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CAM Location All pts Acupuncture

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LU-1 中府 Zhōngfŭ = Middle Palace   Location: laterosuperior to sternum 1 cun below Lu-2 at level of 1st intercostal space 6 cun lateral to anterior midline  
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LU-2 雲門 (云门) Yúnmén = Cloud Gate   Location: in superior lateral part of anterior thoracic wall superior to coracoid process of scapula in depression of infraclavicular fossa 6 cun lateral to anterior midline  
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LU-3 天府 Tiānfŭ = Palace of Heaven   Location: on medial aspect of upper arm 3 cun below end of axillary fold on radial side of biceps brachii  
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LU-4 俠白 (侠白) Xiábái = Clasping the White   Location: on medial aspect of upper arm 4 cun below anterior end of axillary fold or 5 cun above cubital crease on radial side of biceps brachii  
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LU-5 尺澤 (尺泽) Chĭzé = Cubit Marsh   Location: on cubital crease in depression of radial side of biceps brachii tendon; point is located with elbow slightly flexed  
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LU-6 孔最 Kŏngzuì = Maximum Opening   Location: on palmar aspect of forearm on line joining Lu-9 and Lu-5 7 cun above transverse crease of wrist  
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LU-7 列缺 Lièquē = Broken Sequence   Location: superior to styloid process of radius 1.5 cun above transverse crease of wrist between brachioradialis and tendon of abductor policis longus  
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LU-8 經渠 (经渠) Jīngqú = Channel Gutter   Location: 1 cun above transverse crease of wrist in depression on lateral side of radial artery  
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LU-9 太淵 (太渊) Tàiyuān = Supreme Abyss   Location: at radial end of transverse crease of wrist in depression on lateral side of radial artery  
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LU-10 魚際 (鱼际) Yújì = Fish Border   Location: on radial aspect of midpoint of 1st metacarpal bone on junction of red and white skin of hand  
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LU-11 少商 Shàoshāng = Lesser Shang   Location: on radial side of thumb about 0.1 cun posterior to corner of nail  
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LI-1 商陽 (商阳) Shāngyáng = Lesser Metal   Location: on radial side of index finger about 0.1 cun posterior to corner of nail  
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LI-2 二間 (二间) Èrjiān = Second Space   Location: in depression of radial side of index finger distal to 2nd metacarpophalangeal joint; point located with finger slightly flexed  
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LI-3 三間 (三间) Sānjiān = Third Space   Location: when loose fist is made point is on radial side of index finger in depression proximal to head of 2nd metacarpal bone  
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LI-4 合谷 Hégŭ = Union Valley/Joining Valley   Location: On dorsum of hand between 1st & 2nd metacarpal bones approximately in middle of 2nd metacarpal bone on radial side  
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LI-5 陽溪 (阳溪) Yángxī = Yáng Stream   Location: on radial side of wrist; when thumb is tilted upward it is in depression between tendons of extensor pollicus longus and brevis  
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LI-6 偏歷 (偏历) Piānlì = Veering Passage   Location: with elbow flexed and radial side of arm upward, point is on line connecting LI-5 and LI-11 3 cun above crease of wrist  
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LI-7 温溜 Wēnliū = Warm Flow   Location: with elbow flexed and radial side of arm upward, point is on line connecting LI-5 and LI-11, 5 cun above crease of wrist  
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LI-8 下廉 Xiàlián = Lower Angle   Location: on line joining LI-5 and LI-11 4 cun below cubital crease  
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LI-9 上廉 Shànglián = Upper Angle   Location: on line joining LI-5 and LI-11, 3 cun below cubital crease  
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LI-10 手三里 Shŏusānlĭ = Arm Three Miles   Location: on line joining LI-5 and LI-11, 2 cun below cubital crease  
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LI-11 曲池 Qūchí = Pool at Crook   Location: when elbow is flexed point is in depression at lateral end of transverse cubital crease midway between Lu-5 and lateral epicondyle of humerus  
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LI-12 肘髎 Zhŏuliáo = Elbow Crease   Location: when elbow is flexed point is on lateral side of upper arm 1 cun above LI-11 on border of humerus  
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LI-13 手五里 Shŏuwŭlĭ = Arm Five Miles   Location: on lateral side of upper arm on line connecting LI-11 and LI-15, 3 cun above LI-11  
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LI-14 臂臑 Bìnào = Upper Arm   Location: on lateral side of upper arm on line connecting LI-11 and LI-15, 7 cun above LI-11 at insertion of deltoid muscle  
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LI-15 肩髃 Jiānyú = Shoulder Bone   Location: antero-inferior to acromion on upper portion of deltoid muscle; when arm is in full abduction point is in depression appearing at anterior border of acromioclavicular joint  
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LI-16 巨骨 Jùgŭ = Great Bone   Location: in upper aspect of shoulder in depression between acromial extremity of clavicle and scapular spine  
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LI-17 天鼎 Tiāndĭng = Heaven’s Tripod   Location: on lateral side of neck at posterior border of SCM muscle beside laryngeal protuberance at midpoint of line connecting LI-18 and ST-12  
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LI-18 扶突 Fútú = Support Prominence   Location: on lateral side of neck, level with tip of Adam’s Apple between sternal and clavicular heads of SCM muscle  
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LI-19 口禾髎 Kŏuhéliáo = Mouth Grain Crevice   Location: right below lateral margin of nostril level with Du-26  
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LI-20 迎香 Yíngxiāng = Welcome Fragrance   Location: in nasolabial groove at level of midpoint of lateral border of ala nasi  
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ST-1 承泣 Chéngqì = Container of Tears   Location: with eyes looking straight forward, point is directly below pupil between eyeball and infraorbital ridge  
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ST-2 四白 Sìbái = Four Whites   Location: directly below pupil in depression at infraorbital foramen  
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ST-3 巨髎 Jùliáo = Great Crevice   Location: directly below pupil at level of lower border of ala nasi on lateral side of nasolabial groove  
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ST-4 地倉 (地仓) Dìcāng = Earth Granary   Location: lateral to corner of mouth directly below pupil  
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ST-5 大迎 Dàyíng = Great Welcome   Location: anterior to angle of mandible on anterior border of attached portion of masseter where pulsation of facial artery is palpable in groove-like depression appearing when cheek is bulged  
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ST-6 頰車 (颊车) Jiáchē = Jaw Bone   Location: one finger breadth (middle finger) anterior & superior to lower angle of mandible where masseter is prominent when teeth are clenched & depressive when it is pressed  
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ST-7 下關 (下关) Xiàguān = Below Joint   Location: on face anterior to ear in depression between zygomatic arch and mandibular notch; point is located with mouth closed  
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ST-8 頭維 (头维) Tóuwéi = Head’s Binding   Location: on lateral side of head, 0.5 cun above anterior hairline at corner of forehead & 4.5 cun lateral to midline of head  
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ST-9 人迎 Rényíng = Man’s Welcome   Location: level with tip of Adam’s Apple where pulsation of common carotid artery is palpable on anterior border of SCM muscle  
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ST-10 水突 Shuĭtú = Water Prominence   Location: at midpoint of line joining ST-9 and ST-11 on anterior border of SCM muscle  
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ST-11 氣舍 (气舍) Qìshè = Abode of Qi   Location: at superior border of sternal extremity of clavicle between sternal head and clavicular head of SCM muscle  
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ST-12 缺盆 Quēpén = Empty Basin   Location: in midpoint of supraclavicular fossa 4 cun lateral to anterior midline  
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ST-13 氣戶 (气户) Qìhù = Qi Door   Location: at lower border of middle of clavicle 4 cun lateral to anterior midline  
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ST-14 庫房 (库房) Kùfáng = Storehouse   Location: in 1st intercostal space 4 cun lateral to anterior midline  
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ST-15 屋翳 Wūyì = Room Screen   Location: in 2nd intercostal space 4 cun lateral to anterior midline  
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ST-16 膺窗 Yīngchuāng = Breast Window   Location: in 3rd intercostal space 4 cun lateral to anterior midline  
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ST-17 乳中 Rŭzhōng = Middle of Breast   Location: in 4th intercostal space, in center of nipple, 4 cun lateral to anterior midline  
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ST-18 乳根 Rŭgēn = Root of Breast   Location: on chest directly below nipple, on lower border of breast, in 5th intercostal space 4 cun lateral to anterior midline  
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ST-19 不容 Bùróng = Not Contained   Location: 6 cun above umbilicus 2 cun lateral to Ren-14  
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ST-20 承滿 (承满) Chéngmăn = Supporting Fullness   Location: 5 cun above umbilicus 2 cun lateral to Ren-13  
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ST-21 梁門 (梁门) Liángmén = Beam Gate   Location: 4 cun above umbilicus 2 cun lateral to Ren-12  
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ST-22 關門 (关门) Guānmén = Pass Gate   Location: 3 cun above umbilicus 2 cun lateral to Ren-11  
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ST-23 太乙 Tàiyĭ = Supreme Unity   Location: 2 cun above umbilicus 2 cun lateral to Ren-10  
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ST-24 滑肉門 (滑肉门) Huáròumén = Slippery Flesh Gate   Location: 1 cun above umbilicus 2 cun lateral to Ren-9  
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ST-25 天樞 (天枢) Tiānshū = Heaven’s Pivot   Location: 2 cun lateral to center of umbilicus  
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ST-26 外陵 Wàilíng = Outer Mound   Location: 1 cun below umbilicus 2 cun lateral to Ren-7  
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ST-27 大巨 Dàjù = Big Great   Location: 2 cun below umbilicus 2 cun lateral to Ren-5  
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ST-28 水道 Shuĭdào = Water Passage   Location: 3 cun below umbilicus 2 cun lateral to Ren-4  
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ST-29 歸來 (归来) Guīlái = Return   Location: 4 cun below umbilicus 2 cun lateral to Ren-3  
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ST-30 氣衝 (气冲) Qìchōng = Rushing Qi   Location: 5 cun below umbilicus 2 cun lateral to Ren-2  
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ST-31 髀關 (髀关) Bìguān = Thigh Gate   Location: on anterior side of thigh on line connecting ASIS and laterosuperior corner of patella on level of inferior pubis symphasis when thigh is fixed in depression lateral to Sartorius  
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ST-32 伏兔 Fútù = Crouching Rabbit   Location: on line connecting ASIS and lateral border of patella 6 cun above laterosuperior border of patella  
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ST-33 陰市 (阴市) Yīnshì = Yin Market   Location: when knee is flexed point is 3 cun above laterosuperior border of patella on line joining ASIS and laterosuperior border of patella  
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ST-34 梁丘 Liángqiū = Ridge Mound   Location: when knee is flexed point is 2 cun above laterosuperior border of patella  
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ST-35 犢鼻 (犊鼻) Dúbí = Calf’s Nose   Location: when knee is flexed point is at lower border of patella in depression lateral to patellar ligament  
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ST-36 足三里 Zúsānlĭ = Leg Three Mile   Location: 3 cun below St-35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of tibia  
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ST-37 上巨虛 (上巨虚) Shàngjùxū = Upper Great Void   Location: 6 cun below St-35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of tibia  
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ST-38 條口 (条口) Tiáokŏu = Lines Opening   Location: 8 cun below St-35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of tibia  
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ST-39 下巨虛 (下巨虚) Xiàjùxū = Lower Great Void   Location: 9 cun below St-35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of tibia  
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ST-40 豐隆 (丰隆) Fēnglóng = Abundant Bulge   Location: 8 cun superior to tip of external malleolus, lateral to St-38 about 2 finger breadth (middle finger) lateral to anterior border of tibia  
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ST-41 解溪 Jiĕxī = Stream Divide   Location: on dorsum of foot at midpoint of transverse crease of ankle joint in depression between tendons of extensor digitorum longus and hallucis longus approximately at level of tip of external malleolus  
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ST-42 衝陽 (冲阳) Chōngyáng = Rushing Yang   Location: on dome of instep of foot between tendons of long extensor muscle of great toe and long extensor muscle of toes where pulsation of dorsal artery of foot is palpable  
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ST-43 陷谷 Xiàngŭ = Sunken Valley   Location: in depression distal to junction of 2nd and 3rd metatarsal bones  
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ST-44 內庭 (内庭) Nèitíng = Inner Courtyard   Location: proximal to web margin between 2nd and 3rd toes in depression distal and lateral to 2nd metatarsodigital joint  
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ST-45 厲兌 (厉兑) Lìduì = Strict Exchange   Location: on lateral side of 2nd toe 0.1 cun posterior to corner of nail  
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SP-1 隱白 (隐白) Yĭnbái = Hidden White   Location: on medial side of great toe 0.1 cun posterior to corner of nail  
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SP-2 大都 Dàdū = Great Metropolis   Location: on medial side of great toe distal and inferior to 1st metatarsodigital joint in depression of junction of red and white skin  
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SP-3 太白 Tàibái = Supreme White   Location: proximal and inferior to 1st metatarsophalangeal joint in depression of junction of red and white skin  
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SP-4 公孫 (公孙) Gōngsūn = Grandfather Grandson   Location: in depression distal and inferior to base of 1st metatarsal bone at junction of red and white skin  
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SP-5 商丘 Shāngqiū = Metal Mound   Location: in depression distal and inferior to medial malleolus midway between tuberosity of navicular bone and tip of medial malleolus  
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SP-6 三陰交 (三阴交) Sānyīnjiāo = Three Yin Intersection   Location: 3 cun directly above tip of medial malleolus posterior to medial border of tibia  
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SP-7 漏谷 Lòugŭ = Dripping Valley   Location: 6 cun from tip of medial malleolus on line connecting tip of medial malleolus and Sp-9 posterior to medial border of tibia  
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SP-8 地機 (地机) Dìjī = Earth Pivot   Location: 3 cun below Sp-9 on line connecting tip of medial malleolus and Sp-9  
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SP-9 陰陵泉 (阴陵泉) Yīnlíngquán = Yin Mound Spring   Location: on lower border of medial condyle of tibia in depression posterior and inferior to medial condyle of tibia  
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SP-10 血海 Xuèhăi = Sea of Blood   Location: when knee is flexed point is 2 cun above mediosuperior border of patella on bulge of medial portion of quadriceps femoris  
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SP-11 箕門 (箕门) Jīmén = Winnowing Gate   Location: 6 cun above Sp-10 on line drawn from Sp-10 to Sp-12  
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SP-12 衝門 (冲门) Chōngmén = Rushing Gate   Location: superior to lateral end of inguinal groove lateral to pulsating femoral artery at level of upper border of pubis symphasis, 3.5 cun lateral to Ren-2  
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SP-13 府舍 Fŭshè = Abode of Fu   Location: 4 cun below center of umbilicus 0.7 cun superior to Sp-12, 4 cun lateral to anterior midline  
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SP-14 腹結 (腹结) Fùjié = Abdomen Knot   Location: 1.3 cun below Sp-15, 4 cun lateral to anterior midline, on lateral side of rectus abdominis  
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SP-15 大橫 (大横) Dàhéng = Great Horizontal   Location: 4 cun lateral to center of umbilicus lateral to rectus abdominis  
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SP-16 腹哀 Fùāi = Abdomen Sorrow   Location: 3 cun above center of umbilicus, 4 cun lateral to anterior midline  
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SP-17 食竇 (食窦) Shídòu = Food Cavity   Location: in 5th intercostal space 6 cun lateral to anterior midline  
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SP-18 天溪 Tiānxī = Heavenly Stream   Location: in 4th intercostal space 6 cun lateral to anterior midline  
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SP-19 胸鄉 (胸乡) Xiōngxiāng = Chest Village   Location: in 3rd intercostal space 6 cun lateral to anterior midline  
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SP-20 周榮 (周荣) Zhōuróng = Encircling Glory   Location: in 2nd intercostal space 6 cun lateral to anterior midline  
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SP-21 大包 Dàbāo = Great Wrapping   Location: on lateral side of chest on middle axillary line in 6th intercostal space  
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HT-1 極泉 (极泉) Jíquán = Summit Spring   Location: when upper arm is abducted point is in center of axilla on medial side of axillary artery  
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HT-2 青靈 (青灵) Qīnglíng = Green Spirit   Location: when elbow is flexed point is 3 cun above medial end of transverse cubital crease in groove medial to biceps brachii  
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HT-3 少海 Shàohăi = Lesser Sea   Location: with elbow flexed, at midpoint of line connecting medial end of cubital crease and medial epicondyle of humerus  
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HT-4 靈道 (灵道) Língdào = Spirit Path   Location: when palm faces upward point is on radial side of tendon of flexor carpi ulnaris, 1.5 cun above transverse crease of wrist  
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HT-5 通里 Tōnglĭ = Penetrating the Interior   Location: when palm faces upward point is on radial side of tendon of flexor carpi ulnaris, 1 cun above transverse crease of wrist  
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HT-6 陰郄 (阴郄) Yīnxī = Yin Cleft   Location: when palm faces upward point is on radial side of tendon of flexor carpi ulnaris, 0.5 cun above transverse crease of wrist  
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HT-7 神門 (神门) Shénmén = Spirit Gate   Location: at ulnar end of transverse crease of wrist in depression on radial side of tendon of flexor carpi ulnaris  
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HT-8 少府 Shàofŭ = Lesser Palace   Location: when palm faces upward, point is between 4th and 5th metacarpal bones; when fist is made point is where tip of little finger rests  
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HT-9 少衝 (少冲) Shàochōng = Lesser Rushing   Location: on radial side of little finger about 0.1 cun from corner of nail  
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SI-1 少澤 (少泽) Shàozé = Lesser Marsh   Location: On ulnar side of little finger about 0.1 cun from corner of nail  
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SI-2 前谷 Qiángŭ = Front Valley   Location: when loose fist is made point is on ulnar end of crease in front of metacarpophalangeal joint of little finger at junction of red and white skin  
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SI-3 後豁 (后溪) Hòuxī = Back Stream   Location: when loose fist is made point is on ulnar end of distal palmar crease proximal to 5th metacarpophalangeal joint at end of transverse crease and junction of red and white skin  
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SI-4 腕骨 Wàngŭ = Wrist Bone   Location: on ulnar side of palm in depression between base of 5th metacarpal bone and hamate bone  
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SI-5 陽谷 (阳谷) Yánggŭ = Yang Valley   Location: at ulnar end of transverse crease on dorsal aspect of wrist in depression between styloid process of ulna and triquetral bone  
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SI-6 養老 (养老) Yănglăo = Support Aged   Location: dorsal to head of ulna; when palm face chest point is in bonny cleft on radial side of styloid process of ulna  
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SI-7 支正 Zhīzhèng = Branch of the Upright   Location: on line joining SI-5 and SI-8 5 cun proximal to dorsal crease of wrist  
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SI-8 小海 Xiăohăi = Small Sea   Location: when elbow is flexed point is located in depression between olecranon of ulna and medial epicondyle of humerus  
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SI-9 肩真 Jiānzhēn = True Shoulder   Location: posterior and inferior to shoulder joint; when arm is adducted point is 1 cun above posterior end of axillary fold  
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SI-10 臑俞 Nāoshū = Upper Arm Shu   Location: when arm is adducted, point is directly above posterior end of axillary fold in depression inferior to scapular spine  
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SI-11 天宗 Tiānzōng = Heavenly Gathering   Location: on scapula in depression of center of subscapular fossa and at level of 4th thoracic vertebra  
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SI-12 秉風 (秉风) Bĭngfēng = Grasping Wind   Location: in center of suprascapular fossa directly above SI-11; when arm is lifted point is at site of depression  
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SI-13 曲垣 Qūyuán = Crooked Wall   Location: on medial extremity of suprascapular fossa about midway between SI-10 and spinous process of 2nd thoracic vertebra  
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SI-14 肩外俞 Jiānwàishū = Outer Shoulder Shu   Location: 3 cun lateral to lower border of spinous process of 1st thoracic vertebra where Du-13 is located  
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SI-15 肩中俞 Jiānzhōngshū = Middle Shoulder Shu   Location: 2 cun lateral to lower border of spinous process of 7th cervical vertebra (Du-14)  
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SI-16 天窗 Tiānchuāng = Heavenly Window   Location: in lateral aspect of neck posterior to SCM and LI-18 on level of laryngeal protuberance  
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SI-17 天容 Tiānróng = Heavenly Appearance   Location: posterior to angle of mandible in depression on anterior border of SCM  
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SI-18 顴髎 (颧髎) Quánliáo = Cheek Bone Crevice   Location: directly below outer canthus in depression on lower border of zygoma  
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SI-19 聽宮 (听宫) Tīnggōng = Palace of Hearing   Location: anterior to tragus and posterior to condyloid process of mandible in depression formed when mouth is open  
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UB-1 睛明 Jīngmíng = Bright Eyes   Location: in depression slightly above inner canthus  
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UB-2 攢竹 (攒竹) Zănzhú = Gathering Bamboo   Location: on medial extremity of eyebrow or on supraorbital notch  
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UB-3 眉衝 (眉冲) Méichōng = Eyebrows’ Pouring   Location: directly above UB-2, 0.5 cun within anterior hairline between Du-24 and UB-4  
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UB-4 曲差 Qūchāi = Crooked Curve   Location: 0.5 cun directly above midpoint of anterior hairline and 1.5 cun lateral to midline at junction of medial 1/3 and lateral 2/3 of distance from Du-24 to St-8  
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UB-5 五處 (五处) Wŭchù = Fifth Place   Location: 1 cun directly above midpoint of anterior hairline and 1.5 cun lateral to midline  
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UB-6 承光 Chéngguāng = Receiving Light   Location: 2.5 cun directly above midpoint of anterior hairline and 1.5 cun lateral to midline  
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UB-7 通天 Tōngtiān = Heavenly Connection   Location: 4 cun directly above midpoint of anterior hairline and 1.5 cun lateral to midline  
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UB-8 絡卻 (络却) Luòquè = Declining Connection   Location: 5.5 cun directly above midpoint of anterior hairline and 1.5 cun lateral to midline  
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UB-9 玉枕 Yùzhĕn = Jade Pillow   Location: 2.5 cun directly above midpoint of posterior hairline and 1.3 cun lateral to midline in depression on level of upper border of external occipital protuberance  
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UB-10 天柱 Tiānzhù = Celestial Pillar   Location: 1.3 cun lateral to midpoint of posterior hairline and in depression on lateral aspect of trapezius  
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UB-11 大杼 Dàzhù = Great Shuttle   Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Du-13 at level of lower border of spinous process of 1st thoracic vertebra  
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UB-12 風門 (风门) Fēngmén = Wind Gate   Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Du Mai at level of lower border of spinous process of 2nd thoracic vertebra  
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UB-13 肺俞 Fèishū = Lung Shu   Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Du-12 at level of lower border of spinous process of 3rd thoracic vertebra  
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UB-14 厥陰俞 (厥阴俞) Juéyīnshū = Terminal Yin Shu   Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Du Mai at level of lower border of spinous process of 4th thoracic vertebra  
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UB-15 心俞 Xīnshū = Heart Shu   Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Du-11 at level of lower border of spinous process of 5th thoracic vertebra  
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UB-16 督俞 Dūshū = Governing Shu   Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Du-10 at level of lower border of spinous process of 6th thoracic vertebra  
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UB-17 膈俞 Géshū = Diaphragm Shu   Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Du-9 at level of lower border of spinous process of 7th thoracic vertebra  
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UB-18 肝俞 Gānshū = Liver Shu   Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Du-8 at level of lower border of spinous process of 9th thoracic vertebra  
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UB-19 膽俞 (胆俞) Dănshū = Gall Bladder Shu   Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Du-7 at level of lower border of spinous process of 10th thoracic vertebra  
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UB-20 脾俞 Píshū = Spleen Shu   Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Du-6 at level of lower border of spinous process of 11th thoracic vertebra  
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UB-21 胃俞 Wèishū = Stomach Shu   Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Du Mai at level of lower border of spinous process of 12th thoracic vertebra  
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UB-22 三焦俞 Sānjiāoshū = Sanjiao Shu   Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Du-5 at level of lower border of spinous process of 1st lumbar vertebra  
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UB-23 腎俞 (肾俞) Shènshū = Kidney Shu   Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Du-4 at level of lower border of spinous process of 2nd lumbar vertebra  
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UB-24 氣海俞 (气海俞) Qìhăishū = Sea of Qi Shu   Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Du Mai at level of lower border of spinous process of 3rd lumbar vertebra  
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UB-25 大腸俞 (大肠俞) Dàchángshū = Large Intestine Shu   Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Du-3 at level of lower border of spinous process of 4th lumbar vertebra  
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UB-26 關元俞 (关元俞) Guānyuánshū = Gate of Origin Shu   Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Du Mai at level of lower border of spinous process of 5th lumbar vertebra  
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UB-27 小腸俞 (小肠俞) Xiăochángshū = Small Intestine Shu   Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Du Mai at level of 1st posterior sacral foramen  
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UB-28 膀胱俞 Pángguānshū = Urinary Bladder Shu   Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Du Mai at level of 2nd posterior sacral foramen  
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UB-29 中膂俞 Zhōnglŭshū = Mid-Spine Shu   Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Du Mai at level of 3rd posterior sacral foramen  
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UB-30 白環俞 (白环俞) Báihuánshū = White Ring Shu   Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Du Mai at level of 4th posterior sacral foramen  
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UB-31 上髎 Shàngliáo = Upper Crevice   Location: on sacrum at midpoint between posterior superior iliac spine and posterior midline just at 1st posterior sacral foramen  
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UB-32 次髎 Cìliáo = Second Crevice   Location: on sacrum medial and inferior to posterior superior iliac spine just at 2nd posterior sacral foramen  
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UB-33 中髎 Zhōngliáo = Middle Crevice   Location: on sacrum medial and inferior to UB-32 just at 3rd posterior sacral foramen  
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UB-34 下髎 Xiàliáo = Lower Crevice   Location: on sacrum medial and inferior to UB-33 just at 4th posterior sacral foramen  
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UB-35 會陽 (会阳) Huìyáng = Meeting of Yang   Location: on sacrum 0.5 cun lateral to tip of coccyx  
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UB-36 承扶 Chéngfú = Hold and Support   Location: on posterior side of thigh at midpoint of inferior gluteal crease  
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UB-37 殷門 (殷门) Yīnmén = Gate of Abundance   Location: 6 cun below UB-36 on line joining UB-36 and UB-40  
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UB-38 浮郄 Fúxī = Floating Cleft   Location: 1 cun above UB-39 on medial side of tendon of biceps femoris; point is located with knee slightly flexed  
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UB-39 委陽 (委阳) Wĕiyáng = Outside of Crook   Location: lateral to UB-40 on medial border of tendon of biceps femoris  
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UB-40 委中 Wĕizhōng = Middle of Crook   Location: midpoint of transverse crease of popliteal fossa between tendons of biceps femoris and semitendinosus  
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UB-41 附分 Fùfēn = Attached Branch   Location: 3 cun lateral to Du Mai at level of lower border of spinous process of 2nd thoracic vertebra on spinal border of scapula  
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UB-42 魄戶 (魄户) Pòhù = Door of Corporeal Soul   Location: 3 cun lateral to Du Mai at level of lower border of spinous process of 3rd thoracic vertebra on spinal border of scapula  
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UB-43 膏肓俞 Gāohuāngshū = Vital Region Shu   Location: 3 cun lateral to Du Mai at level of lower border of spinous process of 4th thoracic vertebra on spinal border of scapula  
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UB-44 神堂 Shéntáng = Hall of Spirit   Location: 3 cun lateral to Du-11 at level of lower border of spinous process of 5th thoracic vertebra on spinal border of scapula  
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UB-45 譩譆 Yīxĭ = Surprise   Location: 3 cun lateral to Du-10 at level of lower border of spinous process of 6th thoracic vertebra on spinal border of scapula  
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UB-46 膈關 (膈关) Géguān = Diaphragm Gate   Location: 3 cun lateral to Du-9 at level of lower border of spinous process of 7th thoracic vertebra approximately at level of inferior angle of scapula  
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UB-47 魂門 (魂门) Húnmén = Gate of Ethereal Soul   Location: 3 cun lateral to Du-8 at level of lower border of spinous process of 9th thoracic vertebra  
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UB-48 陽綱 (阳纲) Yánggāng = Yang’s Key Link   Location: 3 cun lateral to Du-7 at level of lower border of spinous process of 10th thoracic vertebra  
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UB-49 意舍 Yìshè = Abode of Thought   Location: 3 cun lateral to Du-6 at level of lower border of spinous process of 11th thoracic vertebra  
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UB-50 胃倉 (胃仓) Wèicāng = Stomach Granary   Location: 3 cun lateral to Du Mai at level of lower border of spinous process of 12th thoracic vertebra  
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UB-51 肓門 (肓门) Huāngmén = Vitals Gate   Location: 3 cun lateral to Du-5 at level of lower border of spinous process of 1st lumbar vertebra  
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UB-52 志室 Zhìshì = Residence of Will   Location: 3 cun lateral to Du-4 at level of lower border of spinous process of 2nd lumbar vertebra  
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UB-53 胞肓 Bāohuāng = Bladder’s Vitals   Location: 3 cun lateral to median sacral crest at level of 2nd posterior sacral foramen  
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UB-54 秩邊 (秩边) Zhìbiān = Order’s Limit   Location: on level of 4th posterior sacral foramen 3 cun lateral to median sacral crest  
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UB-55 合陽 (合阳) Héyáng = Confluence of Yang   Location: 2 cun directly below UB-40 between medial and lateral heads of gastrocnemius on line joining UB-40 and UB-57  
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UB-56 承筋 Chéngjīn = Support Sinews   Location: on line connecting UB-40 and UB-57 in center of belly of gastrocnemius 5 cun below UB-40  
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UB-57 承山 Chéngshān = Support Mountain   Location: on posterior midline of leg between UB-40 and UB-60 in pointed depression formed below gastrocnemius belly when leg is stretched or heel is lifted  
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UB-58 飛揚 (飞扬) Fēiyáng = Soaring Upwards   Location: 7 cun directly above UB-60 on posterior border of fibula about 1 cun lateral and inferior to UB-57  
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UB-59 跗陽 (跗阳) Fùyáng = Instep Yang   Location: 3 cun directly above UB-60  
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UB-60 崑崙 (昆仑) Kūnlún = Kunlun Mountains   Location: in depression between tip of external malleolus and Achilles tendon  
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UB-61 僕參 (仆参) Púcān = Servant’s Respect   Location: posterior and inferior to external malleolus directly below UB-60 lateral to calcaneum at junction of red and white skin  
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UB-62 申脈 (申脉) Shēnmài = Extending Vessel   Location: in depression directly below external malleolus  
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UB-63 金門 (金门) Jīnmén = Golden Gate   Location: on lateral side of foot directly below anterior border of external malleolus on lower border of cuboid bone  
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UB-64 京骨 Jīnggŭ = Capital Bone   Location: below tuberosity of 5th metatarsal bone at junction of red and white skin  
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UB-65 束骨 Shùgŭ = Restraining Bone   Location: posterior to 5th metatarsophalangeal joint at junction of red and white skin  
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UB-66 足通谷 Zútōnggŭ = Foot Connecting Valley   Location: anterior to 5th metatarsophalangeal joint at junction of red and white skin  
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UB-67 至陰 (至阴) Zhìyīn = Reaching Yin   Location: on lateral side of small toe about 0.1 cun from corner of nail  
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KD-1 湧泉 (涌泉) Yŏngquăn = Gushing Spring   Location: on sole in depression when foot is in plantar flexion approximately at junction of anterior 1/3 and posterior 2/3 of line connecting base of 2nd and 3rd toes and heel  
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KD-2 然谷 Rángŭ = Blazing Valley   Location: anterior and inferior to medial malleolus in depression on lower border of tuberosity of navicular bone  
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KD-3 太溪 Tàixī = Supreme Stream   Location: in depression between tip of medial malleolus and Achilles Tendon  
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KD-4 大鐘 (大钟) Dàzhōng = Great Bell   Location: posterior and inferior to medial malleolus in depression anterior to medial side of attachment of Achilles Tendon  
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KD-5 水泉 Shuĭquán = Water Spring   Location: 1 cun directly below Kd-3 in depression of medial side of tuberosity of calcaneum  
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KD-6 照海 Zhàohăi = Shining Sea   Location: in depression below tip of medial malleolus  
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KD-7 復溜 (复溜) Fùliū = Returning Current   Location: 2 cun directly above Kd-3 on anterior border of Achilles Tendon  
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KD-8 交信 Jiāoxìn = Exchange Belief   Location: 0.5 cun anterior to Kd-7, 2 cun above Kd-3 posterior to medial border of tibia  
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KD-9 築賓 (筑宾) Zhúbīn = Guest House   Location: 5 cun directly above Kd-3 at lower end of belly of gastrocnemius on line drawn from Kd-3 to Kd-10  
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KD-10 陰谷 (阴谷) Yīngŭ = Yin Valley   Location: when knee is flexed point is on medial side of popliteal fossa between tendons of semitendinosus and semimembranosus at level with UB-40  
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KD-11 橫骨 (横骨) Hénggŭ = Pubic Bone   Location: 5 cun below umbilicus on superior border of symphysis pubis 0.5 cun lateral to Ren-2  
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KD-12 大赫 Dàhè = Great Luminance   Location: 4 cun below umbilicus 0.5 cun lateral to Ren-3  
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KD-13 氣穴 (气穴) Qìxué = Qi Cave   Location: 3 cun below umbilicus 0.5 cun lateral to Ren-4  
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KD-14 四滿 (四满) Sìmăn = Four Fullnesses   Location: 2 cun below umbilicus 0.5 cun lateral to Ren-5  
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KD-15 中注 Zhōngzhù = Middle Flow   Location: 1 cun below umbilicus 0.5 cun lateral to Ren-7  
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KD-16 肓俞 Huāngshū = Vitals Shu   Location: 0.5 cun lateral to umbilicus level with Ren-8  
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KD-17 商曲 Shāngqū = Metal Bend   Location: 2 cun above umbilicus 0.5 cun lateral to Ren-10  
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KD-18 石關 (石关) Shíguān = Stone Pass   Location: 3 cun above umbilicus 0.5 cun lateral to Ren-11  
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KD-19 陰都 (阴都) Yīndū = Yin Metropolis   Location: 4 cun above umbilicus 0.5 cun lateral to Ren-12  
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KD-20 腹通谷 Fùtōnggŭ = Abdomen Connecting Valley   Location: 5 cun above umbilicus 0.5 cun lateral to Ren-13  
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KD-21 幽門 (幽门) Yōumén = Hidden Gate   Location: 6 cun above umbilicus 0.5 cun lateral to Ren-14  
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KD-22 步廊 Bùláng = Walking Corridor   Location: in 5th intercostal space 2 cun lateral to Ren Mai  
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KD-23 神封 Shénfēng = Spirit Seal   Location: in 4th intercostal space 2 cun lateral to anterior midline  
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KD-24 靈墟 (灵墟) Língxū = Spirit Ruin   Location: in 3rd intercostal space 2 cun lateral to anterior midline  
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KD-25 神藏 Shéncáng = Spirit Storehouse   Location: in 2nd intercostal space 2 cun lateral to anterior midline  
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KD-26 彧中 Yùzhōng = Comfortable Chest   Location: in 1st intercostal space 2 cun lateral to anterior midline  
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KD-27 俞府 Shūfŭ = Shu Mansion   Location: in depression on lower border of clavicle 2 cun lateral to anterior midline  
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PC-1 天池 Tiānchí = Heavenly Pool   Location: In 4th intercostal space 1 cun lateral to nipple and 5 cun lateral to anterior midline  
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PC-2 天泉 Tiānquán = Heavenly Spring   Location: 2 cun below level of anterior axillary fold between 2 heads of biceps brachii  
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PC-3 曲澤 (曲泽) Qūzé = Marsh at Crook   Location: on transverse cubital crease at ulnar side of tendon of biceps brachii  
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PC-4 郄門 (郄门) Xīmén = Xi-Cleft Gate   Location: 5 cun above transverse crease of wrist on line connecting Pc-3 and Pc-7 between tendons of palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis  
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PC-5 間使 (间使) Jiānshĭ = Intermediate Messenger   Location: 3 cun above transverse crease of wrist between tendons of palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis  
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PC-6 內關 (内关) Nèiguān = Inner Pass   Location: 2 cun above transverse crease of wrist between tendons of palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis  
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PC-7 大陵 Dàlíng = Great Mound   Location: in middle of transverse crease of wrist between tendons of palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis  
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PC-8 勞宮 (劳宫) Láogōng = Palace of Toil   Location: at center of palm between 2nd and 3rd metacarpal bones but closer to latter and in part touching tip of middle finger when fist is made  
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PC-9 中衝 (中冲) Zhōngchōng= Middle Rushing   Location: in center of tip of middle finger  
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SJ-1 關衝 (关冲) Guānchōng = Rushing Pass   Location: on lateral side of ring finger about 0.1 cun from corner of nail  
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SJ-2 液門 (液门) Yèmén = Fluid Gate   Location: when fist is clenched point is located in depression proximal to margin of web between ringer and small fingers at junction of red and white skin  
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SJ-3 中渚 Zhōngzhŭ = Central Islet   Location: when fist is clenched point is on dorsum of hand between 4th and 5th metacarpal bones in depression proximal to 4th metacarpophalangeal joint  
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SJ-4 陽池 (阳池) Yángchí = Yang Pool   Location: on transverse crease of dorsum of wrist in depression lateral to tendon of extensor, digitorum communis  
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SJ-5 外關 (外关) Wàiguān = Outer Pass   Location: 2 cun proximal to dorsal crease of wrist on line connecting SJ-4 and tip of olecranon between radius and ulna  
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SJ-6 支溝 (支沟) Zhīgōu = Branch Ditch   Location: 3 cun proximal to dorsal crease of wrist on line connecting SJ-4 and tip of olecranon between radius and ulna on radial side of extensor digitorum  
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SJ-7 會宗 (会宗) Huìzōng = Ancestral Meeting   Location: at level with SJ-6 on ulnar side of SJ-6 on radial border of ulna  
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SJ-8 三陽絡 (三阳络) Sānyángluò = Three Yang Luo   Location: 4 cun proximal to dorsal crease of wrist between radius and ulna  
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SJ-9 四瀆 (四渎) Sìdú = Four Rivers   Location: on lateral side of forearm 5 cun below olecranon between radius and ulna  
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SJ-10 天井 Tiānjĭng = Heavenly Well   Location: when elbow is flexed point is in depression about 1 cun superior to olecranon  
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SJ-11 清冷淵 (清冷渊) Qĭnglĕngyuān = Clear Cold Abyss   Location: 1 cun above SJ-10 when elbow is flexed  
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SJ-12 消濼 (消泺) Xiāoluò = Dispersing Luo River   Location: on line joining olecranon and SJ-14 midway between SJ-11 and SJ-13  
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SJ-13 臑會 (臑会) Nāohuì = Upper Arm Meeting   Location: on line joining olecranon and SJ-14 on posterior border of deltoid muscle  
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SJ-14 肩髎 Jiānliáo = Shoulder Crevice   Location: on shoulder posterior to LI-15 in depression inferior and posterior to acromion when arm is abducted  
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SJ-15 天髎 Tiānliáo = Heavenly Crevice   Location: midway between GB-21 and SI-13 on superior angle of scapula  
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SJ-16 天牖 Tiānyŏu = Window of Heaven   Location: on lateral side of neck directly below posterior border of mastoid process on level of mandibular angle and on posterior border of SCM  
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SJ-17 翳風 (翳风) Yìfēng = Wind Screen   Location: posterior to lobule of ear in depression between mandible and mastoid process  
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SJ-18 瘛脈 (瘛脉) Qīmài = Spasm Vessel   Location: in center of mastoid process at junction of middle and lower third of curve formed by SJ-17 and SJ-20 posterior to helix  
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SJ-19 顱息 (颅息) Lúxí = Skull’s Rest   Location: posterior to ear at junction of upper and middle third of curve formed by SJ-17 and SJ-20 behind helix  
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SJ-20 角孫 (角孙) Jiăosūn = Minute Angle   Location: directly above ear apex within hair line  
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SJ-21 耳門 (耳门) Ĕrmén = Ear Gate   Location: in depression anterior to supratragic notch and behind posterior border of condyloid process of mandible; point is located with mouth open  
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SJ-22 耳和髎 Ĕrhéliáo = Ear Harmony Crevice   Location: anterior and superior to SJ-21 at level with root of auricle on posterior border of hair line of temple where superficial temporal artery passes  
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SJ-23 絲竹空 (丝竹空) Sīzhúkōng = Silken Bamboo Hollow   Location: in depression at lateral end of eyebrow  
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GB-1 瞳子髎 Tóngzĭliáo = Pupil Crevice   Location: 0.5 cun lateral to outer canthus in depression on lateral side of orbit  
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GB-2 聽會 (听会) Tīnghuì = Meeting of Hearing   Location: anterior to intertragic notch at posterior border of condyloid process of mandible; point is located with mouth open  
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GB-3 上關 (上关) Shàngguān = Above Joint   Location: in front of ear on upper border of zygomatic arch in depression directly above St-7  
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GB-4 頷厭 (颔厌) Hànyàn = Jaw Serenity   Location: within hairline of temporal region at junction of upper ¼ and lower ¾ of distance between St-8 and GB-7  
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GB-5 懸顱 (悬颅) Xuánlú = Suspended Skull   Location: within hairline of temporal region midway of border line connecting St-8 and GB-7  
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GB-6 懸厘 (悬厘) Xuánlí = Suspended Hair   Location: within hairline at junction of lower ¼ and upper ¾ of distance between St-8 and GB-7  
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GB-7 曲鬢 (曲鬓) Qūbìn = Crook of Temple   Location: on head at crossing point of vertical posterior border of temple and horizontal line through ear apex  
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GB-8 率谷 Shuàigŭ = Leading Valley   Location: superior to apex of auricle 1.5 cun within hairline  
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GB-9 天衝 (天冲) Tiānchōng = Heavenly Rushing   Location: directly above posterior border of auricle 2 cun within hairline about 0.5 cun posterior to GB-8  
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GB-10 浮白 Fúbái = Floating White   Location: posterior and superior to mastoid process at junction of middle third and upper third of curved line connecting GB-9 and GB-12  
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GB-11 頭竅陰 (头窍阴) Tóuqiàoyīn = Yin Portals of Head   Location: posterior and superior to mastoid process at junction of middle third and lower third of curved line connecting GB-9 and GB-12  
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GB-12 完骨 Wángŭ = Mastoid Process   Location: in depression posterior and inferior to mastoid process  
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GB-13 本神 Bĕnshén = Root of Spirit   Location: 0.5 cun within hairline of forehead 3 cun lateral to Du-24  
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GB-14 陽白 (阳白) Yángbái = Yang White   Location: on forehead directly above pupil, 1 cun directly above midpoint of eyebrow  
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GB-15 頭臨泣 (头临泣) Tóulínqì = Head Governor of Tears   Location: on head directly above pupil and 0.5 cun above anterior hairline at midpoint of line connecting Du-24 and St-8  
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GB-16 目窗 Mùchuāng = Window of Eye   Location: on head, 1.5 cun above anterior hairline and 2.25 cun lateral to midline of head  
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GB-17 正營 (正营) Zhèngyíng = Upright Nutrition   Location: on head, 2.5 cun above anterior hairline and 2.25 cun lateral to midline of head  
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GB-18 承靈 (承灵) Chénglíng = Support Spirit   Location: on head, 4 cun above anterior hairline and 2.25 cun lateral to midline of head  
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GB-19 腦空 (脑空) Năokōng = Brain Hollow   Location: on head and on level of upper border of external occipital protuberance or Du-17, 2.25 cun lateral to midline of head  
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GB-20 風池 (风池) Fēngchí = Wind Pool   Location: in depression between upper portion of SCM and trapezius on same level with Du-16  
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GB-21 肩井 Jiānjĭng = Shoulder Well   Location: on shoulder directly above nipple at midpoint of line connecting Du-14 and acromion at highest point of shoulder  
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GB-22 淵腋 (渊腋) Yuānyè = Armpit Abyss   Location: on mid-axillary line when arm is raised 3 cun below axilla in 4th intercostal space  
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GB-23 輒筋 (辄筋) Zhéjīn = Flank Sinews   Location: 1 cun anterior to GB-22 at level of nipple in 4th intercostal space  
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GB-24 日月 Rìyuè = Sun and Moon   Location: directly below nipple in 7th interco0stal space 4 cun lateral to anterior midline  
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GB-25 京門 (京门) Jīngmén = Capital Gate   Location: on lateral side of abdomen on lower border of free end of 12th rib  
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GB-26 帶脈 (带脉) Dàimài = Girdling Vessel   Location: directly below LR-13 (Zhangmen) at crossing point of vertical line through free end of 11th rib and horizontal line through umbilicus  
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GB-27 五樞 (五枢) Wŭshū = Five Pivots   Location: in lateral side of abdomen anterior to superior iliac spine 3 cun below level of umbilicus  
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GB-28 維道 (维道) Wéidào = Linking Path   Location: anterior and inferior to anterior superior iliac spine 0.5 cun anterior and inferior to GB-27  
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GB-29 居髎 Jūliáo = Stationary Crevice   Location: in depression of midpoint between anterosuperior iliac spine and prominence of greater trochanter  
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GB-30 環跳 (环跳) Huántiào = Jumping Circle   Location: at junction of lateral ⅓ and medial ⅔ of distance between prominence of greater trochanter and hiatus of sacrum, Du-2; when locating point put patient in lateral recumbent position with thigh flexed  
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GB-31 風市 (风市) Fēngshì = Wind Market   Location: on midline of lateral aspect of thigh, 7 cun above transverse popliteal crease; when patient is standing erect with hands close to sides, point is where tip of middle finger touches  
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GB-32 中瀆 (中渎) Zhōngdú = Middle Ditch   Location: on lateral aspect of thigh 2 cun below GB-31 or 5 cun above transverse popliteal crease between vastus lateralis and biceps femoris  
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GB-33 膝陽關 (膝阳关) Xīyángguān = Knee Yang Gate   Location: 3 cun above GB-34 lateral to knee joint in depression above external epicondyle of femur  
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GB-34 陽陵泉 (阳陵泉) Yánglíngquán = Yang Mound Spring   Location: in depression anterior and inferior to head of fibula  
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GB-35 陽交 (阳交) Yángjiāo = Yang Intersection   Location: 7 cun above tip of external malleolus on posterior border of fibula  
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GB-36 外丘 Wàiqiū = Outer Hill   Location: 7 cun above tip of external malleolus on anterior border of fibula  
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GB-37 光明 Guāngmíng = Bright Light   Location: 5 cun directly above tip of external malleolus on anterior border of fibula  
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GB-38 陽輔 (阳辅) Yángfŭ = Yang Assistance   Location: 4 cun above tip of external malleolus slightly anterior to anterior border of fibula, between extensor digitorum longus and peroneus brevis  
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GB-39 懸鐘 (悬钟) Xuánzhōng = Suspended Bell   Location: 3 cun above tip of external malleolus on anterior border of fibula  
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GB-40 丘墟 Qiūxū = Mound of Ruins   Location: anterior and inferior to external malleolus in depression on lateral side of tendon of extensor digitorum longus  
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GB-41 足臨泣 (足临泣) Zúlínqì = Foot Governor of Tears   Location: posterior to 4th metatarsophalangeal joint in depression lateral to tendon of extensor digiti minimi of foot  
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GB-42 地五會 (地五会) Dìwŭhùi = Earth Five Meetings   Location: posterior to 4th metatarsophalangeal joint between 4th and 5th metatarsal bones on medial side of tendon of extensor digiti minimi of foot  
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GB-43 俠溪 (侠溪) Xiáxī = Clamped Stream   Location: on dorsum of foot between 4th and 5th toe proximal to margin of web at junction of red and white skin  
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GB-44 足竅陰 (足窍阴) Zúqiàoyīn = Yin Portal of Foot   Location: on lateral side of 4th toe about 0.1 cun from corner of nail  
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LV-1 大惇 (大敦) Dàdūn = Great Pile   Location: on lateral side of terminal phalanx of great toe 0.1 cun from corner of nail  
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LV-2 行間 (行间) Xíngjiān = Moving Between   Location: on dorsum of foot between 1st and 2nd toe proximal to margin of web at junction of red and white skin  
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LV-3 太沖 (太冲) Tàichōng = Great Rushing   Location: on dorsum of foot in depression distal to junction of 1st and 2nd metatarsal bones  
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LV-4 中封 Zhōngfēng = Middle Mound   Location: anterior to medial malleolus midway between Sp-5 and St-41 in depression on medial side of tendon of tibialis anterior  
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LV-5 蠡溝 (蠡沟) Lĭgōu = Woodworm Canal   Location: 5 cun above tip of medial malleolus on midline of medial surface of tibia  
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LV-6 中都 Zhōngdū = Central Metropolis   Location: 7 cun above tip of medial malleolus on midline of medial surface of tibia  
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LV-7 膝關 (膝关) Xīguān = Knee Joint   Location: posterior and inferior to medial condyle of tibia in upper portion of medial head of gastrocnemius 1 cun posterior to Sp-9  
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LV-8 曲泉 Qūquán = Spring at Crook   Location: when knee is flexed point is at medial end of transverse popliteal crease posterior to medial epicondyle of tibia in depression of anterior border of insertions of semimembranosus and semitendinosus  
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LV-9 陰包 (阴包) Yīnbāo = Yin Bladder   Location: 4 cun above medial epicondyle of femur between vastus medialis and sartorius  
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LV-10 足五里 Zúwŭlĭ = Foot Five Miles   Location: 3 cun directly below St-30 at proximal end of thigh below pubic tubercle and on lateral border of adductor longus  
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LV-11 陰廉 (阴廉) Yīnlián = Yin Corner   Location: 2 cun directly below St-30 at proximal end of thigh below pubic tubercle and on lateral border of adductor longus  
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LV-12 急脈 (急脉) Jímài = Urgent Pulse   Location: lateral to pubic tubercle, lateral and inferior to St-30 in inguinal groove where pulsation of femoral artery is palpable 2.5 cun lateral to anterior midline  
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LV-13 章門 (章门) Zhāngmén = Screen Gate   Location: on lateral side of abdomen below free end of 11th rib  
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LV-14 期門 (期门) Qīmén = Cycle Gate   Location: directly below nipple in 6th intercostal space 4 cun lateral to anterior midline  
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REN-1 會陰 (会阴) Huìyīn = Meeting of Yin   Location: between anus and root of scrotum in males/posterior labial commissure in females  
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REN-2 曲骨 Qūgŭ = Crooked Bone   Location: on midpoint of upper border of symphysis pubis  
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REN-3 中極 (中极) Zhōngjí = Central Pole   Location: on anterior midline 4 cun below umbilicus  
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REN-4 關元 (关元) Guānyuán = Origin Gate   Location: on anterior midline 3 cun below umbilicus  
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REN-5 石門 (石门) Shímén = Stone Gate   Location: on anterior midline 2 cun below umbilicus  
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REN-6 氣海 (气海) Qìhăi = Sea of Qì   Location: on anterior midline 1.5 cun below umbilicus  
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REN-7 陰交 (阴交) Yīnjiāo = Yin Intersection   Location: on anterior midline 1 cun below umbilicus  
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REN-8 神闕 (神阙) Shénquè = Spirit Tower Gate   Location: in center of umbilicus  
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REN-9 水分 Shuĭfēn = Water Divide   Location: on anterior midline 1 cun above umbilicus  
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REN-10 下脘 Xiàwăn = Lower Venter   Location: on anterior midline 2 cun above umbilicus  
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REN-11 建里 Jiànlĭ = Strengthen Interior   Location: on anterior midline 3 cun above umbilicus  
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REN-12 中脘 Zhōngwăn = Central Venter   Location: on anterior midline 4 cun above umbilicus  
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REN-13 上脘 Shàngwăn = Upper Venter   Location: on anterior midline 5 cun above umbilicus  
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REN-14 巨闕 (巨阙) Jùquè = Great Tower Gate   Location: on anterior midline 6 cun above umbilicus  
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REN-15 鳩尾 (鸠尾) Jiūwéi = Turtledove Tail   Location: on anterior midline 1 cun below xiphoid process, locate point with patient supine with arms raised  
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REN-16 中庭 Zhōngtíng = Central Courtyard   Location: on anterior midline at level with 5th intercostal space on xiphoid process  
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REN-17 膻中 Shānzhōng = Chest Center   Location: on anterior midline at level with 4th intercostal space, midway between nipples  
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REN-18 玉堂 Yùtáng = Jade Hall   Location: on anterior midline at level with 3rd intercostal space  
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REN-19 紫宮 (紫宫) Zĭgōng = Purple Palace   Location: on anterior midline at level with 2nd intercostal space  
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REN-20 華蓋 (华盖) Huágài = Florid Panoply   Location: on anterior midline at midpoint of sternal angle at level with 1st intercostal space  
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REN-21 璇璣 (璇玑) Xuánjī = Jade Pivot   Location: on anterior midline in center of sternal menubrium 1 cun below Ren-22  
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REN-22 天突 Tiāntú = Heavenly Chimney   Location: in center of suprasternal fossa  
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REN-23 廉泉 Liánquán = Ridge Spring   Location: above Adam’s apple in depression of upper border of hyoid bone  
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REN-24 承漿 (承浆) Chéngjiāng = Fluid Container   Location: in depression in center of mentolabial groove  
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DU-1 長強 (长强) Chángqiáng = Long Strong   Location: midway between tip of coccyx and anus, locate point with patient in prone position  
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DU-2 腰俞 Yāoshū = Lumbar Shu   Location: in hiatus of sacrum  
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DU-3 腰陽關 (腰阳关) Yāoyángguān = Lumbar Yang Pass   Location: below spinous process of 4th lumbar vertebra at level with iliac crest  
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DU-4 命門 (命门) Mìngmén = Life Gate   Location: below spinous process of 2nd lumbar vertebra  
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DU-5 懸樞 (悬枢) Xuánshū = Suspended Pivot   Location: below spinous process of 1st lumbar vertebra  
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DU-6 脊中 Jĭzhōng = Center of Spine   Location: below spinous process of 11th thoracic vertebra  
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DU-7 中樞 (中枢) Zhōngshū = Central Pivot   Location: below spinous process of 10th thoracic vertebra  
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DU-8 筋縮 (筋缩) Jīnsūo = Sinew Contraction   Location: below spinous process of 9th thoracic vertebra  
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DU-9 至陽 (至阳) Zhìyáng = Reaching Yang   Location: below spinous process of 7th thoracic vertebra approximately at level with inferior angle of scapula  
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DU-10 靈臺 (灵台) Língtái = Spirit Tower   Location: below spinous process of 6th thoracic vertebra  
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DU-11 神道 Shéndào = Spirit Pathway   Location: below spinous process of 5th thoracic vertebra  
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DU-12 身柱 Shēnzhù = Body Pillar   Location: below spinous process of 3rd thoracic vertebra  
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DU-13 陶道 Táodào = Way of Happiness   Location: below spinous process of 1st thoracic vertebra  
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DU-14 大椎 Dàzhuī = Great Hammer   Location: below spinous process of 7th cervical vertebra approximately at level of shoulders  
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DU-15 啞門 (哑门) Yămén = Mute’s Gate   Location: 0.5 cun directly above midpoint of posterior hairline in depression below spinous process of 1st cervical vertebra  
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DU-16 風府 (风府) Fēngfŭ = Wind Mansion   Location: 1 cun directly above midpoint of posterior hairline directly below external occipital protuberance in depression between trapezius of both sides  
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DU-17 腦户 (脑户) Năohù = Brain’s Door   Location: 2.5 cun directly above midpoint of posterior hairline 1.5 cun directly above Du-16 in depression on upper border of external occipital protuberance  
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DU-18 强間 (强间) Qiángjiān = Unyielding Space   Location: 4 cun directly above midpoint of posterior hairline 1.5 cun directly above Du-17  
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DU-19 后頂 (后顶) Hòudĭng = Behind Vertex   Location: 5.5 cun directly above midpoint of posterior hairline 1.5 cun directly above Du-18  
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DU-20 百會 (百会) Băihuì = Hundred Meetings   Location: on midline of head 5 cun directly above midpoint of anterior hairline approximately on midpoint of line connecting apex of ears  
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DU-21 前頂 (前顶) Qiándĭng = Before Vertex   Location: 3.5 cun directly above midpoint of anterior hairline 1.5 cun anterior to Du-20  
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DU-22 囟會 (囟会) Xìnhuì = Fontanelle Meeting   Location: 2 cun posterior to midpoint of anterior hairline 3 cun anterior to Du-20  
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DU-23 上星 Shàngxīng = Upper Star   Location: 1 cun directly above midpoint of anterior hairline  
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DU-24 神庭 Shéntíng = Spirit Courtyard   Location: 0.5 cun directly above midpoint of anterior hairline  
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DU-25 素髎 Sùliáo = White Crevice   Location: on tip of nose  
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DU-26 水溝 (水沟) Shŭigōu = Water Trough   Location: at junction of upper ⅓ and middle ⅓ of philtrum  
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DU-27 兑端 Duìduān = Extremity of Mouth   Location: on labial tubercle of upper lip on vermilion border between philtrum and upper lip  
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DU-28 齦交 (龈交) Yínjiāo = Gum Intersection   Location: at junction of gum and frenulum of upper lip  
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EXTRA pt 太陽 (太阳) Tàiyáng = Supreme Yang   Location: in depression about 1 cun posterior to midpoint between lateral end of eyebrow and outer canthus  
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EXTRA pt 印堂 Yìntáng = Hall of Impression   Location: midway between medial ends of two eyebrows  
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EXTRA pt 上廉泉 Shàngliánquán = Upper Corner Spring   Location: 1 cun below midpoint of lower jaw in depression between hyoid bone and lower border of jaw  
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EXTRA pt 耳尖 Ĕrjiān = Tip of Ear   Location: fold auricle, point is at apex of auricle  
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EXTRA pt 魚腰 (鱼腰) Yúyāo = Fish Waist   Location: at midpoint of eyebrow directly above pupil  
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EXTRA pt 四神聰 (四神聪) Sìshéncōng = Four Alert Spirit   Location: group of 4 points at vertex 1 cun respectively posterior, anterior, and lateral to Băihuì  
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EXTRA pt 球後 (球后) Qiúhòu = Behind Ball   Location: at junction of lateral ¼ and medial ¾ of infraorbital margin  
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EXTRA pt 夾承漿 (夹承浆) Jiāchéngjiāng = Adjacent Fluid Container   Location: 1 cun lateral to Chéngjiāng  
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EXTRA pt 金津and玉液 Jīnjīn and Yùyè = Golden Liquid and Jade Fluid   Location: on veins on both sides of frenulum of tongue Jīnjīn on left, Yùyè on right  
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EXTRA pt 鼻通 Bítōng = Penetrating Nose   Location: at highest point of nasolabial groove  
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EXTRA pt 翳明 Yìmíng = Bright Screen   Location: 1 cun posterior to SJ-17  
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EXTRA pt 安眠 Ānmián = Peaceful Sleep   Location: midpoint between SJ-17 and GB-20  
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EXTRA pt 定喘 Dìngchuān = Calm Breathing   Location: 0.5 cun lateral to Du-14  
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EXTRA pt 華佗夾脊 (华佗夹脊) Huá Túo jiā jĭ = Hua Tuo’s Paravertebral Points   Location: group of 34 points on both sides of spinal column 0.5 cun lateral to lower border of each spinous process from 1st thoracic vertebra to 5th lumbar vertebra  
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EXTRA pt 百勞 (百劳) Băiláo = Hundred Taxations   Location: 2 cun above Du-14 and 1 cun lateral to midline  
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EXTRA pt 胃管下俞 or胃脘下俞 Wèiguănxiàshū or Wèiwănxiàshū = Stomach Controller Lower Shu   Location: 1.5 cun lateral to lower border of spinous process of 8th thoracic vertebra  
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EXTRA pt 十七椎 Shíqīzhuī = 17th Vertebra   Location: below spinous process of 5th lumbar vertebra  
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EXTRA pt 痞根 Pĭgēn = Spleen Root   Location: 3.5 cun lateral to lower border of spinous process of 1st lumbar vertebra  
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EXTRA pt 腰眼 Yāoyăn = Lumbar Eyes   Location: about 3.5-4 cun lateral to lower border of spinous process of 4th lumbar vertebra; point is in depression appearing in prone position  
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EXTRA pt 子宮穴 (子宫穴) Zĭgōngxué = Child Palace Point   Location: 3 cun lateral to Ren-3  
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EXTRA pt 肩前 Jiānqián = Front of Shoulder   Location: midway between end of anterior axillary fold and LI-15  
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EXTRA pt 十宣 Shíxuān = Ten Diffusions   Location: on tips of 10 fingers about 0.1 cun distal to nails  
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EXTRA pt 四縫 (四缝) Sìfèng = Four Seams   Location: on palmar surface in midpoint of transverse creases of proximal interphalangeal joints of index, middle, ring, and little fingers  
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EXTRA pt 八邪 Bāxié = Eight Evils   Location: on dorsum of hand at junction of red and white skin of hand webs, 8 in all, making loose fist to locate points  
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EXTRA pt 落枕 Luòzhĕn = Stiff Neck   Location: on dorsum of hand between 2nd and 3rd metacarpal bones about 0.5 cun posterior to metacarpophalangeal joint  
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EXTRA pt 腰痛穴 (腰痛穴) Yāotòngxué = Lumbar Pain Point   Location: on dorsum of hand midway between transverse wrist crease and metacarpophalangeal joint between 2nd and 3rd metacarpal bones and between 4th and 5th metacarpal bones  
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EXTRA pt 中泉 Zhōngquán = Middle Spring   Location: on dorsal crease of wrist in depression on radial side of tendon of common extensor muscle of fingers between LI-5 and SJ-4  
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EXTRA pt 二白 Èrbái = Two Whites   Location: on flexor aspect of forearm 4 cun above transverse wrist crease on both sides of tendon of flexor carpi radialis  
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EXTRA pt 環中 (环中) Huánzhōng = Round Middle   Location: midway between GB-30 and Du-2  
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EXTRA pt 百虫窩 (百虫窝) Băichóngwò = Hundred Insect Nests   Location: 1 cun above Sp-10  
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EXTRA pt 膝眼 Xīyăn = Knee Eyes   Location: pair of points in 2 depressions, medial and lateral, to patellar ligament; locate points with knee flexed  
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EXTRA pt 闌尾穴 (阑尾穴) Lánwĕixué = Appendix Point   Location: tender spot about 2 cun below St-36  
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EXTRA pt 鶴頂 (鹤顶) Hèdĭng = Crane’s Summit   Location: in depression of midpoint of superior patellar border  
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EXTRA pt 膽囊穴 (胆囊穴) Dănnángxué = Gallbladder Point   Location: tender spot 1 – 2 cun directly below GB-34  
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EXTRA pt 八風 (八风) Bāfēng = Eight Winds   Location: on dorsum of foot in depression on webs between toes proximal to margin of webs at junction of red and white skin; 8 points in all  
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