / Great Hammer

Function: Clears heat, releases the exterior, expels wind, regulates nutritive and defensive Qi, clears the mind, toni!es the
yang.
Indications: Neck pain and rigidity, malaria, febrile diseases, epilepsy, afternoon fever, cough, asthma, common cold, back
sti"ness.

GV 15: ya men / Mute’s Gate

Function: Clears the mind, stimulates speech.
Indications: Mental disorders, epilepsy, deafness and mute, sudden hoarseness of voice, apoplexy, sti"ness of the tongue
and aphasia, occipital headache, neck rigidity.

GV 16: feng fu / Wind Mansion

Function: Eliminates wind, clears the mind, bene!ts the brain.
Indications: Headache, neck rigidity, blurring of vision, epistaxis, sore throat, post-apoplexy, aphasia, hemiplegia, mental
disorders.

GV 17: nao hu / Brain’s Door

Function: Eliminates wind, bene!ts the brain, clears the mind.
 Indications: Epilepsy, dizziness, pain and sti"ness of the neck.

GV 18: qiang jian / Unyielding Space

Function: Calms the Liver and extinguishes wind, soothes the sinews and quickens the connecting vessel.
Indications: Headache, neck rigidity, blurring of vision, mania.

GV 19: hou ding / Behind the Vertex

Function: Calms the mind.
Indications: Headache, vertigo, epilepsy, mania.

GV 20: bai hui / Hundred Convergences

Function: Clears the mind, lifts the spirits, toni!es yang, strengthens the ascending function of the Spleen, eliminates
interior wind, promotes resuscitation.
Indications: Headache, vertigo, tinnitus, nasal obstruction, aphasia by apoplexy, coma, mental disorders, prolapse of the
rectum and the uterus.

GV 21: qian ding / Before the Vertex

Function: Extinguishes wind and relieves tetany, frees the connecting vessels and disperses swelling, stabilizes the spirit.
Indications: Epilepsy, dizziness, blurring of vision, vertical headache, rhinorrhea.

GV 22: xin hui / Fontanel Meeting

Function: Calms the Liver and extinguishes wind, opens the portals and settles fright.
Indications: Headache, blurring of vision, rhinorrhea, infantile convulsion.

GV 23: shang xing / Upper Star

Function: Opens the nose.
Indications: Headache, ophthalmalgia, epistaxis, rhinorrhea, mental disorders.

GV 24: shen ting / Spirit Court

Function: Calms the mind.
Indications: Epilepsy, anxiety, vertigo, palpitation, insomnia, headache, rhinorrhea.

GV 25: su liao / White Bone-Hole

Function: Discharges heat and opens the portals, returns yang and stems counter#ow.
Indications: Loss of consciousness, nasal obstruction, epistaxis, rhinorrhea, rosacea.

GV 26: shui gou / Water Trough

Function: Promotes resuscitation, bene!ts the lumbar spine.
Indications: Mental disorders, epilepsy, hysteria, infantile convulsion, coma, deviation of the mouth, apoplexy-faint,
trismus, pu$ness of the face, pain and sti"ness of the lower back.

GV 27: dui duan / Extremity of the Mouth

Function: Nourishes yin and clears heat, relieves pain and quiets the spirit.
Indications: Mental disorders, lip twitching, lip sti"ness, pain and swelling of the gums.

GV 28: yin jiao / Gum Intersection

Function: Di"uses the Lung and frees the portals, clears heat and drains !re, brightens the eyes and relieves itching.
Indications: Mental disorders, pain and swelling of the gums, rhinorrhea.

The 6 Minor Extraordinary Vessels

1. Penetrating Vessel

Penetrating Vessel Meridian Points

BL 1: jing ming / Bright Eyes

Function: Expels wind, clears heat, brightens the eyes, stops pain, stops itching, stops lacrimation.
Indications: Redness, swelling and pain of the eye, itching of the canthus, lacrimation, night blindness, color blindness,
blurring of vision.

CV 23: lian quan / Ridge Spring

Function: Dispels interior wind, promotes speech, clears !re, resolves phlegm, subdues rebellious Qi.
Indications: Swelling and pain of the subglossal region, salivation with glossoplegia, aphasia with sti"ness of tongue by
apoplexy, sudden hoarseness of the voice, di$culty swallowing.

KI 27: shu fu / Shu Mansion

Function: Stimulates the Kidney function of reception of Qi, subdues rebellious Qi, stops cough, calms asthma, resolves
phlegm.
Indications: Cough, asthma, chest pain.

KI 21: you men / Dark Gate

Function: Abdominal pain and distension, indigestion, vomiting, diarrhea, nausea, morning sickness.
Indications: Courses the Liver and recti!es Qi, forti!es the Spleen and harmonizes the Stomach, clears abdominal heat.

KI 20: tong gu / Open Valley

Function: Forti!es the Spleen and harmonizes the Stomach, loosens the chest and recti!es Qi.
Indications: Abdominal pain and distension, vomiting, indigestion.

KI 19: yin du / Yin Metropolis

Function: Forti!es the Spleen and harmonizes the Stomach, regulates Qi dynamic and frees abdominal Qi, regulates the
Penetrating and Conception vessels.
Indications: Borborygmus, abdominal pain, epigastric pain, constipation, vomiting.

KI 18: shi guan / Stone Pass

Function: Forti!es the center and harmonizes Stomach, frees intestines and abducts stagnation.
Indications: Vomiting, abdominal pain, constipation, postpartum abdominal pain, sterility.

KI 17: shang qu / Intestine Bend

Function: Forti!es Spleen, disinhibits damp, soothes sinews, quickens the connecting vessel.
Indications: Abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation.

KI 16: huang shu / Vitals

Function: Removes obstructions from the channel, toni!es the Kidneys, bene!ts the Heart.
Indications: Abdominal pain and distention, vomiting, constipation, diarrhea.

ST 25: tian shu / Celestial Pivot

Function: Promotes the function of the Intestines, clears heat, regulates Qi, relieves retention of food.
Indications: Abdominal pain and distension, borborygmus, pain around the umbilicus, constipation, diarrhea, dysentery,
irregular menstruation, edema.

CV 7: yin jiao / Yin Intersection

Function: Nourishes yin, regulates the uterus.
Indications: Abdominal distension, edema, hernia, irregular menstruation, uterine bleeding, morbid leukorrhea, pruritus
vulvae, postpartum hemorrhage, abdominal pain around the umbilicus.

KI 15: zhong zhu / Central Flow

Function: Nourishes the Kidney channel, regulates the Penetrating and Conception vessels, disinhibits the Lower
Energizer.
Indications: Irregular menstruation, abdominal pain, constipation.

KI 14: si man / Fourfold Fullness

Function: Supplements Kidney Qi, regulates the Penetrating and Conception vessels, promotes free #ow through the
waterways.
Indications: Abdominal pain and distension, diarrhea, nocturnal emission, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea,
postpartum abdominal pain.

KI 13: di xue / Qi Hole

Function: Supplements Kidney Qi, regulates the Penetrating and Conception vessels, promotes free #ow through the
waterways.
Indications: Abdominal pain and distension, diarrhea, nocturnal emission, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea,
postpartum abdominal pain.

CV 4: guan yuan / Origin Pass

Function: Nourishes blood and yin, strengthens yang, regulates the uterus, bene!ts original Qi, toni!es the Kidneys, calms
the mind, roots the ethereal soul.
Indications: Enuresis, nocturnal emission, frequency of urination, retention of urine, hernia, dysmenorrhea, uterine
bleeding, irregular menstruation, morbid leukorrhea, lower abdominal pain, prolapse of the rectum, postpartum
hemorrhage, indigestion, diarrhea, #accid type apoplexy.

KI 12: da he / Great Manifestation

Function: Supplements Kidney Qi, regulates the Penetrating and Conception vessels.
Indications: Nocturnal emission, impotence, morbid leukorrhea, pain in the external genitalia, prolapse of uterus.

KI 11: heng gu / Pubic Bone

Function: Boosts the Stomach and disinhibits damp.
Indications: Fullness and pain of the lower abdomen, dysuria, enuresis, nocturnal emission, impotence, pain of genitalia.

ST 30: qi chong / Surging Qi

Function: Regulates Stomach Qi, regulates the Penetrating Vessel, promotes essence, toni!es the sea of nourishment,
regulates blood.
Indications: Abdominal pain, borborygmus, hernia, swelling and pain of the external genitalia, impotence, dysmenorrhea,
irregular menstruation.

CV 1: hui yin / Meeting of Yin

Function: Regulates Stomach Qi, regulates the Penetrating Vessel, promotes essence, toni!es the sea of nourishment,
regulates blood.
Indications: Abdominal pain, borborygmus, hernia, swelling and pain of the external genitalia, impotence, dysmenorrhea,
irregular menstruation.

KI 3: tai xi / Great Ravine

Function: Toni!es the Kidneys, bene!ts essence, strengthens the lower back and knees, regulates the uterus.
Indications: Sore throat, toothache, deafness, tinnitus, dizziness, spitting of blood, asthma, thirst, irregular menstruation,
insomnia, nocturnal emission, impotence, frequency of micturition, pain in the lower back.

LR 3: tai chong / Supreme Surge

Function: Subdues Liver yang, expels interior wind, promotes the smooth #ow of Liver Qi, calms the mind, calms spasms.
Indications: Headache, dizziness and vertigo, insomnia, congestion, swelling and pain of the eye, depression, infantile
convulsion, deviation of mouth, pain in the hypochondriac region, uterine bleeding, hernia, enuresis, retention of urine,
epilepsy, pain in the anterior aspect of the medial malleolus.

KI 1: yong quan / Gushing Spring

Function: Toni!es yin, clears heat, subdues wind, subdues empty-heat, calms the mind, restores consciousness, clears the
brain.
Indications: Headache, blurring of vision, dizziness, sore throat, dryness of tongue, loss of voice, dysuria, infantile
convulsions, feverish sensation in the sole, loss of consciousness.

SP 4: gong sun / Yellow Emperor

Function: Toni!es Stomach and Spleen, regulates the Penetrating Vessel, stops bleeding, dispels fullness, paci!es the
Stomach, removes obstructions, regulates menses.
Indications: Gastric pain, vomiting, abdominal pain and distension, diarrhea, dysentery, borborygmus.

2. Girdling Vessel

Girdling Vessel Meridian Points

GB 26: dai mai / Girdling Vessel

Function: Regulates the uterus, resolves damp-heat, regulates the Girdling Vessel.
Indications: Irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, leukorrhea, abdominal pain, hernia, pain in the lumbar and
hypochondriac region.

GB 27: wu shu / Fifth Pivot

Function: Strengthens the lumbar and boosts the Kidneys, courses the Liver and recti!es Qi, treats vaginal discharge.
Indications: Leukorrhea, lower abdominal pain, lumbar pain, hernia, constipation.

GB 28: wei dao / Linking Path

Function: Courses stagnant Qi, recti!es the intestines, leashes the Girdling Vessel.
Indications: Leukorrhea, lower abdominal pain, hernia, prolapse of uterus.

3. Yin Linking Vessel

Yin Linking Vessel Meridian Points

CV 23: lian quan / Ridge Spring

Function: Dispels interior wind, promotes speech, clears !re, resolves phlegm, subdues rebellious Qi.
Indications: Swelling and pain of the subglossal region, salivation with glossoplegia, aphasia with sti"ness of tongue by
apoplexy, sudden hoarseness of the voice, di$culty swallowing.

CV 22: tian tu / Celestial Chimney

Function: Stimulates the descending of Lung Qi, resolves phlegm, clears heat, stops cough, bene!ts the throat, soothes
asthma.
Indications: Asthma, cough, sore throat, dry throat, hiccups, sudden hoarseness of the voice, di$culty in swallowing,
goiter.

LR 14: qi men / Cycle Gate

Function: Promotes the smooth #ow of Liver Qi, bene!ts the Stomach, cools blood.
Indications: Hypochondriac pain, abdominal distension, hiccups, acid regurgitation, mastitis, depression, febrile diseases.

SP 16: fu ai / Abdominal Lament

Function: Clears heat and disinhibits damp, frees bowel Qi.
Indications: Abdominal pain, indigestion, constipation, dysentery.

SP 15: da heng / Great Horizontal

Function: Strengthens the Spleen and limbs, resolves damp, regulates Qi, stops pain, promotes the function of the Large
Intestine.
Indications: Abdominal pain and distension, diarrhea, dysentery, constipation.

SP 13: ju she / Bowel Abode

Function: Regulates Qi dynamic, soothes the Liver and relieves pain.
Indications: Lower abdominal pain, hernia.

KI 9: zhu bin / Guest House

Function: Calms the mind, toni!es Kidney yin, opens chest, regulates the Yin Linking Vessel.
Indications: Mental disorders, pain in the foot and lower leg, hernia.

4. Yin Motility Vessel

Yin Motility Vessel Meridian Points

BL 1: jing ming / Bright Eyes

Function: Expels wind, clears heat, brightens the eyes, stops pain, stops itching, stops lacrimation.
Indications: Redness, swelling and pain of the eye, itching of the canthus, lacrimation, night blindness, color blindness,
blurring of vision.

KI 8: jiao xin / Intersection Reach

Function: Removes obstructions from the channel, stops abdominal pain, removes masses, regulates menses.
Indications: Irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, uterine bleeding, prolapse of uterus, diarrhea, constipation, pain and
swelling of testes.

KI 6: zhao hai / Shining Sea

Function: Nourishes yin, bene!ts the eyes, calms the mind, invigorates the Yin Motility Vessel, cools the blood, bene!ts
the throat, promotes the function of the uterus, opens the chest, cools heat, calms spirit, bene!ts throat.
Indications: Irregular menstruation, morbid leukorrhea, prolapse of uterus, pruritus vulvae, asthma, frequency of
micturition, urine retention, constipation, epilepsy, insomnia, sore throat.

KI 2: ran gu / Blazing Valley

Function: Clears empty-heat, cools blood, invigorates Yin Motility Vessel.
Indications: Pruritus vulvae, prolapse of uterus, irregular menstruation, nocturnal emission, hemoptysis, thirst, diarrhea,
swelling and pain of the dorsum of foot, acute infantile omphalitis.

5. Yang Linking Vessel

Yang Linking Vessel Meridian Points

GV 15: ya men / Mute’s Gate

Function: Clears the mind, stimulates speech.
Indications: Mental disorders, epilepsy, deafness and mute, sudden hoarseness of voice, apoplexy, sti"ness of the tongue
and aphasia, occipital headache, neck rigidity.

GV 16: feng fu / Wind Mansion

Function: Eliminates wind, clears the mind, bene!ts the brain.
Indications: Headache, neck rigidity, blurring of vision, epistaxis, sore throat, post-apoplexy, aphasia, hemiplegia, mental
disorders.

GB 20: feng chi / Wind Pool

Function: Eliminates wind (interior and exterior), subdues Liver yang, brightens the eyes, bene!ts the ears, clears heat,
clears the brain.
Indications: Headache, vertigo, insomnia, pain and sti"ness of neck, blurred vision, glaucoma, red and painful eyes,
tinnitus, convulsion, epilepsy, infantile convulsion, febrile diseases, common cold, nasal obstruction, rhinorrhea.

GB 19: nao kong / Brain Hollow

Function: Clears the gallbladder and drains !re, soothes the sinews and quickens the connecting vessels, rouses the brain
and frees the portal.
Indications: Headache, vertigo, epistaxis, rhinorrhea, obsessive thoughts, dementia.

GB 18: cheng ling / Spirit Support

Function: Calms the mind, clears the brain, drains heat, di"uses Lungs, frees portals.
Indications: Headache, vertigo, epistaxis, rhinorrhea, obsessive thoughts and dementia.

GB 17: zheng ying / Upright Construction

Function: Clears heat and drains the Gallbladder, soothes the sinews and quickens the connecting vessels.
Indications: Migraine, vertigo.

GB 16: mu chuang / Eye Window

Function: Courses the channels and connecting vessels, clears head and brightens eyes.
Indications: Headache, vertigo, red and painful eyes, nasal obstruction.

GB 15: tou lin qi / Head Overlooking Tears

Function: Regulates the mind, balances the emotions, clears brain, brightens eyes, frees the nose.
Indications: Headache, vertigo, lacrimation, pain in outer canthus, rhinorrhea, nasal obstruction, manic depression.

GB 14: yang bai / Yang White

Function: Eliminates exterior wind, subdues rising Qi.
Indications: Headache in the frontal region, pain of the orbital ridge, eye pain, vertigo, twitching of the eyelids, ptosis of
the eyelids, lacrimation.

GB 13: ben shen / Root Spirit

Function: Calms the mind, eliminates wind, gathers essence to the head, clears the brain.
Indications: Headache, insomnia, vertigo, epilepsy.

ST 8: tou wei / Head Corner

Function: Expels wind, relieves pain, brightens the eyes, relieves dizziness, clears heat.
Indications: Headache, blurring of vision, ophthalmalgia, lacrimation.

GB 21: jian jing / Shoulder Well

Function: Relaxes sinews, promotes lactation, promotes delivery.
Indications: Pain and rigidity of the neck, pain in the shoulder and back, motor impairment of the arm, insu$cient
lactation, mastitis, scrofula, apoplexy, di$cult labor.

TE 15: tian liao / Celestial Bone-Hole

Function: Dispels wind and eliminates damp, frees the channels and quickens the connecting vessels, relieves pain.
Indications: Pain in the shoulder and elbow, sti"ness of the neck.

SI 10: nao shu / Upper Arm Point

Function: Quickens the blood and frees the connecting vessels, soothes the sinews and dissipates binds.
Indications: Swelling of the shoulder, aching and weakness of the shoulder and arm.

GB 35: yang liao / Yang Intersection

Function: Relaxes sinews, removes obstructions from the channel, stops pain.
Indications: Fullness of chest and hypochondriac region, muscular atrophy, paralysis of leg.

BL 63: jin men / Metal Gate

Function: Soothes the sinews and quickens connecting vessels, opens portals, quiets the spirit.
Indications: Mania, epilepsy, infantile convulsion, backache, pain in the external malleolus, motor impairment and pain of
the lower extremities.

6. Yang Motility Vessel

Yang Motility Vessel Meridian Points

GB 20: feng chi / Wind Pool

Function: Eliminates wind (interior and exterior), subdues Liver yang, brightens the eyes, bene!ts the ears, clears heat,
clears the brain.
Indications: Headache, vertigo, insomnia, pain and sti"ness of neck, blurred vision, glaucoma, red and painful eyes,
tinnitus, convulsion, epilepsy, infantile convulsion, febrile diseases, common cold, nasal obstruction, rhinorrhea.

BL 1: jing ming / Bright Eyes

Function: Expels wind, clears heat, brightens the eyes, stops pain, stops itching, stops lacrimation.
Indications: Redness, swelling and pain of the eye, itching of the canthus, lacrimation, night blindness, color blindness,
blurring of vision.

ST 1: cheng qi / Tear Container

Function: Expels wind, brightens the eyes, stops lacrimation.
Indications: Redness, swelling and pain of the eye, lacrimation, night blindness, twitching of eyelids, facial paralysis.

ST 3: ju liao / Great Bone-Hole

Function: Expels wind, removes obstructions from the channel, relieves swellings.
Indications: Facial paralysis, twitching of eyelids, epistaxis, toothache, swelling of lips and cheek.

ST 4: di cang / Earth Granary

Function: Expels wind, removes obstructions from the channel, bene!ts tendons and muscles.
Indications: Deviation of the mouth, salivation, twitching of the eyelids.

LI 16: ju gu / Great Bone

Function: Moves blood locally, removes obstructions from the channel, opens the chest, subdues ascending rebellious Qi,
stimulates the descending of Lung Qi, bene!ts the joints.
Indications: Pain and motor impairment of the upper extremities, pain in the shoulder and back.

LI 15: jian yu / Shoulder Bone

Function: Bene!ts sinews, promotes circulation of Qi in the channels, stops pain, expels wind.
Indications: Pain in the shoulder and arm. Motor impairment of the upper extremities, rubella, scrofula.

SI 10: nao shu / Upper Arm Point

Function: Quickens the blood and frees the connecting vessels, soothes the sinews and dissipates binds.
Indications: Swelling of the shoulder, aching and weakness of the shoulder and arm.

GB 29: ju lido / Squatting Bone-Hole

Function: Removes obstructions from the channel.
Indications: Pain and numbness in the thigh and lumbar region, paralysis, muscular atrophy of the lower limbs.

BL 59: fu yang / Instep Yang

Function: Removes obstructions from the channel, invigorates the Yang Motility Vessel, strengthens the back.
Indications: Heavy sensation of the head, headache, lower back pain, redness and swelling of the external malleolus,
paralysis of the lower extremities.

BL 62: shen mai / Extending Vessel

Function: Removes obstructions from the channel, bene!ts the eyes, relaxes the sinews, opens the Yang Motility Vessel,
clears the mind, eliminates interior wind.
Indications: Epilepsy, mania, headache, dizziness, insomnia, backache, aching of the leg.

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Pericardium
Lung
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Liver
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Small Intestine
Large Intestine
Triple Energizer
Stomach
Gallbladder
Bladder

The 2 Major Extraordinary Vessels

Conception Vessel
Governing Vessel

The 6 Minor Extraordinary Vessels

Penetrating Vessel
Girdling Vessel
Yin Linking Vessel
Yin Motility Vessel
Yang Linking Vessel
Yang Motility Vessel

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