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Horary Points
horary points and locations
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| I 8/Lesser Palace/Shaofu | On the palmar surface of the hand, between the fourth and fifth metacarpal bones, on the distal transverse crease (heart line) of the hand |
| II 5/Yang Valley/Yangku | On the ulnar edge of the hand, in the hollow between the triquetral bone and the head of the ulna |
| VI 6/Branch Ditch/Chihkou | On the posterior surface of the forearm, between the radius and the ulna, 3 ACI proximal to the flexure of the wrist |
| V 8/Palace of Weariness/Laokung | On the palmar surface of the hand, between the third and fourth metacarpal bones, on the proximal transverse crease, or "head line" of the hand |
| XI 36/Leg Three Miles/Tsu Sanli | On the anterior surface of the leg, approximately 13 ACI proximal to the level of the prominence of the lateral malleolus, lateral to the edge of the tibia |
| XII 3/ Supreme White/ Taipai | On the medial edge of the foot, just proximal to the head of the first metatarsal bone |
| IX 8/Meridian Gutter/Chingchu | On the anterior surface of the forearm, 1 ACI proximal to IX 9,upon the radial artery |
| X 1/ Merchant Yang/Shangyang | Radial nail point of the index finger |
| III 66/Penetrating Valley/Tsu Tungku | On the lateral border of the foot just distal to the base of the proximal phalanx of the little toe |
| IV 10/Yin Valley/Yinku | At the medial extremity of the knee crease, between the tendons of the semimembranosus and the semitendinosus when the knee is slightly flexed |
| VII 41/Foot Above Tears/Tsu Linchi | On the dorsal surface of the foot, in the angle between the fourth and fifth metatarsal bones |
| VIII 1/Great Esteem/Tatun | Lateral nail point of the big toe |