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Acupuncture Point Theoretical Groupings:

Five Shu Points
Five Element Points
Lower He Sea Points
Xi Cleft Points
Yuan Source Points
Luo Connecting Points
Back Shu Points
Front Mu Points
Hui Meeting Points
Extraordinary Vessel Master Coupled Points
Command Points
Four Seas Points
Sky Window Points
Thirteen Ghost Points
Entry Exit Points
Shokanten Points
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Acupuncture Point Groupings by TCM Theory

Five Shu Points - detailed theory
Jing-well Ying-spring Shu-stream Jing-river He-Sea
(Wood)
(Fire)
(Earth)
(Metal) (Water)
LU
LU 11
LU 10
LU 9
LU 8
LU 5
PC
PC 9
PC 8
PC 7
PC 5
PC 3
HT
HT 9
HT 8
HT 7
HT 4
HT 3
SP
SP 1
SP 2
SP 3
SP 5
SP 9
LV
LV 1
LV 2
LV 3
LV 4
LV 8
KD
KD 1
KD 2
KD 3
KD 7
KD 10
Jing-well Ying-spring Shu-stream Jing-river He-Sea
Yang Meridians
(Metal)
(Water)
(Wood)
(Fire)
(Earth)
LI
LI 1
LI 2
LI 3
LI 5
LI 11
TH
TH 1
TH 2
TH 3
TH 6
TH 10
SI
SI 1
SI 2
SI 3
SI 5
SI 8
ST
ST 45
ST 44
ST 43
ST 41
ST 36
GB
GB 44
GB 43
GB 41
GB 38
GB 34
UB
UB 67
UB 66
UB 65
UB 60
UB 40
Yin Meridians

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Five Element Points - detailed theory

Lung (Metal)
Large Intestine (Metal)
Stomach (Earth)
Spleen (Earth)
Heart (Fire)
Small Intestine (Fire)
Urinary Bladder (Water)
Kidney (Water)
Pericardium (Fire)
Triple Heater (Fire)
Gall Bladder (Wood)
Liver (Wood)

Mother
LU 9
LI 11
ST 41
SP 2
HT 9
SI 3
UB 67
KD 7
PC 9
TH 3
GB 43
LV 8

Child
LU 5
LI 2
ST 45
SP 5
HT 7
SI 8
UB 65
KD 1
PC 7
TH 10
GB 38
LV 2

Lower He Sea Points of the 6 Fu (Yang) Organs - detailed theory

Large Intestine
Triple Heater
Small Intestine

ST 37
UB 39
ST 39

-Yang Ming-Shao Yang-Tai Yang-

Stomach
Gall Bladder
Urinary Bladder

ST 36
GB 34
UB 40

Xi-Cleft Points - detailed theory

Lung
Large Intestine
Stomach
Spleen
Heart
Small Intestine

LU 6 Urinary Bladder
LI 7
Kidney
ST 34 Pericardium
SP 8 Triple Heater
HT 6 Gall Bladder
SI 6
Liver

UB 63 Yin Qiao Vessel

KD 5 Yang Qiao Vessel
PC 4 Yin Wei Vessel
TH 7 Yang Wei Vessel
GB 36
LV 6

KD 8
UB 59
KD 9
GB 35

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Yuan - Source Points - detailed theory

Lung
Large Intestine
Stomach
Spleen
Heart
Small Intestine

LU 9
LI 4
ST 42
SP 3
HT 7
SI 4

Urinary Bladder
Kidney
Pericardium
Triple Heater
Gall Bladder
Liver

UB 64
KD 3
PC 7
TH 4
GB 40
LV 3

Luo - Connecting Points - detailed theory

Lung
Large Intestine
Stomach
Spleen
Heart
Small Intestine

LU 7
LI 6
ST 40
SP 4
HT 5
SI 7

Urinary Bladder
Kidney
Pericardium
Triple Heater
Gall Bladder
Liver

UB 58
KD 4
PC 6
TH 5
GB 37
LV 5

Back Shu Points - detailed theory

Lung
Large Intestine
Stomach
Spleen
Heart
Small Intestine
Governing Vessel
Qihai (Sea of Qi)
Zhonglu (Center Back Muscles)
Gaohuang (Vital Region)

UB 13
Urinary Bladder
UB 25
Kidney
UB 21
Pericardium
UB 20
Triple Heater
UB 15
Gall Bladder
UB 27
Liver
UB 16
Diaphragm
UB 24 Guanyuan (Gate of Source)
UB 29
Baihuan (White Ring)
UB 43

UB 28
UB 23
UB 14
UB 22
UB 19
UB 18
UB 17
UB 26
UB 30

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Front Mu Points - detailed theory

Lung
Large Intestine
Stomach
Spleen
Heart
Small Intestine

LU 1
ST 25
CV 12
LV 13
CV 14
CV 4

Urinary Bladder
Kidney
Pericardium
Triple Heater
Gall Bladder
Liver

CV 3
GB 25
CV 17
CV 5
GB 24
LV 14

Hui - Meeting Points - detailed theory

Zang
Fu
Qi
Blood

LV 13
CV 12
CV 17
UB 17

Sinews
Vessels
Bones
Marrow

GB 34
LU 9
UB 11
GB 39

Extraordinary Vessel - Master Coupled Points - detailed theory

Extraordinary Vessel
Conception Vessel
Governing Vessel
Chong Vessel
Dai Vessel
Yin Qiao Vessel
Yang Qiao Vessel
Yin Wei Vessel
Yang Wei Vessel

Master Point
LU 7
SI 3
SP 4
GB 41
KD 6
UB 62
PC 6
TH 5

Coupled Point
KD 6
UB 62
PC 6
TH 5
LU 7
SI 3
SP 4
GB 41

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Command Points - detailed theory

Abdomen
Lumbar Region
Head & Posterior Neck
Face & Mouth
Heart, Chest & Epigastrium
Fainting & Collapse

ST 36
UB 40
LU 7
LI 4
PC 6
GV 26

The Four Seas - detailed theory

Sea of Qi
Sea of Blood
Sea of Water &
Grain
Sea of Marrow

ST 9, CV 17, GV 15, GV 14
UB 11, ST 37, ST 39
ST 30 (upper point), ST 36
(lower point)
GV 20, GV 16

Window of the Sky Points - detailed theory

From Ling Shu

Renying
Futu
Tianyou
Tianzhu
Tianfu

Ch. 21
ST 9
LI 18
TH 16
UB 10
LU 3

From Ling Shu

Tiantu
Tianchuang
Tianrong
Fengfu
Tianchi

Ch. 2
CV 22
SI 16
SI 17
GV 16
PC 1

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Thirteen Ghost Points (from Sun Si Miao)

Point Number
GV 26
GV 23
GV 16
CV 24
LU 11
LI 11
PC 7
PC 8
ST 6
SP 1
UB 62
Guifeng (Extra Point)
on the underside of
the tongue, one cun from
the tip of the midline
Essentially CV 1
originally described as
Yumentou (Extra Point - Women)
/Yinxiafeng (Extra Point - Men)

Point Name
Ghost Palace
Ghost Hall
Ghost Pillow
Ghost Market
Ghost Faith
Ghost Leg
Ghost Heart
Ghost Cave
Ghost Bed
Ghost Fortress
Ghost Path
Ghost Seal

Ghost Store

Entry Exit Points - detailed theory

The entry/exit points that are not the first or the last points on the meridian are marked with an "*" and
with the first or last point within parentheses. The entry/exit points are also in red on the meridian flow
diagram following the chart.

LU
LI
PC
TH
HT
SI

Entry
LU 1
LI 4 *(LI 1)
PC 1
TH 1
HT 1
SI 1

Exit
LU 7 *(LU 11)
LI 20
PC 8 *(PC 9)
TH 22 *(TH 23)
HT 9
SI 19
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SP
ST
LV
GB
KD
UB

SP 1
ST 1
LV 1
GB 1
KD 1
UB 1

SP 21
ST 42 *(ST 45)
LV 14
GB 41 *(GB 44)
KD 22 *(KD 27)
UB 67

Shokanten Points and the Nine Continent Pulses - detailed theory

Pulse Location
Tai Yang
Upper
TH 21
Middle
ST 2
Lower
LU 9
Upper
HT 7
Middle
LI 4
Lower
LV 3
Upper
ST 42
Middle

Division
Shokanten
Tai Yang
KD 12
Shao Yang ST 25/KD 21
Yang Ming
ST 27
Tai Yin
LV 13
Shao Yin
KD 16
Jue Yin
LV 14/KD 19
Tai Yin
LV 13
Shao Yin
KD 16

Effected Area
Sides of the Head
Eyes & Ears
Mouth & Teeth
Lungs
Heart
Chest
Liver
Spleen

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